Thursday 6 April 2017

Empowering Women Through Heritage

Today we celebrated the ladies who have worked so hard all year to produce this amazing exhibition. They breathed life back into their past times, and relived their best times through their words and stories.
Absolutely fantastic end to a brilliant and heart-warming project. It has been such a pleasure working with these ladies who have taught me so much.







pictures © Aisha Mirza April 2017


Saturday 1 April 2017

Be kind - It's not a crime!


It's not a crime to be kind to yourself.

I know this may seem a bit random but I've been immersed in survivor stories for the last few days alongside all my other jobs; be that the radio, writing, my community activism, project management, and of course family life and commitments.

Emotional and psychological maintenance is as essential to our wellbeing as is the need to maintain our bodies physically through food and exercise. Doing things that help keep us in balance will aid us in being more effective, efficient and productive insh'Allah.

I suppose I'm just sharing as a reminder to myself, and if others may benefit that we must learn to stop. Take time out to reflect. Be kind to ourselves, and not feel guilty about it. Self-care is important and necessary.

May we create space for it.