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Lessons from wise women
Iman Amrani pays tribute to the wisdom she's gained from her elders
1 September 2018
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
25 August 2018
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
18 August 2018
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
11 August 2018
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
4 August 2018
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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