Being Other: The Beauty and Power of Being an Outsider

Written by Hanae Bezad

Narrated by Hanae Bezad

Do you ever feel that despite your skill and hard work, you're overlooked because of your gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or nationality? Do you feel the need to dim your shine just to fit in?

But what if being othered could be your strength? What if, embedded in your experience of adversity, is a new kind of leadership that challenges, inspires, and empowers?

In Being Other, Hanae Bezad takes you on a journey through her lived experiences—as a woman, an Arab, a Muslim, and an African—and intertwines them with the tales of other inspirational women. Together, they shine a light on how racism, misogyny, and deep-rooted power dynamics can be confronted and transformed into a foundation for unshakable dignity, self-worth and self-love.

Each chapter unfolds with transformational stories told in Bezad’s warm, poetic yet confronting voice, culminating in exercises to apply these learnings in your own life.

Being Other is for every Black, Indigenous and Women of Colour looking to reclaim her otherness as a creative superpower and achieve the success she deserves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Dreamwork Collective
• Release date: Oct 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9789948776871

Reviews for Being Other

[yasmin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's refreshing to find the voice of a woman of color. Hanae shares upsetting experiences that would completely go unnoticed by a large portion of the Western world. Her frustrations are surely shared by many and this book could be a source of validation for the change-making feminist soul. She is an inspiration, as are the other women she writes about. Active tools are included to further your own self-exploration.