In episodes 6a and 6b with our guest Karimah Rahman, we explore the intersections of la francophonie and indenture by discussing growing up anglo and Muslim Indo-Caribbean in francophone Quebec, as well as life settling in other parts of Canada.
Karimah (she/her) is the founder of The Muslim Indo-Caribbean Collective (MICC @muslimindocaribbeancollective) and The Muslim Indentureship Studies Center (MISC- @muslimindenturestudiescenter). She is currently pursuing her PhD in Policy Studies focused on the intersectional marginalization, lack of representation and Anti-Muslim Racism towards Muslim Indo-Caribbeans (and marginalization of Indo-Caribbeans) in policy (India’s Diaspora Policy and Ontario’s South Asian Heritage Act, 2001) as well as Indo-Caribbean, Indentured Diasporic, Indian and South Asian spaces.
She has coined a few terms:
- The South Asian/Indian “Authenticity/Purity” Hierarchy Theory
- The Indian(Indentured/Indo-Caribbean)“Authenticity/Purity” Hierarchy Theory
- Mainland South Asian/Indian Supremacy
- Mainland South Asian/Indian Privilege
- Hindu Indian/Indenture/Indo-Caribbean Supremacy
- Hindu Indian/Indenture/Indo-Caribbean Privilege to unpack this
along with popularizing the term Muslim Indo-Caribbean and coining the terms:
- Muslim Indo-Caribbean Heritage Day
- Muslim Indo-Caribbean Studies
- Muslim Indentureship Studies,
- (Radical) Muslim Indo-Caribbean Feminism
- (Radical) Muslim Indentured Diasporic Feminism.
Karimah looks at the legacy of Muslim Indo-Caribbean resistance to colonization, journey of learning/unlearning, intergenerational trauma (rooted in Indentureship, colonization, white supremacy, Hindu supremacy, Hindutva ideology, Brahmin supremacy etc.) and decolonizing (including Decolonizing Mental Health). Karimah is a published author with work ranging from academic to spoken words, she gave talks, interviews and workshops on the topics mentioned earlier. She is currently working on a documentary movie and upcoming book on Being Muslim Indo-Caribbean made by Muslim Indo-Caribbeans for Muslim Indo-Caribbeans.
Follow us on instagram:
Karimah – @karimah__kr
Muslim Indo-Caribbean Collective – @muslimindocaribbeancollective