saff dotcomNov 5, 20204 minCompleted Cycles, Confidence Crashes, and Career ChangesThis month's update has been a little later than I expected because October has brought a whirlwind of emotions and change, that I needed...
saff dotcomNov 3, 20207 minMisogynation: The Book That Made Me Angry at the WorldMisogynation is a collection of essays written by Laura Bates, all of which featured in The Guardian newspaper over the years 2014-2017....
Kanyinsola Ajose-Adeogun - The Cinematic AficionadoOct 13, 20203 minWhy you might see #EndSARS on your timeline right now, and what it means.As I write this there are numerous protests going in and around Nigeria. The hashtag #EndSARS was the number one trending topic worldwide...
saff dotcomOct 7, 20203 minThe Forced Sterilisation of Women is Not Limited to China: Inside ICE's Detention CentresSeptember 2020 exposed the forced sterilisation of immigration women in ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detention centres in...
saff dotcomSep 30, 20205 minInternational Blasphemy Day 2020: The Fight for Abolition ContinuesToday is International Blasphemy Day! This is the second blasphemy day I have participated in, it actually marks the one year anniversary...
saff dotcomSep 16, 20207 minUyghur Genocide: What's Going On Now?It's no news that China has been ethnically cleansing the Uyghur Muslim population of Xinjiang. I have been following it in the news...
saff dotcomSep 10, 20206 minDissertations, Living Alone and the Pandemic: Finding a Way to Live in the New WorldThis style of post is outside the typical stories you read on here, which are normally politically focused. Don't worry! That is still...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20207 minThe Six Month Mark: Anxiety, Activism and AspirationsAs I write this I am sat on a train to London, for my first speaking event of 2020. There is an air of excitement entangled with anxiety....
saff dotcomAug 31, 20205 minTaboo: Pakistan's Mental Health ProblemIt is no shock to South Asian's that our community has a problem around talking about mental health. Whether you are first or...
saff dotcomAug 31, 202010 minWorld Hijab Day, No Hijab Day: Collating Women's Experiences with the HijabFebruary 1st. Today is World Hijab Day. A day in which the World Hijab Day organisation ask non-Muslim women and non-Hijab wearing Muslim...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20206 minApostasy Is Not A Crime: The 12 Countries Where Freedom of Thought Carries a Death SentenceAfghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. What do...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20201 minJunaid Hafeez's Sentencing Highlights the Most Pressing Freedom of Speech Issue of the 21st CenturyJunaid Hafeez has been given the death penalty for false blasphemy claims made against him by jealous work colleagues. Hafeez is a...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20206 minWestern Feminists Need to Pay Attention to Masih Alinejad and the Iranian Women's Rights MovementImagine living in a country where women who do not cover their hair in public are breaking the law. A place where women are subject to...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20207 minPodcasts, Publicity and Perspective: How My Life Changed in A YearIf you had told me a year ago that I would be a public agnostic atheist and Ex-Muslim activist, and co-founder of a global podcast, I...
saff dotcomAug 31, 202016 minEvent Coverage: #Celebrating Dissent - A Conversation on Women's Dissent"Heretics, infidels, renegades - Welcome to Amsterdam!" - Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema. Starting at bright and early at 10am, I...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20206 minAbsher: The Saudi 'Wife-Tracking' AppAs many of you know from the countless news outlets and my previous post that earlier this month Saudi Arabia relaxed its male...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20206 minSaudi Grants Women the Right to Travel Alone, Yet Imprisons + Tortures the Women Who Fight For ThemAs I am sure many of you have heard of, and if you have not, this week Saudia Arabia has relaxed its male guardianship law, which now...
saff dotcomAug 31, 20209 minThe Netflix Effect: The Impact of Streaming Sites in Diversifying HollywoodOnline streaming services have revolutionised the way we consume film and television by offering a wide catalogue of film and television...
saff dotcomAug 31, 202013 minWhere Does the Responsibility Lie? The American Casting SystemThis chapter identifies some of the problems of diversity in the American film and television industry, as a much more complex issue than...
