sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.

Author

Asmi Fathelbab

Egyptian Muslim Woman, born and raised in Brooklyn New York, with a BA in Comparative Religions, an MS in Counselling Psychology, currently working on a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Experiences

Muslim women – and men

Some people believe a woman should be covered from head to toe in order to prevent unwanted gazes or attention from men. I have several issues with this sentiment, one of them being that the full burden, blame and responsibility…

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Experiences

Depression and being Muslim

Within Muslim society as a whole, one of the many topics that does not get discussed, and which could lead to a very dangerously unhealthy situation, is depression. I could sit here and give you the American Psychological Association’s definition…

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Experiences

Feminism. Islam. Antisemitism.

Despite the current emergence of an activist feminist movement, formed in response to the election of Donald Trump, there seems to be a strange rift being created between women. We are at each other’s throats, and struggle to find common…

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