The Diverse Bookshelf
Samia Aziz
The show that connects you with incredible authors from diverse backgrounds, and does a deep-dive into the issues they write about.
Episodes
Ep83: Taiba Bajar on rewiring the brain and unlocking autismJune 18, 2024
Ep82: Saima Mir on strong women, crime, vengeance & moralityJune 11, 2024
Ep81: Susan Muaddi Darraj on loss of home, belonging & Palestinian Christian communitiesJune 04, 2024
Ep80: Vanessa Chan on the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, big families & characters with agencyMay 28, 2024
Ep79: Ishi Robinson on Jamaica, colonial legacies, race & classMay 21, 2024
Ep78: Jassa Ahluwalia on mixed heritage & embracing who you areMay 14, 2024
Ep77: Reem Gaafar on Sudan, motherhood & lossMay 07, 2024
Ep76: Shaimaa Abulebda on life in GazaApril 30, 2024
Ep75: Nigar Alam on Partition, childhood friendships and displacementApril 23, 2024
Ep74: Ela Lee on privilege, children of immigrants & identityApril 16, 2024
Ep73: Dana Dajani on poetry, Palestine & storytelling April 09, 2024
Ep72: Sofia Rehman on translation, dialogue & Aisha (ra)April 02, 2024
Ep71: Matthew Robinson on storytelling, film-making and the charity sectorMarch 26, 2024
Ep70: Sarah Joseph on justice, slowing down & hopeMarch 19, 2024
Ep69: Aliyah Umm Raiyaan on the power of du'aMarch 12, 2024
Ep68: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on shedding external gazes and turning to GodMarch 05, 2024
Ep67: Sairish Hussain on grandparents, Partition & understanding the pastFebruary 27, 2024
Ep66: Nadeine Asbali on being visibly Muslim in BritainFebruary 20, 2024
Ep65: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on sleep-watching, family & mixed race identityFebruary 13, 2024
Ep64: Aamina Ahmad on Pakistani literature, class & societyFebruary 06, 2024
Ep63: Sim Kern on anti-zionsim, anti-semitism, Palestinian literature & climate changeJanuary 30, 2024
Ep62: Sheela Banerjee on the history, power, meaning & importance of our names January 23, 2024
Ep61: Azad Essa on India & Israel; Kashmir & PalestineJanuary 16, 2024
Ep60: Celina Baljeet Basra: on migrant workers, food & talking to imaginary audiencesJanuary 09, 2024
Ep59: Isabella Hammad on Palestinian identity, art and the power of wordsJanuary 02, 2024