Rad Muslims: Alia Youssef and the Sisters Project Farheen Hassany March 25, 2019 Inspiring Individuals The Sisters Project is a series of images and stories of Muslim women across Canada doing extraordinary things in their daily lives. The project aims to counter negative stereotypes of Muslim women through shar... Read More...
Biodegradable Bug Plastic – The Future is Six-Legged Farheen Hassany September 14, 2018 News & Social Issues From insect-sourced protein supplements, to Nobel Prize-winning fruit fly research, to insect-based plastic, it seems insects are the organisms to look out for in the future. Researchers at Harvard Universit... Read More...
Liberty Chalein – Vancouver’s first Urdu play! Farheen Hassany September 4, 2018 Inspiring Individuals, Lifestyle & Entertainment, News & Social Issues Stop right there. Type “Liberty Chalein” into your search bar on Facebook, Instagram or Google. Now. This event is not an event you want to miss. Liberty Chalein is an Urdu play written by Sana Janjua. Prefo... Read More...
Auntie’s Guide to Becoming A Bride Farheen Hassany May 28, 2018 Lifestyle & Entertainment Helpful Definitions: Qurbani ka bakra: sacrificial goat Rishta aunty: matchmaking mama Desi: Belonging to the South-Asian community Gora: Fair/Light-skinned. Chai: Black tea, often with milk... Read More...
Virtual Reality Sports: Not Just A Fad Farheen Hassany April 28, 2017 Lifestyle & Entertainment “Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night,” Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946. If you t... Read More...