62 Gladstone Street presents: Blending sport and creativity, the session invites participants to reshape narratives with movement and dialogue – led by Maslaha
Co-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025), produced by Counterpoints Arts.
Muslim Girls Fence is a creative collaboration between Maslaha and British Fencing, designed to create empowering spaces where Muslim girls and women can challenge stereotypes around race, gender, religion, and identity.
Blending sport and creativity, the session invites participants to explore self-expression, build confidence, and reshape dominant narratives through both movement and dialogue.
Free entry | Women and girls only 12+
Venue to be announced.
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Maslaha seeks to change and challenge the conditions that create inequalities and racism for Muslim communities in areas such as education, gender, criminal justice, health, negative media coverage and a continued climate of Islamophobia. ‘Muslim Girls Fence’ is a project collaboration between Maslaha and British Fencing which aims to facilitate spaces at a grassroots level for Muslim girls and women to challenge assumptions and narratives relating to their gender, racial, religious and other identities through both physical and creative methods.
About Platforma in Peterborough
Platforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions, residencies, and public programmes, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community.
Partners: Counterpoints Arts, Landmark Theatres, Peterborough Cultural Alliance, Metal Peterborough, Peterborough Presents, Peterborough Museum, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation
Dedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men, women, and children who have lost their lives, those who have been displaced by war, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.”
62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England, produced by Counterpoints Arts.
