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Speak Up/Make Your Way (Ouvrir La Voix) - Amandine Gay

In the presence of Amandine Gay Amandine Gay (1984) is a French, Montreal-based, Afrofeminist filmmaker, activist, and journalist. The feat...

“Speak Up/Make Your Way (Ouvrir La Voix) is a film about francophone European black women from the diaspora. It showcases art performances and compelling storytelling from those who are usually spoken of or spoken for. The film will therefore focus on our common experience related to our minority status in predominantly White ex-colonial countries, while highlighting the great diversity of our Afropean communities. Speak Up/Make Your Way (Ouvrir La Voix) aims at bringing to light our existence at the crossroad of multiple discriminations that go way beyond our ‘black women’ status. Speak Up/Make Your Way (Ouvrir La Voix) is a statement from francophone European black women so as to why we choose to reclaim the narrative about ourselves. We will not be silenced, we will not be erased and we are in charge of our representation.” - Amandine Gay

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Learn How the 70s Became Somalia's Golden Age of Music in This New Video

A look back at Somalia's best years in music, and what's to come for the country today.

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The forgotten Muslim heroes who fought for Britain in the trenches

The stories of the 2.5 million Muslims who travelled to Europe to fight for the allies during the first world war are finally being told

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Monochrome Is A Tender Piece Of Filmmaking About Black Male Affection

The sweet-tempered short film was directed by Seye Isikalu.

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Portrait studios would simply refuse to shoot asian/black couples…

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The hidden history of Nasa’s black female scientists

The diversity of Nasa’s workforce in 1940s Virginia is uncovered in a new book by Margot Lee Shetterly. She recalls how a visit to her home town led to a revelation

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Muslimische Frauen im Spannungsfeld neo-kolonialer (Dis)Kontinuitäten - IslamiQ

Frauen weltweit demonstrierten gegen Trump. An der Front standen diesmal vor allem marginalisierte Frauen. Wie diese Aktion mit dem Stereotyp der muslimischen Frau bricht, erklärt Ismahan Wayah.

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She had to stop using her engineering prowess to work even harder for equality. This is what makes her special and makes her even more valuable.

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School Successfully Replaces Detention With a Mindful Meditation Room

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Gordon Parks

Staten Island Ferry Commuters, 1944

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#BlackInNL Episode 01: Nawal Mustafa on being a black muslim woman

First episode in The "Black In NL” series, documenting the Black experience in the Netherlands. Nawal Mustafa is a 30 year-old human rights expert who grew u...

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Orlando shooting: It’s different now, but Muslims have a long history of accepting homosexuality

Muslim societies have ignored their own history of accepting homosexuality, latching on to a twisted colonial legacy instead.

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“When your family has been ruling for hundreds of years, people still call you by the title of Nawab,” says Nawab Reza Khan, tenth Nawab of Sachin as he traces his family’s regal history. Eventually, they conquered the fort at Janjira and later occupied Sachin and ruled over their own kingdoms. The

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I don't want to see another all-male Muslim panel, ever again

The answer, of course, is fairly simple. We're not supporting women because we do not view them as important as men.