Anisha Mansuri

Journalist and writer
Anisha Mansuri is a health editor working to dismantle gender and racial health disparities. She is also a freelance cultural and political journalist writing on social justice in Britain, women’s rights, and post 1940s India.

Medical News Today •

Racism in healthcare: How to find an anti-racist doctor

Racial bias in healthcare can often result in people of color receiving decreased quality of care. However, finding an anti-racist doctor can help ensure that healthcare needs do not go unheard. For people of color and Black people especially, systemic racism has made the U.S. healthcare system unequal. This has created a barrier when it comes to accessing safe and quality healthcare, resulting in higher rates of illness and death from preventable conditions. For example, Black women are to die
Optum Perks •

Is schizophrenia hereditary?

Schizophrenia is a complex condition that can affect the way someone thinks or feels. It can result in symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, or impaired function. Schizophrenia can also cause other psychiatric conditions, such as psychosis.

According to a 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) study, around 1% of the population has schizophrenia. The study also mentions that as much as 90% of diagnoses are hereditary. While family history can play a vital role in whether you’ll develop
The New Arab •

The forgotten Karigars: India's hidden artisan figures that help luxury fashion thrive | Culture

Long beforehand embroidery captured the world of luxury fashion, there have been kārīgars. Situated in India, kārīgars are ‘artisans’ known for their mastery of embroidery.

Many of the traditional techniques used can’t be found elsewhere in the world, which is something luxury fashion houses have come to recognise. It is why so many of them have chosen to outsource their production to South Asian countries such as India.

The nation is home to one of the world’s oldest textile industries and hu
Thred Mag •

Jacinda Ardern resigns as Prime Minister of New Zealand | News

Jacinda Ardern has resigned as the Prime Minister of New Zealand after almost six years in office. The announcement was made on Thursday during the Labour Party’s first caucus of the year, with Ardern stating that she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job justice.

She spoke of how she had spent the summer reflecting on whether to continue in office, but ultimately recognised that ‘it was time’ to step down.

Ardern was first elected back in 2017, where she became the world’s youngest
Thred Mag •

Lydia Millen’s posts show severity of winter wealth gap | Opinion

The energy crisis is impacting lower income households more drastically, with many now choosing whether they should ‘heat or eat’ this winter. Remaining warm and fuelling our homes has become a luxury, and it’s not something everyone can afford to do consistently, or at all. Britain’s leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action, estimates that almost 6.7 million households will this year be unable to heat their homes due to rising costs.
The New Arab •

The Met Gala: Ignoring Lagerfeld's Islamophobia and misogyny | Opinion

New York’s fashion scene is already thinking about its next big event with an announcement of the 2023 Met Gala theme: ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.’ The decision to celebrate Lagerfeld despite his controversial career has been met with backlash, but this will likely do little to change the Costume Institute’s choice.

Lagerfeld’s designs have proven to be a cornerstone of modern fashion for the last five decades, but his legacy is also marked with immense Islamophobia and misogyny.
The New Arab •

The disappearing duality of my Indian-Muslim identity | Feature

The first time I visited the motherland I understood nothing of India, except that it was my own.

At four years old I had left England for the first time and thought of home as the place I got to rest my head each night.

Now it was a land that bloomed with Marigolds, each flower threaded into a garland and placed over the heads of newcomers.

Heritage lay in the way it moved through a floral translation to say welcome. It felt like a birthday to get to call it my own. I’d grow up to realise it
Writeous •

In Today’s Writing Climate, It’s Easy To Be The Bad Art Friend | Culture

There is a running joke made about writers: don’t wrong them or you may just end up in their book. However, a huge part of the writing process revolves around the inclusion of lived experiences and our day-to-day realities which make up the books we read. There is more truth in fiction than a reader may initially realise, but for the most part, we are willing to forget this at the expense of a great book.

A recent article published by The New York Times aptly titled ‘Who Is the Bad Art Friend’
Redbrick •

Top 5 Celebrity Homes on Architectural Digest's ‘Open Door’ | Life&Style

Architectural Digest’s ‘Open Door’ series allows us to step into the homes of Hollywood’s elite as we are given personal tours by the celebrities themselves. This series is perfect for those that want to catch a glimmer into the homes of the rich and famous and for interior lovers that want to listen to them recount how each piece of furniture was chosen, upholstered and placed just right.

Dita may have one of the most glamorous homes to be shown on ‘Open Door’. In fact, it would be hard to arg
Redbrick •

Review: Ginny & Georgia | TV

Have you ever wanted a front-row seat to Bonnie without Clyde or the inner monologue of Anna Nicole Smith? Then you need to watch Netflix’s new show, Ginny and Georgia. It follows two female narrators from two different generations, experiencing Southern America through the themes of race and class.

The show is narrated by both 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry), who is trying to navigate her life in a new state as a biracial teenager, and Georgia Miller, (Brianne Howey) her 30-year-old
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