Nadine Aisha Jassat è una scrittrice, una professionista creativa e una consulente specializzata in violenza di genere. È celebrata per la sua capacità unica di fondere l'espressione artistica con la difesa della giustizia sociale, attingendo a esperienze vissute per esplorare temi come il razzismo, l'islamofobia e la violenza di genere. Come poetessa pubblicata e scrittrice femminista, Jassat crea una prosa potente ed evocativa che approfondisce complesse questioni sociali. Il suo lavoro come formatrice nel settore della violenza contro le donne, in particolare con giovani e professionisti, insieme ai suoi progetti attuali che coinvolgono giovani donne di colore, sottolinea il suo impegno nell'utilizzare le arti creative come catalizzatore del cambiamento sociale.
No one wanted to hear Estie's side of the story. Now she's on a mission to make sure the truth is heard . . . A page-turning mystery novel in verse about identity, friendship and learning to use your voice, with accessible text and beautiful illustrations throughout.
To celebrate Edinburgh, its literature, and more importantly, its people, Polygon and the One City Trust have brought together writers - established and emerging - to write about the place they call home. Based around landmarks or significant links to Edinburgh each story transports the reader to a different decade in the city's recent past.
The electrifying debut collection from a powerful new voice in UK poetry. Shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2018.Let Me Tell You This is a vital exploration of racism, gender and the sustaining and restorative bonds between women, told with Jassat’s searing precision and lyricism. Her poems seep into the reader, and deliver a punch to the chest."A punchy, powerful debut." - Jackie Kay (Trumpet)"An important collection of poems, incisive, delicate and precise, as it interrogates the trauma of systemic and every day racism. Jassat is unflinching as she delivers lyrical gut punches that stay with you for days." - Nikesh Shukla (The One Who Wrote Destiny)