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…

Single mum of 4 kids Samah needs to leave Gaza City to the South. She says she needs money for transportation and to set up a new tent. Please donate and share if you can. This fundraiser is managed by myself and my friend Freya gofund.me/faed28fb6

Brilliant essay on what it actually means to be a British patriot by the equally brilliant Taj Ali for Hyphen I particularly enjoyed the final paragraph hyphenonline.com/2025/09/24/st-…

My Substack is getting an upgrade! For the monthly cost of a coffee readers will get access to exclusive content weekly. Please do consider subscribing and if you enjoy my work, sharing with friends open.substack.com/pub/eybnewslet…

This month in my parenting column for Hyphen I look at the country’s current legal loophole when it comes to smacking children and why an all-out ban is needed hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/sma…

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 survey by the NSPCC found 81% of parents believed smacking children is unacceptable. Although it’s still legal in England, Yousra Samir Imran says parents should never resort to physical punishment→hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/sma… 📷Getty Images

Incase anyone’s missed it - we have events up in 3 cities: 📍Bham - Saturday 18th October 📍Manchester - Sunday 2nd November 📍London - Saturday 8th November linktr.ee/theconnectclub

I've been sitting on SOME news: IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS is coming to a cinema near you soon! Absolutely delighted to be working with the delightful Izmerai and Sarah to bring Mona’s Lahore to the big screen. Exclusive announcement in Variety: variety.com/2025/film/news…

Last month I went to a halal sip and paint session - there was no alcohol. I then discovered there are loads of halal sip and paint events & other halal forms of traditionally booze-filled activities across the country Read all about it on Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/sip…

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…

My dear Samah in Gaza City still needs help. She says they’re not receiving food aid and life is still tough despite the ceasefire. She’s a single mom with 4 kids Please donate to her fundraiser and share 🙏🏼 Managed by me and my friend Freya gofundme.com/f/fund-for-sam…

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

In case you didn’t know ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ I will always educate you ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ that ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ What we are witnessing in #Sudan is modern day genocide

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…

Rest is not laziness. It is rebellion in a culture that worships burnout.

"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…

I’ve noticed this recently - notifications on my X account from Tommy Robinson even though I don’t follow the man or engage with his content - I’ve had to mute them

Worrying statistics show that both parents and children in the UK are falling out of love with reading for pleasure. For my November Hyphen column I look at how we can encourage our kids to pick up a book hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/how…