What Outburst! Means to Me
There is something powerful about the community that has been built by Outburst. I have been fortunate to be apart of this group the past year and honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. Every single meeting/event I was surrounded by amazing women who inspired me and pushed me to be a better person....
Toronto Arts Program for Young Muslim Women Seeks Funds to Survive
The following blog article was published on August 4, 2014 on MuslimLink: Ottawa’s Community Newspaper. Article link: http://muslimlink.ca/news/national/toronto-arts-program-for-young-muslim-women-seeks-funds-to-survive Written by Suzanne Kanso Outburst, an innovative project which provides space for young Muslim women to explore issues of identity, faith, violence, Islamophobia, and empowerment through free arts programming is crowdfunding in order to continue nurturing marginalized voices. Back...
Why Can’t We All Outburst?
Guest post by Shireen Ahmed - http://footybedsheets.tumblr.com/ The word Outburst is a noun and has the following definitions: i) a sudden release of strong emotion ; ii) a sudden outbreak of a particular activity ; iii) a volcanic eruption For me, it signifies something much more personal, important and a project that I consider a blessing to...
Outburst! Twitter Campaign – A Month of Discussion & Reflection
During the month of June, the team at Outburst! launched it’s first twitter campaign on issues that affect Muslim women in the city of Toronto. 5 twitter conversations were conducted, each around 5 community based research projects that each of our team members are currently pursuing. We thought it would be a unique way...
Outburst! Crush: Shireen Ahmed, Writer, Blogger & Storyteller
Shireen Ahmed is a writer and advocate focusing on Muslim women in Sports. She is an athlete, community organizer, and works with Youth of Colour on empowerment projects and is an avid sports coach and mentor. She lives in the Greater Toronto Area. You can catch her on Twitter @_shireenahmed_ and Tumblr footybedsheets.tumblr.com #SupportOutburst this Ramadan...