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
Book Club: Nadeine Asbali's Veiled Threat wonders why British society won't leave Muslim women alone, and how supporting Palestine is now tied to extremism.
IWD: The New Arab spoke to three Palestinian women and mothers about how their lives have changed since Gaza's war and how their resolve remains undeterred.
The New Arab Meets: Dr Haya Hijazi, a gynaecologist and obstetrician from Gaza, who explains how genocide will permanently affect women's reproductive health.
The New Arab Meets: Gazan author, journalist, and mother, Laila El-Haddad. In an exclusive interview, Laila speaks about Gaza, foodwashing, and staying hopeful.
The New Arab Meets: British Moroccan actress & star of ITVX's The Effects of Lying, Laila Rouass. She talks with urgency about a ceasefire in Gaza, taking a stand for Palestinians’ human rights and what it’s like to be asked 'Do you condemn Hamas?'
Book Club: Etaf Rum discusses her long-awaited novel, the plight of Palestinian authors to prevent Palestine’s erasure through storytelling, and the concept of the evil eye as a coping mechanism for Palestinians in the face of the continuing Nakba.
It's been a year since Iranian authorities oversaw the brutal murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Her death and others like her have spawned the Woman Life Freedom movement that demands systemic change in Iran. One year on, how has the movement fared?