1. Kashmir Maryam: Do you need permission to be a writer?

We ask some deep questions about what it means to be a writer. Do you need anyone's permission? Kashmir Maryam and Aishah Alam share some insights from their own experiences.  You can find Kashmirs book Nafsi here:  https://www.amazon.com/Nafsi-Jihad-upon-my-Self/dp/0692679367/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nafsi+jihad+upon&qid=1613048696&sr=8-1 Sign up here to our monthly newsletter ‘Dear Muslim Creative’ PLUS get your free gift a *MUST* for all Muslim Writers: ‘The FIVE Commandments Every Muslim Writer Should know’: https://6ed80840.sibforms.com/serve/MUIEABGBfLBxlCltZrHObyQkpNteo4TETthcqnsjIvaQlXL251NUq85eoj3fAzEJlpEFcIzzJfiafxKUI0OtaLXhUUL8Ss-eyDjRzp-k9NTqLRYIek6pvwzudw4Qq-Ja5Gox2sP_EH2yjqj-vZMHppi2Ixp7cbHlp30KICjsLFczm74-pe9l0l7zuvULROYYYCGqwg4jKVlpqlNs *As a nonprofit, your support goes a long way in these podcasts and projects. Any amount would be appreciated: link is here: https://paypal.me/Thestrangerspoets?locale.x=en_US*