Long before wellness culture gave us electrolyte powders, energy gels, glucose monitors and carefully timed pre workout snacks, there was the humble date. For thousands of years, date palms have been part of food cultures across the Middle East and North Africa, where the fruit was valued not simply because it was sweet, but because […]
There is a particular kind of confidence that comes from booking a flight somewhere you have never been, packing a suitcase, and temporarily becoming a stranger to everyone around you. That is part of what makes a travel experience so powerful. For a few days, nobody knows your usual coffee order. Nobody expects you to […]
Long before fashion became an industry, it was a form of communication. We have always used what we wear to say something about ourselves. Clothing can reveal where we come from, what we belong to, what we believe in, or even what we want others to understand without saying a word. For Libyan born, London […]
How constant communication is making us forget what it means to actually spend time together. There was a time when relationship burnout didn’t exist as much. You could miss someone. Not in a dramatic, “I haven’t heard from you in three hours, are we okay?” kind of way. You could just miss them. You could […]
There is a particular kind of breakup that hurts more than it should. Not necessarily because the relationship was perfect. Sometimes it’s quite the opposite. Maybe you argued constantly, or they were emotionally unavailable. Maybe their communication skills could only be described as “seen at 2:14 AM.” And yet, somehow, you still find yourself thinking […]
A new trend appears on TikTok. A color suddenly becomes unavoidable. A celebrity wears something once and within weeks, every store has its own version. Before you know it, your wardrobe is full again, yet you still feel like you have nothing to wear.The problem is not always that you need more clothes. The problem […]
There is a strange kind of homesickness that comes with diaspora travel, visiting a place you have never actually called home but have somehow always known. You know its streets because your parents have described them. You recognize certain foods before you taste them. You have heard the stories about the neighborhood your family came […]
Finding the best perfumes is not really about finding the fragrance with the most hype, the prettiest bottle, or the one currently sitting on everyone’s vanity. It is about finding a scent that feels like you. And honestly, that is the fun of fragrance. The best perfumes are not necessarily the ones with the biggest […]
There comes a point in adulthood when you realise you have somehow become incredibly good at doing absolutely nothing. You work. You scroll. You watch something. You order food. You scroll while watching something. You make plans, cancel some of them, and then spend the evening wondering why your life suddenly feels a little… repetitive. […]
Walk into someone’s home and you’ll probably learn more from their coffee table books than from the art on their walls. A stack of books casually placed beside a sofa or neatly arranged in an office isn’t just decoration anymore. It’s become a silent introduction. They hint at your interests, your aspirations, the aesthetics you […]
