The Diverse Bookshelf
A podcast by Samia Aziz
104 Episodes
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Ep64: Aamina Ahmad on Pakistani literature, class & society
Published: 06/02/2024 -
Ep63: Sim Kern on anti-zionsim, anti-semitism, Palestinian literature & climate change
Published: 30/01/2024 -
Ep62: Sheela Banerjee on the history, power, meaning & importance of our names
Published: 23/01/2024 -
Ep61: Azad Essa on India & Israel; Kashmir & Palestine
Published: 16/01/2024 -
Ep60: Celina Baljeet Basra: on migrant workers, food & talking to imaginary audiences
Published: 09/01/2024 -
Ep59: Isabella Hammad on Palestinian identity, art and the power of words
Published: 02/01/2024 -
Ep58: End of 2023 Q & A - Samia & Wasim
Published: 26/12/2023 -
Ep57: Assia Belgacem on Algerian & Muslim identity in France
Published: 19/12/2023 -
Ep56: Rashid Khalidi on the hundred years' war on Palestine
Published: 12/12/2023 -
Ep55: Etaf Rum on literary empathy, performative reading & Palestine
Published: 05/12/2023 -
Ep54: Huma Qureshi on sisters, representation & borrowing from real life
Published: 28/11/2023 -
Ep53: Sahar Mustafah on Palestine, representation & privilege
Published: 23/11/2023 -
Ep52: Dina Nayeri on the truth & who gets believed
Published: 14/11/2023 -
Ep51: Ola Abou & Ilham Essalih on exploring Palestinian & Syrian freedom struggles through literature
Published: 24/10/2023 -
Ep50: Etaf Rum on Palestinian stories, intergeneration trauma & representation
Published: 11/10/2023 -
Ep49: Lucy Fulford on understanding the Ugandan Asian expulsion
Published: 03/10/2023 -
Ep48: Kevin Jared Hosein on morally ambiguous characters & 1940's Trinidad
Published: 26/09/2023 -
Ep47: Laila Woozeer on mixed identity, belonging and community
Published: 19/09/2023 -
Ep46: Jaspreet Kaur on being brown girls
Published: 12/09/2023 -
Ep45: Samia Aziz reflecting on one year of the show
Published: 29/08/2023
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.