Meet the Expats

Meet Taha: when exile leads to the Dissident Club


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Meet Taha Siddiqui,


Pakistani award-winning journalist, he has been living in exile in Paris since 2018, following a kidnapping attempt. Listen to his journey from fleeing Pakistan, to finding exile in France with his family, and building a new life by founding the Dissident Club, a Parisian cultural bar open to all.

His recommendations:

🥩 Eat at a Bouillon in Paris (Bouillon Chartier, Bouillon Julien, Bouillon Pigalle) for traditional food in a lively art deco hall

Have a stroll and picnic along Canal de l'Ourqq


His song Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter


📚Find his book here


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