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Yousra Samir Imran

Yousra Samir Imran

Yousra Samir Imran is a British Egyptian writer and author who is based Yorkshire. She is the author of Hijab and Red Lipstick, being published by Hashtag Press in the UK in October 2020

Follow her on Twitter: @UNDERYOURABAYA

Book Club: The New Arab meets British Egyptian author Ola Mustapha to talk about her debut novel, on being second-generation North African Arab in Britain and the burden of representation in literature.

16 August, 2023

Book Club: The New Arab speaks to award-winning Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad, author of the new book whose release coincides with the third-year anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.

02 August, 2023

The New Arab Meets: Egyptian musician Bayou, whose poetic lyrics have contributed to a more vulnerable sensibility in popular Arab music.

06 July, 2023

Book Club: Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha is revered by Sunni Muslims for her leadership qualities, compassion and wisdom. The first in Kube's 'Treasury' series written by a woman about a woman, Dr Sofia Rehman explores her lasting legacy.

17 May, 2023

A recent report published by Muslim Census reveals that the British Muslim community has a lot of work to do when it comes to providing Muslim women with access to Islamic scholars and worship space.

04 April, 2023

Book Club: The British Libyan journalist’s upcoming book, The Othered Woman, is the first of its kind to take a deep dive into gendered Islamophobia.

08 March, 2023

Book Club: Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage is the culmination of research between scholars of Islamic studies & women’s rights activists, providing a framework for achieving an egalitarian marriage model based on core Quranic principles.

18 January, 2023

The New Arab has spoken to three British Arab and South Asian Muslim women whose experiences with the NHS points to ongoing systemic discrimination in maternal and reproductive healthcare services.

04 January, 2023

Lionel Messi's crowning moment, winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, was immediately soured by Western ignorance over the bisht. The highest symbol of Arab respect and achievement, the garment was unsurprisingly derided by Western commentators.

29 December, 2022

Book Club: Discussions in the British Muslim community about love and sexual desire have long been denigrated to taboo. But with the latest generation continuing to grow in creative stature, a new crop of authors are challenging this culture.

07 December, 2022