QWIL

By: Urmi Hossain Urmi Hossain is an Italian-Bengali author, speaker, podcast host, and advocate for women’s empowerment based in Montreal, Canada. Her work explores identity, belonging, self-leadership, and personal growth, encouraging women to embrace their stories, recognize their worth, and confidently take up space. She is the author of Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from Interracial Struggle and host of Stories Beyond Borders, a podcast highlighting stories of immigration,...

Kaiha Jaaj I remember my first introduction to the concept of reconciliation when I was in the 5th grade. We did a novel study on the book Fatty Legs by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, which is about the author’s experience in a residential school. As an emotional and empathetic kid, I remember feeling so intensely sad and horrified about this story of a girl my own age being ripped from her home, abused, and held captive for years as they attempted to assimilate her and other children into European...

Malaieka Khan The fourth edition of WILPower in Print was once again a HUGE success!! But what makes this initiative truly special isn’t...