sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
As a child, I was taken to the city of Jhelum in Pakistan. My father introduced me to his mother and family. I was just three years old, clingy and reluctant of everyone around me. Whilst staying in Pakistan, my…
I am Egyptian, born but not bred. It’s in my blood, in my complexion, in the brownness of my eyes, in the kink of my hair. It’s in the obvious foreignness of my last name, in the lilt of accent…
Crossing into my 30s has been an awakening. The intersection of my 30s with marriage feels like an eruption of the self. The past, its conditioning, the engraved thoughts and words, the loss, the confusion, all of it in its…
One day in May 2013, I woke up and told myself that today was the day that I would start to wear the hijab. At that time, I did not have any Muslim friends, nor was my family religiously conservative….
i was 19 when I comfortably labelled myself as a cultural muslim. Cultural in the fact that I still took part in the festivities and regarded the Islamic faith as a part of my identity. Now, I am an agnostic…
I often reminisce about sun-drenched afternoons in Palestine when we had the time to sit and share stories. We would walk home at dusk. Our conversations became about hope and expectations as we tried to find our own place in…
I’m a tour guide at a mosque. I give tours to non-Muslims. Part of my job is to fend off stereotypical ideas about Muslims. When I first started, I was really excited. It has been a topic I’ve always talked…
Born We brought the light from our grandmothers eyes The light our mother’s wombs held for us Captured in every cell passed down through her pains Voices of her grandmother’s soul in our veins Echoing us into existence. Song…
From the day that we are born, we are put into categories. These categories come with characteristics, certain requirements. They are taught to us by our parents, extended family and ultimately, by society around us. These guidelines and expectations do…
This morning, I woke up an underachiever. Who still has not accomplished much of anything worth discussing or which might give me a sense of completeness. This morning, I woke up worthless. I am a useless bit of space not…
From the latest UNICEF report: Today, 50 million children have had to leave their homes because of conflict; One in 200 refugees in the world is a child; There are twice as many children refugees in 2015 than they were…
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.
sister-hood is currently on hiatus whilst we work on our relaunch. The site will still be available for your reading pleasure.
We'd like to thank all of our readers and contributors for their support over the years and look forward to coming back bigger, better and stronger.
Sign up to our mailing list for all future updates here.