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Aquila Magazine: Berlin – Filled To Its Creative Brim

Posted on May 8, 2013 | Leave a comment

D8 Destination Berlin

Front page teaser from my little guide to Berlin for Aquila Style Magazine. For the full thing, you’ll need to download a copy for a very reasonable couple of dollars! See here and here’s a  couple of photos to tempt you further… 2012-12-02 10.31.33

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Carousel at Berlin Christmas Market

More Walls to tear down - the Berlin Wall and portraits of dictators

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Posted in Art, climate change, Environment, Ethical, Travel Guide

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Aquila Magazine: Ancient Innovation For Modern Problems

Posted on April 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Here’s a sneak peek of my latest article for Aquila Magazine’s Earth Issue. It’s all about indigenous populations making the most of their ancient traditions to cope with an increasingly unpredictable climate. As well as highlighting the continued importance of ancient water tunnels (called aflaj) in Oman, I spoke to an expert on community adaption in Bangladesh about the floating gardens (called baira) which are providing a lifeline to flooded communities. There’s also a snippet on the amazing work of Hassan Fathy in Egypt…

Aquila Earth Issue

Want to read more? Well all you have to do is download (how eco is that?!) a copy of the latest Aquila Magazine here. It’s only a couple of dollars for a mag jam-packed with goodness. Go on, you know you want to!

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Posted in Architecture, climate change, Climate Justice, Economy, Environment, Ethical, Food, Green, Islam, Middle East, Muslims, Water, Women

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Aquila Style Magazine: What glides along swiftly and silently while creating commotion and confusion?

Posted on March 26, 2013 | Leave a comment

bike_sya (1)‘I am trying to give my friends the courage to join me, so we can prove to all those who think bad of us that we’re well educated Muslimahs,’ explains Rola Mohammed. ‘That we wear the hijab and what we do isn’t wrong.’

This young pharmacy student living in the Egyptian city of Mansoura clearly has a battle on her hands. Rola wants to change engrained beliefs and cultural taboos that dictate how a woman is seen, the freedom she is granted and the physical activities she is permitted to do. She wants women in Egypt and all across the region to rise up and try something they’ve probably never done before: She wants them to cycle. 

Aquila style empower issue arwa aburawaTo read the full feature, go to Aquila Style Magazine – The Empower Issue and download it for a couple of dollars. Go on. You know you want to.

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Posted in Environment, Green, Hijab, Middle East, Public Sphere, Women

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Aquila Magazine: Leila Khaled – Daughter of Palestine

Posted on January 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

leila khaledLeila Khaled is probably the reason the saying “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” was invented. Okay, so I am exaggerating but not by as much as you would think. At the age of 25 Leila Khaled and a fellow combatant hijacked a plane to highlight the plight of the Palestinians who had been forgotten in the refugee camps of Jordan and Lebanon since the formation of Israel in 1948. It was 1969 and a year later, after some plastic surgery to make she wouldn’t be recognised, she would hijack another plane. Some hailed her as a hero, others as a terrorist. I interviewed Sarah Irving, author of recently published ‘Leila Khaled – Icon of Palestinian Liberation’ to talk about the hijackings, assassination attempts, marriage and life in a political organisation.

Read the full article and lots more by purchasing the January edition of Aquila Style here.

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Posted in Identity, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Protest, Refugees, Women

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Aquila Style Magazine – Muna AbuSulayman and Andalusia

Posted on December 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

Aquila Style Nov 2012 - Report Muna (promo)

Here are some sneaky promos for the articles I’ve been writing for the lovely Aquila Style Magazine. I had the chance to interview media powerhouse Muna AbuSulayman about being a Saudi women, employment, the world of TV and lots more. To read the full article and also lots more juicy stuff, go to their November edition which you can download  for just a couple of dollars.

I was also lucky enough to write about my trip to Andalusia back in March and the editors let me use my photos which I think turned out really well (I’m so modest, I know). Seriously have a read and tell me you don’t want to visit – I dare you.

Aquila Style Dec 2012 - Travel Spain (promo)

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Posted in Food, History, Islam, Middle East, Muslims, Public Sphere, Travel Guide, Women

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