sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
Egypt: Hoping that the “Year of Women” will be nothing like the “Year of Youth.” President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi had declared 2017 to be the Year of Women in Egypt, but this is hardly good news for Egyptian women….
Multiculturalism – that great integrator that people strive to define as they keep calling for integration. As politicians try and define what a German or an American or a Dane is supposed to be, sometimes in unsubtle ways, there are…
If my words could comfort you The ink of my pen I’d never let dry To see you tell the story buried within To see you try If my assurance could calm you down I’d hold your hand tight To…
I am looking at her. She is reading silently; her lips are moving over the words slowly. She has no flow, so there are many breaks. The words are cutting her. She isn’t accustomed to the sharp corners of the…
‘Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of God is the one who is most righteous.’ (Quran 49:13) Each one of us defines ‘righteous’ in a variety of ways, right down to the simplest things, like helping someone…
I wish you love The love that has no boundaries The one of your mother’s smile. I wish you silence The silence with no echoes of cries The one between the notes of music. I wish you beauty…
Pakistani women climb a hard road, up the highest mountain — patriarchy — but this is a mountain that they will conquer. In this essay, Bina Shah explains how telling women’s stories is the first step towards empowerment. The Highest Mountain in Pakistan I am…
sister-hood was launched in May this year to create a space where women of Muslim heritage could share their experiences and opinions in order to disrupt dominant narratives and stereotypes surrounding them. As we reach the end of 2016, we…
Run. Duck. Hide. Wait… I come in peace. I am a mother, a daughter, a friend. Oh, I see my attire is ‘misleading.’ Shed my clothes, go ahead, strip me. Can you trust me now? I am bare I am…
Faryal Makhdoom is a young model and activist, and wife of the two-time World Boxing Association Champion, Amir Khan. Recently, Faryal announced (via Snapchat) that she was breaking the silence surrounding the abuse she and her husband had suffered at…
Okay, so I’ve had a day and a half to take on the severity of what is actually happening in the world. Donald Trump will be president of America. Just take a moment to let that sink in. My daughter…
sister-hood is a digital magazine and a series of live events. We create platforms for women of Muslim heritage to speak for themselves, rather than being spoken for or spoken about. sister-hood challenges stereotypes and promotes the fearless, progressive, creative voices of women of Muslim heritage.
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