Posted on June 23, 2008 by Safiya Outlines
An extra post today! No one tagged me for this, but I saw this on Dave’s blog and thought I’d do it anyway.
As someone whose earliest memories include sitting in front of Top of the Pops and the Chart and being filled with awe and wonder (there’s a great photograph of me when I was about three, watching [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2008 by Safiya Outlines
For various reasons (not bad ones), there’s been little new content on here. This is probably going continue for a little while longer. I’ll try to do a post a week, probably on a Sunday, insha Allah.
I missed the last episode of Women In Black! The tv didn’t record the right episode and the BBC [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008 by Safiya Outlines
This week the programme is set in the U.K
Regular viewers and/or readers of these reviews may have noticed that this programme is a tad fond of sweeping generalisations.
The first words spoken by Armani Zain are:
“Tonight I’m exploring a world right on my doorstep, Asian Muslim women”. (Note by Asian she means Pakistani/Indian/Bangladeshi)
Holy marginalisation Batman! While [...]
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