How it started:

Me & my twin bro Mo are forced to leave our parents behind in Lebanon due to the terrible situation over there & arrive in the UK at the age of 17. We both start working full-time in a supermarket stacking shelves. People laugh in our faces when we say it is our…

My grandmother Jhalak (for whom the prize is named) taught us: hamare sirf usool hote hain unse hum jeete hain, unhi ke liye marte hain

Translation: we only have our principles, we live by them and we die for them.

I am her living legacy and will always abide by her teaching

I’ve updated my downloadable #Opps4UKWriters PDF for May onwards. It has listings and embedded links to 80+ opportunities – including even the odd paid gig(!) – for UK writers, filmmakers, play makers and the now almost de rigueur multi-hyphenate creative. bit.ly/Opps4UKwriters…

Polite reminder: journalists are under no obligation to quote you in their articles & contacting them to say you’ve been misquoted when said quote was on an earlier email is not a great way to build r’ships. We would only change if it was factually incorrect. Thanks for reading!

Hey! Rita Ora might not read your tweet about how she looked like a corner shop door curtain, but your friend who obscenely spent the average income of a family of 4 on an uncomfortable, impractical dress might. Think before you post. #bekind #MetGala

This morning I’ve had to turn down a large amount of work for the 1st time in ages for ethic reasons. It’s incredibly worrying as a freelancer when you never know when the next job will come from but there are companies I just can’t work for. So if you need video content, folks…

Crispr has been used to restore the sight of two blind children. The potential for this is brilliant, but they need commercial collaboration.
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Just finished watching the first season of Gangster thriller #Kin and it’s breathtaking wow just wow if you loved reading Saima Mir #TheKhan and Amen Alonge #AGoodDayToDie then you will love this spectacular tv series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Pregnant women in Gaza have suffered immensely during this genocide. Please adopt this fundraiser to help Ahmed and his wife who is currently 8 months pregnant.

When I was a child we'd run and tell each other whenever there was a black or brown person on telly. My 12-year-old self thinks hearing Sadiq Khan speak Urdu is immense!

Some days you write is spun gold and you sleep a righteous sleep that night.
Some days you write sieved shite and the only constructive thing you do is delete it before it pollutes innocent minds.
Guess which sort of day I am having.

I know there are a lot of good books out there right now so THANK YOU if you bought mine. It’s only 8 days old. 💓

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Definitely #GetYourJiaOn #TheKhan #DishesTheVENGEANCE June 6th

Some amazing reads last month 🥰 Sam Holland Sophie Keetch ✨PRE-ORDER LE FAY NOW✨ Abigail Dean Saima Mir