The Diverse Bookshelf
A podcast by Samia Aziz - Mondays

97 Episodes
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Salma Ibrahim on the lives we could have lived, friendship, and identity
Published: 18/02/2025 -
Salena Godden on love, grief, memory and identity
Published: 10/02/2025 -
Azeem Rafiq on racism in cricket, grief and mental health
Published: 03/02/2025 -
Aube Rey Lescure on Shanghai's privileged expat world, language and identity
Published: 27/01/2025 -
Fatin Abbas on Sudan, objectivity & unrecognised history
Published: 20/01/2025 -
Ep92: Wiz Wharton on untold stories, sisters, belonging and feelings of shame & guilt
Published: 28/10/2024 -
Ep91: Mahvish Ahmed on home, authenticity, mental health & identity
Published: 21/10/2024 -
Ep90: Mahmoud Muna on stories from Gaza, hope & the future
Published: 07/10/2024 -
Ep89: Pragya Agarwal on motherhood, infertility & being a woman
Published: 30/09/2024 -
Ep88: Payzee Mahmod on finding her purpose, child marriage & loss
Published: 23/09/2024 -
Ep87: Jamaica Kincaid on her life, writing & our Earth
Published: 16/09/2024 -
Ep86: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid on writing romance, female friendships & family dynamics
Published: 09/09/2024 -
Ep85: Ilan Pappé on the 1948 Nakba, speaking out & the future of Palestine
Published: 02/09/2024 -
Ep84: Safia Elhillo on poetry, language, friendship & Sudan
Published: 25/06/2024 -
Ep83: Taiba Bajar on rewiring the brain and unlocking autism
Published: 18/06/2024 -
Ep82: Saima Mir on strong women, crime, vengeance & morality
Published: 11/06/2024 -
Ep81: Susan Muaddi Darraj on loss of home, belonging & Palestinian Christian communities
Published: 04/06/2024 -
Ep80: Vanessa Chan on the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, big families & characters with agency
Published: 28/05/2024 -
Ep79: Ishi Robinson on Jamaica, colonial legacies, race & class
Published: 21/05/2024 -
Ep78: Jassa Ahluwalia on mixed heritage & embracing who you are
Published: 14/05/2024
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.