The Diverse Bookshelf

A podcast by Samia Aziz - Mondays

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97 Episodes

  1. Ep77: Reem Gaafar on Sudan, motherhood & loss

    Published: 07/05/2024
  2. Ep76: Shaimaa Abulebda on life in Gaza

    Published: 30/04/2024
  3. Ep75: Nigar Alam on Partition, childhood friendships and displacement

    Published: 23/04/2024
  4. Ep74: Ela Lee on privilege, children of immigrants & identity

    Published: 16/04/2024
  5. Ep73: Dana Dajani on poetry, Palestine & storytelling

    Published: 09/04/2024
  6. Ep72: Sofia Rehman on translation, dialogue & Aisha (ra)

    Published: 02/04/2024
  7. Ep71: Matthew Robinson on storytelling, film-making and the charity sector

    Published: 26/03/2024
  8. Ep70: Sarah Joseph on justice, slowing down & hope

    Published: 19/03/2024
  9. Ep69: Aliyah Umm Raiyaan on the power of du'a

    Published: 12/03/2024
  10. Ep68: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on shedding external gazes and turning to God

    Published: 05/03/2024
  11. Ep67: Sairish Hussain on grandparents, Partition & understanding the past

    Published: 27/02/2024
  12. Ep66: Nadeine Asbali on being visibly Muslim in Britain

    Published: 20/02/2024
  13. Ep65: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on sleep-watching, family & mixed race identity

    Published: 13/02/2024
  14. Ep64: Aamina Ahmad on Pakistani literature, class & society

    Published: 06/02/2024
  15. Ep63: Sim Kern on anti-zionsim, anti-semitism, Palestinian literature & climate change

    Published: 30/01/2024
  16. Ep62: Sheela Banerjee on the history, power, meaning & importance of our names

    Published: 23/01/2024
  17. Ep61: Azad Essa on India & Israel; Kashmir & Palestine

    Published: 16/01/2024
  18. Ep60: Celina Baljeet Basra: on migrant workers, food & talking to imaginary audiences

    Published: 09/01/2024
  19. Ep59: Isabella Hammad on Palestinian identity, art and the power of words

    Published: 02/01/2024
  20. Ep58: End of 2023 Q & A - Samia & Wasim

    Published: 26/12/2023

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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.