8 episodes
Everyday Muslim: Stories from the Archives Everyday Muslim Heritage and Archive Initiative
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- Society & Culture
Podcast by Everyday Muslim - Documenting and preserving the history and heritage of Muslims in Britain. Visit us at everydaymuslim.org
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A Brief History of Islamic Urban Rap and Poetry in Britain
A Brief Overview of the History of the Black British Urban Artistic Expression of Islamic Urban Rap & Poetry
Presented by Ismael Lea South at The Muslims in Britain Research Network Conference - Exploring Contemporary Muslim Arts Culture and Heritage, 2017 -
"You Can’t Grow Pakistani Mangoes in Northern Europe."
Ex-BBC and CH4 journalist and now founder of the 'Muslim Netflix' Alchemiya, Navid Akhtar's story is about growing up as a Pakistani in 60's London and navigating societal norms in Britain.
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From Majestic Tea Parties with Princesses to Becoming a 'Muhajir' (Refugee)
Born to an upper-class family in pre-partition Hyderabad, Sultana Walajahi's story of an affluent life of parties in palaces and exclusive badminton clubs is far from the usual partition story.
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Finding Islam and Nursing - A Convert's Story
It’s 1971, and in Hampshire, a baby girl has just been born. She will grow up to become a nurse, midwife, and health visitor- Lena Abdu, and one day invited to Buckingham Palace to honour the achievements of the nursing profession that she later joined. “My full birth name was Fiona Caroline James”.
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Thoughts of a 'Radical-Leaning Working-Class Muslim.'
Arts Consultant & Theatre Creative, Hassan Mahamdallie's story of growing up as a mixed-race, Muslim boy in South London in the 60's.
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From Surrey to Jerusalem and Back Again
Khalil Martin's journey of finding Islam and a '...sense of connection with God...' began by first reading the bible at boarding school.