The Diverse Bookshelf
By Samia Aziz
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Episodes: 77
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The show that connects you with incredible authors from diverse backgrounds, and does a deep-dive into the issues they write about.
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Ep77: Reem Gaafar on Sudan, motherhood & loss
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep76: Shaimaa Abulebda on life in Gaza
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep75: Nigar Alam on Partition, childhood friendships and displacement
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep74: Ela Lee on privilege, children of immigrants & identity
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Ep73: Dana Dajani on poetry, Palestine & storytelling
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Ep72: Sofia Rehman on translation, dialogue & Aisha (ra)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep71: Matthew Robinson on storytelling, film-making and the charity sector
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep70: Sarah Joseph on justice, slowing down & hope
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Ep69: Aliyah Umm Raiyaan on the power of du'a
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Ep68: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on shedding external gazes and turning to God
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep67: Sairish Hussain on grandparents, Partition & understanding the past
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep66: Nadeine Asbali on being visibly Muslim in Britain
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep65: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on sleep-watching, family & mixed race identity
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep64: Aamina Ahmad on Pakistani literature, class & society
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep63: Sim Kern on anti-zionsim, anti-semitism, Palestinian literature & climate change
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Ep62: Sheela Banerjee on the history, power, meaning & importance of our names
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Ep61: Azad Essa on India & Israel; Kashmir & Palestine
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ep60: Celina Baljeet Basra: on migrant workers, food & talking to imaginary audiences
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ep59: Isabella Hammad on Palestinian identity, art and the power of words
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep58: End of 2023 Q & A - Samia & Wasim
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Ep57: Assia Belgacem on Algerian & Muslim identity in France
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Ep56: Rashid Khalidi on the hundred years' war on Palestine
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ep55: Etaf Rum on literary empathy, performative reading & Palestine
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep54: Huma Qureshi on sisters, representation & borrowing from real life
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Ep53: Sahar Mustafah on Palestine, representation & privilege
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Ep52: Dina Nayeri on the truth & who gets believed
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep51: Ola Abou & Ilham Essalih on exploring Palestinian & Syrian freedom struggles through literature
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ep50: Etaf Rum on Palestinian stories, intergeneration trauma & representation
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep49: Lucy Fulford on understanding the Ugandan Asian expulsion
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ep48: Kevin Jared Hosein on morally ambiguous characters & 1940's Trinidad
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Ep47: Laila Woozeer on mixed identity, belonging and community
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ep46: Jaspreet Kaur on being brown girls
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Ep45: Samia Aziz reflecting on one year of the show
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Ep44: Faiza Shaheen on the myth of social mobility & the future
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep43: Christy Lefteri on the environment, family and hope
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Ep42: Hafsa Lodi on modesty & the modest fashion movement
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep41: Chika Unigwe on rage-inducing characters and systems of oppression
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ep40: Parini Shroff on rage, justice and patriarchy
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep39: Huda Fahmy on humour, family and everyday life
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep38: Hiba Noor Khan on stories for children and forgotten histories
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ep37: Sara Nisha Adams on hope, uplifting stories and our names
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Ep36: Krystle Zara Appiah on whether love is enough
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ep35: Eleanor Shearer on freedom, the end of slavery and storytelling
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Ep34: Marjan Kamali on Iran, love and representation
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Ep33: Mai Al-Nakib on unlasting homes
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Ep32: Mona Hajjar Halaby on returning home to Palestine
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep31: Farah Karim-Cooper on Shakespeare, race and the future
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep30: Priscilla Morris on the Siege of Sarajevo
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May 16, 2023 |
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Ep29: Layla AlAmmar on memory, trauma and how stories are told
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ep28: Fatima Manji on discovering Britain's hidden heritage
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep27: Cecile Pin on Wandering Souls, Vietnamese history and telling stories
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Ep26 - Taher Adel on poetry, creativity and the names of Allah
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Ep25: Suma Din on the soul, the experiences of women and gratitude
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep24: Aliyah Umm Raiyaan on forgiveness, being present & knowing Allah
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Ep23: Sofia Rehman on the mother of believers, justice and prophetic love & guidance
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Ep22: Ruzina Ahad on having the courage to dream big & the power of prayer
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Ep21: Sophia Thakur on stories that came before us, love and the seasons of life
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep20: Leila Aboulela on historical fiction, recentering women and River Spirit
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Ep19: Aiwanose Odafen on complicated relationships, love and being a woman
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ep18: Mikki Kendall on Hood Feminism
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Ep17: Abi Daré on what it means to have a louding voice & the power of education
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Ep16: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on power, love, loss, politics and womanhood
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Ep15: Sukh Ojla on feeling left behind, mental health, identity & speaking your truth
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Ep14: Louise Hare on the Windrush generation, passing and murder mysteries
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Ep13: Jyoti Patel on family, language, mental health and where we're from
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Ep12: Melissa Fu on finding our own peach blossom spring
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Ep11: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid on finding love, debut novels and the stories we wish we had while growing up
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ep10: Jendella Benson on gentrification, family, and all things South London
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep9: Sabba Khan on art, words and who we truly are
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ep8: Shahd Alshammari on reframing the narrative of chronic illness and disability
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ep7: Zoulfa Katouh on stories from Syria
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Ep6: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on retelling history
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Ep5: Noreen Nasim on the Asian expulsion from Uganda
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Ep4: Soraya Chemaly on reclaiming women's anger
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Ep3: Sairish Hussain on the importance of good representation
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Ep1: Christy Lefteri on the Power of Storytelling
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep2: Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan on Uprooting Islamaphobia
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Jul 18, 2022 |