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  • Bad Apple Issue 9

    Spring 2025 We are happy to announce the spring 2025 issue of Bad Apple. Here is exciting, analogue layout from Nora Ziegler, curated by mostly hand and including original watercolour designs. Articles from Rumana Hashem,… Read more

  • Shabbat/Shabbos/ Good Friday/Iftar 

    By Lianne, who is (in no particular order) a fundraiser, campaigner, educator, writer and Minister in Training at One Church Brighton.  Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has brought forth… Read more

  • A conversation on Joyland: Pakistani cinema tackles transgender love and desire

    Between Ghazal and Reham Joyland is a ground-breaking Pakistani film that pushes the boundaries of Pakistani cinema. It tells the tale of an unhappily married Haider who falls for a transgender woman called Biba. The… Read more

  • The Dictator Vs. The Bodyguard – Thoughts on Gender and Power Dynamics 

    By Beth, a trans person keeping a low profile.  I recently attended a workshop about power and group dynamics facilitated by the lovely people at Bad Apple zine, during which I made a realisation that… Read more

  • Don’t tell me I have the wrong body

    by Henry What can be more anarchic than bodies. They come in all shapes and sizes. They adapt, grow, shrink. Listening to my body breathing I’ve been revelling in the idea I can tell my… Read more

  • Interfaith Panel

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  • Write for us!

    Call for Submissions – Bad Apple 9 – deadline 31 March 2025 We are looking for writing and artwork of various styles (up to 1000 words) such as poetry, essays, drawings, stories, collages, prayers, sermons… Read more

  • Issue 8

    Dear friends,   Issue 8 has arrived! Unintentionally yet wonderfully, a theme seems to have emerged this time around gender identity. There is Beth’s piece, which speaks of the trauma of being transgender in a society… Read more

  • Female belonging and spiritual leadership: The case for a women’s mosque 

    By Ghazal Tipu It is common knowledge that a mosque is a man’s space that he has carved as his own spiritually and institutionally. There is often limited or no space for women to pray.… Read more

  • Sama al Hamra

    By Reham Bastawi A stream of consciousness about the conflict in North Sudan. Loss…  Loss comes in many forms. For example, losing touch with a friend. This friend at some point in your history meant… Read more

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