Shazmeeny – Page 3 – Misrepresented

Misrepresented

10 Jul

Bakri (Poem)

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from here on I am no longer just me I am daughter of, Fiancé of, Daughter in law to be. I ain’t me. I’m his...

03 Apr

White Feminism (Poem)

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I’m not here to congratulate white feminism, to applaud when she dyes her armpit hair blue When she still laughs at the hair on my...

23 Mar

Sexual Politics In The South Asian Muslim Community

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Women are encouraged to be submissive and chaste to avoid unwanted sexual attention, men are encouraged to be outgoing and are praised for wilfully scoping...

28 Feb

To hijab or dejab?

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Before today, I was considering writing an article about the controversy of the hijab. I was considering writing about how so many people choose to...

27 Feb

long way from home (poem)

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they erased your existence, you looked on, thinking of home. they tried and tried to make you find yourself in the soils of a land...

08 Oct

tongues (poem)

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One thick braid slicked back, That’s how my mother arrived in this country. Baggy Kameez hanging over her. A scarf draped loosely over her head,...

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