Brown Girls Do It Podcast

Listen to Iqra's conversation with her feminist hero, writer and revolutionary, Mona Eltahawy. They chat about the reality of being a Muslim woman, issues within the Muslim community, feminism and Mona's campaigns, including #MosqueMeToo and #IBeatMyAssaulter.

You can find Mona on Twitter at @MonaEltahawy and her work and speaking commitments at http://www.monaeltahawy.com/

In our next episode, Iqra sits down with her feminist hero: writer, activist and revolutionary Mona Eltahawy. Tune in to hear them talk about Islam and feminism, and the issues faced by Muslim women in the Middle East and around the world!

We chatted to Chloe Cousins about what it means to be Black and Queer in our second Black History Month episode. This is a great conversation, covering topics from the erasure of Black Trans women from LGBT+ history to homophobia in Black communities.

In our next episode, we chat to Chloe Cousins from Rainbow Noir about being Black and Queer. Tune in!

In our first Black History Month episode, we sit down and chat about why we still need Black History Month here in the UK. Listen as we discuss colonialism, political blackness, and why 'diversity month' just won't cut it.

Our next episode is one of a few focusing on Black History Month. We chat about why we still need Black History Month. Tune in!

We sat down with Kholoud Helmi, an amazing Syrian activist and journalist, who talked about living under the Assad regime, fighting for free speech by setting up an underground newspaper, and fleeing Syria for her own safety.

We hope you find her story as important as we do.

True to the conversation, here's a link to Kholoud's newspaper: http://www.enabbaladi.org/

...and some organisations that work with Syrian refugees - please check them out if you have a chance, volunteer for and support them if you can:

- TimePeace, the app project that helps Syrian refugees share their skils: https://www.timepeaceapp.org/

- This project that helps to resettle refugees in the UK:

http://www.citizensuk.org

-The Refugee Council, which advocates for better provision for refugees, and offers services to refugees and asylum seekers: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/

- Refugees at home, a charity that finds accommodation for refugees: https://www.refugeesathome.org/

In our next episode, we'll be talking to Kholoud Helmi, a Syrian journalist who risked her life under the Assad regime running an underground newspaper. Make sure you tune in to hear her story.

In this episode with Girl Gang Manchester, we talk about adulting. When do you start calling yourself an adult? What are the pros and cons of adulthood?

We asked a bunch of people at Girl Gang's immersive screening of the 90s classic, 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion' how they felt about being grown-ups.

You can find GirlGang Manchester on Facebook (@GirlGangManchester), Twitter (@GirlGangMcr) and Instagram (@girlgangmcr)

Our next episode is going to be all about Adulting! When do you start calling yourself an adult? Tune in to find out.