We welcome Brooklyn, NY based Egyptian DJ, Myyuh to AZEEMA FM for the next instalment of our global sounds series.
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BBC1 presenter and DJ Jaguar breaks new ground for women and femme inclusivity in the nightlife and music industry with a eye-opening new report, released as part of her Jaguar Foundation, which reveals the shocking lack of women and non-binary that still haunts and hinders the scene.
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Chinese, Jamaican and Greek-Cypriot writer Thea Sun reminisces on memories shared with her about her "absent and enigmatic” grandfather and his club, Champion House – a beating heart of dancehall music in the heart of Kingston, Jamaica, which affected a legacy on the overlooked Chinese identity of the West Indies.
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Naomi Joshi sits down with music artist Pallaví aka Fijiana to discuss her relationship with her sensuality, her Indo-Fijan roots, her sprituality and Fijiana’s first ever EP release, “Thirst”.
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Multidisciplinary artist, Furmaan Ahmed, discusses their experience as a queer creator on Instagram with writer Olivia Griffith, and their role in the new Instagram spotlight series, This Is Me: Gen Queer, which celebrates lesser-heard, intersectional voices within the LGBTQIA+ community in the UK.
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As this year’s Safar Film Festival gets underway, we speak to the award-winning Jordanian director on how she tried to epitomise Palestinian joy coupled with imposing social restrictions in her debut feature Farha, which tells the story of a little girl in 1948 Palestine who survives the Nakba and is concealed in a cupboard by her father to protect her from pending danger.
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Nour Regaya shares her first experiences with the word 9a7ba (whore) as a young woman and meditates on its usage in the Middle East to suppress female sexuality throughout her upbringing. Through is inversion, Nour has learnt to empower herself by redefining what the word means to her.
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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.
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We welcome London based Pakistani DJ Mahnoor to AZEEMA FM. With a new chapter for our global sounds series. Mahnoor takes us back to how she began DJing and how her heritage, faith and childhood memories are intertwined in her sound.
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AZEEMA presents ‘Losing Flowers For All Occasions’, an experimental film on climate change by Meetra Javed
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‘Silver is the metal of emotions— regulating our inner tides and enhancing the depth of our feelings.’ - Moroccan-Iranian Artist Camelia Chorsi introduces us to N9CRA and the deep ancestral traditions that surround metal work and adornment.
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Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili sits down with the Bengali artist in her East London studio to chart her background in the NHS, using art as a form of PTSD remedy, and exploring how her neurodivergency has become her own superpower within her craft.
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Ria Kakkad explains how it makes her feel to see South Asian women at the helm of the much beloved yet controversial British period drama. With nods to her own heritage, Ria explores the ways in which Shonda Rhimes achieves careful and considerate representation.
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The stylist writes about the process behind her latest shoot, and how the historical associations of the hijab and modest fashion are evolving in order to make waves in the fashion industry, demarcating a rightly earned space for Muslim women in fashion.
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Moroccan-Swedish Choreographer and Visual Artist Mona Namér takes us on a journey of metamorphosis, rebirth and escapism with her new short film, A Bath In My Mothers Womb. We talk to Mona about her inspirations and the experiences of making the film, unearthing her own traumas surrounding identity, mental health and healing.
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With her “geek hat on”, the hilarious standup comedian and founder of Weapons of Mass Hilarity, took to an experiment whereby she tried to see if she’d have more luck reaching out to gig promoters with an English name.
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New York-raised, Moroccan singer-songwriter ilham talks us through her early experiences as an aspiring artist, the motivation behind her practice and her steps to success. Touching on her economically disadvantaged background, ilham illustrates the challenges of stepping into the music industry when there’s no clear blueprint to follow.
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London-based Iraqi Photographer Reem N. Amin explores themes of the ancient Mesopotamian netherworld in a project inspired by Queen Puabi.
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In this piece, Rojbîn explores the links between political resistance and the preservation of the Kurdish language whilst also reflecting on both the joys and troubles of learning to nurture and safeguard her Kurdish identity.
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New York-based Photographer Ramshah Kanwal revisits her birth place, Pakistan, after 17 years. Sharing special moments with the women in her family, Ramshah discovers the generational gifts passed down to her. Here, she documents just some of those generational gifts.
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