Ep. 63 | Ramadan Reading

For April, Sumaiyya and Kendra, with special guest Amena Ravat, talk about Muslim women writers for our theme Ramadan Reading!

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Things Mentioned

• Terese Marie Mailhot Wins Whiting Award

• National Book Critics Circle Award

Books Mentioned

• It’s Not About the Burqa edited by Mariam Khan

• The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

• The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami

• A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

Guest Picks

• All That I Want To Forget by Bothayna Al-Essa

• The Runaways by Fatima Bhutto

Currently Reading

• A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

• Black Is the Body by Emily Bernard

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About Our Guest

Amena Ravat holds a BSc in Psychology with Sociology and a Masters in Social Work, which leaves her as a qualified social worker. She’s been practicing for approximately 13 years and has worked part time since since starting her family. In her free time, she loves working out, being surrounded by nature, and of course, sitting on the sofa with a good book and a cuppa!

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Music by Isaac Greene