Sakina Shahzan

Sakina is a creative and passionate Henna artist. Her work is renowned for being distinctive, clean, flowing and contemporary. She is influenced by Indian, Pakistani and Arabic art. As well to cultural influences, her designs incorporate images from nature, including flowers, leaves and birds. She was brought up in a Read more…

Hana Assafiri

Whether fostering social cohesion through community events or creating a safe, diverse space for Muslim women to share their stories, Ms Hana Assafiri is a compassionate and unspoken hero within the Victorian community. She is a tireless advocate for women in the community and a spokesperson for Islamic feminism in Read more…

Bushra Hassan

Bushra is the co-founder and owner of Indybindi. An artistic Company where people can explore their talents at workshops run by Bushra and have a platform to display their creativity. Bushra recycles everyday items into colourful funky artworks. An artist in her own right, she uses many mediums of sketching Read more…

Shehnaz Akhtar

Shehnaz started experimenting with oil painting, watercolour and fabric painting in secondary school. She further pursued her love for all things art and completed a silk flower arrangement course in Nizamabad at the Karachi arts school. Now I am a florist in Melbourne and pursuing my passion for art. Shehnaz Read more…

Shagufta Yamin

She is a member of the Berwick Arts Society, and as an artist, she enjoys painting in most mediums but more so using watercolours. Her inspiration comes from within, stimulated by the uniqueness of the content and context present within the surroundings. In other words, She often does not choose Read more…

Lubna Yamin

Lubna is a qualified artist and has completed her diploma in Graphic Design. She has worked as a professional graphic designer in advertising agencies and pharmaceutical companies. Though she has not exhibited, she pursues painting as a pastime, and her medium of choice are acrylics and watercolours

Brooke Wandin

Brooke is currently working as a Wurundjeri educator, visiting schools and talking about local Aboriginal history and culture. She weaves to honour her great grandmother and all of the women who have gone before her… When she weaves, she feels she is keeping her culture alive, it lives through her. Read more…

Anisa Sharif

Anisa Sharif is the Community Liaison Team Member of the Australian Federal Police, Melbourne office. Born Melissa (Anisa) Jayne Bilston in 1968 in Benalla in North Eastern Victoria, Anisa was the middle daughter of 3 girls. Her mother, Judy, was extraordinarily creative and greatly influenced all her daughters. Anisa moved Read more…

Manal Younus

Manal Younus is a writer, performance poet and creative producer. As a Muslim woman with Eritrean origins living in Australia, the young artist discovers and strengthens her identity while inciting thought and discussions amongst her audiences in schools, workplaces, conferences and communities. Her background in community work has seen her Read more…

Husna Pasha

Husna Pasha is a Melbourne based businesswoman, author, media personality and public speaker. She’s funny, intelligent, brave and outspoken, and she’s attracting bigger and bigger audiences to her great mission –to create happier people. Husna is an Indian Australian, raised in Tasmania by her hard-working parents, a mother of two, Read more…