Fariha Róisín Explained

Fariha Róisín
Occupation:Writer, poet, cultural critic
Language:English
Nationality:Australian-Canadian
Genre:Literary fiction, poetry
Subject:Self-care, personal essay, pop culture
Notable Works:How to Cure a Ghost
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Years Active:2010-present

Fariha Róisín (born 1990) is an Australian-Canadian writer. She released her debut poetry collection How to Cure a Ghost in 2019 and her debut novel Like a Bird in 2020. Her first work of non-fiction was written in 2022, Who is Wellness For: An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who it Leaves Behind.

Early life

Róisín was raised in a Muslim family to Bangladeshi immigrant parents in Sydney, Australia.[1] [2] Her father is a university lecturer and academic, and her mother is an artist.[3] Róisín's maternal grandfather was Abdul Haque, a socialist former member of Parliament in Bangladesh.[4] Róisín moved to the United States at age 19 to study law at university, but dropped out to pursue a writing career.[5]

Career

Róisín has been a freelance writer since 2010 and has written for publications including: IndieWire, HuffPost, Filmmaker,[6] [7] The New York Times, Bon Appetit and The Hairpin.[8] She began her writing career in 2010 via an internship at the fashion blog StyleLikeU, and then participated in a program at the Critics Academy (run by IndieWire) to learn how to be a film critic.[9] Many of her written pieces are film criticism, cultural criticism and/or first-person personal essays. She also frequently writes about self-care, mental illness, spirituality and socio-political issues.[10] [11] From 2012 to 2017 she co-hosted the pop culture analysis podcast Two Brown Girls with friend and fellow writer Zeba Blay.[12] [13] Róisín appeared in Jidenna's 2019 music video for the song "Sufi Woman".

Her debut poetry collection How to Cure a Ghost was published in 2019 by Abrams Image. She describes the poetry collection as relating to "traumas she's experienced as a queer Muslim woman",[14] and the collection explores topics including islamophobia, the experience of sexual assault, and white supremacy.[15] The collection was written over five years.

Róisín's first novel Like A Bird was published in 2020 by Unnamed Press.[16] [17]

Personal life

Róisín is Muslim and identifies as queer.[18] She has previously lived in Montreal and New York City, and currently resides in Los Angeles. She is a survivor of child sexual abuse.[19] During adolescence she engaged in self-harm and experienced suicidal ideation, and attempted suicide at age 25.[20]

Works

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mag. Live Fast. 2017-08-16. Self-Care, Body Diversity, and Religion: A Conversation with Writer Fariha Róisín. 2020-09-10. Live FAST Magazine - The Best of Fashion, Art, Sex and Travel. en-US. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125054611/https://livefastmag.com/2017/08/self-care-body-diversity-and-religion-a-conversation-with-writer-fariha-roisin/. dead.
  2. Web site: Róisín. Fariha. I Never Thought Wellness Was Meant For Me. 2020-09-10. Bon Appétit. 14 September 2018. en-us.
  3. Web site: Mothers, Representation, Spirituality, Homosexuality and Islam with Fariha Roisin. 2023-04-06. Charlie Siddick. en.
  4. Web site: Artist Fariha Róisín on sharing a troubled relationship with her mother and what true feminism means. Elle. 20 February 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-09-24. The High-Functioning Stoner With The Best Red Lip For Brown Skin. 2020-09-10. Into The Gloss.
  6. Web site: Fariha Róisín. 2023-04-06. IndieWire. 18 August 2014 . en-us.
  7. Web site: Fariha Róisín. 2023-04-06. HuffPost. en-us.
  8. Web site: Kaabi. Amina. 2019-10-14. Fariha Róisín is Doing What Everyone Says Muslims Can't. 2020-09-10. Mille World.
  9. Web site: meet fariha róisín. 2023-04-06. Passerby Magazine. 30 January 2018 . en-us.
  10. Web site: Carlos. Marjon. Fariha Róisín Talks Visibility and Taking Up Space Online as a Muslim Woman. 2020-09-09. Vogue. 2 February 2017. en-us.
  11. Web site: Weinstock. Tish. 2018-02-09. after years of white-washing, fariha róisín finally feels free to be herself. 2020-09-09. i-D. en.
  12. Web site: Spellings. Sarah. Tsui. Diana. 2017-12-01. The Writer and Podcaster Who Doesn't Have a Phone. 2020-09-09. The Cut. en-us.
  13. Web site: 2017-08-18. @twobrwngirls. 2020-09-10. Twitter. en.
  14. Web site: Allaire. Christian. Fariha Róisín Writes Poetry for Survivors. 2020-09-09. Vogue. 23 September 2019. en-us.
  15. Web site: Ngangura. Tarisai. Fariha Róisín on Beauty, Self-Care and Desirability. 2020-09-09. Teen Vogue. 8 November 2019. en-us.
  16. Web site: Dundas. Deborah. 2020-09-04. 25 picks from this fall's book bonanza. 2020-09-10. thestar.com. en.
  17. Web site: George. Anesha. 2020-02-11. Poet and author Fariha Róisín on the importance of self-care. 2020-09-10. Elle India. en-US.
  18. Web site: Roisin. Fairha. 2017-03-30. I'm queer, tattooed and Muslim. Canada needs to get used to that.. CBC.
  19. Web site: Celibacy as Survival . 10 June 2022 .
  20. Web site: Weinstock. Tish. 2018-02-09. after years of white-washing, fariha róisín finally feels free to be herself. 2020-09-09. i-D. en.
  21. Book: Roisin, Fariha . Survival Takes a Wild Imagination . October 17, 2023 . . 9781524878221.

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