Etinosa Yvonne translates the urgency of gender-based violence in a visual series that recounts what Nigerian women and girls have endured in the shadows for far too long.
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We speak to Sarah Bahbah, the Palestinian-Jordanian artist behind the highly circulated series 3eib. She shares her journey, standing up to the culture-based shame she has carried for so long and embracing her true identity as a Western Arab.
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Mariam Abood was raised by an ‘army of feminists’ and lost a brother during the war in Iraq. She tells AZEEMA how she navigates life in Britain, having to constantly explain her heritage, and how her identity has inevitably become political.
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With humour, Aida Esmaili shares her personal experiences around sex but also hints to the cultural implications it has on women in Iran.
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Given Assyrian is an endangered language, Jenan Younis shares her experiences speaking her mother tongue as a potent way to maintaining her cultural identity.
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A beautiful short film exploring the Alevi community based in Anatolia, modern day Turkey. Lara Köse gives us an insight into her identity and how she came to direct this film.
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Ayat shares a touching account on maintaining (re)imaginings of Palestine alive in light of the anticipated Israeli annexation of Palestine
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Safiya Bashir takes a moment to recognise the formidable journey of Shirin Ebadi, celebrating her incredible achievements in Iran over the past 50 years.
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Maya Baroody shares her perspective of how to actively be a better ally to the Black community, and how Arab communities can begin to dismantle the deep-rooted racism that exists against Black bodies.
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Sara takes along her first and only visit to Yemen and shares a perspective on why people and the media have not allotted the Yemeni Civil War the attention it deserves.
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Emma shares a personal lens of Algeria’s Hirak movement and its hopes for democracy.
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Toronto-based filmmaker Sara Elgamal talks about her stunning documentary film, A Piece of Me, created in collaboration with UNPF to end Female Genital Mutilation for women and girls around the world.
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Bhavini shares her experience of coming out and creating a way to celebrate queerness, womanhood and ethnic diversity for all the magic that it is!
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Looking back on Masaktach - the important female-led campaign in Morocco bringing attention to sexual harassment in the North African region.
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“I am an artist. I am a woman. I am a refugee. I am a Leo. I am a crybaby. I am Arab. I am ‘Caucasian’. I am YASSA”
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