Posts tagged Muslim
Urvah Khan: Scrap rock, self-belief and success across borders

Zee Ahmed interviews Canadian-Pakistani musician and festival organiser Urvah Khan about being a Pakistani kid growing up with the music scene in Toronto, reconciling Muslim tradition with Western culture, and what inspired her to start ScrapFest. This interview is part of WEIRDO’s ‘We Are The Weirdos, Aunty-ji’ series.

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Polite Society: a high-octane action-comedy kicking down South Asian and Muslim women stereotypes

From the director and writer of smash-hit Channel 4 comedy, We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor’s big screen debut Polite Society is a story about fighting the status quo, sticking it to the patriarchy, and reclaiming bodily autonomy. It’s a refreshing rebuttal to the typecast bit parts you often see South Asian women relegated to in film and TV.

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