Your individual middle path: 10 must-read pieces of advice for female converts to Islam
Liz Arif-Fear shares her experiences and advice for a growing female convert community
An honour for women, Muslims, minorities and immigrants
Last month I received a letter notifying me that I had been nominated for an Honours. To say I was surprised is an understatement. I couldn’t believe what I was reading and had to ask hubby dearest to double check that I had indeed been nominated for an MBE, as part of the Queen’s Birthday …
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Muslim Women: Enslaved or Empowered?
Women in Islam, often synonymous to the Asian concept of ‘purdah’, have been unveiled, ironically, by nearly every media house and spokesperson. Even laymen, with little to zero knowledge of Islam, claim with confidence that only a specialist would have, that Islam oppresses its women. In the vexations that surround topics such as these, Muslims …
A note from the Editor on Child Sexual Abuse
Following the publication of Tameena Hussain’s post on her experience of child sexual abuse, we have decided to write a short note on the issue of sexual violence within Muslim and South Asian communities, in the UK. Our heartfelt thanks to Tameena for writing this post on her experiences of childhood sexual abuse, and raising …
I am who I am because I was abused
(Content warning: this post contains content which some may find triggering) My labels: troublemaker, Paki-basher, coconut, besharam and the list goes on – all for speaking up against injustice and cultural issues but I am who I am today because I was sexually abused and I now simply refuse to comply with a culture that …
Ofsted, hijabs and the hypocrisy of British values
Apparently, many faith schools do not adhere to British values, states Ofsted in their annual report and little girls wearing hijab are rejecting British values and on the top rung of the ladder down to violent extremism with nebulous references to sexualisation. Acres of space both in print and on line will be given …
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Trailblazing Muslim Women – introducing Zainab Khan and Maaria Lohiya
We were so honoured and proud to be part of a visual photography series launched by two London-based creatives Zainab Khan and Maaria Lohiya , to showcase and amplify the U.K’s currently lesser known Muslim Women trailblazers. Beginning the series with 21 inspiring examples featuring : Shahnaz Ahmed (Senior Designer at Livity/Founder at KnitAid), Fatima Zaman (Advocate …
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Trailblazing Muslim Women: introducing Zainab Khan & Maaria
1. So Zainab and Maria please tell us about yourselves – your chance to include anything about yourselves including what’s your background, where did you grow up, age and anything else! I’m Zainab Khan, 24, a creative based in London. My family moved around a lot growing up so I’ve been lucky enough to call …
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Wonder Women Series: International Women’s Day 2018
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, we decided to highlight awesome British Muslim women who are making a difference to their communities and the world around them. They are all passionate and dedicated to their causes and campaigns, whether it is using YouTube as a creative medium to navigate taboo and social issues or teaching …
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Ummah divided
The ‘Ummah’; a community of unity, our oneness in spirituality; an entity of faith and loyalty in serving God and humanity. But is this just a fantasy of harmony? Will we wake from this reverie to see a fragmented Ummah in disunity; the sects, cultures, nationalities: different practices in seeking the same God and sacred …