sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
In November 2017, as worshipers were gathering for the fajr dawn prayer at five a.m. in Mubi, Nigeria, a man blew himself up inside the mosque, killing 58 people. He was 17 years old. Over the past eight years, the…
This is an excerpt from Sahera Patel’s book Unveiling Arabia, available through Amazon. Every evening I would make my way to the balcony half an hour before the sun was about to set and absorb the beauty of the moment. …
(Disclaimer: I am grateful for my followers.) Real friendship takes work, not just a ‘like’. At the very least, it takes knowing each other’s names. But these days, social media account users throw around the ‘friend’ word while concealing their…
Dear Brother, The walls of our house on the estate were thin. Growing up there meant regularly waking up in the dark, hearing Anni (my sister-in law) muffling her cries through the floorboards above me. As the crying went on,…
‘Trust is very important in our culture,’ says Khalida Obeid, founder of the Afghan Women’s Support Group at Nestle’s Avenue Children Centre in Hayes. Ms Obeid founded the group after years of seeking to help other Afghan women step out…
‘My ability to juggle being a woman, being a mother, and being an employee is put to the test in Jordan, a small county with large aspirations. Compared to my male counterparts, my challenges are triple-fold. Public transportation can best…
The world has lost a talented and powerful Palestinian singer and composer. Rim Banna passed away on March 24 after losing her nine-year battle with breast cancer. Banna was a defiant and strong woman who used her voice to sing…
Whenever I got beaten badly it was because I was having a ‘lesson’ in reading the Koran. Muslim children are expected to finish reading the Koran by the age of seven. I didn’t. Every time I mispronounced a word I…
‘It is commendable that you are organising this, but… women will not show up.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘Well, it is so far. And what do women have to do with hearing new ideas?’ I have been working on TEDxShekhawati, Rajasthan’s first TEDx…
You probably think we’re having the time of our lives in this picture. Well – not exactly. Let me tell you the story of how we ended up there. I am with my friend Nasiem. I dragged her along with…
As the Kabul Peace Process meeting ends, the rights of Afghan women must not be rolled back. As the second Kabul Peace Process meeting, attended by twenty-three countries, comes to a close on 28th February 2018, Afghan women are once…
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