The Diverse Bookshelf
A podcast by Samia Aziz - Mondays

97 Episodes
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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 -
Ep44: Faiza Shaheen on the myth of social mobility & the future
Published: 22/08/2023 -
Ep43: Christy Lefteri on the environment, family and hope
Published: 15/08/2023 -
Ep42: Hafsa Lodi on modesty & the modest fashion movement
Published: 08/08/2023 -
Ep41: Chika Unigwe on rage-inducing characters and systems of oppression
Published: 01/08/2023 -
Ep40: Parini Shroff on rage, justice and patriarchy
Published: 25/07/2023 -
Ep39: Huda Fahmy on humour, family and everyday life
Published: 18/07/2023 -
Ep38: Hiba Noor Khan on stories for children and forgotten histories
Published: 11/07/2023
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.