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Lessons from wise women

Iman Amrani pays tribute to the wisdom she's gained from her elders

  • Colourful cup of tea with tea bag (blank label) isolated on white background

    You can heal a lot of wounds with a cup of tea

    Bad day in the office? Put the kettle on. Feeling a bit rubbish generally? Crack out the biscuits
  • Close up image of modern steering wheel.

    My mum gave me the gift of freedom – driving lessons

    Having a driving licence says a lot about a person. It’s the first thing I would ask someone about on a date to gauge our compatibility
  • Young woman kissing sailor in convertible car.

    Bea is a professor, but her greatest lesson to me was to let go of guilt

    She doesn’t live to make other people happy, and is so content that it rubs off on others
  • A woman in a hammam

    My aunty taught me the power of communal bathing

    As they scrape the pollution off my skin, I am scolded for not going to the hammam in London
  • Couple in bed reading newspapers

    I rely on the lessons passed down to me by strong women

    My favourite nugget of wisdom? Date someone you can read the weekend paper with
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