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Layla Haidrani
@layla_haidrani
Multi award-winning journalist | Words: VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, VICE, i-D, Dazed, AnOther, Refinery29 | Guild of Health Writers' Young Journalist '18
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#WhosLovingYou in 's MIND-BLOWING round up of upcoming books by Black & POC authors in 2021—nice one —alongside & many more!
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And finally, loved compiling the best books written by Black, POC and Indigenous authors coming out in 2021 for 📚
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In a piece that provoked a some debate, I wrote
about why I was glad the pandemic eased cultural expectations to have a big Lebanese/Pakistani wedding 💃💃
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I wrote about how there’s far more to contemporary Arab-American identity, as 's short story collection Alligator and Other Stories explains 🇺🇸🇺🇸s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips
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Such a joy speaking to for on his book ‘Think Like A White Man’ and creating a character as unique as Dr Boulé Whytelaw
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I wrote on a new generation redefining Middle Eastern women’s relationship towards sexual health. I talked about the changing landscape of sexual health awareness and the new initiatives springing up in both the Middle East and the diaspora ✏️yourdaye.com/vitals/cultura
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I wrote for ahead of 's debut memoir ‘Dreaming In A Nightmare’. We talked everything inequality, social mobility, structural and mental barriers and hope 💫
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I was a finalist at the Media Awards 2020 in the Features category for my piece which investigated how women with physical disabilities are being denied access to life-saving cervical screenings and how access can be a postcode lottery
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LOVED writing for on how choosing between a red or white dress feels as if I’m picking one side of my heritage 🇱🇧🇵🇰
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In one of my favourite interviews to date, I spoke to for ahead of his debut novel, still the only book to immortalise the reality of Beirut during 2006-2008 🇱🇧🇱🇧
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Made my debut on whether my upcoming wedding will sabotage my relationship with my twin and how literature 📚 is finally reflecting the realities of when twins’ lives diverge 👰🏻 💍
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Despite a strange year, proud of a lot of the journalism I’ve written in 2020 and was shortlisted for my 10th journalism award ✨✨Here are some pieces I loved working on:
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Featuring , here’s why they deserve a place on your bookshelves 💫💫
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Here's my round-up of the best books written by Black, POC and Indigenous authors coming out in 2021 for 📚📚
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"I now recognise that no matter what I end up wearing at my wedding in London, one dress isn’t going to signal that I’m negating either side of my heritage."
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The simple choice between wedding dress colours can make someone question their identity more profoundly than ever before.
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Red or white? For bride-to-be Layla Haidrani, the simple choice between wedding dress colours has made her question her identity more profoundly than ever before.
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Such a joy writing for on how my heritage is influencing my wedding dress choice 👰🏻 💃🏻
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The Pandemic Has Eased The Cultural Expectations On My Wedding
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Loved writing for about the joys of finally getting to embrace the smaller wedding I've secretly always wanted 👰🏻💍
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When Layla Haidrani got engaged, she was forced to question the closest relationship in her life.
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“My impending wedding seemed to suggest that I was moving on with an entirely separate and distinct life from my sister.”
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In my debut for , I wrote about whether my impending marriage will sabotage my relationship with my twin and how finally, literature 📚 is reflecting the realities of when twins’ lives diverge 👰🏻 💍
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21-year-old ’s debut book, 'Dreaming In A Nightmare', is about having hope in the future, despite whatever obstacles are holding us back. i-d.co/3j9lrvz
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I wrote for on 's debut memoir 'Dreaming In A Nightmare' , a rallying cry for Gen-Z to find a way forward in a world that's holding them back. We talked all things inequality, social mobility, structural and mental barriers and hope 📚
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In anticipation of its release, spoke with about protests and revolutions, the importance of Arabs reclaiming narratives of the region, writing memorable characters, and setting a coming-of-age tale in a conflict zone.
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Easily one of my favourite interviews to date, this is the only book I've read about Beirut that has encapsulated all those summers I spent as a teenager in the city's chaotic streets 💕📚
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Such a joy speaking to ahead of his debut coming-of-age 'Between Beirut And The Moon'. We spoke all things comedy, conflict, protest, revolution, reclaiming narratives of the Middle East and why his book couldn't be timelier 🇱🇧
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For our latest article on Vitals, explores the changing landscape of sexual health awareness in the Middle East, and a new generation of sex-positive Arab women.
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I wrote for on a new generation redefining Middle Eastern women’s relationship towards sexual health. I talked about the changing landscape of sexual health awareness and the new initiatives springing up in both the Middle East and the diaspora✏️ yourdaye.com/vitals/cultura
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In my latest , I paid tribute to the second city I call home 🇱🇧 Reminisced on summers past, reconnecting with one half of my heritage and Beirut past and present ✨/ Very touched by the response to this too
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"My relationship with Beirut, a city ablaze with possibility, is not unlike one with a long-distance lover: I bask in the memories until we are reunited"
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The author’s new book satirically guides POC and Black readers how to navigate white-dominated workplaces
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Loved speaking to for on his book ‘Think Like A White Man’, the first satire of its kind navigating white-dominated workplaces while Black. Chatted all things writing memorable characters and publishing today 📚
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From stories about love and climate change to queer literary debuts
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I wrote for @AnOtherMagazine on some of the most exciting books by Black British authors to read now, from original debuts to queer literary fiction spanning love, climate change, coming of age and much more 
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