The Diverse Bookshelf

A podcast by Samia Aziz - Mondays

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97 Episodes

  1. Salma Ibrahim on the lives we could have lived, friendship, and identity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 02/09/2024
  14. Ep84: Safia Elhillo on poetry, language, friendship & Sudan

    Published: 25/06/2024
  15. Ep83: Taiba Bajar on rewiring the brain and unlocking autism

    Published: 18/06/2024
  16. Ep82: Saima Mir on strong women, crime, vengeance & morality

    Published: 11/06/2024
  17. Ep81: Susan Muaddi Darraj on loss of home, belonging & Palestinian Christian communities

    Published: 04/06/2024
  18. Ep80: Vanessa Chan on the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, big families & characters with agency

    Published: 28/05/2024
  19. Ep79: Ishi Robinson on Jamaica, colonial legacies, race & class

    Published: 21/05/2024
  20. Ep78: Jassa Ahluwalia on mixed heritage & embracing who you are

    Published: 14/05/2024

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Welcome to The Diverse Bookshelf. I’m Samia Aziz, celebrating the power of literature and the voices of authors and change makers from the global majority. Join me as we explore the stories that inspire, connect, and transform our world. Each week I interview an inspiring guest about a whole host of themes and issues while focusing on diverse literature.  Let’s uncover the stories that truly matter—together.