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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Emma shares a personal lens of Algeria’s Hirak movement and its hopes for democracy.
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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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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.
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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Nike trainer and Muay Thai boxer Nesrine Dally on how faith and fitness can coexist, the representation of Muslim women in the sporting industry and inspiring young women to chase their boxing dreams.
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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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Brooklyn-based Meetra Javed discusses her plunge into the unknown, introducing us to excerpts from her upcoming poetry book ‘Standard Deviation’ .
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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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As a child of the Palestinian diaspora, Darah Ghanem discovers and dissects pieces of her parents’ past, in the hope of understanding her identity.
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