How to be a Muslim Woman Podcast
1) Episode 7: I don’t need empowering, I don’t need liberating
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to activist Sajda Mughal, caught up in the 7/7 bombs in London, about the effect it had on her life. The course of Sajda's life changed that day, and she discusses how the realisa...Show More
2) Episode 6: The pointless obsession with how Muslim women dress
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Welsh trade unionist Shavanah Taj about being a British Muslim woman. Shavanah explains her frustration that the conversation about Muslim women is so often focused on what wom...Show More
3) Episode 5: Why I feel like a failed perfect daughter
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to anti-FGM activist Nimco Ali about being a British Muslim woman. They discuss sex and relationships, misogyny, speaking truth to power, the difference between culture and religi...Show More
4) Episode 4: Muslim women face the same challenges as other women of faith
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Julie Siddiqi about being a British Muslim woman, and why endless discussions about the burka stop more important conversations from taking place. Julie is co-chair of the Nis...Show More
5) Episode 3: My father empowered all his daughters
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Maz Saleem about her father, who was murdered by a far-right extremist. They discuss stereotypes of Muslim women and Muslim men, and talk about the daily challenges and pleasur...Show More
6) Episode 2: The Army helped me find my place in Islam
Sayeeda Warsi discusses the challenges facing British Muslim women in 2018 with trainee Army medic Ammani Bashir, who explains how the Army helped her find her place in Islam.
7) Episode 1: Patriarchy: now that’s a British value
In the first episode of her new podcast, Sayeeda Warsi speaks to spoken word poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan about Islam, patriarchy and why she wasn't sure about taking part.
8) Welcome to How to be a Muslim Woman
British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about how to be a British Muslim woman today.