Bitch From Pakistan

Hey guys!

Welcome back to Bitch From Pakistan!

So Pakistans 75th Independence Day was this past Sunday, on August 14th and it’s basically been celebrated since the Partition which is when India separated into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India due to differing religious beliefs. The tensions between us and Indians still stands but that’s a topic for another day!

Pakistan is such a beautiful country in terms of hospitality, food, culture, clothes that it’s hard to believe we love a country that hates its women so much! I wanted to shed some light on what independence for Pakistani women looked like and I feel like several other women from different countries could probably relate.

On the podcast instagram, there is a picture that shows my ID which has to have a 'father's name' on it. There's also a statistic that shows that Pakistan is the 4th most dangerous place for a woman...the domestic violence, femicide and honor killing risk is still quite astonishing. On Women's day, Pakistanis partake in the 'Aurat March' which means 'Women's march' in Urdu. I hope we keep making strides towards a better Pakistan for women.

Thank you for taking out the time to listen and support!!

Thank you to Zay La Vie for audio editing. @zaylavie

Thank you to Azziz Qadri for music. @uhziz

Thank you to Elese Arias for photography. @elese.gab.arias

Hey guys, welcome back to Bitch From Pakistan!

On this episode, we welcome Kales, an Iranian-American girly who shared a passion in collaborating to talk about what has been going on in Iran and what it means to be a descendant living in the West. We have all seen or heard of what has been going on, but there is always more to the story and it's an important one to know.

Heads up, we recorded this a few weeks back, and want to acknowledge that plenty has happened since then. A few of those things: several more people are being killed, several people are completing suicide due to the conditions, people who have been protesting are at risk of being under arrest, women are in danger of being raped and social media is being controlled to allow lack of clarity of the situation internationally. Most importantly, Iranians feel that what is happening in their country is revolutionary against the Islamic Regime, and more and more people continue to stand up everyday.

In the age of so much information, it is important to clarify facts. I am addressing two: 1) 15,000 protestors are being imprisoned or receiving a death penalty and 2) virgin women are being raped prior to being executed. Nur Ibrahim, Snopes reporter did the fact checking and found that '"The claim that the 15,000 protestors currently imprisoned will be executed en masse is based on unfounded speculation. The claim that female prisoners will be raped before execution relies solely on reports and accounts from the 1980s about systemic sexual abuse of women in Iran's prisons." This does not undermine that people are being hurt, imprisoned and sexually harassed as those are all still very likely outcomes for the people in Iran.

Ignorance is bliss, but not in this case. Thank you so so much for listening and for having a desire to be more aware and educated. Stay connected <3

So much love to you for giving me your trust, time and support thus far. BFP will be taking a break after this episode, but if you want me, I'll be back! <3

Yasmeena reached out to me on Tiktok one day after we started seeing each other on there. The brown rebel community is pretty small 😅

I couldn’t help but ask if they would be willing to join me on an episode. I’m so honored to be able to share their story, it’s an empowering one, and one that continues to empower my drive for authenticity and connection too. Thank you for believing and trusting me love 🥰

This is such a special conversation to me and I’m so excited to share it with you as the season finale!!

Time is a luxury these days and I’m so grateful you shared yours with me. Thank you so much for the support!

Yasmeena's insta: @third.culture.queer ; and Tik Tok: @thirdculturequeer

@bfrompak on instagram, follow if you like what you hear 🥰

Thank you to Zay La Vie for audio editing. @zaylavie

Thank you to Azziz Qadri for music. @uhziz

Hey guys, welcome back to BFP!

Today's episode is special because its my first ever Pakistani speaker, Burhan! Burhan is a genre-defying human who is always pushing the boundaries, in science, social situations, fashion and mindsets. Twinning, we came to America at 18 to pursue our own respective journeys and ended up entering each others creative spheres. We are trying to create the representation we wish we had, and showing what humans of Pakistan across the world look like and are up against.

Their bravery to be themselves caught my attention on social media and inspired me to start living more authentically to myself and step into the courage I knew I had. I can't imagine what their influence will do for other younger people who are in our positions of going against the status quo, and being black sheep in their families. Thank you Burhan for being a part of the BFP family!

Stories and experiences are what bring together community, have a listen!

Burhan's Insta and TikTok: burhan_rebels

Thank you to Zay La Vie for audio editing. @zaylavie

Thank you to Azziz Qadri for music. @uhziz

Thank you to Elese Arias for photography. @elese.gab.arias

Navigating your life as a first generation brown/black Muslim girl has its fair share of challenges...which is probably why B and I have always bonded over our struggles over the years. We were the only Eastern girls in our sorority class and we were trying to figure out the western way of young womanhood...so we ended up staying connected!

Her perspective, as a model in New York, as a first generation Somali woman, and based on the story she lets me share... not only is so unique, but also lays down a foundation to talk about some crazy things that are going on in the US, back in Somalia, back in Pakistan as well as some of the Eastern ideologies that affect our perception of ourselves, especially in our dating lives... which I knowwww a lot of you girls can relate with us on too.

Stay tuned! Stay connected <3

Thank you to Azziz Qadri for music. @uhziz

Thank you to Zay La Vie for audio editing. @zaylavie