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Centric Community Research •

The Emperor’s Old Clothes

You don’t expect a casual stroll through the sleepy suburbs of the Ghanaian capital to lead you to unearth anything sinister about shopping in the local high street of your home city in the UK. Worlds apart ... no?

However, as Dr Shaun Danquah recently discovered, the commanding landscape on the outskirts of Accra tells a multilayered story which is not so disconnected from the typical purchases we casually make in any Mango, Zara or H&M.
Almadaar •

You and your time - how to stop wasting it

Time wasting is a very common issue for many people these days. You begin a task, take a break for just a minute to realise it’s hours that have gone by. But why is that? Procrastination has become a widespread disease amongst us – we’re always convincing ourselves that we have time to do it later, that we have another tomorrow, so why not just do it then? But what happened to make the most out of every moment? We don’t get it back after all.
Freshly Grounded •

Fearing the Unknown - How do we Face it?

The fear of the unknown is a common fear in us all. And if we’re not careful, it can be crippling. We are beings of expansive intelligence, we like to understand everything and everyone around us. But this, with no surprise, is impossible. There comes a point in life where we have to make the big acceptance that we, are not omniscient.

But how can we ease into that acceptance?

We Remember that Allah is all Knowing:

In the busyness and fast pace of life, we become disillusioned into thinking w
Freshly Grounded •

Don’t Lose to Lockdown

The whole world changed in a matter of days and we’re still not used to this new reality. Being cooped up in doors creates different challenges for us all; some of us are parents, some students, some of us are struggling more than others. As different as we may all have it, we’re all in this together.

Every one of us goes through different emotions each day, even if we’re carrying out the same routines and motions in our day to day lives. But how can we make sure we’re spending our time in the