‘Islam, Women And Me’ BBC

I'm always fascinated by shows about the rights of muslim women, and when a show like this showed us a peek into the life of a British Pakistani and her being a teacher like myself , I had to watch it. Was her life similar to mine? Was her upbringing like mine? Were her beliefs …

Raised to be a wife not an individual

Growing up the topic of marriage was never to far away. "Do this for your brother so you can do it for your husband." "Learn how to cook so you can do it for your husband." "Clean the bathroom so you can do it in your own home." I'd always felt like an outsider in …

How I got married

Getting married should be a happy time, a blissful time. For me it was one of the worst experiences because I wasn't ready for marriage but my family didn't care about that.