This photo series celebrates the tradition and importance of leaf hats worn across Southeast and East Asia. A reminder of their beauty, symbolism of strength and tradition.
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Through authentic portrayals of their hybrid identities, young Arab TikTok creators invite their audiences into the nuances of Arab culture and identity.
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In this exclusive mix for AZEEMA Leila Moon takes us on journey far and wide, through different countries, genres and moods!
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Ramshah Kanwal would experience anxiety over picture day, knowing she would have to wear Salwar Kameez in front of her predominantly white school mates. In her story of courage and growth, she reflects on why wearing traditional clothes for the picture day is so important to immigrant families with relatives abroad.
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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 catch up with Rachel Foxx, East-London’s soulful singer-songwriter making waves in the UK music scene. Discussing her Nigerian-Lebanese roots and creative journey, we learn what inspires her Neo-Soul sound and intimate lyrics.
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Writer and Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili talks us through her latest powerful project, The Road to Nowhere: A zine collection of second-generation immigrant experiences told through writing, photography, poetry and illustration.
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Nasrah Omar explores the position of MENASA womxn within the sci-fi and fantasy realm, with an insight into her own photography project Vestige 2.0
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Up-and-coming designer Madeleine Sellers uses her Indonesian ancestry for inspiration, including her grandmother’s haunting escape from her motherland. She gives an exclusive interview and explains her goal of making Indonesian designers visible.
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US-based creatives Reva Bhatt & Simrah Farrukh share the nuances behind their latest visual project, Notes from Your Past, reimagining South Asian Portraiture.
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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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Nia Deo explains the tumultuous journey many mixed women experience while trying to accept their identities as a whole. Experiencing discrimination, othering, and invasive questions everyday, she speaks of the beauty of being both Granadian-Caribbean and Indian.
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Welcoming Manuka Honey to AZEEMA FM! Get ready to move your body with our favourite astrologist’s exclusive ‘Everywhere & Nowhere’ club mix!
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Natalie Oganesyan writes about a mental journey to reclaim the hair on her body. Interviewing Lisa Pecot-Hébert about sexist propaganda reproduced by the media, she discusses the way body hair has become racialised in society. Natalie also talks about unlearning practices of hair removal, which were passed down from women in her family.
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By collapsing traditional and modern fashion techniques across various Arab and non-Arab cultures, Isisdünya activates its brand mission of wanting to send impactful ripples through the fashion industry.
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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Reflecting on personal experiences and relationships, Ayat addresses the racial hierarchies that exist in some Arab homes.
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Lady Shaka serves an exclusive Pacific mix! Paying homage to her ancestry, we catch up with her about her mixed heritage, music influences and more.
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Creative trio Sarah Bougsiaa, Sofia Suarez and Iman Sharkie visualise their own utopian space, exploring the unique feeling of comfort when free of all the preconceived ideas of how one should be.
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Yamini Singh reflects on the conflicting and confusing experiences of coming of age in American society, navigating her Indian heritage and family roots.
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