The Diverse Bookshelf

104 Episodes

1. Elif Shafak on the connectedness of our world, water & the power of literature and storytelling

   Published: 07/04/2025
2. Ramadan Reflections: Imrana Mahmood on creativity, faith & representation

   Published: 21/03/2025
3. Ramadan Reflections: Yasmin Stannard on faith, grief and Amani's legacy

   Published: 14/03/2025
4. Preethi Nair on carving your own path, aging and unravelling

   Published: 11/03/2025
5. Ramadan Reflections: Lianne on faith, fitness & body image

   Published: 07/03/2025
6. Omar El Akkad on Gaza, genocide, privilege, and historical amnesia

   Published: 03/03/2025
7. Huda Fahmy on growing up, divorce, mental health & friendship

   Published: 25/02/2025
8. Salma Ibrahim on the lives we could have lived, friendship, and identity

   Published: 18/02/2025
9. Salena Godden on love, grief, memory and identity

   Published: 10/02/2025
10. Azeem Rafiq on racism in cricket, grief and mental health

    Published: 03/02/2025
11. Aube Rey Lescure on Shanghai's privileged expat world, language and identity

    Published: 27/01/2025
12. Fatin Abbas on Sudan, objectivity & unrecognised history

    Published: 20/01/2025
13. Ep92: Wiz Wharton on untold stories, sisters, belonging and feelings of shame & guilt

    Published: 28/10/2024
14. Ep91: Mahvish Ahmed on home, authenticity, mental health & identity

    Published: 21/10/2024
15. Ep90: Mahmoud Muna on stories from Gaza, hope & the future

    Published: 07/10/2024
16. Ep89: Pragya Agarwal on motherhood, infertility & being a woman

    Published: 30/09/2024
17. Ep88: Payzee Mahmod on finding her purpose, child marriage & loss

    Published: 23/09/2024
18. Ep87: Jamaica Kincaid on her life, writing & our Earth

    Published: 16/09/2024
19. Ep86: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid on writing romance, female friendships & family dynamics

    Published: 09/09/2024
20. Ep85: Ilan Pappé on the 1948 Nakba, speaking out & the future of Palestine

    Published: 02/09/2024