Is Islam being embraced or fetishised? Hosna Eqbal, whose parents migrated to Australia from Afghanistan, takes a look at orientalism, erasure and .
A few years ago, when I was solo travelling the world and crossing paths with women travellers who felt like sisters, I would tell them about my glorious secret dream. My dream to acquire a small island and start a community of only women citizens. There, a few hundred of us would live, create and…
I sit in a rustic wooden house adorned with ornaments from South Asia in the middle of the wilderness in Bulgaria. It is a chilly night but inside, the atmosphere is warm. I sit in a circle with 12 new Bulgarian friends. Everyone has brought a vegan dish to this Friday night gathering. There is…
I walk into a hostel in Italy and the common room is filled with people for the free dinner. I scan the room quickly. There is one other person of colour. I walk into a hostel in Thailand. I hang out in what is literally one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia for…
My daughter asked me if she is white.
As her brother tried to answer the question, looking at his colouring pencils and bringing his own arm closer to hers, my mind drifted to my first Australian experience that made me ask the same question.
I took my daughter to the child nurse who commented during…