sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
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Historically, Afghan women have endured a sustained system of male domination that has objectified and oppressed them. This oppression is deeply rooted in Afghan culture. It penetrates every aspect of the everyday lives of Afghan women. One of the most…
After events in Charlottesville US, where one woman was killed and 19 injured by a van driven by a man with links to white supremacist movements. Roda Musa reminds us that it has only been a few months since a…
How to force quit a predatory ideology Waking up to images of people with torches gathered in Charlottesville, chanting and ranting nonsense, maliciously organized with the intent to offend, upset and disgrace an entire nation was disgusting. Yet another circus…
Amir Khan’s Twitter announcement that his marriage was over was shocking enough. But then he followed it up with a series of ever more bizarre, disturbing and downright scandalous tweets in which he accused his now estranged wife, Faryal Makhdoom,…
Menstruation remains a sensitive topic to bring up in most of the Middle Eastern and North African region. Although it is one of the changes that a woman goes through when she reaches puberty, it is still a delicate subject…
‘Seven earths: In every earth is a prophet like your Prophet, an Adam like your Adam, a Noah like your Noah, an Abraham like your Abraham and a Jesus like your Jesus.’ These words of Ibn Abbas, early scholar of…
I get frustrated when I read narratives about Muslim women. I also get confused because these narratives often lack the voices of women who were raised in Muslim communities outside the Middle East. It may sound petty, but I barely…
I am fortunate to live between two worlds and two cultures (Arabic-Muslim and European), which allows me to take a third position between them, giving me perspective into both cultures and the ability to define myself and my choices. Arabic-Muslim…
If you ask anyone in Saudi Arabia, they will tell you that society is different than it was a few years ago. Don’t get me wrong. Not everyone is progressive. Progressives aren’t even the majority, but small changes are a…
In 2017, Justine Damond was fatally shot by police officer Mohamed Noor in Minneapolis, igniting a fierce debate around police failings. In this article, Sarah K explores how racial dynamics inflected official responses to this case. I sat with a…
Some Pakistanis – at least in London, where I am – like to pretend that they have Arab heritage. This is a fact that I’ve never really questioned, until recent years when I became more curious, confident and knowledgeable about…
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