Do you know that food waste is environmentally catastrophic? If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the USA. Food waste is really, really bad for the environment. It takes a land mass larger than China to grow the food each year that… Read More
The main goal in the Sustainable Fashion industry, is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of human impact on the environment and social responsibility. The fashion industry has always been an industry known for its rapid reproduction, waste and constant innovation. Moreover, reports show that the textile industry is responsible… Read More
1. USE CRUELTY FREE, ECO-FRIENDLY & VEGAN COSMETICS Cruelty-free, meaning: (1) They don’t test finished products on animals at any point during production (2) Their suppliers don’t test raw materials or ingredients on animals (3) No third-party tests on animals on their behalf (4) They don’t test on animals where the law requires it,… Read More
This month’s amazing woman changing the world is Christianne Boudreau founder of Mothers for Life. Christianne was personally affected by the impact of radicalization processes in her own family. She gives her own time and experiences to support other families facing similar challenges. Christianne shares her story while advising other mothers and policymakers on prevention and intervention strategies for… Read More
Last week I attended the amazing #mumtakeover, a one day summit organised by the BBC to discuss maternal mental health in the UK. I was incredibly impressed with all those who attended, especially the organisers and the panellists from Netmums, Maternal Mental Health Alliance and Better Start Blackpool who had all been chosen to give their… Read More
Some people are up in arms after watching the Channel 4, TV documentary; “My week as a Muslim”. Katie Freeman decided to step into the shoes as a Muslim woman. The disguise she was given has been likened to theatrical “blacking up” when decades ago people from ethnic minority backgrounds suffered ridicule and socio/economic discrimination… Read More
The whole country was left stunned and horrified by the attacks in Westminster, Manchester and now London Bridge. What other cities and countries have experienced at the hands of Daesh has now come to our shores and we need to understand how to cope with this threat. More than ever, we’ve got to learn how… Read More
So many women have come forward in the past seven days to reveal that they too had been groped, harassed or raped by Harvey Weinstein and day by day, the number is growing. In the past 24 hours alone, high profile and hugely successful actresses such as Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow have also come… Read More
This photo was taken nearly 50 years ago as I was leaving Dhaka airport, Bangladesh (East Pakistan at that time) in late September 1967, bound for London. I’m the sad looking child, wearing a woollen jacket and boots in the post-monsoon heat, on the extreme left between my aunt and my paternal grandfather. Every photo… Read More
The lifting of the driving ban signals a real change of direction for the ruling King. Despite years of pressure from various human and women’s rights campaigners all over the world, successive Kings refused to be swayed, while numerous western powers looked the other way from the myriad of human and women’s rights abuses that… Read More
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