Rewriting my story with poetry and love as a Queer Muslim | Sanah Ahsan | TEDxLondonWomen
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- čas přidán 5. 01. 2020
- As a a Queer, Pakistani, Muslim womxn, Sanah Ahsan has at times internalised the shameful narratives imposed upon her by systemic societal hierarchies. Through her poetry, she has embarked on a transformative and expansive process of re-authoring her truth with her own voice. Inspired by bell hooks and Audre Lorde, Sanah shares how she continues to learn to meet herself with unconditional acceptance, her poetry becoming a loving protest against structures defined by institutional dehumanisation and profit. By sharing her words with us, Sanah encourages us all to speak to ourselves with a little bit more love. A trainee clinical psychologist, spoken word artist and poet, Sanah’s performance journey began with BBC Words First and since has taken her to the stage of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. She won the Outspoken Prize 2019 in the Performance Poetry category for her piece “My Dua is Love”. Recently, she was a reporter on and presented "Young, British and Depressed," a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary that aired in July 2019. Sanah works closely with the grassroots organisation Jawaab to help tackle Islamophobia, and her community work has involved collaborating with organisations such as Human Appeal and Childline. Currently, she is conducting research to deconstruct whiteness within clinical psychology, while developing community projects promoting further dialogue around queer and trans people of colour (QTPOC), young people’s mental health, and spaces for queer muslim womxn. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Love that all the comments here are postive. To queer Muslims- I love you ♥️
This was a amazing...
This lady is so clear in her (apologies if it shd be They) thoughts and it shows in her speech! Respect from India.
She is marvellous. The conversations of LGBTQ+ Individuals, who are also believers in their faith, need to be highlighted more. 💕
yeah like about if she goes back to pakistan they gonna kill her or if she sees her dad or brothers they gonna honor kill her.
i feel very sad shes still seized by the very religion that wants to kill her......they probley gonna want to kill her a whole lot more after they watch this video
@@captrodgers4273 what's funny about mainstream Muslims in general is their bias, talk to them about islamophobia and they'll come up with the most passionate arguments against it, yet talk to them about homophobia and the opposite happens
In theory Muslims should know better not to oppress others, since they should know how it feels like being singled out and discriminated for their religious identity
and here they are doing the very same thing to the lgbtq+ community, ironic
@gilangzaidan8454 because she is apparently "a Muslim," but in islam queer which falls into the category of lust,so this lady is not really a Muslim anymore May Allah guide her back
Thank you so much. Beautiful.
This is soooo amazing and inspiring💕💕💕
Wow I love this. Thank you
Every youth is an expert until they grow old then reality will hit them.....
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I like her haircut
🏳️🌈 I love this!
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astaghfirullah
You come to the men of creation and you leave those wives whom Allah has created for you? Nay! You are a transgressing people.” (Qur’an 26: 165-166)
Ibn ‘Abbās narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated:
لعن اللهُ من عمِل عملَ قومِ لوطٍ، لعن اللهُ من عمِل عملَ قومَ لوطٍ، لعن اللهُ مَن عملَ عملَ قومِ لُوطٍ
“The curse of Allah is upon the one who engages in the act of the People of Lūt. The curse of Allah is upon the one who engages in the act of the People of Lūt. The curse of Allah is upon the one who engages in the act of the People of Lūt
so what? Do you take pleasure in reminding people they might be punished? If you don't see beauty and authenticity in this video I feel pity for you. Allah is the Love, he has Created every living soul and it is not for you to judge. Speak for yourself.
@gunelhass3815 save your religious beliefs to your self. Im only talking about Islam. Read what allah did to the people of lut. Go read your Bible and see what it says about homosexuality, they should be put to death. Save your Christen theatrics
@@gunelhass3815 Al-Wadud doesn't mean the most loving. Keep your religion to yoi
Try living living in a muslim-majority country and see what happens.