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Talking Textures: Hairdresser Yasemin Hassan celebrates SWANA curls and coils

The Turkish curly hair specialist tells AZEEMA why she was motivated to create a large-scale collaborative project with her Middle Eastern community not only celebrating the beauty and diversity of curls, but also educating them on how to care for and style their hair.

FASHION & BEAUTYAZEEMA -April 1, 2024hair, curls, curly, culture, swana, arab, turkish, exhibition, photography, event

Jenan Younis has created a SWANA comedy festival "to tackle racism in the industry"

With her “geek hat on”, the hilarious standup comedian and founder of Weapons of Mass Hilarity, took to an experiment whereby she tried to see if she’d have more luck reaching out to gig promoters with an English name.

RESISTANCE, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -April 19, 2022comedy, community, standup, middle east, swana, assyrian, comedian, funny, racism, industry, entertainment