10 Reasons why Global T.V. Personality Jameela Jamil Should be Everyone’s BFF
“….Actor, feminist, humanitarian — just a few words that describe the dynamite who is Jameela Jamil. It was February 2009, when this quirky, tall and slightly nervous looking British South Asian...
View ArticleLiam Neeson’s Week of Rage is Every Person of Colour’s Truth
“Liam Neeson’s admission is neither a new awakening nor is it a celebration of how brave and courageous he is. This a real and dangerous reminder of what people of colour’s truth is.” Read my latest...
View ArticleNow I know why it took me so long to stop defending Michael Jackson and R Kelly
“… I can understand why some people cling on – to their icons and to their past. I’m just grateful that I no longer do..” My opinion piece for the Independent on two of music’s biggest icons.
View ArticleThe Uma Show | Rita Kakati-Shah with Sejal Sehmi | Mana TV International
Watch the latest episode of #TheUmaShow, where I speak to Rita Kakati Shah on my journey as Brown Girl Magazine UK editor. We discuss #DiversityandInclusion through #Storytelling. Watch as we get into...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Shame – It’s Over!
“….It’s not us who should be silenced or forced into guilt, it is those who hold resentment and fear of what our collective voices can evolve into that need you. Because I certainly don’t and I no...
View Article“People said I didn’t look Gujarati, I didn’t know what that meant.” In...
Language isn’t the sole identifier in embracing and appreciating your cultural roots, so why do society set benchmarks to determine someone’s cultural appreciation. As UK Editor of Brown Girl Magazine...
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Brown Girl Magazine Op-Ed: Monarch vs. Matriarch, the Death of Queen...
As I lay down flowers outside the grounds of Buckingham Palace to pay my respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month, I am taken back to the summer of 2001. My then 4-year-old cousin...
View ArticleLife and Smile with Dr Reena Podcast Series
“……As U.K. Editor for Brown Girl Magazine Sejal Sehmi is a globally celebrated media insider – self-described as a ‘writer and full-time thinker’. Her passion for writing has ‘stemmed from challenging...
View Article‘The Black Rose’: British Asian Shweta Aggarwal Voices her Truth Against...
“………I wonder how we can dare to walk shoulder to shoulder with our black friends in the Black Lives Matter movement, if we refuse to face up to our own biases against colour? We seek equality in the...
View ArticleTo fast or not to fast – acknowledging belief over obsession
As Hindus across the world participate in one of the most renown fasts during the month of Shravan, I shared my personal journey with BEAT on how I exploited a ritual for my own self validation.. Read...
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