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Main Bhi Muslim[Election Special] Baatein beyond the ballotWhat does it mean to be a Muslim woman from Bundelkhand living through its socio-economic and political realities? What are their aspirations and expectations from the upcoming elections? How do they imagine their futures as citizens of this country?These are some questions that Main Bhi Muslim and Khabar Lahariya follow in this episode, speaking to Muslim women voters across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh - mainly in Jhansi, Banda, Chitrakoot, Panna, and Ayodhya to listen to their aspirations, their hopes, and bear witness to their fears and anxieties.These women across all age groups a...
2024-04-1451 min
Main Bhi MuslimS2 E5 - Challenging patriarchy & bigotry, within and outside one's communityIn this episode, Main Bhi Muslim’s producer and host, Mariyam Haider, spoke to Nazni Rizvi, Senior Reporter at Khabar Lahariya, India’s only, all-women, feminist, hyper-local, video first news channel, reporting from within the country’s hinterland. In this conversation, Nazni shares her story of belonging to the Muslim community in rural India where she fought social and religious prescriptions to leave an incompatible marriage, join Khabar Lahariya, train as a journalist, and over the years, cover some of the most pertinent issues including women’s rights and equality, social justice, and organised crime, in Bundelkhand region...
2021-08-0852 min