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نمائش میں داخل ہونے کے لئے کلک کریں

کلیک بکە تا بچیتە ناو پێشانگاکە

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When Covid-19 came to our shores, we all battled the same storm. But we were not in the same boat.

Amina MWRC has worked with Muslim, Black and minority ethnic (BME) women in Scotland for more than two decades. When the Covid-19 pandemic progressed through the country, women came to us harbouring hidden wounds. Wounds that disrupted once-in-a-lifetime rituals, fracturing already challenging day to day lives. As we carried out our Covid-19 impact assessments, the women spoke on a range of issues, from engaging with Black Lives Matter movement and extended family relationships, to coercive control - all of this exacerbated by the unending isolation brought on by the pandemic. We witnessed the impact the pandemic was having on their resilience as homemakers, mothers, wives, sisters and on their strength as women; imprinting an indelible mark on their psyche.

Life in the Time is an urgent call to action to address the lack of support for marginalised and socially excluded women. Over one hundred Muslim, BME women came together in early 2021 to connect, reflect and create, a series of culturally responsive and mindfully curated online sessions. The poems, films and images below are the tangible expressions of these experiences. A reflection on the past, an acknowledgement of our present and a message for the future: when all this is over, and forgotten. A message to generations to come and the future selves of the women who created this work.

“We were not voiceless, it’s just no one was listening”

عندما وصل وباء الكرونا إلى شواطئنا، ضربتنا نفس العاصفة، ولكن لم نكن في نفس السفينة لصراعها.

لقد اشتغلت جمعية Amina MWRC مع نساء مسلمات و ذو انتماء إلى BME (أصول عرقية ذو أقلية) لمدة أكثر من عشرين سنة. عندما انتشر الوباء حول البلد، أتت إلينا نساء مخفين جروحهن، جروح كشعاءر الحياة المتقطعة اللتي تعقد الحياة اليومية الصعبة. عندما قمنا بتقييم امتداد التأثيرات لدى Covid-19، تحدثت النساء عن مجموعة من المشاكل، منها التعامل مع أحدات مرتبطة بBlack Lives Matter ، علاقات الأسرة الممتدة، و السيطرة الإكراهية. كلها متكثفة من الوحدة المستديمة اللتي سببتها الوباء. رأينا تأثيرها على قدرتهن على الإستمرار كمدبرات البيت، كزوجات، كأخوات و نساء، فطبعت منها علامة نفسية دائمة.

الحياة في وباء دعوة عاجلة إلى استدراك نقص الدعم للمهمشين في المجتمع و للنساء المستبعدات اجتماعيا. في بداية سنة 2021، اجتمعت أكثر من مئة نسوة مسلمات ومنتميات إلى BME للألفة والتأمل والإبداع في مجموعة من جلسات عبر الإنترنت، نظمت بعناية و حساسية للثقافة. جميع هذه الأشعار و الأفلام و الصور تعبيرات لتجرباتهن. هي تأمل للماضي، استدراك للحاضر، ورسالة للمستقبل: عندما ينتهي كل هذا و ينسى. هي رسالة للأجيال القادمة و لمستقبل النساء اللاتي أصدرن هذا العمل.
"لم نكن صامتين، فقط لم يسمعنا أحد"

جب کووڈ-19 ہماري زن دگيوں ميں آیا تو ہم سب نے اس طوفان سے مقابلہ کيا ليکن ہم سب کے ح االت ایک ج يسے نہ يں تھے.

.آمنہ Amina MWRC نے دو دہائيوں سے زیادہ عر صہ مسلمان، بليک اور اقليتی نسلوں )بی ایم ای( خواتين کے ساتھ کام کيا ہے . جب کووڈ -19 جيسے وباہی مرض نے پوری دنيا کو گھيرے ميں ليا تو بہ ت سی خواتين اپنے پوشيدہ زخموں کے ساتھ ہمارے پاس آئيں. ایسے زخم جو زن دگی بھر کی رسومات ميں خلل پيدا کرتے ہيں اور روزمرہ کی زندگی کو پہلے ہی چيلنجنگ بنا دیا، جب ہم نے اپنے کووڈ-19 کے اثرات کا جائزہ ليا تو خواتين نے بہ ت سے معمالت کے بارے ميں بات کی ، بليک الئفس ميٹر اور خاندانی تعلقات کو بڑھاوا دینے سے ليکر زبرد ستی قابو کرنے تک .

یہ ہماری مشکالت نہ ختم ہونے والی تنہ ائی کی وجہ سے ہوئی جو کہ اس وباہی مرض کی وجہ سے آیا .
ہم نے اس کا اثر گھریلوں عورتوں،ماؤں، بيویوں، بہنوں کی ح ثيت سے ليا اور ان کی ہمت پر جس نے ان کے نفسيات پر نہ مٹنے والے نقوش چھوڑ دیے. ذندگی ميں ایسا وقت اتا ھے جب اواذ اٹھانی پرتی ھے خواتين کے لۓ جو سماجی طو ر پرتعاون سے محروم ھيں. 2021 کے شروع ميں ایک سو سے زیادہ مسلم )بی ایم ای( خواتين اکھٹي ہوئی ثقافتی طور پر جواب دہ اور ذہينی طور پر تيار آن الئن سيشنس کے سلسلے ميں.

ذیل ميں نظميں ، فلميں اور تصاویر ان کے تج ربات کا ٹھوس اظہار ھيں. ماضی کا عک س ہمارے حال کا اعتراف اور مستقبل کے ليے پيغام . یہ سب ختم ہو جا تا ہے یا بھول جا تا ھے .انے والی نسلوں اور ان کا موں کو تخ ليق کرنے والی خواتين کے مستقبل کے لے ایک پيغام .

"ہم بے اواز نہيں تھے بس اتنا ھے کہ ہميں کوئی سن نہيں رہا تھا"

‎کاری گروپی ئامینە لەگەڵ ژنانی کەمەنەتەوەکانی وەک موسلمان و رەش پێست و کەمە نەتەوەکانتر بۆ ماوەی ۲٠ ساڵێک دەبێت ‎کاتێک کۆڤید ١٩ هاتە ناو ژیانماندا، هەموومان
‎بەرگریمان لە هەمان تەم و مژەکان کرد. بەڵام هەموو لە یەک ڕێگادا کاتێک نە خۆشی کۆڤید ١٩ی جیهانی کەوتە ناو وڵات ژنان بوون بە پاراستنی ئازاری وون،
‎ئەو ئازارەی ڕیێ و ڕەسمی چەندەها ساڵە ، درزبردنە ئەو ژیانە ناخۆشەی کە لە هەمان کاتدا خۆی ناخۆشە و،
‎تاوتوێکردنی دەرئەنجامەکانی کۆڤید ١٩ کە خۆی لە خۆیدا هەلسەنگاندنی ناخۆشە، ژنان باسی چەندەها گرفتیان کرد ،بەهەند وەرگرتنی ژیانی مرۆڤی ڕەش پێستەوە تا بە هێزکردنی پەیوەندی خێزان و کەس و کار و باب و باپیران، تا ئاگادار بوونی توڕە بوون، ئەو هەموو هەستە و تەنگانەو بێتاقەتی و کێشانە هات بە هۆی ئەو قەیرانەوە. پیاچونەوە بۆ هەمووی کارتێکردن ئەکەن وەک ماڵداری، وەک دایک وەک خوشک، وەک ژن بەرگری مانەوەی ئەو شوێنەوارە دەرونیەی لە ناخوو هەستەوە و خێرایی لە سارێژ بوونی. ‎ژیان لەم کاتەدا پێویستی بە پیاچونەوەو یارمەتیدانی ژنان و پێداویستیەکانی ژنان و تێکەڵ بوونی ژنان
‎لە سەروی ١٠٠ ژنی مووسڵمان و لێ قەوماوەکانی تر هەموو بەیەکەوەو پەیوەدنیان کرد رەنگیان دایەوەو داهێنەربوون لە بواری بەرنامەو ئۆن لاین کردن پەوەندی و بەشداری کردن لە پرۆژەی فێربوون.هۆنراوەو، فیلم وایلێکردن کە تۆزێک ناخۆشییەکان, ڕەنگدانەوەی ڕابردوو تێگەیشتن لە ئێستا وە بیر هێنانەوەیەک بۆ داهاتوو : کاتێک ئەمانە هەموو کۆتاییان هات لە بیرکران وە بیرهێنانەوەیەک بۆ نەوەکانی داهاتوو، وە داهاتووی ژن کە ئەم بەرنامانەی دروست کرد. ‎ئێمە بێ زمان نین بەس کەس گویێ لێنە دەگرتین

Talking to a blank space

Worry / stress / concern / highs and lows / depression / panic / thankfulness for family, and a safe home, and food to eat / people need help and people are scared to help / should I go close? / I feel lost / two metre distance / panic buying / rushing to buy toilet paper / restrictions / loss of life / people losing loved ones, young and old / death after death / helpless / wanting to be alone, but not alone / excited and anxious at the same time / hiding from children during Zoom calls / thankful for technology / time to empty the kitchen cupboards / lots of tinned stuff / Facetimes with little kids / my laugh gave me away /different forms of grieving / a funeral with 20 people there / the unknown / people have to stand and grieve on their own / broken relationships / all cameras off / talking to a blank space / Zoom funerals / seeing parts of the ceremony you wouldn't usually see brings it all home / facemasks and distance / loneliness / I realised how much we lipread / I'm smiling but nobody can see it / smiling through the mask / smiling to yourself / the eyes can do the talking / I can't cope with it / you have to abide by the rules / fogged up glasses / Tik Tok / older people having fun / I was so anxious / three young kids and me alone / I don't sleep at night / waking up suddenly, looking out the window / I've been forgotten / nobody has asked me if I need any help / NHS say we can't deal with anything else / we have been left

I have learned to be a mother

Social distancing means time with family / I'm fed up with YouTube exercise / fast walks / PE with Joe / I'm not doing it this time round / sitting beside the window on my brown sofa / baking chocolate cakes I never did before / walking along the roads / still scared of dogs / buying flour online / empty shelves / my phone was my best friend / people going crazy to buy household stuff / toilet paper / Amazon knocking on the door every two days / locked down but not locked up / crazy face masks we have to live with / sanitize / sanitize / but we are not sanitized / long waits / long queues / exhaustion and frustration / home schooling and working from home / works for me / even in all this, there is a brighter side / I have learned to be a mother / created a bond between me and my son / uncertainty / loneliness / fear / I'm a new mum, I have a three month old baby / busy every day / staying at home / you wish it would finish / life is green / women are angels / binge eating / just junk / cans of Coke / bread / toast / cake / without rice I wouldn't survive / putting on weight / five kids in the house / dishes / I have to buy fruit every two days / the gyms are closed so my guilty feeling disappears / a household rota reminds you that it's your turn


Every now and then

Clearing out my cupboards / time to kill / charity shops are closed so I just have lots of bags / angry at billboards / walks with the kids / not much to see / the odd person / portakabins / varying the route / noticing things you didn't see before / able to look around / trees and graffiti on walls / brightening your day / finally going out with my husband / "If you're not coming to me, the dishes of food are coming to you" / I miss that the most / we can't get together / every now and then I say bugger it, and get dressed up / it cheers you up / three mucky boys to look after / all dressed up on Zoom but you don't know what's happening on the bottom half / a lot of Netflix just to keep my sanity going / hooked on different series / had to delete it / working all the way through the pandemic / comfort eating / trying to make sure things don't go to waste / rainbow cake / chicken curry / biryani / new recipes shared / yoga / last year was trying to get into a routine / this time the focus is on self care / loneliness / isolation / phone calls from teachers / I'm glad I've got my mum / I'm glad I bought lots of craft things / children in the background / you can't focus, concentrate / you can't mute your own children

Everything is the 'new normal'

Rollercoaster experience / ups and downs / back to the lockdown / what to do? / light of hope / it's fire or water, keeping your temperature up and bringing it back down / paradise and hell / you are with your family but out of the world / you will survive / catharsis / purification / spiritual changes / time to think / time to reflect / rediscovering myself / a slower paced life / no societal pressure / time to do things I had put off / lack of physical touch / spending time in each room to see what I can do / garden is growing with green herbs and spices, but I can't share it with friends and family / hotpot is bubbling nicely but there is no-one to say "I want more" / time will pass and we will be one again / appreciating the smaller things in life / connecting with more people / expansion of my circle / connecting with community / joy and pride / sharing baking with people nearby / realising how valuable friends are / uncertainty of lockdown / fear of the outside world / struggling to be sane / physical appearance gone downhill / forced walks become sanity / mentally preparing yourself for a new lockdown / retraining ourselves to step back / every tunnel has a light at the end / giving mother nature time to breathe / wild animals come into the city / a deer coming to the doorstep / living in unimagined, unexpected times / having faith in religion / time bringing us closer to our faith / praying for peace and harmony for the world / everything is the 'new normal' / homeschooling / home as school / long Powerpoints / I'm not a teacher! / returning to basics / more time with family, we may miss that / thankful for the slower pace / struggling to fit in the same dresses / adrenaline / shopping bills / boredom eating / learning Zoom / God gives us the rain, making everything green

Introduction & Between Two Worlds

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100 Words From My Heart & Campfire

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Country of My Dreams & A Journey to Freedom

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Comes the Morning Brightness & The Bubble

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Life in the Time Exhibition is a project by Amina MWRC.The participants were mentored by artist facilitators Annie George, Katherine MacKinnon and Raman Mundair. Group poems were inspired by Kim Tang’s poem How Are You Really? from Bitter Melon’s Stay Home Diary. All participants received mental health support from a qualified integrative therapist. Private sessions for the participants to process the themes raised, and to share self-care tips and peer knowledge for healing were held throughout the process.

If you have been affected by any of the themes in this exhibition:
Amina Muslim Women’s Helpline: 0808 801 0301, free and confidential helpline, Monday to Friday 10am-4pm.
Samaritans: 116 123, free and confidential helpline, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.