Yousra Samir Imran
@underyourabaya
Journalist, Author: Hijab and Red Lipstick (2020). Words in The New Arab, TRT World, Al Jazeera, Stylist, gal-dem & more. (Under Your Abaya was my fashion blog)
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For The New Arab I spoke to a wonderful lady in Gaza - animator Haneen Koraz, who teaches children stop motion animation. Through a grassroots movement in Canada and the UK, the children’s animations are being shown around the world Thanks Sheeffah Shiraz newarab.com/features/gazan…
Campaigners are calling for an all-out ban on smacking in England. Columnist Yousra Samir Imran unpacks the trauma behind ’tough love’ and argues that parents must practise gentle discipline. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/sma…
A new wave of alcohol-free leisure is redefining fun. In Bradford, a sip-and-paint class swaps wine for mocktails, offering Muslim-friendly spaces to unwind, create and connect. ✍🏽Yousra Samir Imran hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/sip…
From axe-throwing to snooker lounges, Muslim entrepreneurs are building spaces that don’t revolve around alcohol. Read about it here→hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/sip… ✍🏽Yousra Samir Imran 📷Axeperience
Demand for halal versions of traditionally boozy activities is increasing across the UK. Yousra Samir Imran on rewriting the rules of going out. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/sip…
"The X algorithm prioritises sending new users right-wing leaning content", a Sky News Data and Forensics investigation reveals. In this report, Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right. 🔗trib.al/DtAJLoU
My favourite author interview so far. I spoke to Tunisian-Swedish novelist and playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri about his brilliant new novel The Sisters for The New Arab Grateful to Sheeffah Shiraz for letting me interview him! newarab.com/features/jonas…