To read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. FATEMA ZEHRA BANDALI As kids, most of us were told not to play with our food. Fatema Zehra introduces the ‘Art of Food’ and talks to food artists Henry Hargreaves and Bompas & Parr, who have taken playing with food to new heights. Food…
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A Date to Remember
To read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Aliya Zaidi Ramadhan is the season of dates. Even if you don’t eat dates at any other time of the year, it’s pretty likely you’ll be eating more than a few in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It’s something we all remember…
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Ramadhan Routine: Myriam Francois-Cerrah
Myriam Francois-Cerrah & Sharmeen Ziauddin Iftar: I’ve spent a lot of time in the Arab world, my husband is Turkish so we eat a mixture of food. I always open my fast with a date – Palestinian sourced of course, and water. I like to eat things that aren’t too heavy as I get super…
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My Foodie Life: Anj Baig
Aliya Zaidi Fitness fanatic, Anj Baig is an award-winning personal trainer and owner of Pure Muscles Gym. Earlier this year, Anj, along with his younger brother, Moses, starred in Gurinder Chadha’s Desi Rascals, a new reality show, chronicling the lives of modern British Asians across West London. I caught up with Anj to chat about…
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It's a date
Komal Lalwani With thousands of different varieties of dates available, it can be a little overwhelming to know where to start! Here’s a little crash course on everything you need to know about dates… Dates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits, grown primarily in the Middle East and Northern Africa. They thrive in the…
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The Ultimate Burger
Written by Sana What makes the ultimate burger? Is it the browned, soft, oven-fresh buns; the juicy, succulent, melt-in-your-mouth meat; the dousing of a top secret, in-house made peri peri sauce; or the crispy, yet impossibly soft in the middle, thrice cooked chips? What if I were to say that this article doesn’t have the…
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Issue 3 Is coming soon! Enter our Instagram Competition
Enter our Instagram competition! Halal Gems have teamed up with Meat & Shake, London to give away a £60 voucher. To enter the competition all you have to do is: 1) Repost this image of our Issue 3 magazine cover on your own Instagram page. 2) Tag @halalgems and #HalalGemsGiveaway in the caption. The Instagram…
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