Mar 08 2022 39 mins 2
The latest episode of Rambling About Rivers is a celebration of International Women's Day where we talk to Amira Patel, founder of the Wanderlust Women - a hiking and adventure group for Muslim women - which aims to break down the barriers and stereotypes of the niqab and challenge misconceptions of Muslim women.
Today, Emily and Jayne pass the mic to Amira (amira_thewanderlust on Instagram) who talks about what inspired her to start the amazing Wanderlust Women group, the way reclaiming green spaces as places for Muslim women has helped create a welcoming community that allows women to express their passion for nature, and how she developed her own love for the outdoors, recognising it as a space of healing and imaginative exploration. Amira's excitement and energy has helped build up a group which started off as a singular pursuit and grew as people gravitated towards green and blue spaces during the pandemic to what it is today.
