sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
Interview: Sandy Abdel Rahman Sandy Rahman is a creative entrepreneur and filmmaker. She’s also the founder of Skaped, a social enterprise that encourages young people to engage with their human rights through creative arts workshops and events. We spoke with…
She is a brave warriorShe can overcome any barrierShe doesn’t need a knightCause her battles she can fightAny obstacle in her path she can eliminateHer own destiny she can createShe is loved by her friends and kinShe has the light…
In France and Canada, it is now mandatory to wear a face mask in public. Yet in both countries it is still unlawful to wear a niqab or burqa in public. Presidents Macron and Trudeau have effectively mandated that Muslim…
Life is never just humorous, never just tragic – Yasmin Ahmad Director and scriptwriter Yasmin Ahmad was known for her touching films and television commercials that explored multiculturalism in Malaysia. She also worked as the executive creative director at Leo…
Humanising is a group exhibition by refugees and asylum seekers from BIASAN in Bradford. BIASAN is a volunteer-run organisation founded in 1999 to support asylum seekers and refugees. The exhibition is about humanising people rather than showing them as victims, expressing…
An eerie silence greets me As I walk along the streets My footsteps echo an awareness of my arrival In a land once trodden in multiplicity I hear the strained voices of passers by Tainting by the silent world in…
In parliament, we demanded complete equality for working women. In 1969 women received the same rights when it came to earnings, pension and working conditions. In addition, we also demanded that women be appointed judges of the Islamic faith. And…
Didn’t know this myself until by smoking marijuana I’d entered into it From my body hewed from a man’s rib, a wing’ll hatch without me even knowing it– in the throat swords with their sharpness sunk in the…
A few weeks before the lockdown, while the Conservative party were in the midst of developing their post-Brexit points-based immigration system , the Home Secretary Priti Patel stated that those earning less than £25,000 annually were in ‘low-skilled’ jobs and therefore not…
I first got my period when I was in 6th grade. To everybody’s surprise, I didn’t tell my mom. I hid it for the first month. I don’t clearly remember how. I was scared of revealing it to her. Even…
Review of Caroline Goode’s book “Honour: Achieving Justice for Banaz Mahmod“ When you think about the girls and young women you love – your daughter, your sister, your friend – take a moment to think about those girls growing up…
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