This Saturday we hosted our Boyloun Book Club together with Melonseeds Collective at BIWOC Rising.
The afternoon couldn’t have been more perfect: a combination of fantastic women, many being single mothers, coming together to share thoughtful conversations while creating true community care and beauty!
We started with a Syrian self-care session where we explored the real-deal Aleppo clay mask called Bayloun Halibi, which we used on our face, hands, and hair, followed by some nail art while the mineral-rich clay worked its magic.
Over coffee and home-baked sweets, we then discussed Hanan al Shaykh book(s), which opened up conversations about everything from marriage, learning (or not) how to swim, family dynamics, class, divorces and single motherhood in different countries and cultural communities.
We also exchanged book advice and discussed our upcoming book club titles!
Stay tuned for women’s authors from Nigeria, Egypt and Palestine including more cultural community-care sessions.
Our Boyoun was bought at the beautiful Aleppo Market shop in Schöneberg–we highly recommend a visit!
