8 episodes

British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about their lives, revealing some of the many other ways it’s possible to be a British Muslim woman in 2018.

How to be a Muslim Woman BBC Radio 4

    • Religion & Spirituality

British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about their lives, revealing some of the many other ways it’s possible to be a British Muslim woman in 2018.

    Episode 7: I don’t need empowering, I don’t need liberating

    Episode 7: I don’t need empowering, I don’t need liberating

    Sayeeda Warsi speaks to activist Sajda Mughal, caught up in the 7/7 bombs in London, about the effect it had on her life. The course of Sajda's life changed that day, and she discusses how the realisation that the bombs had been set off by men from her faith affected her. She also explains why she is so frustrated at the representation of Muslim women in public life - as meek and oppressed. "I don't need empowering, I don't need liberating," she tells Sayeeda

    • 27 min
    Episode 6: The pointless obsession with how Muslim women dress

    Episode 6: The pointless obsession with how Muslim women dress

    Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Welsh trade unionist Shavanah Taj about being a British Muslim woman. Shavanah explains her frustration that the conversation about Muslim women is so often focused on what women wear, obscuring other important issues that leaders within Muslim communities, and observers outside it, should prioritise instead. She discusses the importance of her faith in her daily life, and how it has affected her wish to get involved in improving society.

    • 22 min
    Episode 5: Why I feel like a failed perfect daughter

    Episode 5: Why I feel like a failed perfect daughter

    Sayeeda Warsi speaks to anti-FGM activist Nimco Ali about being a British Muslim woman. They discuss sex and relationships, misogyny, speaking truth to power, the difference between culture and religion, and why guilt keeps Nimco going.

    • 30 min
    Episode 4: Muslim women face the same challenges as other women of faith

    Episode 4: Muslim women face the same challenges as other women of faith

    Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Julie Siddiqi about being a British Muslim woman, and why endless discussions about the burka stop more important conversations from taking place. Julie is co-chair of the Nisa-Nashim network of Muslim and Jewish women, and points out the similarities between the issues many Muslim women face within their communities and those of women in other faith communities.

    • 36 min
    Episode 3: My father empowered all his daughters

    Episode 3: My father empowered all his daughters

    Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Maz Saleem about her father, who was murdered by a far-right extremist. They discuss stereotypes of Muslim women and Muslim men, and talk about the daily challenges and pleasures of being a Muslim woman in 21st century Britain.

    • 25 min
    Episode 2: The Army helped me find my place in Islam

    Episode 2: The Army helped me find my place in Islam

    Sayeeda Warsi discusses the challenges facing British Muslim women in 2018 with trainee Army medic Ammani Bashir, who explains how the Army helped her find her place in Islam.

    • 27 min

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