Be you; your authentic you
Younger me would have told you to create a persistent shell to hide behind. Young me was so wrong.
Women’s Issues
Dina’s no longer a hijabi: What does this mean for the rest of us?
For the uninitiated, Dina Torkia (or Dina Tokio) is a blogger/YouTuber/social media influencer/designer and all round cool person. I have …
The Loo Project
The Loo Project will assess the cultural competency of ten community organisations providing services to young female CALD1 victims of …
Why aren’t you fasting, sister?
‘uuhhhmm… uuhhh…reasons…’
Call for Volunteers – DV & IPV Project in the ACT
Hey guys! My little team at the Unveiled Institute and I have spent a good chunk of the last few …
#MeToo: Finding a voice behind the veil.
Trying to say #MeToo in a hijab is hard – very hard.
I really didn’t want to get married – until I did.
Getting married seemed to be the WORST idea – and then I met him
Why I didn’t change my surname when I got married
People have been surprised (sometimes mortified) that I didn’t change my surname when I got married.
Yassmin’s piece is one that should make YOU reflect – not us.
Yassmin’s Teen Vogue article told it like it is. Her experience isn’t a lesson for us ethnics; it’s a lesson in white privilege.
My experience with getting periods as an adult – THEY SUCK.
Getting your periods as an adult is a confusing experience. Men have no idea how all-consuming periods can be; neither did I.
Undressing the stupidity in Pauline’s burqa comments
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know by now that Pauline Hanson, an Australian Senator, wore a burqa …
No; rapping, Playboy-posing hijabis do not represent me.
Why should I believe that sexist ideals will ‘free’ the oppressed Muslim woman?
Muslim Dating to Marriage: The Unofficial Rules
Are all Muslim marriages arranged? Do Muslims date? Don’t worry – I got you covered (lol…hijab).
Failing is Fine! Do it More!
Failing is completely Fine. No, Seriously. My entire life has been a series of taking the seemingly harder road in …
ANU Circle for Gender Equity: Women Careers Panel
On 4 October 2016, I joined an interesting panel discussing my experience as a woman who is trying to build …
STOP. TRYING. TO. STRIP. ME.
I refuse to be stripped down – stripped of my personality, my strength, my intelligence, my beliefs, my culture and my rights.
Burkini Ban: How an Innocent Pun Became Another Way to Erase Muslim Women
Who’d have thought a wet-suit-cap-little-skirty thing that covers ones nethers would be so controversial?
American Christian Confronts Bigotry by Wearing Hijab
In December of 2015, though April of 2016, Nancy wore the hijab in her daily life as an expression of solidarity with the American Muslim community, and in support of freedom of religious expression.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. I’ve written a post explaining what FGM is, its prevalence, …
Stupid Things Men do to Women in the Workplace
I love my job. I love getting up in the morning and going to work on things that interest me …
Unveiled Thought 