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Spring 2018
About
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In this first edition of the Imaan quarterly newsletter, we wanted to show off the charity in a new way.
Though Muslims seem to be plastered all over the media - they only hate us, cuz they ain’t us - why not
showcase the diversity within the community as well as its many allies.
Love,
Aqsa
Editor & Marketing Volunteer
Imaan promotes Islamic values of peace, social justice and tolerance in its
work to build a world that is free from prejudice and discrimination against
Muslims and LGBTQI people.
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Please note that event dates and times are correct at the time of publishing and may be due to change. Feel free to check with us first.
Venue addresses
Positive East, 159 Mile End Rd, London E1 4AQ
London College of Fashion, 20 John Prince's Street, London, W1G 0BJ
Queer Eye
Netflix - TV Series
If you haven’t watched this or come across this -
where have you been? The show follows the new
Fab 5 made up of five gay ment that help people sort
out their lives. This season is based in the US state Warda - The story of a queer Muslim woman
Georgia and it’s so interesting to see how people Film, funding campaign
from a region stereotyped for being conservative A short film aimed at exploring something that’s
welcomes the men with open arms. I love that usually hidden: queerness among Muslims. The
the Fab 5 learn just as much from their subjects story follows Warda, an unhappily married young
as they teach them. Personally, my favourite is Muslim woman living in London, who crosses
Jonathan, but shout out to UK gay Pakistani Tan paths with eccentric and adventurous fellow
France featured in the show. Muslim Sarah. Click here for more info.
What to read?
Halfway Human
By Carolyn Ives Gilman - Sci-fi
Appropriate Behaviour
Film, 15 (1h26 min)
Shirin, as bisexual Persian American, is struggling
to be the ideal daughter and social butterfly in hip
Brooklyn while in the closet to her family but in
a relationship with her girlfriend. The story may The story follows Tedla, an evolved being of
feel eerily familiar to those that have to struggle humanity that is asexual. It is neither male nor female
with maintaining several identities. This romantic and refers to itself as a “bland”. On its home planet,
drama is a great insight into how different people blands are a slave class that are not thought of as
explore sexuality. human and inferior to either the male or female. They
are mentally, physically and sexually abused by their
human masters.
Have any recommendations? We would Tedla is found by a social worker named Val Endrada
love to hear from you. just after trying to commit suicide. The existence of the
bland on another planet sets into motion a political
conflict between the two planets.
Love, Imaan x