Topic: Colonialism
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Why are we still competing in the ‘hygiene olympics’?
The cleanliness trend is rooted more in a performative display of wellness rather than reality or science
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Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden
I walked through rural Britain and revealed deep ties to the empire that profoundly changed the landscape and its people
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The Mummy is back from the dead and here to provide much-needed escapism
25 years since its first release, The Mummy remains a classic despite the problematic casting of white actors in Egyptian roles
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From Swahili to Yoruba, African communities in the UK are keeping their languages alive
With the help of cultural groups, apps and dedicated YouTube channels, a growing number of people are learning the mother tongues of their families
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I’m in my aunty era, blown away by the galloping of time
In her first column for Hyphen, writer Yassmin Abdel-Magied reflects on the new Islamic year and why parts of our lives seem to be stuck on repeat
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Fadi Kattan Q&A: ‘I try to reflect the beauty of our food’
The French-Palestinian chef on his first book, dedicated to the culinary traditions of Bethlehem
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Ishy Din Q&A: ‘There is a lot of generational trauma that came from the partition of India’
The award-winning playwright on his retelling of partition and the legacy of empire for British South Asians
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A 50-year-old Swedish protest song has become an anthem for Palestine
George Totari believes the resurgence of his 1970s hit Leve Palestina shows that a new generation wants more political engagement from their artists
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‘I’m not interested in destroying institutions, I want to change them’
The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons
