Fabulous Islam

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Fables serve almost every ethic and principle of Islamic tradition. They open up a series of dazzling and thought-provoking vistas in the work of the six writers included in this edition.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Fabulous Islam – the journey of fable in the Muslim world - Shahrukh Husain

    Jungian analyst Shahrukh Husain on Islamic fables, their impact on Muslim culture and how they continue to thrive alongside other literary works. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  2. EPISODE 2

    The ‘Aha’ moment – Islamic fable and healing - Farah Naz

    Psychotherapist Farah Naz on a fable told to her by her mother that has stayed with her through her life and work. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  3. EPISODE 3

    A fabulously transformative journey - Jasmine Shackle

    Jasmine Shackle researches the universal fable of the trickster smuggling donkeys across the border. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  4. EPISODE 4

    Hamza the Ayyar - Adnan Madani

    Responses by the Pakistani artist and writer Adnan Madani to the text of the Hamzanama, or Book of Hamza, begun in 1562. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  5. EPISODE 5

    The fable of the naked faqir - Shueyb Gandapur

    Travel writer, painter and calligrapher Shueyb Gandapur on the poet and translator Sarmad Shaheed, beheaded outside Delhi's Jama Masjid. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  6. EPISODE 6

    The Chenab River - Khaldoon Ahmed

    NHS psychiatrist and writer Khaldoon Ahmed on the Punjabi Sufi fable of Sohni Mahiwal, passed down to him by his Pakistani parents. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  7. EPISODE 7

    Balancing patience, knowledge and humility - Salma Raheen

    Salma Raheem reflects on the way in which Islamic fables afford us the opportunity to consider wonder, the magical and the unknown. Fabulous Islam is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

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Fables serve almost every ethic and principle of Islamic tradition. They open up a series of dazzling and thought-provoking vistas in the work of the six writers included in this edition.

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