religion — Features

Suleika Mueller Captures the Diversity of Devotion

For her new zine series, the photographer reflects on her own Sufi Muslim background and the resistance she has seen women face in religious spaces. Through three women who embrace and embody their practices, she attempts to portray the strength and beauty of individual devotion.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -March 18, 2024religion, devotion, women, prayer, spiritual, photography, zine

R&B artist Sabrina Bellaouel’s lineage of female storytellers and “f*cking warriors”

The Algerian-French vocalist tells AZEEMA how trips to the motherland informed the way she makes music, whilst her French upbringing provides her with enough genre-contrast to conclude in a rich and effervescent musical identity which she continues to evolve today.

SOUNDAZEEMA -March 28, 2023music, algeria, rai, women, storytelling, love, artist, algerian artist, french, paris, god, religion, spirituality

Are brothers the protegees we really need?

Dania Quadri asks what the role of the brother, father and male cousin play in South Asian and Muslim households, exploring her own lived experiences with male family members and relationships which intend to be supportive but can lead to an instead oppressive alternative.