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Adibah Iqbal has a confession to make, she sizes up other women in public all the time. And that does not make her any less of a feminist. But does it make her less of a nice person? And where does this female rivalry come from?
I size up other women in public so much, I can’t walk down the street without doing it! Until I learnt why I was in a constant battle of female rivalry and now I’m on a mission to end it once and for all! Check out my vlog for Rife about the whole issue.
(Oh and by the way, although I may appear naked, I am actually fully clothed. Rife is not that kinda magazine!)Why don’t you try a smile? Let me know how it goes: @rifemag. Also, have you ever been the victim of one of those sideway glares? Have you done it yourself? Let us know.
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About the author
Adibah Iqbal
Adibah Iqbal is a young filmmaker, using media and the arts to highlight topical issues affecting her community. She is currently working on a play that discusses motherhood in the Asian community and is soon to start directing a film on feminism and young women. She is actively involved in the Bristol voluntary sector, working with Salaam Shalom Youth Council, Watershed and Icon Films. She believes that minority voices are not always represented fairly in mainstream media and that the best way to tackle this is to create your own media. She was part of the Creative Talent Lab in Bristol in February 2014 and a founding Young Journalist for Rife magazine.
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