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Zahra Barri

Why I think Female Stand Up Comedians Are Funnier Than Men and Why I’m Jealous of Them All

Ask me who my favourite comedians are, they are all women. Sarah Silverman. Joan Rivers. Nikki Glazer. Amy Schumer. Rachael Feinstein…

6 min readDec 29, 2022

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Why I think Female Stand Up Comedians Are Funnier Than Men and Why I’m Jealous of Them All

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Zahra Barri

The Ugly Truth About Being a Woman on the Internet

I’ve always feared posting on social media. I just find it downright embarrassing. But every so often you have to tell the world what…

5 min readDec 23, 2022

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The Ugly Truth About Being a Woman on the Internet

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Why Western Women Aren’t Doing Enough For Their Iranian Sisters

Now I’m not trying to pit women against each other, but western feminists think they’re far more advanced than Middle Eastern feminists…

6 min readDec 23, 2022

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Why Western Women Aren’t Doing Enough For Their Iranian Sisters

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How to Lose Weight and Feel Instantly Lighter, Ladies…and its not what you think

I just got back from a basic bitch Eat Pray Love style heart healing trip to Mauritius. I once wrote in a university dissertation that the…

8 min readOct 27, 2022

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How to Lose Weight and Feel Instantly Lighter, Ladies…and its not what you think

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Zahra Barri

I HATE WOMENS’ MAGS (Except These) An Ode to Vogue and The Sunday Times Style

Comedian, Zahra Barri pays a special homage to her favourite magazines whilst warning us of the toxicity of others

4 min readApr 29, 2022

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I HATE WOMENS’ MAGS (Except These) An Ode to Vogue and The Sunday Times Style

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Zahra Barri

Comedian Zahra Barri gives advice on the most effective ways to ask your parents for money.

The advice is largely something of this ilk: ‘Be strong, be assertive, be worthy, whilst chanting “Who runs the world? Girls!” into the…

4 min readApr 26, 2022

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Zahra Barri

The Gaslighting Qualities of Social Media: (Unfollow But Still Stay Friends)

In order to save our mental health, we need to end our destructive relationship with social media. Here’s why:

5 min readApr 25, 2022

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The Gaslighting Qualities of Social Media: (Unfollow But Still Stay Friends)

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Zahra Barri

I’ll Tell You What You Want What You Really, Really Want

“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire…

4 min readApr 22, 2022

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I’ll Tell You What You Want What You Really, Really Want

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Zahra Barri

Lies I Tell Men

“What makes you vulnerable, makes you beautiful” Brene Brown

3 min readApr 19, 2022

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How To Leave a Whatsapp Group (That You Have Been Forced To Be In) Without Anyone Knowing That You…

As always Zahra gives us answers to all of life’s big questions. Today she answers the age old question:

3 min readApr 18, 2022

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Zahra Barri

Zahra Barri

Egyptian/Irish Writer/Comic/PhD Student Unbound Firsts 2024 WINNER Pre-Order my novel,Daughters of the Nile https://unbound.com/books/daughters-of-the-nile/

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