Aysha

Welcome to Stand Alone's podcast! Today, we'll meet Aysha. Aysha has been estranged from her entire family for three years now, after her family issued her an ultimatum - to either cut off her engagement with her partner, or to cut off contact with her family.

 

Looking back to her decision three years ago, having established a new life for herself with her partner, Aysha shares her journey - dealing with strict and uneven family dynamics, growing up as a young Muslim woman, and the stigmas which surround her estrangement.

 

 

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