Shelina Janmohamed

Negative comments against Ramadan in some parts of the UK suggests that critics either know little about the challenges of fasting or don’t care enough to find out – or both

As the holy month begins, it's worth asking, what does Ramadan reveal about power in society and who wields it

Valentine's Day can go beyond superficial and commercialised tokens

Society mistakenly equates femininity with women alone, dismissing it as weak

With no digital guardrails in place, biases, inaccuracies and lies will proliferate

Despite progress made by the global feminist movement, beauty standards are no longer a thing of the past

There is plenty of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the UK and other parts of Europe, despite no evidence to back any of it

#MeToo is alive and well, as seen in the recent accusations against Gregg Wallace, a UK Masterchef celebrity judge

Afghanistan's rulers may argue that the country faces a state of emergency, but by marginalising half the population, the crisis is not alleviated – it is deepened

The notion of the oppressed Muslim woman is all too often accompanied by the trope of the violent Muslim man

A pressing global health issue, the culture wars regarding loneliness don't benefit anyone

Representation isn’t just about telling accurate stories. It’s about giving children the tools to understand themselves and the world

A study shows that pregnancy literally rewires the brains of women

To see how depressing and unjust this is, we need to join the dots

Or are they all driven by algorithms?