104 Episoder

  1. Elif Shafak on the connectedness of our world, water & the power of literature and storytelling

    Udgivet: 7.4.2025
  2. Ramadan Reflections: Imrana Mahmood on creativity, faith & representation

    Udgivet: 21.3.2025
  3. Ramadan Reflections: Yasmin Stannard on faith, grief and Amani's legacy

    Udgivet: 14.3.2025
  4. Preethi Nair on carving your own path, aging and unravelling

    Udgivet: 11.3.2025
  5. Ramadan Reflections: Lianne on faith, fitness & body image

    Udgivet: 7.3.2025
  6. Omar El Akkad on Gaza, genocide, privilege, and historical amnesia

    Udgivet: 3.3.2025
  7. Huda Fahmy on growing up, divorce, mental health & friendship

    Udgivet: 25.2.2025
  8. Salma Ibrahim on the lives we could have lived, friendship, and identity

    Udgivet: 18.2.2025
  9. Salena Godden on love, grief, memory and identity

    Udgivet: 10.2.2025
  10. Azeem Rafiq on racism in cricket, grief and mental health

    Udgivet: 3.2.2025
  11. Aube Rey Lescure on Shanghai's privileged expat world, language and identity

    Udgivet: 27.1.2025
  12. Fatin Abbas on Sudan, objectivity & unrecognised history

    Udgivet: 20.1.2025
  13. Ep92: Wiz Wharton on untold stories, sisters, belonging and feelings of shame & guilt

    Udgivet: 28.10.2024
  14. Ep91: Mahvish Ahmed on home, authenticity, mental health & identity

    Udgivet: 21.10.2024
  15. Ep90: Mahmoud Muna on stories from Gaza, hope & the future

    Udgivet: 7.10.2024
  16. Ep89: Pragya Agarwal on motherhood, infertility & being a woman

    Udgivet: 30.9.2024
  17. Ep88: Payzee Mahmod on finding her purpose, child marriage & loss

    Udgivet: 23.9.2024
  18. Ep87: Jamaica Kincaid on her life, writing & our Earth

    Udgivet: 16.9.2024
  19. Ep86: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid on writing romance, female friendships & family dynamics

    Udgivet: 9.9.2024
  20. Ep85: Ilan Pappé on the 1948 Nakba, speaking out & the future of Palestine

    Udgivet: 2.9.2024

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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.

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