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‘We Are Ayenda’, the WhatsApp documentary telling the courageous story of the Afghan Youth Women’s National Football team

Following the release of WhatsApp’s documentary ‘We Are Ayenda’, we caught up with Afghan footballers Fatema Erfani and Farkhunda Muhtaj to discuss the human rights restrictions on women in Afghanistan, why recognition from FIFA is paramount and their hopes for the future of football.

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Filmmaker Sonita Gale documents the UK's hostile migration environment through her personal South Asian history

Documentary filmmaker Sonita Gale talks us through her reasons behind making her recent BAFTA-shortlisted film ‘Hostile’ and how her family’s migration from India to working-class white neighbourhoods in the North of England has inspired her wider creative and political work.

Reem Kawasmi and Sereen Khass celebrate the resurgence of Palestinian arts by connecting creative communities

In this special long read, AZEEMA meets Reem and Sereen, two creatives who are changing the way Palestine is perceived through its art, fashion and culture. They share their experiences of living under Israeli occupation, how Western hegemony has seeped into their work, and how they began to root their work back into Palestinian heritage.