indian — Features

Are brothers the protegees we really need?

Dania Quadri asks what the role of the brother, father and male cousin play in South Asian and Muslim households, exploring her own lived experiences with male family members and relationships which intend to be supportive but can lead to an instead oppressive alternative.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -June 26, 2022Feminism, indian, brother, family, muslim, religion

The colours of Holi: A celebration of life and the triumph of good over evil

Through styling evoking futurism and nods to heritage, Radhika Muthanna reminisces on childhood memories of Holi, explaining the history of the festival and the different Hindu traditions surrounding the spring-time celebration which take place in India.

ARTS & CULTURE, FASHION & BEAUTYAZEEMA -March 19, 2022holi, indian, hindi, hindu, celebration, festival, styling, editorial, shoot, colour

"Men in our cultures are just not up to par": South-Asian Artists Shreea Kaul & REHMA satirise the search for ‘a suitable boy‘

Shreea Kaul fuses together her western upbringing with her cultural heritage alongside REHMA as they musically navigate being a woman of South Asian heritage in today’s rocky dating landscape, and ask men to step up their game for women who are already at the top of theirs for their new single 'Ladke'.