Cresci entre Portugal e Angola, numa família muçulmana sul-asiática e católica onde menstruação, contraceção e sexo simplesmente não eram temas de conversa. Quando tive a minha primeira menstruação, deram-me pensos higiénicos. Tampões? Fora de questão. Sexo? Só depois do casamento.

Sei que a minha história não é única. É a história de milhões de mulheres racializadas, especialmente muçulmanas e sul-asiáticas girls, who grew up without access to basic knowledge about their bodies.

Foi por isso que criei Habibi Fertility: a community and educational platform to talk openly about these topics. I created the platform I wish had existed for me. Through culturally sensitive education, bilingual content, and a justice-oriented lens, Habibi Fertility supports people to take control of their menstrual, sexual & reproductive health with knowledge, dignity, and care. Because understanding your body should never be a privilege, the it should be a right. 

I learnt the Fertility Awareness Method in 2021 for personal use and quickly fell in love with it.  In early 2024, I decided to become a certified fertility awareness & menstrual health educator so I could bring this necessary knowledge to my community. I now teach people how to chart their cycles and evidence-based ovulation signs for birth control.

You can read a more detailed version of my story here.