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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We spoke to our global community to see how they’ve adapted their habits during Ramadan in lockdown, and how they’re staying connected from afar.
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Henna and tattoos have been a long-standing tradition throughout the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. We explored their history and significance, looking at the modernisation of each practice over the years.
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Mira Mookerjee spends time in refugee camps, providing us with a small glimpse into the Greece refugee crisis and life within the camps.
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A glimpse of the late architect Dame Zaha Hadid’s personal journey through breaking boundaries of Arab female expectations
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Alia Aluli pays homage to old Western films depicting the open road, archival Arabic magazines, and those who teeter outside societal structures and binaries in a fashion story ‘Souvenirs from Halwan’
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Emma shares a personal lens of Algeria’s Hirak movement and its hopes for democracy.
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For too long men have dominated the rap scene in Cairo. Noor Kalouti goes behind the scenes with Felukah, the Egyptian-American rapper with flows like water exploring the cultural space in-between and unapologetically making her mark on the scene.
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PhD student Kalpana Mohanty explores the exclusion of women of colour in the wellness industry as the West continues to profit off health and medical practises deriving from the Global South.
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We go behind the scenes with Nike’s new ‘Victory Swim’ collection, taking a step towards more inclusivity in sports and broadening the possibilities for Muslim female athletes and modest swimmers.
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A beautiful short film by Moroccan Director Hala Cherradi El Fadili - SELHAM captures the story between Moroccan fighter Khaoula and her loving mother, who hand stitches magnificent boxing robes for her daughters championship matches.
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Egyptian born and London raised, Alya Mooro explores her journey as a woman caught between two cultures, in her debut book The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes
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Get a closer look at our short film for the Trippin x Nike ‘Heritage of Tomorrow’ event. Explore more about the womxn it features and the concept behind it.
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Ficheraz explores the last generation of Middle-Eastern showgirls in Latin America, who captivated audiences around the world, becoming trailblazers in the history of entertainment.
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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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We spoke to Zahra and Sarah of Atelier Mundane to explore the inspirations behind their label and first ever capsule collection ‘Mirage’.
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DJ, singer and photographer Rahill Jamalifard shares intimate portraits of her motherland, Iran.
Natasha Sumant, of Gundi Studios, and Meetra Javed create a dream-like short film exploring the South Asian diaspora, female independence and dual-identities.