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Fariha Róisín

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Fariha Róisín is a culture editor and writer at large at The Juggernaut. She is an Australian-Canadian writer, editor and podcaster based in Brooklyn.

Sunil Gupta’s Portrait Party
Fariha Róisín

The photographer revisits documenting gay love in India, and consent in photography.

August 05, 2019

The Whitefying of Queerness
Fariha Róisín

What it means to rarely see yourself depicted, and to be told that who you are is a product of the West.

July 05, 2019

Know Your Muses: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fariha Róisín

An ode to the famous Qawwali singer, and the importance of remembering him for who he was: a Muslim.

June 24, 2019

A Good Talk with Mira Jacob
Fariha Róisín

How critically acclaimed writer Mira Jacob talks about race with her son, and her community.

June 17, 2019

The Not-so Model Minority
Fariha Róisín

How 'model minority’ became a definition to create the one-size-fits-all Asian American.

June 07, 2019

How Tanwi Nandini Islam AKA Tanaïs Hones the Craft
Fariha Róisín

From evocative perfume and lipstick line Hi Wildflower, to her debut novel Bright Lines, to a new book in the works, Tanaïs is uncategorizable — a multi-disciplinary artist through and through.

June 06, 2019

Body Dysmorphia in the Time of Ramadan
Fariha Róisín

Ramadan is rife with majesty and spiritual cleansing, yet requires facing one's body. How does one navigate Ramadan with a history of body trouble?

May 31, 2019

Know Your Muses: The Queer Theory of Falguni Pathak
Fariha Róisín

The “Dandiya Queen” is a queer icon, her understanding of desirability a dyke manifesto: she gives women what men can’t, or won’t.

May 06, 2019

The Journey of a Young Cardamom into Mr. Cardamom
Fariha Róisín

How a young brown rapper found his Nani, and his name.

April 30, 2019

Re-Examining Freddie Mercury
Fariha Róisín

What led to the erasure of Farrokh Bulsara's brownness? And how do we feel about his representation in Bohemian Rhapsody?

February 22, 2019

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