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On rediscovering immigrant love through fruit
  • first person
  • 26 Jul

On rediscovering immigrant love through fruit

  • Mishti Ali
Stuffed: the new era of British food writing is here
  • life
  • stuffed
  • 24 Jul

Stuffed: the new era of British food writing is here

  • Tara Joshi
Five on it: from Arlo Parks to Sault, the 2021 Mercury nominees are here
  • five on it
  • music
  • 23 Jul

Five on it: from Arlo Parks to Sault, the 2021 Mercury nominees are here

  • Kayleigh Watson
WILLOW’s new album encourages us to scream, shout and grow
  • music
  • 23 Jul

WILLOW’s new album encourages us to scream, shout and grow

  • Nic Crosara
What Canada and the Catholic Church have done to First Nations peoples can never be buried again
  • first person
  • 22 Jul

What Canada and the Catholic Church have done to First Nations peoples can never be buried again

  • Adrienne Huard
  • Anna Huard
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British Muslims need more than empty ‘Eid Mubarak’ messages from MPs
  • politics
  • 21 Jul

British Muslims need more than empty ‘Eid Mubarak’ messages from MPs

  • Naima Khan
As Palestinians are denounced for stone throwing, we ask: why is passive resistance so idealised?
  • politics
  • 21 Jul

As Palestinians are denounced for stone throwing, we ask: why is passive resistance so idealised?

  • Khadijah Hasan

gal-dem’s food series celebrating culture, community and culinary joy over the last year

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An award winning media company committed to sharing the perspectives of people of colour from marginalised genders

gal-dem horoscopes: Don’t sidestep the truth this Cancer season

"Cancer season reminds us that truly feeling what we’re going through is an act of power and courage"

  • Marissa Malik
One month on Nigeria’s Twitter ban is harming the country’s young creatives
  • culture
  • 19 Jul

One month on Nigeria’s Twitter ban is harming the country’s young creatives

  • Tami Makinde
Misha Japanwala on casting Cardi B’s baby bump and celebrating women’s bodies
  • culture
  • 15 Jul

Misha Japanwala on casting Cardi B’s baby bump and celebrating women’s bodies

  • Neelam Tailor
The culture war is trying and failing to swallow England’s Euro 2020 achievements
  • culture
  • 13 Jul

The culture war is trying and failing to swallow England’s Euro 2020 achievements

  • Kemi Alemoru
Is ‘blonde and blue eyes’ just code for ‘white’ on Love Island?
  • culture
  • 09 Jul

Is ‘blonde and blue eyes’ just code for ‘white’ on Love Island?

  • Diyora Shadijanova
British Muslims need more than empty ‘Eid Mubarak’ messages from MPs
  • politics
  • 21 Jul

British Muslims need more than empty ‘Eid Mubarak’ messages from MPs

  • Naima Khan
As Palestinians are denounced for stone throwing, we ask: why is passive resistance so idealised?
  • politics
  • 21 Jul

As Palestinians are denounced for stone throwing, we ask: why is passive resistance so idealised?

  • Khadijah Hasan
South Korea is the world’s cyber sex crime capital. Why?
  • politics
  • 19 Jul

South Korea is the world’s cyber sex crime capital. Why?

  • Alia Waheed
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The gal-dem guide to Priti Patel’s horrible new immigration bill
  • politics
  • 13 Jul

The gal-dem guide to Priti Patel’s horrible new immigration bill

  • Minnie Rahman

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

How the death of a 12-year-old refugee became a contested cause.

  • Nimo Omer
Stuffed: how Sinead Browne is redistributing surplus restaurant food while eliminating waste
  • life
  • stuffed
  • 25 Jul

Stuffed: how Sinead Browne is redistributing surplus restaurant food while eliminating waste

  • Safiya Robinson
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Stuffed: the new era of British food writing is here
  • life
  • stuffed
  • 24 Jul

Stuffed: the new era of British food writing is here

  • Tara Joshi
Stuffed: how to grow callaloo with Claire Ratinon
  • life
  • stuffed
  • 23 Jul

Stuffed: how to grow callaloo with Claire Ratinon

  • Aimée Grant Cumberbatch
Stuffed: how community food projects are bringing warmth to people of colour
  • life
  • stuffed
  • 22 Jul

Stuffed: how community food projects are bringing warmth to people of colour

  • Catharine Hughes
On rediscovering immigrant love through fruit
  • first person
  • 26 Jul

On rediscovering immigrant love through fruit

  • Mishti Ali
What Canada and the Catholic Church have done to First Nations peoples can never be buried again
  • first person
  • 22 Jul

What Canada and the Catholic Church have done to First Nations peoples can never be buried again

  • Adrienne Huard
  • Anna Huard
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How the menopause forced me to embrace a bald head
  • first person
  • 19 Jul

How the menopause forced me to embrace a bald head

  • Florence Ọlájídé
Long before weighted blankets, there were Turkish yorgans
  • first person
  • 15 Jul

Long before weighted blankets, there were Turkish yorgans

  • Idil Galip
Five on it: from Arlo Parks to Sault, the 2021 Mercury nominees are here
  • five on it
  • music
  • 23 Jul

Five on it: from Arlo Parks to Sault, the 2021 Mercury nominees are here

  • Kayleigh Watson
WILLOW’s new album encourages us to scream, shout and grow
  • music
  • 23 Jul

WILLOW’s new album encourages us to scream, shout and grow

  • Nic Crosara
Five on it: Normani is back with a tantalising ‘Wild Side’
  • five on it
  • music
  • 16 Jul

Five on it: Normani is back with a tantalising ‘Wild Side’

  • Kayleigh Watson
We Are Lady Parts reminds us to celebrate real Muslim punk stories too
  • music
  • 15 Jul

We Are Lady Parts reminds us to celebrate real Muslim punk stories too

  • Nasia Sarwar-Skuse

Queeries: how do I work through my internalised fatphobia?

“Having compassion for all that you’re holding is always a good first step”

  • Aisha Mirza
Why messy afterparties feel like resistance to a work-obsessed society
  • first person
  • 28 Jun

Why messy afterparties feel like resistance to a work-obsessed society

  • Ruchira Sharma
Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?
  • life
  • queeries
  • 23 Apr

Queeries: what’s with all this post-lockdown anxiety?

  • Aisha Mirza
Over the last year in lockdown, smell and nostalgia are more connected than ever
  • life
  • 10 Apr

Over the last year in lockdown, smell and nostalgia are more connected than ever

  • Eilidh Akilade
Relearning to speak to my elders in lockdown
  • first person
  • 01 Apr

Relearning to speak to my elders in lockdown

  • Nali Simukulwa
Opera helped me process my father’s death during the pandemic
  • first person
  • 25 Mar

Opera helped me process my father’s death during the pandemic

  • Ella Alalade
A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways
  • life
  • 24 Mar

A joyful celebration of Britain’s Chinese takeaways

  • Angela Hui

A Year of the Pandemic

Articles telling the story of the pandemic one year since lockdown began.
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What happened to Shukri Abdi?
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 05 May

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

  • Nimo Omer
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‘If they sound like a man, hang up’ – how transphobia became rife in the gender-based violence sector
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 01 Feb

‘If they sound like a man, hang up’ – how transphobia became rife in the gender-based violence sector

  • Moya Lothian McLean
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Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects
  • investigations
  • 18 Nov

Under lockdown Manchester’s Black students have become suspects

  • Emma Blake Morsi
The messy story of the influencer who raised £48,000 for victims of the Sri Lanka Easter bombings
  • investigations
  • politics
  • 03 Nov

The messy story of the influencer who raised £48,000 for victims of the Sri Lanka Easter bombings

  • Donya Jeyabalasingham
‘It’s definitely therapy’: finding home and community in sport
  • life
  • 02 Jul

‘It’s definitely therapy’: finding home and community in sport

  • Niellah Arboine
Wellness, meditation and Pride: Twiggy Jalloh talks working with Converse and self-care
  • life
  • 16 Jun

Wellness, meditation and Pride: Twiggy Jalloh talks working with Converse and self-care

  • Dominic Cadogan
Only you and dem: bringing together The Receipts podcast hosts and a long-time fan
  • 15 Jun

Only you and dem: bringing together The Receipts podcast hosts and a long-time fan

  • gal-dem staff
‘The first time I wore Ankara I felt like a queen’: meet Converse All Star artist Jael Umerah-Makelemi
  • 18 May

‘The first time I wore Ankara I felt like a queen’: meet Converse All Star artist Jael Umerah-Makelemi

  • Kofo Ajala

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