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Aneesa Ahmed

@missaneesaahmed

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By me in today’s Observer:

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Aneesa Ahmed

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2 years

i love chatting to DJs with day jobs. you’re a space scientist too? okay slay

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hello ! a few weeks ago i started my full-time contract at @guardian , where i’ll be hopping around across news, music, culture, and multimedia ! if you want to say hi / send across stories , message me and i’ll pass on my email :)

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this was absolutely not on my 2023 bingo card

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Enough respect #ImWithGary @GaryLineker

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journalism students’ personal statements be like :

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one of my favorite sounds ever is the sound of a crisp new newspaper being read over breakfast for an hour or so… The popping out of it, the folding, the scribbling on the crossword… I hope it never goes out of fashion in our digital world. It is too romantic. 🗞️♥️

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me and my boyfriend (a mate of 7 years) confessed our feelings for each other in the colour factory smoking area at a flowdan night last year, do with that info what you will

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im on a cliff where is my bereal notif

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event flyer in poland

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last day at the mixmag office ! huge thanks to the crew for making me my own cover ♥️

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it's casa amor recoupling and the fall of boris johnson, what a time to be a brit watching the telly

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master’s degree with distinction? done it mate ;)

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not normally one to publicly post stuff like this but I'm also trying to hold myself more accountable and some of these will require WORK - so this is for future me so she feels pressured into working x

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So excited to start! Huge thank you to @gdn_foundation

The Guardian Foundation

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We are delighted to announce that: ⭐Aneesa Ahmed ⭐Morgan Ofori ⭐Nyima Jobe have been awarded our Scott Trust Bursary for 22/23, and will be starting their MAs in #journalism this September. Congrats! @missaneesaahmed @morgankofori @nyima_j

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hello ! from sept i’ll be taking care of weekend news bits at @residentadvisor so say hello 💋 aa (at) ra (dot) co

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in 2019 i was live blogging the general election count and results in birmingham for my uni newspaper - now i’m here in Rochdale covering the by-election count . life comes at you fast!

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. @raye interviewed by me for @thepop , one croydon girl to another. out on newsagent shelves now !

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Aneesa Ahmed

@missaneesaahmed

4 months

I spoke to the powerhouse that is @JanelleMonae for today's reader's interview : 'I have to feel a film role in my pubic hairs. They have to vibrate’

Janelle Monáe: ‘I have to feel a film role in my pubic hairs. They have to vibrate’

As she prepares for a UK tour – including Glastonbury – the singer and actor answers your questions on Prince, what makes her blush, and why we shouldn’t ostracise AI

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Aneesa Ahmed

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2 years

For my Mixmag cover debut, I spoke to Denzel Curry about Star Wars, drum ‘n’ bass, going to therapy, the SpaceGhostPurp and ASAP Rocky beef, and why all cops are bad. Check it here: @denzelcurry

Mixmag

@Mixmag

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Feeling elevated ☝️ How fearless self-discovery inspired @denzelcurry to write his own rap destiny Read the cover feature 👉 Listen to the Cover Mix 👉 ✍️: @missaneesaahmed 📸: Jonathan Weiner

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Aneesa Ahmed

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Thanks to the @gdn_foundation / @guardian Scott Trust Bursary - I'll be starting my MA in Journalism at Sheffield University this September! Super excited to learn more skills and also do placement shifts at The Guardian offices throughout the year :)

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on a real one, pls just read the spelling on the email address itself

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@alexandrerizos

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PR managers realising they misspelled the journalist’s name before sending the pitch

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Aneesa Ahmed

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One to watch: Underscores @underscoresplus likes to build worlds with her music, so i chatted to her about it. online now or in today’s print @ObsNewReview

One to watch: Underscores

The US dubstep-pop-punk artist has supported 100 Gecs, and on her second album brings to life a fictional Michigan town…

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Aneesa Ahmed

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(1)Today I graduated from @unibirmingham with a 1st class honours degree. I was also amazed to find out that I am the recipient of the JD Fage Prize for the highest mark achieved in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology. #university #highereducation #graduationday

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i’m insecure about my smile but my boyfriend always tries to make me laugh while taking my picture so that there’s a smiley one in the cluster, and they’re slowly starting to become my favourites :)

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lit !!!!!

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i've just realised i've been at mixmag for 6 ish months so here's some highlights :

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Over the moon to be graduating from the University of Birmingham with a first class degree (4.0 GPA) with honours.

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That’s me and I stand by this #peoplesvote

BBC Question Time

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“As part of the one million young people who can now vote, I want a say on something that is going to impact the rest of my life” This #bbcqt audience member, who was too young to vote in 2016, says she wants another Brexit referendum.

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Aneesa Ahmed

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just had my first day at mixmag :) really excited to be here for the next few months, learn from and work with a great team, and combine my passion for journalism, club culture and dance music - tips/stories/send me ur fave tune to listen to on the train hmu aneesa @mixmag .net

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my mum came to visit the @Mixmag office

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Pitchfork’s absorption into GQ is a travesty for music media – and musicians | Laura Snapes

Condé Nast’s gutting of the esteemed alternative publication and its staff is the latest example of media conglomerates prioritising capital over culture

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This year is my first Glastonbury - and the first time south Asian artists will have their own space. It’s long overdue. As always, thank you for your input @ShangrilaGlasto and @dialledin_

‘We’re trying to change the festival world’: how south Asian music is transforming Glastonbury

This year is my first Glastonbury - and the first time south Asian artists will have their own space. It’s long overdue

www.theguardian.com

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Aneesa Ahmed

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2 years

LOL here's 10-year-old me with my little "School Reporter" badge on 🤓

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Aneesa Ahmed

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6 years

the amount of anxiety missing periods have caused me is insane I hope this helps someone be a bit more at ease x

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maturing is realising that an interviewee saying “good question” to one of your questions isn’t a compliment, they’re just buying themselves time

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Aneesa Ahmed

@missaneesaahmed

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seeing many tweets about journalists dating journalists and i actually am dating another journalist who i met on this damn bird app. i like it because we don’t judge each other for having midnight mental breakdowns for not being happy with a feature due 9am the next day :)

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@missaneesaahmed

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Extreme misogyny could be treated as terrorism with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper working to “identify gaps in current legislation and examine emerging ideologies”

Yvette Cooper vows to crack down on promotion of ‘hateful beliefs’

Home secretary orders review to identify gaps in system to tackle extremist ideologies including extreme misogyny

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Aneesa Ahmed

@missaneesaahmed

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hi twitter, she/they pronouns have just felt right for a while now. not entirely sure what it means but gender is a performance so who cares anyway! happy pride month ❤️

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Aneesa Ahmed

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For @NME cover story - I profiled the unstoppable Coco Jones and we reflected on her Grammy win, artistic growth, and how R&B has changed over time. Read below ! :)

NME

@NME

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Following a Grammy win, a brilliant new single and a starring TV role, in this week's Cover interview Coco Jones tells NME how she got back on top. Read @TheRealCocoJ 's full #NMETheCover :

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Aneesa Ahmed

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*soppy on the main* today marks one year since i sent off my first ever pitch to mixmag, and they accepted it :) ! sending off that email is genuinely one of the best decisions i’ve ever made, mixmag were the first major big name publication to give me a chance (and a pay-check)

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RIP the recorder? a true primary school rite of passage. in today’s @guardian

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i’m watching love island for the plot. the plot:

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Aneesa Ahmed

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first week back at uni ! and first week of going freelance for music pieces and features ! i'm super keen to do more deep dives and reported features, as well as artist profiles and interviews - new freelance email is miss aneesa ahmed (at) gmail (dot) com

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Aneesa Ahmed

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moment has passed but im really slow on linkedin and wanted to say this on twitter but was limited on characters lol

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Aneesa Ahmed

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the University of Birmingham’s student paper @redbrickpaper , where i was editor in chief from 2020-2021, has had their funding cut. i can’t describe the exceptional work they do; they’re creating the journalists of tomorrow. please donate if you can:

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life is also too short to not dance with someone you love in front of a big fat speaker

In an isolated world, humans need to dance together more than ever – but we're running out of...

The demise of clubbing isn’t just a cultural loss, it’s an existential deprivation for generations who are coming of age, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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me: *has a job at an internationally renowned magazine* my extended brown family: "but why did you take a gap year when you could be doing a masters right now"

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i love birmingham and won’t take any birmingham slander on my tl

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new @thebeatles record dropping later today, in today’s @guardian

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this ! cost of living crisis and over 30% of gen zs living at home is hardly sexy.

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Wonder if the notorious gen z puritanism thing is less an organic social shift and more them being priced out of hedonism. Four pints and a pack of cigarettes is £50 now.

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6 years

@zzzara123 @KhanStopMe Middle aged asian women and their addiction to editing apps is something else

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I spoke to some politicians who oppose rap lyrics being used as evidence in court, as well as the team behind @artnotevidence - a campaign focused on tightening the rules around rap lyrics being used in criminal trials.

‘It risks miscarriages of justice’: MPs oppose rap lyrics being used as evidence in UK trials

MPs Nadia Whittome and Kim Johnson, plus figures including Shami Chakrabarti and Annie Mac, support Art Not Evidence campaign against contentious use of lyrics

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an exclusive report by me !!!! highlight of my journalism career

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@Mixmag

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⚠️ EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've uncovered TikTok train fanatic Francis Bourgeois' former life as an electronic music producer

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Aneesa Ahmed

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chatted to ⁦ @darrenhayman ⁩ about his night paintings of London

Darren Hayman’s paintings of London at night – in pictures

Mysterious landscapes by the Hefner musician invite the viewer to imagine what’s happening behind lit windows in the dark

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the cabinet really said “tonight, a relationship hits the rocks”

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pov ur a music writer searching for more adjectives to describe the artist

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no one: absolutely no one: the white girlies on IG: platty joobs dump 🤪🌸🌞🍓🍉🍑🍷🍹

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turned my 50-year-old mum into baggy trousered me and she ATE

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i wrote about why you should listen to Surusinghe, @Somadina and @skaiwater for @NME 's essential emerging artists 2023 list

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023

Meet the NME 100, the essential new artists set to conquer 2023. Find your new favourite artist in our list

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the feminine urge to add half a bag of spinach to every single meal i make

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nothing breaks my heart more than police handling protestors more aggressively than they handle rapists

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(anxiety-ridden) no worries if not!

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I examined what makes Jersey club music so appealing to TikTok audiences for @TheFaceMagazine . Thank you to @UNIIQU3 , @ITSDJSMALLZ and RichGotti for your insights into the music and culture♥️

TikTok has inspired a new generation of Jersey club fans

With rapid beats and head-turning dance moves, the Newark genre has found a natural home on the app. Its influence is spreading far and wide.

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i’ll never forget how i told a starbucks employee my name was ‘nessie’ to make things easier, ✨just whitewashed things✨, and they put ‘n @zi ’ on my cup like bruv are u dumb

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looking to speak to Muslim DJs either tomorrow or over the weekend - whenever is convenient! #journorequests #electronicmusic

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not molly mae saying we all have 24hrs and then posting a 16k job that requires 2 years of social media experience and a bachelors degree

Molly-Mae Hague's fake tan brand is recruiting a content creator with a £17k salary

A chance to follow in her footsteps?

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New by me: Undercover cops is not the answer: nightclubs need to do more to protect women @Mixmag

Undercover cops is not the answer: nightclubs need to do more to protect women

Plainclothes police will not make women feel protected in nightlife, but there are steps venues can take that will, reports Aneesa Ahmed

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for pop magazine ( @thepop ) PRINT COVER, i profiled it girl coi leray . on newsagent shelves now

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today i ate parathas over zoom wbu #EidMubarak #EidAtHome

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Glastonbury Festival announces first dedicated South Asian space ! see u all on the farm 👯

Glastonbury Festival announces first dedicated South Asian space

Arrivals will celebrate South Asian talent in the Shangri-La area of the famous festival site.

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im telling u if i had small boobs and i could wear dinky tops with no bra my rave outfits would be next level, but these girlies need 24/7 hotline assist level support :'(

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hey ! this is me putting a call out to say that I'm keen to profile more rappers (esp women rappers !) so any music editors please keep me on your roster or let me know where i can send pitches or my portfolio to you :) big love xx

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protest now at West Midlands Police HQ #KillTheBill #Birmingham

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what a year, what a team. @redbrickpaper issue 1518 will be out friday! been an honour to captain the ship of 350+ writers and editors, big love ❤️

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Why has Gen Z got such a large gender divide? And what draws young men to such extreme and polarising views? I helped produce this podcast for @guardian , link below :)

Why is generation Z so divided on gender? – podcast

Studies on the attitudes of young people between the age of 16 and 29 show a serious split towards both feminism and influencers such as Andrew Tate. What’s behind it?

www.theguardian.com

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just found out that i got a first in another one of my modules this year- all of my political science modules have been awarded first class marks this year and wee 17 year old aneesa would be so gassed if she saw me now

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My @FootballForFood spotlight has whole page in today’s @observer ( @guardian ) print today too! Go support your local newspaper seller this morning :)

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in a club with people who use snapchat as their main form of communication send help

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bring it home on my birthday @England yeah? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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nobody: absolutely nobody: my brain 24/7: the boy's a liar, the boy's a liar

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i graduated from my dream uni with the highest grade in my department , ran the whole newspaper of said uni, am currently working for one of my fave publications ever and found a good therapist who helped me through a lot so all in all i did pretty good 🌞

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what’s one of y’all biggest flexes from this year? please i am begging you to brag on yourself

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me n my mama in paris

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lmaoooo - big love to the brum lot for having me on their crossword

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Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history

UK university courses on race and colonialism facing axe due to cuts

Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history

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a year ago i forced a guy from twitter to go on a date with me irl and not just insta dm/ tweet me

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@missaneesaahmed

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being a journalist is just being excited to close your laptop in the office, go home, then open your laptop at home and carry on transcribing but with a bowl of pasta on a sofa

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one south asian raver to another - i chatted to Manara for this month’s @DJmag print . buy from your local magazine seller today 👊🏾

DJ Mag

@DJmag

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DJ and broadcaster Manara has dazzled dancefloors and airwaves with her upbeat demeanour and electrifying blends of club cuts, pop tracks and South Asian sounds. This month, she speaks to @missaneesaahmed about her Pure Spice show on @bbcasiannetwork , Mariah Carey, memes & more

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not dua lipa at the fred again skrillex and flowdan gig in troxy (limehouse)

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how are u lot in the pub on a Monday afternoon ?

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anyway that’s me DONE for a year. i’m spending a few days surfing and hiking in morocco before knuckling down with uni revision and coursework for the remainder of the festive/new year period. i’m taking commissions from mid january onwards, catch yous then x

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dressed up for no reason xox

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a question for adults : at what point do you stop seeing the world revolve around the september-july academic calendar? bc as a graduate suddenly nothing feels real anymore

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NHS texting like an active drug dealer with a flash sale

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just me on a yacht in portugal

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delighted doesn't even begin to describe it #alevelresults2018 #hellobrum

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2 years

I spotlighted @FootballForFood who make the sport accessible and donate to good causes. For @guardian .

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back on @guardian friday print playlist duties this week, with some new tracks from caroline polachek, mustafa, jacana people and more !

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being 22 on bereal is wild like why are some of my mates in their hometown ex's bed, some at grad school and some doing their jobs in parliament

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i hate how big london is, i go to drop my laptop/work bag off at home to then go to the club but the 45/50 min journey home has completely killed my vibe, turned me sober and now i’m ready for bed - i want a refund from this city

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