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As a British Moroccan Muslim woman, I've learned that the term "oppressed Muslim woman" is not just a stereotype randomly floating in the background. No. It's a powerful narrative that deliberately circulates in all aspects of society - news headlines, policy debates, classroom conversations, 'concerned' comments about Hijab and even in some feminist spaces that claim to be liberatory. Although it is not always fabricated, as gendered harm exists in every society, but the dan

Conversations about Amazigh and Arab women often fall into stereotypes that don't reflect historical or sociological reality. Research across North Africa consistently shows that women have played central roles as decision makers, land owners, cultural leaders and custodians of language. Many of these practices challenge the common assumption that Amazigh and Arab societies are wholly patriarchal. The truth is far more complex. Amazigh communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tun

A reflection ahead of my upcoming exhibition. This is a sentence I've carried in my chest for years - one that shaped my art, my womanhood, the arguments I continue to have to justify my freedom of choice and the entire message behind my upcoming exhibition: Islam is empowering. Culture made it heavy. I grew up watching the world confuse the two. I regard Islam as the faith that lifted women from invisibility, that saved women from being buried alive... by culture ( in both t

To knock is to remember... To open is to reclaim... After many years of hesitation and self-doubt, I started to knock on the door of my past. For a long time, I carried stories I didn't yet have the language to express - stories of the women who came before me, of strength disguised as silence. In my culture, behind every old door lies memory, heritage and identity. My mission, through my research, was to reclaim the voices that history tried to mute. Knowing where I come fro