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Our Stories, Our Resistance

Our Stories, Our Resistance is a podcast created by a group of Muslim girls from Tower Hamlets, where they talk about the struggles and the joys of being a teenage Muslim girl in the UK today. They share their experiences of what it’s like growing up in a world shaped by Islamophobia, racism, sexism and how they resist oppression through faith, creativity, friendship and humour. 

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Our Voices Uprising: Hidden Stories

Our Voices Uprising: Hidden Stories is a zine created by a group of Muslim girls in East London through our Muslim Girls Fence project. Inside, you’ll find poems, comics, chants, and stories that speak of resistance, grief, joy, and solidarity. Made in response to the silencing of young people in schools when speaking about Palestine, the zine is both a call to action and a space where the girls speak their truth and educate us about global struggles.

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Hands Off Our Hijabs!

Hands Off Our Hijabs! was a student-led campaign co-created through our Muslim Girls Fence project to challenge uniform policies that prevented Muslim girls from wearing their hijabs during PE and dance lessons.

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Nobody’s Metaphor

Nobody’s Metaphor is a documentary made in 2018 that follows a group of school girls in North West London as they embark on the Muslim Girls Fence project, a unique and exciting project by Maslaha and British Fencing that brings together the sport of fencing, conversation and creativity.

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