Let’s be honest my friends, many in our community will think nothing of a 45 year old man pursuing and, in some cases, successfully capturing the attention of a 22 year old woman. The lucky suitor will be applauded, receive an encouraging ‘mashallah beta’ pat on the back from ammi and be lavished with ‘atta …
Dear Asian community – It’s time to discuss the F-word Read More »
Dear Happily Married SuperMum, Hi there. You already know me so I won’t go into too much depth describing myself: I’m basically the antithesis of everything you are – the all-too visible single brown elephant in the room. You know, the +30-year-old “bogey-woman” who looks like she’s having way too much fun being single to …
An Open Letter to Happily Married SuperMums (Who Got Lucky…) Read More »
by Roszeen Afsar @Roszeen ‘Few writers have had a direct vision into woman. Few women had vision into themselves!’ – Anais Nin (quote attributed to D. H. Lawrence in Nin’s Diary, Volume 1) I love reading and writing, it has been my passion since a very young age. After much reflection over the past few years …
By Robina Saeed @ROBtotheINA Last week marked my one year hijabiversarry so I thought it was time to write down those thoughts and experiences, both positive and negative I’ve had throughout my journey so far. 1) It’s a very obvious statement of who I am, so first impressions tend to be already forged and difficult …
by Ayisha Malik @Ayisha_Malik I’m not sure whether I should respond to this as it’s a letter addressed to 25 yr old single girls, and so, being 33 I’ve missed the boat. Both on the letter and a man, apparently. Except I was urged by fellow tweeters to express my feelings so I thought hey, …
A Response to the ‘Open Letter To A Single 25 Year Old Asian/Arab Girl’ Read More »
Dear 25 year old single girl, Congratulations! You’ve completed your degree, landed yourself a stellar job and are well on the way to carving out an exciting career. So… shall we talk about the elephant in the room? Marriage! When it comes to finding ‘The One’ some of you may feel that NOW is the …
An Open Letter To A Single 25 Year Old Asian/Arab Girl Read More »
My Reactions to Cameron’s new counter Terrorism Speech by Robina Saeed @ROBtotheINA Ah Mr Cameron, where do I begin? I must admit I’ve never been his biggest fan. Under his leadership we saw austerity levels reach the highest they’ve ever been, support cut off to the disabled and homeless shelters and food banks pushed to …
How can I prove myself to be more “British” to live up to Mr Cameron’s standards? Read More »
by Inayah Zaheen @inayahtweets A few months ago we were invited to someone’s house for dinner where I was asked a question by one of the guests: “Why don’t you make your mother wear the hijab?”. I love wearing the headscarf – to externally be dressed in a way that enables me to maximise on …
by Nazia @25nazia Freedom is all important to me. I say that freedom is all important to me as I know what it feels like to live in a restricted life. I was born a Londoner and as the years go by I feel that is the label closest to defining me. Being a Londoner …
by Christal Williams @ChristalBlogs As a female revert to Islam, the first thing people always ask me is why? Why did I give up being able to wear my hair the way I used to? Why did I give up mini skirts and short sleeves? And the simple answer is, it didn’t make me happy. …
Female Muslim Reverts, Hope for A Minority in a Minority? Read More »