Masq Magazine

03/07/2018

"During the radio segment, I had heard people putting me in a box, calling me a violent Muslim; an angry one who drives big Mercedes and is a potential threat to Danish cis-men on the street. If I ever became a parent, they implied, I'd fail to teach my children good values; instead I would teach them violence and encourage them to become criminals."

On his 38th birthday, Saadat Munir tunes into racism and Islamophobia in Denmark’s ‘ghetto’ debate.

11/06/2018

"What white feminists and f**kboys need to own up to is their lack of respect and consideration for the emotions, ideas, and time of those around them and do better. Just because work is difficult or uncomfortable is not a sufficient reason to not engage. Sorry, not sorry."

Breaking it down with the help of a Venn Diagram.

28/04/2018

"What would she say now, knowing that she like so many others from Generation Windrush left their children and families, to come to the colonial metropolis and make a different living by “attempting” to sound like the Queen, are now being told to go back to Jamaica and "use local accents and dialects"? And what would she say if she found out that she had to pay £2,297 for permanent residence and an additional £1,282 for a citizenship, to prove that she, regardless of her perfect speech, could claim these rainy islands off the coast of continental Europe, her own?"

In the wake of the Windrush scandal, Yannick Nehemiah Antonio Harrison remembers their grandmother and a loss beyond landing cards.

20/04/2018

http://www.masqmag.com/blog/2018/4/20/tarot-series-seven-of-swords

Nadia Nadesan explores intimate worlds of womxn, the distance in between, and intimate spaces through her tarot card series.

This week's tarot card explores transition and the tools we use to recreate ourselves. 

06/04/2018

Radhika Agarwal creates everyday objects to imagine a society that celebrates older migrant mothers in a way that doesn't reinforce gendered stereotypes and heteronormative ideals.

After watching her own mother struggle in diaspora, interaction designer Radhika Agarwal decided to created everyday objects representing the experiences of older migrant women. 

03/04/2018

A new tarot card series, by Nadia Nadesan, explores intimate worlds of women.

 Nadia Nadesan explores intimate worlds of women through her tarot card series,

13/12/2017

"Being able to say you are colour blind comes from being in a position of privilege. You can only say you are colour blind if you have never adversely felt the affects of your skin colour."

Annika Patni unpacks colour blindness:

When people say they are colour blind, it is a individual declaration that says ‘I am not a racist.’

10/12/2017

Sunday listening

Official music video for DL Boi written and produced by Umilo and Whyt Lyon. Directed by Jono Kay. Starring Llewellyn Mnguni and Henk Opperman. Download the ...

18/09/2017

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11/09/2017

"I think I choose to use humour because I feel when you face such topics with a hostile perspective, it’s hard to open discussions where people feel comfortable sharing their experiences. But when you poke fun at things, it can start deeper and more meaningful conversations that can lead to possible solutions."

Pranavi Suthagar, aka. Not Sari, shares her thoughts on MS Paint, eating with hands, and connecting through everyday objects.