HIGH THEORY PODCAST - Diaspora (crossover)
Diasporastan
We were thrilled to be guests on the amazing High Theory podcast! Host Saronik Basu interviewed us about -- what else -- the word "Diaspora" and how we approach it.
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Islamonomics w/ Akhtar Mohammed
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Akhtar Mohammed joins us to talk about his Fijian background, the history of the South Asian labor trade, Islamic finance ethics, and how that all led to his new book, Islamonomics.
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Queerness and Mental Health during Ramadan w/ Maz Halima
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As Ramadan 2021 begins, writer Maz Halima joins us to discuss how to create conversations around celebrating and observing the holiday when our identities, lifestyles, or health concerns pose challenges and set us on the fringes of what is "traditional".
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Duma Says w/ Nathi Ngubane
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Our guest is Nathi Ngubane, South African writer & illustrator of the children's book series DUMA SAYS, which teaches kids about how to cope with and protect themselves in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ambedkarite Futurists w/ Sharmin Hossain
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Sharmin Hossain, Political Director of Equality Labs, joins us to talk about uprooting and resisting casteism, religious intolerance, gender-based violence, and other oppressions through organizing, digital security, and (possibly), K-Pop stans.
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BAME Experiences Under COVID w/ Halima Begum
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Halima Begum, Chief Executive of the Runnymede Trust, joins us to mark one-year of the pandemic quarantine in the UK and how it has affected the BAME population in distinct, particular ways.
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Muslim Women In These Times w/ Wardah Abbas
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Wardah Abbas, co-founder and editor of The Muslim Women Times zooms in from Nigeria to talk about her media project and why it is important for modern Muslimahs to take control of their narratives, both past and present.
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Political Panditry w/ Shivam Bhatt
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Shivam Bhatt joins us to talk about challenging Hindu fundamentalism and adapting his religious faith, values, and traditions towards contemporary social justice issues.
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This Zameen Is Your Zameen w/ Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Dharna Noor
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We examine the Punjab Farmer's Protest with a duo of interviews.
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Decolonization Is Not Just A Metaphor w/ Manu Chander
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Manu Chander, Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark and author of Brown Romantics: Poetry and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century, joins us to talk about Brownness and its expressions through political & poetic forms.
info_outlineWe talk to Dr. Fauzia Ahmad of Goldsmith's University of London, about sustaining a career as a South Asian Muslim in precarious faculty positions through personal upheavals, department politics, and most recently, a redundancy that was rescinded after advocacy from colleagues and unions.
Read more:
1. Solidarity Letter from Goldsmith's Student Union: https://www.goldsmithssu.org/news/article/6013/Goldsmiths-SU-stands-in-solidarity-with-Dr-Fauzia-Ahmad-and-all-precarious-workers/
2. Lecture: 'The British Muslim Marriage Crisis': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGnsvEndD3U
Intro: "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop
Outro: "Soul School" by Cornershop
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