104 Episodes

  1. Ep84: Safia Elhillo on poetry, language, friendship & Sudan

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 14/05/2024
  8. Ep77: Reem Gaafar on Sudan, motherhood & loss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 13/02/2024

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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.