My Writing

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'for the 'rebel-in-you' + truth lovers

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Joy, identity and life as a South African Indian woman (part English by marriage!) wrapped in braai smoke/vuvuzelas (wink, wink).

I'm loud, fearless + unapologetically full of spice. This is my space for healing, honesty

and connection — lived stories, outspoken ramblings and everything in between.

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Mel x

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WORDS THAT NEEDED AIR

These are the thoughts I couldn’t package into bullet points — the ones that needed room to breathe ...

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In partnership with Equi, a UK think tank producing ethically driven research informed by Muslim insight.

FAITH AS A BRIDGE

Confronting Anti-Muslim Hatred/ Islamophobia in the UK

I grew up in apartheid South Africa, where racial divisions were enforced by law, yet faith often transcended these barriers. Communities of different religions shared faith celebrations of Eid, Diwali and Christmas side by side, with equal joy. Faith was a bridge, not a barrier.

So, when I moved to the UK and first heard the word Islamophobia, I was stunned. It was a concept I had never needed to understand. How could something so alien to my experience be so entrenched here? The promise of diversity felt real on the surface, but beneath it, I began to sense the reality of the fear, the misunderstanding and the distance.

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UnApologetically Myself

The Day I Fell for the Fake Buckingham Palace Christmas Market (Yes, I Know…)

Shoutout Series 🌟 Warrior of Hope🌈✨

The Prayer I Shouldn’t Have Prayed

You Don’t Find Culture Sitting Still: What Travel Teaches About Belonging

The Price We Pay to Call a Place Home

When Reality Starts to Feel Edited: AI, Deepfakes and Digital Deception

Permit Me to Die Before You Bury Me: Stop Managing People Like Problems

The Art of Acquiescence: When Acceptance Is the Bravest Form of Strength

MEL'S STORY

The Writer

Storyteller, dreamer + a bit of a mischief-maker

I’m a South African Indian woman, raised during apartheid, who learned early to claim her voice — and I’ve never been shy about using it.

Writing has always been how I make sense of the world. It’s where I think out loud, sit with joy and grief, identity and heritage — and everything in between.

I’m all about telling the truth as I see it, while celebrating the messy, magical, ridiculous — and every little adventure that makes life gloriously colourful.