Saima Majid
Art, Wellbeing & Personal growth

Drawing as a means of self-expression has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, though it has taken many outward forms over the years. For over a decade and a half, I worked in clothing and printed textile design, creating for commercial retail and my own personal brand. While this period was formative, the demands of producing collections for constant consumption at times began to curb my creativity. Eventually, there was a pause, a period in which I stepped aw

Since September 2024, I have taken a step back from social media. This was an intentional decision, made so that I could focus on my MA, create distance from constant visibility, and reflect more deeply on my life and how I want to shape its next phase.

I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts on being highly sensitive for a while. I have done quite a lot of research into this personality...

Change and growth are inevitable whether we like it or not. Why is change in our physical live’s then so scary?

In January, I had the great privilege of speaking with Sudanese Political Scientist, Professor Muddhathir 'Abd al-Rahim. 

A few years ago, one of my closest friends recommended a book to me about a woman who’d left her life in England to seek out a Sufi teacher in India. Sufism in case you don’t know is the spiritual dimension of Islam. Those on the path, are seeking a deeper connection with the divine and this is to be done through the annihilation of the ego. Bearing witness to this lady’s souls evolution stirred something inside of me whilst also providing a space in which I felt safe and con

I've been reflecting on my life of late. I'm a reflector, a contemplative soul, it's how I roll. I like to have these periodic check-ins....

In May 2023, I organised and hosted a Sufi Music and Poetry evening in Derby. I had no idea when putting this work out in the ‘modern world’

As a child growing up in a Pakistani family, there was always Sufi music playing in our house. Sufi music, if you don't know is music...

There is great power in being brought to your knees by life. To the depths of despair. In becoming so lost in the abyss that you find...

In the spring of 2022, I was invited to participate in the Empowered Adornment project as part of the British History Makers exhibition...

'In the 18th and 19th centuries, many countries from the North of Europe went through the process of industrialisation. This process...