Interfaith Blasphemy Activist Spirituality

  • Write for us!

    Call for Submissions – Bad Apple 10 – deadline 15 August 2025 Themes for Issue 10: Direct Action, Care and Youth We are looking for writing and artwork of various styles (up to 1000 words)… Read more

  • Prayer and Hospitality 

    By Nora Ziegler The dominant culture tells us that we must either be isolated or suppress our differences for the sake of connection. Offering and receiving hospitality can enable us to work across differences, recognising… Read more

  • Anti-racist Protest as Trauma Therapy 

    By Rumana Hashem  This article draws on some thoughts and reflections on how we can use anti-racist activism and collective organising to overcome trauma caused by abuse and hate. How can we take action against… Read more

  • Emergency Backpack 

    By Cat Odenkirk I recently went to a book club where we discussed Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It charts a young Black woman’s growth and survival in a dystopian hellscape. Lauren grows… Read more

  • Fantastical Football Killjoy 

    By Henry On Sundays I cycle down onto Hackney Marshes with my husband. On a wide flat area of reclaimed land, between channels of the River Lee, white painted goal posts line up across acres… Read more

  • Melanated Nature 

    by Libaharan Ravindran We grew up strong in nature, rooted to indigenous ways,  Using old ice cream tubs for placing curry in, being zero waste,  When I spot one of us in a green, rural… Read more

  • 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

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