sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
Dear Single Asian/Arab Guys (especially those over 30), I have been matchmaking for the past three years to help diminish the ever increasing number of 30-something year old singletons. I do this on a voluntary basis in the little spare…
She sways like cold thin air Flows like a gentle water As strong as standing earth And burning in the fire of passion She is the one with strong desire For dance is all she admires World has given her…
After all these years / Awakening is my right / In Awakening, I am tired Poem by Shahrzaad, from Thirsty we age Fittingly for a woman who would, in her life, play many roles, Shahrzaad has many names. Her official…
More specifically, it’s a refugee Jungle in Calais, France. I am going to play a little game with you. I’m assuming you’re sitting in some sort of comfy chair. Let’s start with removing this comfort. Next, eliminate your family. Remove your freedom of…
I come from a family of very traditional, strict Muslims. Females have always been regarded as the ‘second’ sex within my lineage. It is not something that is announced publicly. It’s more of a mentality that is gradually taught to…
More than half a century ago, Norway ratified the United Nations Refugee Convention (1952). The convention describes who refugees are, and what rights they are entitled to in a host country. As a host country, Norway is obligated to assist:…
A few years back, there was an on-and-off weddings season in my family, over the span of a year and a half. My little cousins, especially the girls, were very excited. After attending the fourth and final wedding of the…
On the night you were born We did not give sweets to the neighbors We cried out, ‘another girl’! Never mind You are here now To belong to us you need to… Work hard in class so I can be…
My parents were never that religious. I remember my father criticizing the Saudis, who naturally many Muslims gravitate towards, since most of Islam’s holiest sites happen to be located in that vicinity. Some Pakistanis even like the Saudi version of…
It was early November; a cold and rainy day in Mazar-e-Sharif. The family was heading to the house of Kaka (Uncle) Ibrahim to celebrate the Eid. As we drove, the rain grew heavier and colder, while the mud on the…
There is nothing I believe in more than my conviction in The Almighty and Islam. I feel disgraced by my inability to declare my faith publicly, under scrutiny of prying, disdainful eyes. I am too comfortable with the usual presumption…
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