#sofia niazi

[asctx]

I don't know what the value is of mainstream, racist institutions trying to represent us, because it's still really damaging to give them that control. Any representation they give us is always going to be on their terms and they can take it away whenever they want…

Sofia Niazi, interview on One Of My Kind zine in The Fader

[diasporic-streets]

Talk to the Scarf

A zine about head scarves and their various excellent properties, includes a tribute poem and FAQ.

I met this sister last year. Inspiring!

[downthetubes]

DIY Cultures 2015 Back in May

DIY Cultures 2015 Back in May

  DIY Cultures returns to London on Sunday 24th May 2015 – a day-long festival of zines, artist books, comics, artists-run spaces, talks, films, animation, video art, exhibition, workshops – the spirit of independence, autonomy and alternatives.

Previous programmes of events have included talks from OOMK Zine and Black Feminists, fashioning a new world, The Poetry Pamphlet and DIY forms, and…

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[hyperallergic]

(via An Artist Draws the Women of the War on Terror)

Artist Sofia Niazi is a Londoner, born and raised. But in a post-9/11 world, Niazi has been troubled by how her city and her country have changed, by how people in her community are being treated.

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[girlsgetbusyzine]

Girls Get Busy’s Zine of the Week: Talk to the Scarf by Sofia Niazi

A zine about head scarves and their various excellent properties, includes a tribute poem and FAQ.

Sofia is an illustrator and animator working in London and co-founder of the very excellent OOMK zine.

This wonderfully witty (and very informative) zine is available to read online for free at www.sofianiazi.co.uk/talktothescarf!

For a chance to be featured as Zine of the Week, email your links to [email protected]