Nabihah Iqbal: ‘What’s the point being me if I’m going to keep quiet?’

The lawyer turned outspoken creator of multifaceted guitar-based pop is a trailblazer for Asian women in rock. Just don’t make assumptions about her music based on ethnicity, she says“Growing up,” says Nabihah Iqbal, “my parents always made a big effort to make sure we did a lot of extracurricular activities and creative stuff – but I don’t think they actually envisaged any of us would then pursue that as a career.”Shaking yourself free of Asian stereoty