Arianna recently graduated from the University of Cambridge, where she studied Middle Eastern Studies (Arabic). She spent her year abroad studying in Damascus, Syria, learning Arabic and dressmaking.

Her interests include secularism, political Islam, feminism, 19th century European political thought, and ethical economics.

Jul 16

France's Verbal Gymnastics

Ariana Dini takes a historical look at the controversy over the burqa.

Jul 12

Illegal hair and the Burqa-ban

Arianna Dini demonstrates how France's proposed 'burqa-ban' and Iran's restriction on hair-styles inevitably provoke resistance.