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Shaheen Hashmat

Writing With Presence

August 10, 2012February 13, 2013 Tartan Tantrum

Every writer knows that time is always more precious than money, and like many others out there, I’ve spent a hell of a long time developing the kind of career […]

Tartan Tantrum News

June 16, 2012February 13, 2013 Tartan Tantrum

It has, as ever, been a busy old week. I’ve stepped a little bit closer to my dream writer’s routine by negotiating a part-time contract at work so that I […]

Premier MMA – Kicking Ass With Class

May 3, 2012February 13, 2013 Tartan Tantrum

So I spent the other night at The Watford Colosseum, where Kayo-MMA hosted an epic event with a fight card made up of amateurs, semi-pros and pro fighters that ended […]

Lil’ Kim, My Feminist Hero

November 20, 2011February 13, 2013 Tartan Tantrum

Without realising it as I danced and sang along to Lil’ Kim’s lyrics at the age of thirteen, I had found my first feminist role model. An unlikely candidate perhaps […]

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