sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
Hello. Are you listening? The sounds. The sounds of crushed souls and lost hopes. The sounds of absolute silence and unfelt presence. The sounds of endless servitude and lack of gratitude. The sounds of shattering dreams and dying flesh….
Niqab. A common enough sight on the streets. We’ve all seen the familiar sight of a woman swathed in black robes, only her eyes visible. The small, gaping slit, through which she sees the world. Judgements are made automatically. To…
‘I make my art to clarify my identity, to confirm it is okay to be muddled, to be part of two separate clashing cultures, and to celebrate myself, as a British Pakistani woman. As the daughter of Pakistani immigrant parents…
In a small village of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan, lives a most gentle and quiet man: Kaka (Uncle) Karim. A river passes through the village, sometimes quiet, sometimes tumultuous, a reflection of the country’s history. The village has…
Since we are in the month of Hajj, it feels like the right time to talk about this spiritual journey, which is an obligation for all Muslims able to carry it out. I have family all around me that have…
So, after an angry rant by yours truly on Facebook directed at people who think flight attendants are nothing but glorified waitresses in the sky, I was asked to write about why I actually do this job. Being a woman…
I gazed from the roof terrace at the sprawling green village fields, full of okra, aubergines and chillies. The stream meandered through like a serpent, flanked intermittently with long, golden reeds. The kikar and peepal trees soaked the unrelenting heat…
Donald Trump’s disrespectful attitude towards women is not news. Neither is his anti-Muslim rhetoric, which perpetuates fear amongst the America people. According to research conducted by the Pew Research Centre in February 2016 on associating the religion of Islam with…
Time. The one thing we can’t control. We can’t create it. We can only wish for more. As you get older, it seems to move faster and you either think about it too much and get overwhelmed or try to…
I am 18 years old, from a town in the North West of England. I was born here to Indian Muslim parents. I currently live with my white boyfriend. I would like to tell the story of how I…
Some said she ran away to join ISIS. Others said she has been brainwashed by the west. Some believed that she was lured by a cult that provokes women to fight the traditional system, and some diagnosed her with some…
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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