Iqra Farooq
Journalist at BBC World Service
Journalist @bbcworldservice 🌏 (but these views are all mine) Also worked at @bbcnewsbeat & @bbcbreakfast. Story ideas right here - [email protected] 📧
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Sep 12, 2024 |
emjreviews.com | Iqra Farooq |Inaamul Haq |Saleem Hussain |Rafiqa Eachkoti
1. Cytokine storm is the key pathophysiology underlying COVID-19. 2. In a cohort of 100 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 from Kashmir, India, cytokine profiling was carried out and correlated (by univariate and multivariate analysis) with COVID-19 severity and outcome. 3. The authors found ‘IL-6, IL10, vascular endothelial growth factor, and IL-8’ as particularly significant inflammatory cytokines of prognostic and predictive relevance.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
bbc.com | Iqra Farooq
As Beyonce goes country, black female country singers tell the BBC of their experience in the industry.
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Mar 1, 2024 |
bbc.co.uk | Iqra Farooq
Last week, Beyoncé made history on the US country charts - becoming the first black woman to score a number one single, with her latest single Texas Hold 'Em.The release is the first taste of an entire country album - a follow-up to the house music-focused Renaissance - which Beyoncé has referred to as Act II. But while she's blazing trails in a genre where black artists have traditionally struggled to gain recognition, there are a handful of black women who've walked that path before her.
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Oct 24, 2023 |
bbc.com | Iqra Farooq |Riyah Collins
Image source, Lucy RoseImage caption, Lucy Rose has spent her career impersonating Britney Spears and describes herself as a super fanBy Iqra Farooq & Riyah CollinsSeeing Britney Spears tell her own story in her own words is something her fans have wanted for years. "To get something from Britney's actual mouth, is just extremely special to us," says superfan Lucy Rose, who has spent most of her career touring the UK as a Britney impersonator.
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Aug 12, 2023 |
news.nestia.com | Iqra Farooq |Riyah Collins
Image source, Raw Power Management Image caption, Jordan Adetunji draws inspiration from his Nigerian heritage and Belfast upbringing for a fresh take on hip-hop By Iqra Farooq & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Hip-hop is 50 years old, and over the last few decades the genre's created a long list of icons who've changed the face of music. ……
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Calling all country music fans! 🤠Putting together a documentary for the BBC World Service looking at the evolution of the genre. Keen to hear from fans around the world - drop me a DM or email [email protected] to be included 🎶
It's almost Super Bowl weekend! 🇺🇸 Will you be in Vegas to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers? 🏈The BBC World Service wants to hear from you! Comment below, DM or email [email protected] if you'd like to be part of our coverage #SuperBowlLVIII
Britney fans! 🎤 A big day tomorrow with the memoir coming out. BBC Radio 1 wants to know all your thoughts, how are you feeling?! Drop me a DM, comment or email - [email protected] to be part of our coverage ✨🪩
