Ep 45: What Can We Learn From a Family Tree? (Theme: Reading Multigenerational Sagas)
Release Date: 09/23/2020
Mini-episode: Rekiya and Z by Muti'ah Badruddeen (Nigeria)
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A short episode about Muti'ah Badruddeen's novel, Rekiya and Z, discussing the following: Muslim Nigerian and West African portrayals in literature Flawed Muslim characters and their faith Organic portrayals of polygamy rather than emotionally charged, blatantly agenda driven ones
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Mini-ep: Un homme, ça ne pleure pas by Faïza Guène (France/Algeria)
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A casual tour of this French Algerian novel exploring - Alienation between immigrant parents and their children - French Algerian representation This book has been translated into English as "Men Don't Cry" (translator: Sarah Ardizzone). As always, there are many points that were not covered in this episode. I particularly feel I owe an apology to the mother who was only mentioned from a negative perspective but who of course is misunderstood in her love for her children, like her husband! Apologies for the strange sound quality - I'm not quite sure what happened there.
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Audio article: Ayesha Dean: The Istanbul Intrigue by Melati Lum (Australia/Turkey)
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Written format on the website here:
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Audio article: Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa (Syria)
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A new format: articles from the blog read aloud for your listening pleasure. Written original available on the website here:
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How does getting up for Fajr help the Ummah? (Unofficial Mini-ep: Two Gods (US - documentary film)
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What connects the US city of Newark and Gaza? On this journey, I explore the newly-released documentary film Two Gods and discuss - How the attitude behind the camera can transform the impact of a documentary film; - Getting insight into Muslim communities around the world; - Changing the world through worship; - Transforming the Ummah by helping those who live next door; - Taking an Afterlife-based view of success. Film in focus: Two Gods by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali. Find more information and a link to the film on the website: https://booknomadpodcast.com/reviews/two-gods
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Mini-ep. Can history ever really be erased? (Focus: China: Beijing Coma by Ma Jian)
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On this journey, I considered
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Ep. 46: How do we Measure Motherhood? (Theme: Motherhood in Literature)
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On this journey, I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss
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Ep 45: What Can We Learn From a Family Tree? (Theme: Reading Multigenerational Sagas)
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On this journey, I’m joined by Safiya as we discuss
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Ep. 44: When the Reading gets Tough, Should the Tough Keep Reading? (Theme: Upsetting Reads)
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On this journey, I’m joined by Leïla, Noor and Assia as we discuss
info_outline- What we can learn when we consider the impact of events across generations;
- Taking an intimate look at history;
- Popularity and book descriptions.
For a list of all the books mentioned, go to the post for this episode on the website: www.booknomadpodcast.com/reviews/family-sagas.