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Shelina Janmohamed

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Shelina Janmohamed is an author and a culture columnist for The National.
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Hannah Beachler poses for a picture in West Hollywood, California, in 2018. Beachler designed Wakanda, the 'Black Panther' fictional African home and world. AFP
Every day should be International Women's Day

This isn't to minimise the importance of March 8, but its purpose should go beyond mere tokenism

CommentFebruary 25, 2022
Shelina Janmohamed
The fashion industry has often been cited as promoting harmful norms with respect to body image. Getty
Better laws can help us fight the 'body-image pandemic'

A bill proposed in the UK Parliament is setting a new standard

CommentFebruary 04, 2022
Shelina Janmohamed
A child smiles behind a fence during a protest by non-governmental organization (NGO) Rio de Paz (Rio of Peace) at the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Serguio Moraes / Reuters
Let's shake off the pessimism – 'Blue Monday' isn't real

Optimism really can make us live longer

OpinionJanuary 21, 2022
Shelina Janmohamed
Steven Spielberg, director, producer, and screenwriter, during the filming of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images
We used to look up at space in wonder, and now we just want to use it to make a buck

The commercialisation of space marks an expansion of Earth's problems into the cosmos

CommentJanuary 07, 2022
Shelina Janmohamed
A child plays around a Christmas tree in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on December 22. AFP
2021 taught me it's the little things we do that make us who we are

The global conversation has focused on grand subjects, but small acts of kindness kept the world afloat

CommentDecember 24, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Actress Lashana Lynch's role in the Bond film 'No Time to Die' stirred debate on the rising prominence of female protagonists in film. EPA
If you think there are too many women on screen, you need to see more women on screen

Men need positive role models, and some of them should be women

CommentDecember 10, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
When it comes to pay, there are not just individual differences but systemic differences as well. Getty Images
The first step towards eliminating gender pay gap

An honest discussion within society on the root causes is an absolute must

CommentNovember 26, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Muslim women wearing various types of Islamic veils, including a hijab, top left, a niqab, top right, a Tchador, bottom left, and a burqa.
France and the hijab: allow women their freedoms

The Council of Europe made a good start in standing up for Muslim women. It can do more

CommentNovember 08, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
AFP
How the Sharjah Book Fair could change your life

Books and stories matter. Reading is also how you become a writer

CommentOctober 29, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
More women are prioritising their education, careers and partner compatibility before taking the plunge into motherhood, says photographer Khushboo Soni who specialises in pregnancy photo shoots. Courtesy Mother of Reinvention Photography
Why aren't many women having children? Blame society

Conditions it has created are pushing women into situations that make it difficult for them to start a family

CommentOctober 21, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Linda Evangelista. Photo: The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
Linda Evangelista and our impossible standards of beauty

There is an undue pressure on women to look young and beautiful all the time

CommentOctober 01, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Relatives visit an elderly loved one at a care home in North Walsham, Norfolk. EPA
Let's talk about the value of healthcare, not its cost

People around the world care for the elderly and vulnerable

CommentSeptember 17, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Contestants at a beauty pageant in the Netherlands on August 29, 2021. AFP
A century after they began, isn't it time to end beauty pageants?

There are no winners in these competitions

CommentSeptember 03, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
Floral tributes left near a home following a shooting incident in Plymouth earlier this week. Police say six people were killed last Thursday in an that wasn’t terror-related. AP Photo
Shouldn't misogynist violence be classified as terrorism?

Plymouth shooting was an act of hatred against women. Viewing it as a mental health issue is a red herring

CommentAugust 19, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
From the German gymnast team: Kim Bui, Pauline Schaefer and Elisabeth Seitz in their unitards, in Tokyo, Japan on July 25. Reuters
We need to talk about the uniforms of female athletes at the Olympics

Clothing is not a trivial matter

CommentAugust 02, 2021
Shelina Janmohamed
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