Mahreen Munir

Founder & Host, Karak with Mahreen

Founder and host of Karak with Mahreen. She unpacks one of the most uncomfortable truths in South Asian culture — colourism — drawing on her own experience of being told she was 'too dark' and how it shaped her identity as a woman, creator, and South Asian voice in the UAE.

Featured episode

Identity

94 min

EP 40with Mahreen Munir

Mahreen Munir - Breaking Colourism & Myths | Karak with Mahreen

Mahreen Munir, the founder and host of @KarakWithMahreen , sits down to unpack one of the most uncomfortable truths in South Asian culture - colourism. In this raw and eye-opening conversation, Mahreen reveals her personal experiences of being told she was “too dark” and how that shaped her identity as a woman, creator, and South Asian voice in the UAE. Together, we explore how colonial beauty st