An Evening with Tahmina Begum
Join us for an evening of self-discovery and enlightening discussion with celebrated journalist Tahmina Begum, as we celebrate the release of her lyrical debut, Womanhood: A Love Letter to South Asian Muslim Women.
In conversation with a leading host, Tahmina will be exploring this thought-provoking read, before taking questions from the audience.
Every book + ticket comes with a copy of Womanhood that Tahmina will sign and dedicate on the day.
About Womanhood: A Love Letter to South Asian Muslim Women
'Rich and deeply personal. I adored it and read it in one sitting' - Shahed Ezaydi, author of The Othered Woman
'I can't think of anyone better placed to share our stories with the world' - Zeba Talkhani, author of My Past Is A Foreign Country
Love. Friendship. Family. Faith.
Across eight years and thousands of hours of interviews, Tahmina Begum followed the lives of Noor, Khaira and Moumita: three women living at a crossroads, each weighing the cost of being a Good Woman.
In Womanhood, she invites us into their lives.
Noor longs for a marriage that mirrors the loyalty of her parents' world and the openness of her own. After a long negotiation between her heart and faith, she decides to leave the man who is perfect in every way but one.
Khaira, once the girl in bedazzled jeans and heeled sandals, is twenty years into a life built at great cost. Expectations written long before her birth have shaped her into someone she no longer recognises. Now, she must decide who she wants to become.
Moumita strives to be a modern woman even as tradition tugs at her. When a cherished friendship fractures, she begins to question where friendship belongs in a life so often defined by marriage and family.
Together, their stories illuminate questions that resonate far beyond their own stories.
What do we inherit from the women who came before us?
How do we balance duty with desire?
Richly observed and profoundly moving, Womanhood is an unforgettable exploration of identity, belonging and how we find our way home to ourselves.
About Tahmina Begum
Tahmina Begum has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade.
Her previous roles include lifestyle writer at HuffPostUK and she has written for British Vogue, The Guardian, I-D, Dazed, Refinery29, Riposte, Glamour, The Independent, Metro, I Paper and gal-dem, covering a wide scope of topics that centre around the lives of Muslim women and women of colour.
Begum has contributed to three books, is the producer of the newsletter The Aram and is a podcaster, chair and public speaker.