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Zahra Barri
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Dec 29, 2022

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. Katharine Ryan. Sara Pascoe. Whilst I enjoy Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Jefferies, Bill Burr, Ricky Gervais, and Frankie Boyle I don’t seek out male comedy. When I meet a male…

Stand Up Comedy

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

6 min read


Dec 23, 2022

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 you’re up to and that you’re living your best life otherwise people will forget you exist which I think is actually worse than getting cancelled. So…

Phd Student

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The Ugly Truth About Being a Woman on the Internet
The Ugly Truth About Being a Woman on the Internet
Phd Student

5 min read


Dec 23, 2022

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. But this is simply not the case. Take Huda Shawarri who campaigned for equal pay in Egypt in the 1930’s- western feminists did not do this till 1970…

Muslim Women

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

6 min read


Oct 27, 2022

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

Gone Girl Gets Away 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 modern literary lovesick romantic heroine no longer seeks salvation through another man, (like Emma in Madame Bovary or Anna Karenina)…

Humor

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

8 min read


Apr 29, 2022

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 ‘Sometimes I would buy Vogue instead of dinner. I felt it fed me more’ Carrie Bradshaw Sex and The City Don’t worry Carrie, no one at Vogue ever eats a proper…

Women

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

4 min read


Apr 26, 2022

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

Comedian Zahra Barri gives advice on the most effective ways to ask your parents for money. I’ve noticed a lot of women writing into magazines asking the question, “How do I ask my boss for a pay rise?” which makes a nice change from the usual, ‘How do I please my…

Humor

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Humor

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Apr 25, 2022

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: They say the key to happiness is, “Find something bigger than yourself and dedicate your life to it”. I don’t think this is true because Instagram is bigger than myself and it doesn’t make me happy. It does, however help me make a really big life decision. I was dead…

Comedy

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

5 min read


Apr 22, 2022

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 because we imitate their desires.” Rene Girard, French philosopher

Philosophy

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

4 min read


Apr 19, 2022

Lies I Tell Men

“What makes you vulnerable, makes you beautiful” Brene Brown Comedian, Zahra Barri, reflects on the lies she has told men over the years and makes a resolution to be more truthful to them from here on now. I pride myself on telling the truth. My therapist says: “The Truth Will…

Humor

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Humor

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Apr 18, 2022

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

As always Zahra gives us answers to all of life’s big questions. Today she answers the age old question: It’s the question that plagues most of us. Along with ‘What Is the Meaning of Life?’ and ‘Will My Family Accept Me if I come out as Vegan?’ and ‘What the…

Humor

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Humor

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