QUOTE OF THE SESSION: "Look after yourself, you can't change people's perceptions of you" - Tasneem Chopra
My favourite session of the whole festival. My thoughts on Tasneem were: Wow. Inspirational. Humorous. Smart. Funny. What a woman.
This session provided such great insight on Muslims and how the media portrays them.
The 5 things I learnt in the session were:
1. Tasneem is a consultant, author and activist. She delivers workshops on diversity, racism and identity to a range of audiences.
2. Not only is she a Muslim but a very proud, admirable and independent career minded woman.
3. She discussed how muslims go through emotional fatigue and anxiety everyday because the media portrays negative propaganda and unfortunately causes them to feel unsafe and anxious. Through this, she discussed personal anecdotes and what a muslim meant to her personally.
4. Chopra didn't stress enough the importance of diversity and acceptance in the society we live in. We must love one another and look after each other. Despite, the negativity the media presents about Muslims there is also a positive element so Muslims can get their views and opinions across.
5. Not only is Tasneem smart but incredibly charismatic and funny. She interacted with the audience in a positive and inspiring way. It was clearly evident how much the audience embraced her since the Visual Arts Centre was full of people with not one seat empty.
Tasneem Chopra displayed knowledge, humour and respect while being interviewed. She taught people about herself and how life is what you make it. Thank you Tasneem for your honesty and allowing people to understand, learn and hopefully love more.
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