Headscarves and Good Yarns

Amal sits down with a fellow Somali sister and unpacks Mihad's experiences as a black, muslim wāhine living in Aotearoa. All the stories explored shows the many faces of racism - the casual racism, micro aggressions, discrimination, systemic etc - all of which happened in Aotearoa. We also frankly discuss what it means to use your voice, the existence of being part of a marginalised community is a political existence, her experience as a black model and moving to Aotearoa.

Amal yarns with Alice Canton - theatre artist and all around amazing bad ass. We talk about the importance of storytelling and how that connects to a deeper understanding of ourselves and others, candidly about racism, her mahi being a talking point for deeper societal issues and her experience as a wāhine POC in the theatre world.

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Amal unpacks all the things that’s come up for her in the past two weeks and talks about: -how islam/islamophobia is discussed in a binary -why brown girls are better than brown bois aka the patriarchy but from an ethnic POV. -how black girls are erased and seen as invisible -the expectations we place on people to change This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

tumeric lattes, yoga, chia anything, shea butter - all wellness trends that are hot right now. Amal unpacks what it means when we participate in these trends and why it’s problematic. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

After reading about Serena Williams' birth experience, Amal uses this to launch into the conversation of anti-blackness. What is the difference between racism and anti-blackness? Why is is it so damaging? What does this look like in the context of Aotearoa? How can we as tauiwi honour te tiriti? This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This episode Amal tackles some questions y'all have sent in! We navigate what is the threshold for racism, social constructs, fat phobia, dating preferences and what you can do to be a better ally. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This weeks' episode is centered around the hijab and muslim women. A conversation catalysed by what happened to Hoda and her friends at Otago Girls' High School. Amal, and some other sisters, share what the hijab means to them, what's misunderstood about muslim women and how we can better support our muslim community. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Amal sits down with Jean and Angela to talk gender, transitioning and expectations. Jean (she/her) and Angela (she/her) both transitioned at a later age and share their journeys. They also share their empowering views on living life on your own terms and timeline. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Amal gets cosy and real with Jenny, Elaine and Sam. Jenny and Elaine share their transition story and Sam their journey to identifying as gender fluid. We also discuss what it means to live as your authentic self, how to be a better ally to queer community and what freedom means. TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault and suicide are mentioned in the episode. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

The migrant experience isn't often talked about or understood well. Amal, guided by her own experience, unpacks the emotional landscape of the migrant experience and talks about things such as filial obligation, expectations, dreams and storytelling. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

New year, new intentions. Being a better ally one of 'em? Tune into this episode to get some tips and tricks to help you along the way.

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Recently Amal went through an experience where she felt marginalised by a service. She unpacks her emotions and has a yarn about anger, breaking the social contract and what it feels like to be undermined by the system. She then begins to unpack the history of whiteness. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin http://oar.org.nz

We all know how to describe 'em. Can I talk to your manager with the iconic hairstyle and dragging people left, right and centre BUT where did the term come from and should we be critical of it? Unpack the meme with Amal. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz