The Diverse Bookshelf

A podcast by Samia Aziz - Mondays

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97 Episodes

  1. Ep57: Assia Belgacem on Algerian & Muslim identity in France

    Published: 19/12/2023
  2. Ep56: Rashid Khalidi on the hundred years' war on Palestine

    Published: 12/12/2023
  3. Ep55: Etaf Rum on literary empathy, performative reading & Palestine

    Published: 05/12/2023
  4. Ep54: Huma Qureshi on sisters, representation & borrowing from real life

    Published: 28/11/2023
  5. Ep53: Sahar Mustafah on Palestine, representation & privilege

    Published: 23/11/2023
  6. Ep52: Dina Nayeri on the truth & who gets believed

    Published: 14/11/2023
  7. Ep51: Ola Abou & Ilham Essalih on exploring Palestinian & Syrian freedom struggles through literature

    Published: 24/10/2023
  8. Ep50: Etaf Rum on Palestinian stories, intergeneration trauma & representation

    Published: 11/10/2023
  9. Ep49: Lucy Fulford on understanding the Ugandan Asian expulsion

    Published: 03/10/2023
  10. Ep48: Kevin Jared Hosein on morally ambiguous characters & 1940's Trinidad

    Published: 26/09/2023
  11. Ep47: Laila Woozeer on mixed identity, belonging and community

    Published: 19/09/2023
  12. Ep46: Jaspreet Kaur on being brown girls

    Published: 12/09/2023
  13. Ep45: Samia Aziz reflecting on one year of the show

    Published: 29/08/2023
  14. Ep44: Faiza Shaheen on the myth of social mobility & the future

    Published: 22/08/2023
  15. Ep43: Christy Lefteri on the environment, family and hope

    Published: 15/08/2023
  16. Ep42: Hafsa Lodi on modesty & the modest fashion movement

    Published: 08/08/2023
  17. Ep41: Chika Unigwe on rage-inducing characters and systems of oppression

    Published: 01/08/2023
  18. Ep40: Parini Shroff on rage, justice and patriarchy

    Published: 25/07/2023
  19. Ep39: Huda Fahmy on humour, family and everyday life

    Published: 18/07/2023
  20. Ep38: Hiba Noor Khan on stories for children and forgotten histories

    Published: 11/07/2023

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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.