sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.
Afghanistan is a country that has experienced more than three decades of war and its citizens have gone through some of the most difficult times. During these devastating wars, women have sacrificed the most. Women who lost their husbands or…
There is no place I belong to No roots I call my own No strings pulling me forward or backward Just onward My feet they feel the cool earth but never settle No place I belong to no roots I…
I grew up hearing many narratives about relationships and marriages. In public school in the United States, I learned about the opposition to interracial relationships and the historic US Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which legalised interracial marriage. That…
Why I am proud to lead the fight for my Islamic inheritance Being forced to go from a clueless ‘zero’ woman to becoming my own hero was the best thing I ever did. Let me share what happens when a brainwashed…
I believe it’s important to educate others on what’s happening around the world, including so-called ‘honour’ crimes. My artwork is done using grey scale paint to represent how blind society can be to issues surrounding ‘honour’ killings. We know it’s…
I was the first person in my family to attend university. As a young A-Level student with no frame of reference for what university life would be like, I entertained fairly naïve notions of them as battlegrounds for competing ideas…
Hijab or hooking up? Alcohol or Allah? It can be a strain for young Muslims to reconcile their faith while growing up in a permissive Western society. Part of being human is making decisions. Decisions that have a great effect…
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” Hafiz Your voice is exquisite They won’t let you share it. You move people to tears They don’t want to…
Halal in Europe So, we’re in TGI Fridays in Bergen, Norway. Me, (a hijabi) and a friend are sitting at a table. Friend: I was told that all the chicken sold in restaurants here in Bergen is halal. Me: Really?…
It has become so easy for people to have access to social media that even in Afghanistan you often see youth buying mobile phones to be connected to the virtual world. Social media, especially Facebook, has given people the ability…
Below are some images of a painting I did, called Taus (which means peacock in Kurdish) for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which took place at the London Excel Centre in June 2014. I did a series…
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