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Thursday Connectors: Festive Greetings

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, your host for Thursday Connectors here. Join me in this fun-loving end-of-year special, where we are talking festivities, and all the traditions (and quirkiness) which we sometimes unknowingly adopt. I, for one, have never had an Eid which hasn’t ended in great rolling-on-the-floor laughter, at ...

Thursday Connectors: Personal Circumstance And Difference

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, your host of Thursday Connectors. Welcome to my November page, a fantastic Showcase linked to what’s important to you and those around you. Continuing with our theme of 'Difference,' I'm connecting with three writers who  offer different perspectives around their  life experiences; all of which ...

Thursday Connectors: Changes In Life

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana here, your host for Thursday Connectors. Welcome back after a long summer break. A much-needed summer break indeed! For me, this summer was a summer of some changes as, after persistent pestering and lots of moaning and sweet coercing, my husband, who's always been terrified ...

Posts For Unprecedented Times

Madeleine F White   (Bluesky/Instagram: @madeleinefwhite) I never know whether to approach December with joy or dread. Joy, because there is always a sense of togetherness and a letting go of the mundane to lose yourself in the lights and the fun. I also always worry, though:  about the presents, whether I ...

Thursday Connectors: South Asian Heritage Month

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. Farzana, your host, is here to introduce a celebratory special edition. Our Thursday Connectors are all about South Asian Heritage this time, to coincide with one of my favourite and busiest months of the year. For the past few years, I’ve been working tirelessly to bring stories ...

Thursday Connectors: Personality Of Clothing

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. This is your host Farzana, welcoming you to May’s Thursday Connectors. This month, I'm sharing writing around how our clothes can reflect our personalities – or not! It's often said that our appearance defines our personality and, in fact, the way we dress plays a significant factor ...

Thursday Connectors: Menopausal April

By Farzana Hakim Hi, it's Farzana, your host, with our second segment of Thursday Connectors for all things Menopause. Last month’s page was hugely popular and I’m glad so many women felt heard and seen. I advocate for women’s voices and I’m therefore glad to be back again this month with ...

Thursday Connectors: Menopausal March

By Farzana Hakim Women’s Empowerment Month Special Hi all, it's Farzana, your host of Thursday Connectors with a most relatable and important two-month showcase of writing dedicated to, and coming from, some brave women about an issue that matters to so many of us: the Menopause. This is a topic many women are ...