I was 31 when I first realised I was losing hair when someone at a wedding kindly pointed it out to me! Before that, I don’t think I had realised, but then when I looked at a picture from that night, I noticed I had developed a bald spot where my fringe started, and that’s …
Anoushé is a champion for all those experiencing barriers and self-limiting beliefs. Born missing her right arm below the elbow, living with multiple health conditions, a cancer survivor, a Muslim and coming from an ethnic minority, Anoushé has never let what society or culture thinks she should do limit her or dictate the direction of …
A couple of years ago, I made a decision about my life. It was a long time coming and a change was definitely needed. 2016 had been a particularly difficult year for me. A traumatic child labour, had caused the anxiety to sky-rocket. Leaving the house alone had become impossible. I couldn’t walk to the …
On July 4th, 2018, Leah Chowdhry became one of the first, recorded, young British Asian women to swim the English Channel at 26 years old. With help from family, friends and generous donations she raised over £175,000 for the British Asian Trust. Leah completed the 30-mile swim in just under 15 hours despite obstacles like …
Nazia Nasreen is the multi-award-winning founder of Ibraheem Toy House, the worlds first online Muslim toystore. She founded Ibraheem Toy House on her kitchen table as she was struggling to make religious learning fun and interactive for her young daughter. Starting with 4 products and suppliers from across the world, she decided to launch an …
I attended the first Ignite workshop last September and I can honestly say it was a catalyst for so many wonderful new openings and for deepening in my own personal journey of transformation. The space Rupinder has created to bring together south asian women who are on their individual paths of change and growth is …
“Because real love is light, it is fire. It catches and blows into a million sparks and it settles down on you hot and sizzling, and when it cools, it becomes strength, it becomes part of you, it changes you entirely” Described as ‘an honest yet uplifting account of a woman’s life affected (but not …
As I made my way through the Oxfordshire countryside, London-bound for a workshop, I thought about the contribution I would make in this group of successful business women and artists. I concentrated on recalling career and personal successes I could usefully share. I prepared my ‘about me’ intro, finished off the pre-workshop exercises and thought …
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary. Anita Anand. Anita Anand has performed a great service to history by uncovering the story of Princess Sophia and sharing it with us in this insightful book. In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. Her father was Maharajah Duleep Singh, heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs. He …