Diasporastan Podcast
1) HIGH THEORY PODCAST - Diaspora (crossover)
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. Music used in promotional material:...Show More
2) Islamonomics w/ Akhtar Mohammed
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. Intro: "Kabi Nai ...Show More
3) Queerness and Mental Health during Ramadan w/ Maz Halima
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 challeng...Show More
4) Duma Says w/ Nathi Ngubane
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. He ta...Show More
5) Ambedkarite Futurists w/ Sharmin Hossain
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, d...Show More
6) BAME Experiences Under COVID w/ Halima Begum
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. Follow Ha...Show More
7) Muslim Women In These Times w/ Wardah Abbas
Wardah Abbas, co-founder and editor of The Muslim Women Times zooms in from Nigeria to talk about what inspired her to start this project and why it is important for modern Muslimahs to take control o...Show More
8) Political Panditry w/ Shivam Bhatt
Shivam Bhatt joins us to talk about challenging Hindu fundamentalism and adapting his religious faith, values, and traditions towards contemporary social justice issues. Follow him on Twitter @elektro...Show More
9) This Zameen Is Your Zameen w/ Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Dharna Noor
We examine the Punjab Farmer's Protest with a duo of interviews. First, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, British Labour MP for Slough, details his engagement and advocacy for the protest in UK Parliament and p...Show More
10) Decolonization Is Not Just A Metaphor w/ Manu Chander
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 t...Show More