The Muslim women changing lives through sisterhood

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Rosebuds started in 2011, when a small group of Muslim women started meeting to talk about faith, identity and everyday challenges. Today, it’s grown into a nationwide support network, connecting volunteers across the UK and helping women through everything from loneliness and mental health struggles to domestic abuse. Amber Haque speaks to the group's founder, Aysha Bosher, and two of its volunteers, Scarlett and Saffron, about the impact its had on their lives and those of the people they work with. They also reflect on wider issues affecting Muslim women in Britain today, including racism, integration and their experiences of wearing head coverings. Scarlett, a Muslim convert who wears a niqab, opens up about the challenges she’s faced in public and how it shapes her sense of safety. Produced in Birmingham by Samsaara Productions for BBC Asian Network.