Over the years I experienced snippets of racism and stereotyping, both to my backgrounds as a Pakistani and a Muslim.

If we tackled issues regarding our women in our own countries, perhaps things would be different for them in the west.

It's one thing to admire a culture and another when white people steal ideas from eastern cultures to make money.

Men are fighting against the status quo. Yes, they invented patriarchy, but they will help destroy it too.

He and his work should never be compared to anyone, regardless of how great or similar their work has also been.

If that were my child, I would have taken the pistol from the zookeeper and shot the animal myself.

The premise behind wearing the headscarf is to teach young girls, at a young age, that they are shameful and alluring.

The only way our leaders will start taking problems seriously is when Oscar-winning documentaries are made about them.

Many were quick – too quick – to place the blame on Muslims, going as far as stating they should all be “deported”.

"I wanted to die. If I asked my mother-in-law to take me to the doctor, she would say ‘no’. So would my husband."