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BBC LEEDS interview with Pakistani. Muslim female poetess JUS1JAM. SISTERHOOD.

DEEYAH PRESENTS: Jus1Jam (UK)
Writer and poetess from the UK of Pakistani descent.
Jus1Jam, 24, from Bradford, UK has been writing poetry since her early schooldays. Fascinated by the media's influence on our perception of the world, Jus1Jam aspired not only to write about her observations but also to be involved behind the scenes in event organizing. She has a passion for helping and promoting others who are talented. Her track "Ride (a Requiem)" is a combination of two poems put together with the musical production and chorus vocals of Kiran Zamman.

Deeyah Presents SISTERHOOD

Sisterhood is the collective name for a mixtape project of previously unreleased songs written by young up and coming female Muslim rappers, singers and poetesses from the UK, Europe and US.

Their songs deal with a range of issues that each has been affected by on some level ranging from the war in Iraq to racism, love, romance, living in a post 9/11 world, to women's rights issues, faith and personal experiences of being young socially conscious Muslim women in the West.

"This is just the first small step towards encouraging these artists and others like them out there to pursue their dreams and hopes," says
Deeyah, the founder of the Sisterhood project who selected this first volume of songs from scores submitted to her."And a way to let them know they are not alone in their struggles and hardship to get their music and message out there."

"Although some of the ladies on the project are at the very beginning of their musical journey and just starting to explore and discover their creative and artistic expression I hope that with this project they will find inspiration and encouragement from each other to further develop and hone their craft".

"Hopefully we can help create a platform to have their voices and opinions heard as both artists and Muslim women living in Western societies. Female Muslim artists face a tough time. There's very little support for them, many of them have been actively discouraged-- even by their own communities-- from expressing their thoughts and dreams through music. But they are not alone as this first collection proves...they have something to say and they deserve to be heard."

Deeyah presents Sisterhood

Not for sale. Streamed online on the world wide web from summer 2008.

http://www.myspace.com/deeyahpresents



Deeyah Presents:


Artist: Lady Dizzla
Song: "I Won't Cry"

Artist: Amreen
Song: "Judge"

Artist: Jus1Jam (feat. Kiran Zamman)
Song: "Ride (a Requiem)"

Artist: MC Suriya
Song: "Breakin The Silence"

Artist: Shaheen
Song: "Revolution"

Artist: Neelofer Mir
Song: "Poet"

Artist: Angel MC Shay
Song: "Open Soul Closed"

Artist: Kiran Zamman
Song: "I Have A Dream"

Artist: Lyrical Lailah
Song: "Un-Abused"

Artist: Elly & Khai
Song: "Waters"

Artist: Yasslam
Song: "Belle Algerie"

Artist: Phoenix
Song: "Leap of Faith"

Artist: Dizie Mc
Song: "Inspecta"

Artist: Laydee Sly
Song: "Kitaab"
Artist: Nia-V
Song: "6 Degrees Of Separation"
Artist: Kayla Lahmar
Song: "How Did We Get Here"
Artist: Raquel Evita Saraswati
Song: TBC