48 min
Shalwar Kameez Dreams Featuring Fatima Farheen Mirza What's The Scenario?
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- Society & Culture
We are finally back with a new episode and it is a special one!
We have special guest host Zahra Khan interviewing Fatima Farheen Mirza, author of the NYT bestselling novel, A Place For Us, and they have an in-depth conversation about the book, quips about their community, the writing process and so much more!
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
02:25 How Fatima created the community in A Place for Us
05:36 Zahra and Fatima’s conversation on being judged based on appearance and dealing with perceptions on attire selection.
09:55 First Break
10:48 Fatima shares her reasoning behind Amar’s 9/11 experience within the book, and her own personal 9/11 story.
20:34 Second Break
21:26 Fatima and Zahra discuss Hadia’s part of the story in A Place for Us and how it relates to their own lives.
30:13 Final Break
31:08 Fatima talks about her writing process, coming to the realization that she could create characters that are more similar to her, and the responsibility that entails.
40:52 Fatima’s advice for young Muslim writers
46:11 Outro
Check out and support Rameez!
Some of the music featured on this episode are found on this album below, if you enjoyed what you heard please download yourself a copy!
www.amazon.com/Rani-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B07GJD5RLB
Tracks featured: ‘Intro’, ’Lullaby’, and ’The Toy Cart’
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Follow Fatima and get a copy of A Place For Us!
fatimafarheenmirza.com
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524763551?tag=randohouseinc8259-20
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We are finally back with a new episode and it is a special one!
We have special guest host Zahra Khan interviewing Fatima Farheen Mirza, author of the NYT bestselling novel, A Place For Us, and they have an in-depth conversation about the book, quips about their community, the writing process and so much more!
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
02:25 How Fatima created the community in A Place for Us
05:36 Zahra and Fatima’s conversation on being judged based on appearance and dealing with perceptions on attire selection.
09:55 First Break
10:48 Fatima shares her reasoning behind Amar’s 9/11 experience within the book, and her own personal 9/11 story.
20:34 Second Break
21:26 Fatima and Zahra discuss Hadia’s part of the story in A Place for Us and how it relates to their own lives.
30:13 Final Break
31:08 Fatima talks about her writing process, coming to the realization that she could create characters that are more similar to her, and the responsibility that entails.
40:52 Fatima’s advice for young Muslim writers
46:11 Outro
Check out and support Rameez!
Some of the music featured on this episode are found on this album below, if you enjoyed what you heard please download yourself a copy!
www.amazon.com/Rani-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B07GJD5RLB
Tracks featured: ‘Intro’, ’Lullaby’, and ’The Toy Cart’
Follow ModelTown on SoundCloud: @modeltown
Follow ModelTown on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0gPKIqZttcFeQEySpoueyn?si=ZNOD0kPQRx-xuyEm1kgjjg
Follow Rameez Anwar on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6FzS52u6o0wkxkFqm2OkXn?si=chSXUyfwQpOSEVr36CPQlQ
Follow Fatima and get a copy of A Place For Us!
fatimafarheenmirza.com
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524763551?tag=randohouseinc8259-20
Read Zahra’s Blogs!
bellesandbooks.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bellesandbooks
Follow us!
Twitter: twitter.com/scenariopodcast
Instagram: www.instagram.com/scenariopodcast
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/whats…d1092936935?mt=2
Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/…ivsg67kciqx3auqjq
Stitcher Radio: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=140124&refid=stpr
Soundcloud: @scenariopodcast
48 min