Written by

Soaliha Iqbal

From narrative nonfiction to essays and poetry, these reads will inform and inspire on International Women's Day and beyond.
Emerald Fennell has always had questionable race and class politics in her films, so maybe it’s no surprise that her “Wuthering Heights” adaptation reeks of anti-intellectualism, classism and problematic racial stereotypes. In many ways, it’s an accurate reflection of our times.
"I think there's room to rehash the conversation around how social media, for people of marginalised backgrounds and especially racialised teens, is a place to find connection in a largely white and colonial country" – writes Soaliha Iqbal.
In this After The Hunt review, writer Soaliha Iqbal says the film is undermined by its bizarre depictions of female struggle, especially when layered with class and race.
Welcome back to Missing Perspective’s monthly book club, where I curate, recommend and review the best books of 2025 by underrepresented authors so you can diversify your TBR list and read a wider array of genres, authors and styles. 
"Support for Palestine is, finally, becoming mainstream — so what has Swift got to lose?" Soaliha Iqbal weighs in.
Last month, the Federal Court’s Justice Darryl Rangiah ruled that journalist Lattouf had been unlawfully terminated when the ABC took her off air 18 months ago, after she shared a post on Instagram featuring a headline by the Human Rights Watch which reported that Israel was found to have been using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. 
Imane Khelif is the latest example of a historic gatekeeping of womanhood – Soaliha Iqbal explores more in this op-ed.
Clean girl, trad wife, old money: Pretty Little Thing's rebrand is the latest symptom of a rise of conservatism – Soaliha Iqbal reports.

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