Tag: Black muslims

Public talk, Publication

Writing our own stories: Cut From the Same Cloth

I'm really excited to contribute to Cut From The Same Cloth, an edited collection that centres the voices of British Muslim women and speaks of our hopes, fears, angers and joys. Recently, Channel 4 made the (unsurprising) decision to run a programme called My Week As a Muslim, where they took an 'ordinary' white woman (cos lord … Continue reading Writing our own stories: Cut From the Same Cloth

Public talk

Centring Black Muslims and Black Feminism: On Anti-Blackness (again!)

This is an edited version of a talk given at the Inclusive Mosque Initiative's "Raise Your Gaze" event on 16th September 2017.   I’m going to use Black feminism to talk about how we can better care for and centre the needs of those that we ignore or push to the sidelines of society. I … Continue reading Centring Black Muslims and Black Feminism: On Anti-Blackness (again!)

Publication

‘Getting Comfortable to feel at home’ – article published

I am proud that my article on the potential within understanding how Black Muslim women get comfortable to feel at home has been published by Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal for Feminist Geography. To access the article, please click here. Abstract This article explores the role of comfort as an affective encounter across bodies, … Continue reading ‘Getting Comfortable to feel at home’ – article published

Public talk

The Meanings of Black History in Britain and Beyond, 17th November 2016

Looking forward to speaking about the meanings of Black History in Britain as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by the Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures (BRIHC). I will be speaking about the ways in which Black studies (or more specifically, understandings of Blackness) need to encompass Black Muslim bodies. I've been interested by some … Continue reading The Meanings of Black History in Britain and Beyond, 17th November 2016