Whether it’s questions about if you’re bald under there, or being asked why you’re not wearing it the right way, people brown and not brown just won’t leave a hijabi alone. This episode, we uncover (hahah sorry) the realities of wearing a hijab day to day in face of modest fashion, ignorance, and societal expectations, and what it’s actually like to be the woman inside.

The one where we suck it up and talk about sex and why brown people don’t talk about it, all while sharing unflattering anecdotes about the most wonderful period of our lives: puberty. 

Resources for Sex Education: 

Sexplanations https://www.youtube.com/user/sexplanations 

Crash Course Biology: Reproductive System (Parts 1-4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDatCchpus 

Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace https://www.coursera.org/learn/gender-sexuality

South Asian Sexual & Mental Health Alliance: http://www.sasmha.org

An overview of the Farmers Protests happening in India.

Ways to Help

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Resources

Foreign Policy: India's Farmers Come Out in Force Against Modi (Fahad Shah, Nov 28 2020)

CTV News: Modi tries to placate Indian farmers protesting new laws (Sheikh Saaliq, Nov 30 2020)

Indian Express: Farmers Protest - Who are the farmers marching to Delhi, and why? (Varinder Bhatia, Dec 2 2020)

Tribune India: More support, aid pouring in from NRIs for protesting farmers at Delhi (Sukhmeet Bhasin, Nov 29 2020)

The Second Angle: How Are The Farmer's Protest In India A Feminist Issue? (Shahzeen Khan, Oct 16 2020)

Times of India: Farmers' protest explained in 5 charts (Times of India, Nov 30 2020)

Hindustan Times: MSP, APMC buzzwords in controversy over bills (Zia Haq, Sep 20 2020)

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast, where we over-explain ourselves and try to make a point or two. In this episode, we discuss how hard it is to be a brown woman in this day and age, and what a shitty job the media does representing women of color. Mostly it’s just us gushing about our love of Mindy Kaling, ranting about how badly hijabis are depicted on TV, and begging the haram police not to come for us. We promise it only gets better from here (because it can't get worse).