Selected Features: Writing & Storytelling by Shihaam HSelected Features: Writing & Storytelling by Shihaam H

Selected Features: Writing & Storytelling

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Shihaam H

Selected Features

My writing spans culture, lifestyle, food, beverage and travel, combining reporting and conversation with a strong focus on people, place and the stories beneath the surface.

A Home Attuned to Feeling

Inside Shalin Balasuriya's home, designed around atmosphere and the art of making everyday life feel intentional.

A Life Well Lived

A portrait of Ramani Fernando, exploring a life guided by beauty, care and intention.

An Inheritance of Recipes

An exploration of how recipes can carry memories, family history, and cultural inheritance from one generation to the next.

The Art of Celebration

A closer look at Champagne, its history, craft and the culture of celebration built around it.

The Ice Effect

An exploration of ice, from its science and craft to the role it plays in how we experience a drink.

A Home Collected Over Time

Inside a home shaped by travel, memory and the gradual accumulation of things worth keeping.

Flavour First

A conversation with food writer Anna Baxter-Helm about instinct, creativity, and finding meaning through food.

Marriage and Human Rights Violations: Are They Closely Linked?

An exploration of the relationship between marriage, gender and human rights grounded in research, interviews, and my own experiences.

Bring on the Birth Control

Making a complex and often culturally sensitive subject accessible through clear, engaging, reader-focused reporting.

Estonia: A Nordic Fairytale

A travel feature capturing Estonia through place, atmosphere and the experience of discovering somewhere unfamiliar.

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A selection of features, profiles and essays spanning culture, food, drink, homes and travel, exploring the people, places and ideas behind the story.

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