Mohsin Zaidi on The Four Pieces of a Life | BoF VOICES 2021

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🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The former barrister and author of “A Dutiful Boy” examines intersectionality and identity at BoF VOICES.

Just before the pandemic hit, Mohsin Zaidi, former barrister and author of the memoir “A Dutiful Boy,” was preparing for his wedding. When he tried on his sherwani, a traditional garment for South Asian grooms, he didn’t feel excited. Zaidi spent his whole life battling between his Muslim faith and his identity as a gay man.

In his inspiring talk from BoF VOICES 2021, Zaidi examined the thorny topic of intersectionality and identity. On the latest episode of The BoF Podcast, Zaidi shares his experience of finding peace with multiplicity, cultivating bravery and pushing through fear.

“We are all born whole. We are born one thing, but quickly broken into parts because of societal expectations and cultural norms,” he said.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion.
0:08.7	Welcome to the Bof podcast. It's Friday, April 8th.
0:12.6	Just before the pandemic hit, my friend Mosin Zayidi, a former barrister, an author of the memoir,
0:18.8	a dutiful boy, was preparing for his wedding.
0:22.1	But when he tried on his Sherwani, a traditional garment worn by South Asian grooms,
0:27.4	Mosin found himself conflicted.
0:29.7	You see, he had spent most of his life battling between his Muslim faith and his identity as a gay man.
0:36.6	Mosen shared this personal story as part of his powerful
0:40.1	closing talk at BOF Voices 2021. And like many other would-be brides and grooms, Mosen's
0:47.6	wedding ultimately had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, I'm happy to say
0:53.2	Mosen and his partner Matthew are getting
0:55.7	married this weekend in London, so we send them our biggest congratulations. But in the meantime,
1:01.2	here's Mosin's talk on intersectionality and identity from B-OF Voices 2021.
1:08.6	I'm going to start by learning a lesson myself. Shenei talked about accessibility, so I'm going to start by learning a lesson myself.
1:11.8	Sheenay talked about accessibility, so I'm going to start by describing myself.
1:15.3	I am a brown man, I'm six foot, actually I'm probably just under, and I am wearing some denim
1:22.7	jeans, a white t-shirt and a denim jacket.
1:26.3	Because this is business of fashion,
1:28.1	I wanted to start by telling you about some clothing,
1:31.8	but I promise nothing to do with the Metaverse.
1:34.9	It was March 2020, and I was preparing for my April wedding.
1:40.4	I was stood in front of a mirror,
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