Listen "Recommendations"
Episode Synopsis
This week’s special episode includes recommendations (and previously unreleased audio) from six past guests about who and what you should be following, listening to, watching, and reading.
From episode 13’s Dr. Shaista Khilji, Pakistani-born George Washington University professor, prolific writer, and cofounder of the Humanizing InitiativeShaista’s recommended books:
A Place for Us
Caste
Educated
From episode 20’s Qasim Rashid, Pakistani American human rights lawyer, writer, political candidate, human rights activist, and author of the recent Hannah and the Ramadan Gift
Qasim’s recommended Twitter accounts:
Salaam Bhatti/@salaam
Simran Jeet Singh/@simran
Lexi Alexander/@Lexialex
From episode 17’s Serena Rasoul, Palestinian American actress, writer, and founder of Muslim American Casting
Serena’s recommended books:
Mornings in Jenin
The Woman from Tantoura: A Novel of Palestine
The Butterfly's Burden (poetry)
Films:
The Present
Projects/series:
American Muslims: A History Revealed
From episode 8’s Afroz Khan, Indian American engineer and the first Muslim woman to serve on the Newburyport (MA) city council
Afroz’s recommended shows:
Attack on Titan
From episode 5’s Razi Jafri, Indian American filmmaker, photographer, and co-director and co-producer of Hamtramck, USA
Razi's recommended artists:
Saks Afridi
Alia Ali
Filmmakers:
Musa Syeed
Nausheen Dadabhoy
From episode 2’s Shahjehan Khan, Pakistani American actor, musician, behavioral health consultant, and co-founder of The Kominas. Shahjehan’s recommended shows can be found on his episode page.
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From episode 13’s Dr. Shaista Khilji, Pakistani-born George Washington University professor, prolific writer, and cofounder of the Humanizing InitiativeShaista’s recommended books:
A Place for Us
Caste
Educated
From episode 20’s Qasim Rashid, Pakistani American human rights lawyer, writer, political candidate, human rights activist, and author of the recent Hannah and the Ramadan Gift
Qasim’s recommended Twitter accounts:
Salaam Bhatti/@salaam
Simran Jeet Singh/@simran
Lexi Alexander/@Lexialex
From episode 17’s Serena Rasoul, Palestinian American actress, writer, and founder of Muslim American Casting
Serena’s recommended books:
Mornings in Jenin
The Woman from Tantoura: A Novel of Palestine
The Butterfly's Burden (poetry)
Films:
The Present
Projects/series:
American Muslims: A History Revealed
From episode 8’s Afroz Khan, Indian American engineer and the first Muslim woman to serve on the Newburyport (MA) city council
Afroz’s recommended shows:
Attack on Titan
From episode 5’s Razi Jafri, Indian American filmmaker, photographer, and co-director and co-producer of Hamtramck, USA
Razi's recommended artists:
Saks Afridi
Alia Ali
Filmmakers:
Musa Syeed
Nausheen Dadabhoy
From episode 2’s Shahjehan Khan, Pakistani American actor, musician, behavioral health consultant, and co-founder of The Kominas. Shahjehan’s recommended shows can be found on his episode page.
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