This week’s special episode includes recommendations (and previously unreleased audio) from six past guests about who and what you should be following, listening to, watching, and reading.

From episode 13’s Dr. Shaista Khilji, Pakistani-born George Washington University professor, prolific writer, and cofounder of the Humanizing InitiativeShaista’s recommended books:

A Place for Us

Caste

Educated

From episode 20’s Qasim Rashid, Pakistani American human rights lawyer, writer, political candidate, human rights activist, and author of the recent Hannah and the Ramadan Gift

Qasim’s recommended Twitter accounts:

Salaam Bhatti/@salaam

Simran Jeet Singh/@simran

Lexi Alexander/@Lexialex

From episode 17’s Serena Rasoul, Palestinian American actress, writer, and founder of Muslim American Casting

Serena’s recommended books:

Mornings in Jenin

The Woman from Tantoura: A Novel of Palestine

The Butterfly's Burden (poetry)

Films:

The Present

Projects/series:

American Muslims: A History Revealed

From episode 8’s Afroz Khan, Indian American engineer and the first Muslim woman to serve on the Newburyport (MA) city council

Afroz’s recommended shows:

Attack on Titan

From episode 5’s Razi Jafri, Indian American filmmaker, photographer, and co-director and co-producer of Hamtramck, USA

Razi's recommended artists:

Saks Afridi

Alia Ali

Filmmakers:

Musa Syeed

Nausheen Dadabhoy

From episode 2’s Shahjehan Khan, Pakistani American actor, musician, behavioral health consultant, and co-founder of The Kominas. Shahjehan’s recommended shows can be found on his episode page.

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