Urooj Arshad Oral History Interview
Urooj Arshad is a co-founder of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity and the first LGBTQ+ Muslim Retreat. In the oral history, Urooj describes growing up in Pakistan and Illinois, finding LGBTQ south asian community during college, and ongoing activism to resist islamophobia and queerphobia.
Content warning: Abuse
Oral History Interview with Mani Soma
Mani Soma performs as the drag artist KaMANI Sutra. In the oral history, Mani describes growing up in India, navigating a queer relationship as a teenager, helping to organize a flash mob at Osmania University, finding south asian LGBTQ community after immigrating to the DC area, and their experiences performing as a drag artist.
Content warning: Suicide
Ambedkar International Center - Author Lab Poster
AIC Authors’ Lab is an initiative to discover, encourage and promote Ambedkarite Anti-Caste authors. With a holistic approach to assist the Authors creative journey. AIC offers Workshops, Mentorship and Advisory Sessions from accomplished Ambedkarite authors to bring the best out of the aspiring authors. It is part of community empowerment process initiated by Ambedkarite organization in USA.