Book Review | Cut from the Same Cloth: Muslim Women on Life in Britain edited by Sabeena Akhtar

The great thing about this collection of essays is that it gives Muslim women a voice of their own. This isn’t just a quick hit piece by an ambitious journalist to grab headlines while these topics are trending on twitter. It’s about taking back the narrative and removing the lens of white feminism that these women are all too often viewed through.… Read More Book Review | Cut from the Same Cloth: Muslim Women on Life in Britain edited by Sabeena Akhtar

British Council and BFI Flare reveal programme for sixth edition of Five Films For Freedom campaign

Five Films For Freedom, the world’s largest LGBTIQ+ digital campaign, will mark its sixth year by broadcasting five brand new LGBTIQ+ films to countries around the world, including those where homosexuality remains illegal. In this continuing creative partnership, the British Council makes five short films from the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival available across… Read More British Council and BFI Flare reveal programme for sixth edition of Five Films For Freedom campaign

Book Review: Feminist City: A Field Guide by Leslie Kern – Intersectional Feminism and living in a city not built for you

It’s weird to think of buildings and places making equality harder. In Feminist City, Leslie Kern talks about the difficulties that we have using the environment that has been made around us. Most of the challenges we face in navigating both urban and rural domestic settings is because it is literally man-made. A cis white… Read More Book Review: Feminist City: A Field Guide by Leslie Kern – Intersectional Feminism and living in a city not built for you