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Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School TeachersSAMIRA AHMED: A Conversation About Internment, Part 2 [Ep 261]In part two of our conversation with author Samira Ahmed, we deep dive into the genre of Internment—is it dystopian, speculative, or realistic fiction?—and why that label matters in the classroom. What starts as a conversation about shelving quickly becomes an exploration of how genre influences student thinking, how we can break down subject silos in education, and why teaching through inquiry is more critical than ever. Samira shares insights on the emotional toll of teaching today, the urgency of connecting past and present injustices, and her belief that “teaching is a revolutionary act.” This episode is a remind...2025-06-0547 min
Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School TeachersSAMIRA AHMED: A Conversation About Internment, Part 1 [Ep 260]Camp BNT is back for year three, and we’re kicking things off with bestselling author (and former high school English teacher!) Samira Ahmed. In this episode, Samira shares how her time in the classroom shaped her writing, the inspiration behind Internment, and how educators can use essential questions to spark powerful conversations. Plus, get a sneak peek at her upcoming projects—and hear why she’s so passionate about writing for teens. This is part one of a two-part conversation you won’t want to miss!Resources:Sign up for Camp BNTSummer Reading RescueIn...2025-05-291h 05
Book Friends ForeverThe Singular Life of Aria Patel By Samira Ahmed, Read By Kausar Mohammed (Audiobook Excerpt)On sale May 13th, 2025
For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and See You Yesterday, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love—even across the multiverse.
Aria Patel likes stability, certainty, predictability. It’s why she’s so into science. It's why she dumped her boyfriend before they went to different colleges because the odds were that something would go wrong, eventually. In a life that’s already so chaotic, why obsess over complicated relationships and shadowy unknowns when the scientific method gives you direction and a straight path to avoid all the drama.
But there’s no...2025-05-1304 min
Inspiring Women in Hospitality#195 Samira Holma: Life becomes more interesting when we start to question our habitsOn this episode we hear from Samira. She helps places and brands with development, community engagement, strategy and marketing while travelling full time for the past 8 years. She started her career in tourism and hospitality at an early age, working in hotels to earn money that allowed her to travel. She realised early on in her career that she liked marketing, and after graduating she worked in agencies in both Singapore and Stockholm, before starting her own business. Which came about when she had this sense that something was missing in her life, even though she had everything. She...2025-03-0431 min
Go With the Flo#36 - Reel Talk w/ Samira AhmedIn this episode, Folarin is joined by influencer Samira Ahmed and she discusses her time growing up between Georgia, Ohio and Minnesota, and beginning to first post content on Twitter. She tells the story of getting her first brand deal, moving to NYC, and signing with a management company. She recaps some of her highlights thus far, from working with Chanel to meeting Bella Hadid, and being on a Time Square billboard. She speaks to some of the difficulties that come with influencing, imposter syndrome, and much more!!TIME STAMPS:Start - 5:52 S...2025-02-031h 08Go With the Flo#36 - Reel Talk w/ Samira AhmedIn this episode, Folarin is joined by influencer Samira Ahmed and she discusses her time growing up between Georgia, Ohio and Minnesota, and beginning to first post content on Twitter. She tells the story of getting her first brand deal, moving to NYC, and signing with a management company. She recaps some of her highlights thus far, from working with Chanel to meeting Bella Hadid, and being on a Time Square billboard. She speaks to some of the difficulties that come with influencing, imposter syndrome, and much more!!TIME STAMPS:Start - 5:52 S...2025-02-031h 08
Front RowSamira Ahmed on the seismic transformation of music and the music industry so far this centuryFront Row looks at how culture has changed in the first 25 years of this century, starting with Music. Samira is joined by Radio 4's Add to Playlist hosts Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, music journalist Kitty Empire and former Spotify exec Will Page. They discuss how transformations in technology have impacted what we listen to and what music is being written, and what genres of music have come to the forefront in the last 25 years. Pete Waterman, one of the judges on the original Pop Idol, talks about the explosion of TV music...2025-01-2742 min
Books In the Middle PodcastInternment by Samira Ahmed (Futuristic and Survival)Send us a textInternment by Samira AhmedThe future is here and for Muslims, like Layla, things are not good in the United States. The president has made it very clear that Muslims are to blame for everything (sound familiar - think World War II and Jewish people) and many are losing their jobs and having their lives restricted. In fact, Layla's father, a professor at a university, has lost his job and people are now burning his books - and other muslim authors and books that the president and his followers don't think...2024-11-2506 min
It's Personal PodcastEP. 135 Banned Books, Life and Samira AhmedSamira Ahmed discusses her new book, This Book Won't Burn, which explores family life and the alarming issue of book bans in America.In this episode, Ahmed dives into the importance of storytelling and the challenges faced by diverse voices in today's literary world. She reflects on her experiences growing up in a multicultural family and how those experiences shaped her writing.Listeners can expect a thoughtful conversation about the intersection of literature, identity, and advocacy, along with personal insights on navigating the complexities of family dynamics in a changing world.Website: https...2024-10-0646 min
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerSamira Ahmed on ‘This Book Won't Burn’Noor Khan is still reeling from the disintegration of her family when she stumbles across a library cart stacked with books in her new small-town high school. In her heart, she just wants to finish her senior year and get back to Chicago as quickly as possible. But when she learns the books are being removed by a group of parents trying to ban literature they deem as obscene, she is enraged. Will her values force her to act, even if doing so puts a target on her back? Or...2024-06-1457 min
Books and BobaAuthor Chat w/ Samira AhmedOn this episode we sit down with author Samira Ahmed about her newest novel This Book Won't Burn, a YA coming-of-age story about a girl who moves to a small town in the middle of her senior year and finds herself embroiled in her town's politics as she finds out that hundreds of books in her school's libraries have been marked for book bans. We chat with Samira about her own experiences taking on book bans across the country as well as her thoughts on the importance of reading diversely. Follow Samira on Instagram at @sam_aye...2024-05-1157 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsThis Book Won't Burn by Samira AhmedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/709489 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Book Won't Burn Author: Samira Ahmed Narrator: Kausar Mohammed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: ★ “[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect.” –Publisher's Weekly, starred review From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. After her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a million miles from their Chicago home, Noor Khan...2024-05-0703 min
Turn Downtime Into Storytime With Full AudiobookThis Book Won't Burn Audiobook by Samira AhmedListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 709489
Title: This Book Won't Burn
Author: Samira Ahmed
Narrator: Kausar Mohammed
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:34:33
Language: English
Release date: 05-07-24
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance, Tough Topics
Summary:
★ “[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect.” –Publisher's Weekly, starred review
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.
After her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a mi...2024-05-0710h 34Front RowThe National Gallery at 200The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walker, Bob and Roberta Smith and Celine Condorelli, last year's artist-in-residence , choose paintings from the collection that are important to them, as does the critic Louisa Buck. The Sainsbury Wing is closed for building work, giving an opportunity to attend to the paintings...2024-04-0142 min
Scarred for LifeSamira AhmedBased on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today.Join Andy Bush and co-authors Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence as, each week, they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods.This week the team are joined by journalist, broadcaster and Space 1999 aficionado Samira AhmedFind Andy Bush on Twitter (@bushontheradio) and Instagram (@andybushradio)Find Scarred For Life on Twitter...2023-12-121h 02
My Time CapsuleEp. 337 - Samira AhmedSamira Ahmed is a journalist, writer and broadcaster who regularly presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and Newswatch on BBC News and BBC Breakfast. She was a newsreader on Channel 4 News from 2002 until she went freelance in 2011. She’s won the Broadcaster of the Year at the Stonewall Awards and has won Celebrity Mastermind twice becoming Mastermind Champion of champions. She has been a a reporter on Today on Radio 4, Newsnight on BBC2 and presented Sunday Morning Live on BBC One .Samira Ahmed is guest number 337 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens ab...2023-11-0649 min
What I BelieveEP 53 – Samira Ahmed on the art of interviewing, equal pay at the BBC, and the ‘toxic’ nature of UK political discourseAndrew Copson chats to multi award-winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed who shares the secrets and skills behind her successful career. From questioning those in power, to taking an equal pay case against the BBC, it’s an inspiring episode about the fight for equality and challenging the status quo.
Samira Ahmed is a regular contributor to New Humanist magazine: https://newhumanist.org.uk/contributors/5253/samira-ahmed
She also regularly chairs Humanists UK events: https://www.youtube.com/@HumanistsUK
What I Believe was the title of two separate essays by the philosopher Ber...2023-10-1940 min
Roger Bolton's Beeb WatchSamira Ahmed, BBC 'Newswatch' and 'Front Row' presenter on BBC coverage of the Huw Edwards story, accountability and pay inequalitySamira Ahmed is the presenter of Radio 4’s arts programme ‘Front Row’ and for eleven years has presented 'Newswatch' – the sister programme and television news equivalent to 'Feedback' - which also aims to hold the BBC to account on behalf the licence fee payer. We discuss BBC coverage of the Huw Edwards story, the ability of 'Newswatch' and 'Feedback' programmes to hold the BBC to account and pay inequality. "Let's face it, it's mostly older white men coming out to speak on this and a lot of it has been very defensive."Our crowdf...2023-07-2036 min
I am the EggPodThe Beatles at Stowe School - Samira AhmedSamira Ahmed discusses the newly-discovered audio of The Beatles' live performance at Stowe School on 4th April 1963, with Chris Shaw.2023-04-1853 min
Comfort BlanketSheila Ferguson's 'Soul Food' - with Samira AhmedJournalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed (Front Row) talks about the comfort she finds in 'Soul Food', the 1989 cookbook by Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-1256 minFront RowBBC Centenary, The Art of Radio, Joy Whitby, Climate FictionWith Samira Ahmed.To mark the centenary of the first BBC radio broadcast, Samira Ahmed discusses the art of radio and radio’s influence on art with the novelist and radio enthusiast Tom McCarthy and with Benbrick, sound designer and co-producer of the Peabody award-winning Have You Heard George’s Podcast? From early on the BBC made programmes especially for children. Samira Ahmed speaks to Joy Whitby, a pioneer of children’s programmes – she started Play School and Jackanory – and hears how her approach to these owed much to her early days creating sound effects as a radio...2022-11-1442 min
Be the bookwormEP 5 Amira and Hamza By Samira Ahmed.In this episode we discuss Amira and Hamza The War to Save the Worlds By Samira Ahmed. This is such a fun book and we can't wait to read the sequel.
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Let us know how you like the episode and if you have a few minutes, we invite you to share with a friend, subscribe or give us some feedback. 2022-10-3011 min
Deadline City's PodcastS6: Episode 3 - The Political Playground w/ Samira AhmedThis week's episode features Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestseller and activist! It's a deep dive into the politics of being an author. What risks do we take? What do we have to consider when we're writing about people from the real world, or fantasy worlds? We interrogate ourselves and the way we approach social media, as well as the decisions other creatives make when they're voicing their political views online. We hope you love this honest, and at times ridiculous (thanks Zoraida), conversation. Support the show2022-10-121h 14
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCASTEP.189 - SAMIRA AHMEDAdam talks with British Asian journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about conkers, Mary Whitehouse, white noise makers, Star Trek and much else.This conversation was recorded face to face in London on October 4th, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSSAMIRA'S BLOGCENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICEDISGUSTED, MARY WHITEHOUSE - 2022 (BBC)Edwardian, prude, Christian disruptor, Cassandra of digital technology? Samira Ahmed assesses the life and legacy of Mary Whitehouse through her diaries and t...2022-10-091h 18
Drunk Women Solving Crime194 Samira Ahmed's Newsround Welcome to this week's episode of Drunk Women Solving Crime, which welcomes journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed as a very able member of the force!Samira starts things-off with a duo of crimes which although serious in subject, are important to discuss - not least because one of them highlights that Samira ALWAYS knew what her vocation would be and she had the badge to prove it!We then all get stuck into a crime that may or may not be the result of the police not believing women can be funny, or some very...2022-06-2253 minDrunk Women Solving Crime194 Samira Ahmed's Newsround Welcome to this week's episode of Drunk Women Solving Crime, which welcomes journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed as a very able member of the force!Samira starts things-off with a duo of crimes which although serious in subject, are important to discuss - not least because one of them highlights that Samira ALWAYS knew what her vocation would be and she had the badge to prove it!We then all get stuck into a crime that may or may not be the result of the police not believing women can be funny, or some very...2022-06-2253 min
Minorities in PublishingEpisode 118: Interview with Samira Ahmed[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] New York Times bestselling author, Samira Ahmed, speaks to Jenn about her new YA novel Hollow Fires, the reasons why diversity panels should always have been craft discussion panels, how her past experience dictates her approach to writing, and how much she loves engaging with young readers for pertinent discussions as they inherit the world we live in. [Transcript of this episode can be found on the Episodes page of the podcast Tumblr. You can sign up for the MiP monthly newsletter with jo...2022-05-3142 min
First Draft with Sarah EnniDreams and Ghosts With Samira Ahmed First Draft Episod #357: Samira Ahmed Samira Ahmed is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, and Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. She joins us to talk about her latest YA contemp, Hollow Fires. Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft Patreon, or make a monthly or one-time donation via PayPal or Venmo 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your p...2022-05-191h 05
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsHollow Fires by Samira AhmedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollow Fires Author: Samira Ahmed Narrator: Samira Ahmed, Amin El Gamal, Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: This powerful, gripping thriller from a New York Times bestselling author shows the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths—and the undeniable power of hope. Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalist’s job is to find...2022-05-1003 min
Listen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationHollow Fires Audiobook by Samira AhmedListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 546678
Title: Hollow Fires
Author: Samira Ahmed
Narrator: Amin El Gamal, Samira Ahmed, Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:08:00
Language: English
Release date: 05-10-22
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, Religious & Inspirational, Tough Topics
Summary:
This powerful, gripping thriller from a New York Times bestselling author shows the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths—and the undeniable power of hope.
Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journa...2022-05-1010h 08
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP 378 - Samira Ahmed#378 Test Card Girl - Rich has freaked himself out by attempting to cure the aphantasia (that he suffers with in silence). His guest is John Craven sanctioned Newshound Samira Ahmed. They discuss the legacy of Mary Whitehouse and whether it’s OK to point out the positive things that someone with some unacceptable views has done, the bravery of taking your employer to court in order to secure equal pay, whether appearing on Mastermind is more scary than being in a war zone, the young Richard Herring’s clumsy attempts at seduction, your mother being prouder of a puppet you t...2022-05-041h 04
Marvel's Pull ListMs. Marvel: The Ratio w/ Samira AhmedThis week, Ryan and Jasmine are joined by guest host Stephanie Williams . They detail all of this week's new comics including ELEKTRA #100, WHAT IF...? MILES MORALES #2, X-MEN '92: HOUSE OF XCII #1 and more. Plus, we’re giving out the coveted “You Can't Hypnotize a Snake” award. Think you know which issue this award name came from? Let us know by emailing us at PullList@Marvel.comor tweet at us using #MarvelsPullList. And finally, for this week’s reading club, our conversation with writer Samira Ahmed about Ms. Marvel: The Ratio.As always, shout out your local comic shop or send u...2022-04-121h 03Front RowRichard Cadell and The Sooty Show; The Handmaid’s Tale opera; actor Liz Carr; gender neutral dance calling70 years after Sooty first appeared with Harry Corbett on the BBC’s Talent Night, presenter and current owner of The Sooty Show Richard Cadell talks to Samira about Sooty’s enduring appeal, as Sooty’s Magic Show embarks on a new tour and a theme park opens at the end of May. Annilese Miskimmon, Artistic Director of English National Opera, discusses her directorial debut at the ENO. The Handmaid’s Tale, the opera written by Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley, is based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel about a repressive totalitarian state where women are stripped of their i...2022-04-1142 min
Shaun Keaveny's Community Garden RadioShaun Keaveny's Creative Cul-de-Sac with Samira Ahmed This week on Creative Cul-de-Sac we meet Shaun’s inner voice, Mark Maron, and Shaun reversions Shake, Rattle and Roll. Then Shaun is joined by British journalist, writer, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed. Samira reads an early gig review she wrote for Oasis at the Viper Room, revisits a childhood Sherlock Holmes novel, and talks about the art of interview. Finally, Shaun opens up the Cul-de-Sac to hear some of your ideas. Send in your ideas to shaunscreativeculdesac@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail 020 8058 4484LINKS2022-03-0648 minShaun Keaveny's Community Garden RadioShaun Keaveny's Creative Cul-de-Sac with Samira Ahmed This week on Creative Cul-de-Sac we meet Shaun’s inner voice, Mark Maron, and Shaun reversions Shake, Rattle and Roll. Then Shaun is joined by British journalist, writer, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed. Samira reads an early gig review she wrote for Oasis at the Viper Room, revisits a childhood Sherlock Holmes novel, and talks about the art of interview. Finally, Shaun opens up the Cul-de-Sac to hear some of your ideas. Send in your ideas to shaunscreativeculdesac@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail 020 8058 4484LINKS2022-03-0648 min
TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)SAMIRA AHMEDSamira Ahmed chooses Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
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“If other girls had to be one of us, which of us they’d choose to be?” For the past nearly ninety years young readers have been dreaming of being Pauline, Petrova or Posy Fossil. Noel Streatfeild (1895 – 1986) had no intention of writing for children until she was cajoled into it by her publisher. In 1936 Ballet Shoes was published with its delicate line drawings by her sister, Ruth Jervis, and it has never been out of print. In it Streatfeild drew on her own experien...2022-01-1832 min
Books In the Middle PodcastLove, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (Contemporary Fiction)Send us a textLove, Hate and Other Filters by Samira AhmedMaya is looking forward to college as a place to dream big and follow her dreams – as in becoming a film maker. Ever since her father put a camcorder in her hands, she has been hooked. But the problem is, her parents see it as only as a hobby, not a career. With the school year winding down, and her parents clueless as to the fact that she wants to go to New York to study film, not stay in the Chicago area an...2022-01-1703 min
AIPT ComicsSamira Ahmed on Ms. Marvel, creating a new character & moreNEWSImage Comics staffers vote to unionize as Comic Book Workers UnitedJeff Lemire inks exclusive deal with Image ComicsMiracleman Omnibus on the way but it’s missing Gaiman’s run!‘Legion of X’ details surface in new Destiny of X ‘X-Men’ series‘Wolverine’ details surface in Destiny of X era series by Ben Percy & Adam Kubert‘X-Men Red’ details surface in new Destiny of X ‘X-Men’ seriesMarvel promises Hulk to get his version of Knull in ‘Hulk’ #6Loaded Bible 2 coming in MarchVault teases 2022 creative teamsStandout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Dark Knights of Steel #3 (Tom Taylor, Yas...2022-01-091h 04
Stammer StoriesEpisode 19: Samira Ahmed (New Years Eve Special 2021)To celebrate the new year, we have a very special guest on Stammer Stories. That is Samira Ahmed! Some may know Samira for being a presenter at the BBC. She presents Front Row on Radio 4 and Newswatch on BBC1 and used to present Channel 4 News. Samira herself doesn’t stammer but her son does so we cover the topic from a different perspective. In this episode we discuss Samira’s story of being a parent of someone who stammers, how it has affected her son but also the work she does for the Michael Palin Centre.
Please make sure to give...2021-12-311h 05
Perfect Night InEPISODE 15 – SAMIRA AHMED
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Perfect Night InPerfect Night In #15 - Samira AhmedJoin Samira Ahmed as she shares her perfect night in...
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My Best TeacherSamira Ahmed: Bible stories, learning German, eating apples, day trips on trainsIn this My Best Teacher podcast, we chat to journalist, author and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about her schools days includingThe memorable teachers that play a crucial role in her career successWhy she was a sponge for most subjects at schoolTrips out on trains and eating hot dogsTeenage romances on skiing holidaysWhy eating apples outside school was once the height of bad behaviour.2021-11-2644 min
I am the EggPodPaul McCartney: The Lyrics - Samira AhmedSamira Ahmed discusses her interview with Paul McCartney at the Royal Festival Hall, ith Chris Shaw.2021-11-161h 01
LB School & Library PodcastSamira Ahmed discusses AMIRA & HAMZA THE WAR TO SAVE THE WORLDSFrom bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling and magical adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the Land of Stories.
"As compelling as it is informative. Even readers who don’t believe in magic will find themselves wishing on a star." — Kirkus, Starred Review
"A fast-paced adventure with heart and a superb fairy-tale adaptation of Islamic legends." — SLJ, Starred Review2021-11-0928 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreAmira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds by Samira AhmedPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/495296to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds
Author: Samira Ahmed
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2021
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
From bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling fantasy adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the Land of Stories. On the day of a rare super blue blood moon eclipse, twelve-year-old Amira and her little brother, Hamza, can’t stop their bickering while attending a special exhibit on medieval Islamic astronomy. While stargazer Amira...2021-09-218h 12
Forever Young Adult Book PlateInternment by Samira AhmedThis is Book Plate's discussion of Forever Young Adult's July 2021 book club pick, Internment by Samira Ahmed. Spoilers. Some swears. Music is Blink 9-11 (What's My Race Again?) by The Muslims.
Recorded in Oakland.
Britt identified as the Resist hat on the cover. It's cut off in the audio.
JaMile thought the book was about some gangsta Muslim uprising shit. Annie did ask him before the book was recorded.
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We Majored in English for ThisWMiEFT 109: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
We go to Paris this week! Join Haley and Kayla as they cover Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
2021-07-081h 01Front RowRiz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passportsRiz Ahmed stars in Sound of Metal as a rock drummer who loses his hearing. The actor and rapper discusses learning American sign language, working with culturally Deaf actors as well as learning about addiction for his Oscar nominated performance.So far, 2021 has seen a large number of novels with a climate change theme being published. Toby Lichtig, Fiction Editor at the Times Literary Supplement, reports on some of the new releases and shifting attitudes in publishing towards avowedly-politicised fiction.Concerts and plays with a live audience have been taking place in Israel for over...2021-04-0628 min
A Bit LitSamira Ahmed on her broadcasting career, the news & the recent history of critical thinkingThe broadcaster Samira Ahmed tells us about her career covering international news and culture, and reflects on the relationship between 'hard news' and cultural events. We move from the UK culture secretary to the art of Persia, O.J. Simpson to Madonna, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-1234 min
The Sound of The Picture HouseSamira Ahmed's Cinema MemoriesA most excellent chat with award winning journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about her memories of cinema visits across three continents. It was an absolute joy to reminisce about all manner of films from The Wizard of Oz to Beneath The Planet of The Apes and points in between.2021-03-061h 00
Looks Unfamiliar073 - Samira Ahmed - The Fifth Beatle Of The Magic Roundabout WorldLooks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time is broadcaster Samira Ahmed, who's on the hunt for the perfect recipe for remembering Selfridges' Space: 1999 Walkthrough, Dairy Marketing Council lifestyle booklet Good Looks Ahead, Saturday Morning television show and accompanying cookbook The Fun Food Factory with Nanette Newman, and lots more about obscure ViewMaster reels, the Italian theme tune from The Return Of The Saint, the surprising link between Peeping Tom...2021-01-2548 min
Read UpEpisode 55: Internment by Samira AhmedTim discusses Internment by Samira Ahmed
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BERGCASTBERGCAST – Episode 19 – Nigel Kneale and Woodfall, featuring Samira AhmedWe were very excited to welcome the simply amazing Samira Ahmed to talk about the somewhat overlooked contribution Nigel Kneale to the early Woodfall films.
On the way we’ll examine influence of Judith Kerr or Kneale’s work, what sets Kneale apart from writers like John Wyndham, and if Donald Pleasance has ever looked young.
Hope you enjoy.
2020-12-1456 minFront RowYazz Ahmed, Lucy Bailey, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael CorleoneYazz Ahmed, trumpeter and composer, and winner of the Innovation Award at tonight’s Ivors Awards, joins us in the studio. Yazz’s music blends jazz, arabic scales and rhythms, electronics, and the music of Bahrain, where she spent her childhood.Francis Ford Coppola's first two Godfather films are considered cinematic masterpieces, but The Godfather Part III never received such acclaim. Thirty years after its release, Coppola has recut the film and renamed it The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Film critic Tim Robey gives his verdict. When Oleanna was first staged in 1992 it p...2020-12-0128 min
The Isis PodcastsThe Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Samira AhmedIn conversation with the journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, discussing Ahmed’s journey into journalism, her childhood in London and why she regrets pulling all-nighters at Oxford.2020-11-1600 min
I am the EggPodThe Beatles Live at the BBC - Samira AhmedJournalist, broadcaster and podcaster Samira Ahmed discusses The Beatles Live at the BBC, with Chris Shaw.2020-11-161h 45
Untold Legends: The PodcastEpisode 8: The Spike Conundrum & Writing Desi Vampires w/ Samira AhmedAll vampires are problematic faves, and Spike is no different. We do a deep dive into his character's introduction in season 2 and his journey from monster to ensouled through the series. Samira Ahmed gives us some insight into the writing process for her short story "A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire" only available in Vampires Never Get Old. CW: mention of sexual assault from season 6.Also in this episodeMad Bad & Dangerous To Know by Samira Ahmed Vampires Never Get Old pre-order campaignHero of a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Support the sh2020-08-2740 min
Calvert Library's Book Bites for TeensInternment by Samira AhmedEnjoy our presentation of Internment, written by Samira Ahmed and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.2020-08-1919 min
How I Found My VoiceA message from Samira AhmedSamira Ahmed records a special message for How I Found My Voice listeners, with an update on how the podcast has won an award and of Season 3 which is coming up.
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I am the EggPodYellow Submarine Songtrack - Samira AhmedJournalist, broadcaster and podcaster, Samira Ahmed, discusses The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Songtrack album, with Chris Shaw.2020-05-171h 31
Smersh PodTHE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Part two) with Samira AhmedThis week we’ll be learning to identify one end of a cello from another, while having a few optional extras installed at the height of the cold war.Yes – It’s The Living Daylights, and joining me to Smiert some Spionum, is journalist, broadcaster, and QUEEN, Samira Ahmed, who can be found on Twitter as @SamiraAhmedUk Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod.
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Smersh PodTHE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Part one) with Samira AhmedThis week we’ll be learning to identify one end of a cello from another, while having a few optional extras installed at the height of the cold war.Yes – It’s The Living Daylights, and joining me to Smiert some Spionum, is journalist, broadcaster, and QUEEN, Samira Ahmed, who can be found on Twitter as @SamiraAhmedUk Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-05-0441 min
88 Cups of TeaSamira Ahmed On Saying Yes To YourselfWarm welcome to our new listeners, and welcome back long-time listeners. Here's the link to join our free self-guided accountability group for the month of April: https://www.facebook.com/groups/88cupsofteaselfguidedaccountabilityapril2020/ If you'd love a chance to be one of the voices in the 30-consecutive days of recording for our collective stories throughout this time, head over here to submit: https://88cupsoftea.typeform.com/to/DB2voV Head over to https://www.instagram.com/88cupsoftea/ to watch Samira Ahmed's Instagram takeover filled with exciting behind-the-scenes footage of her writing life! ...2020-04-161h 16
Unabridged: A Book PodcastSamira Ahmed's INTERNMENT -- April Unabridged Book ClubFor our April Unabridged Book Club episode and discussion, we talk about Samira Ahmed's near-future YA literature novel, Internment (which was also our buddy read on Instagram in March!), and we make connections to other works including Mark Oshiro’s Anger Is a Gift, George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, and Nic Stone’s Dear Martin. We end the episode by discussing some things that are helping us cope during this challenging time for our Give Me One. Join us all month on social media as we continue this discussion about Ahmed's Internment!
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Intro...2020-04-0143 min
We Know A Song About That, Don't We?Samira AhmedMitch Benn is joined by award-winning broadcaster, writer, sci-fi fan and fellow Celebrity Mastermind winner Samira Ahmed, for a packed half hour of fantastic recommendations.Support the show2020-03-2530 min
Defiance AcademyThe Journey from Employee to Entrepreneur with Samira AliQuitting your job to start your own business is probably one of the riskiest paths you’d ever take. It’s full of uncertainties. What if you fail? You will surely scratch your knees along the way but once you get past the trying times, the results are going to be gratifying! Join us in this episode as Samira Ali shares her inspiring journey of entrepreneurship and how she left her secured employee position to start her own company. She shares her experience being in the field of HR and how it is like to do vo...2020-03-2348 minDefiance AcademyThe Journey from Employee to Entrepreneur with Samira AliQuitting your job to start your own business is probably one of the riskiest paths you’d ever take. It’s full of uncertainties. What if you fail? You will surely scratch your knees along the way but once you get past the trying times, the results are going to be gratifying! Join us in this episode as Samira Ali shares her inspiring journey of entrepreneurship and how she left her secured employee position to start her own company. She shares her experience being in the field of HR and how it is like to do vo...2020-03-2348 minDefiance AcademyMaking Your Mark with Dr. Samira Hassan“Make your mark and don’t be afraid.” -Dr. Samira Hassan Dr. Hassan, General Practitioner, Family Medicine Specialist and vice president of the British Somali Medical Association shares with us her unconventional path to medicine. On this episode, we explore Dr. Hassan’s journey of finding her self through the culture shock of being transplanted in the Somali community as a teenager, her meandering path to solidifying her interest in medicine including turning down an offer of admission to medical school, and dealing with the agony of rejection after re-application and how she lea...2020-02-0941 minDefiance AcademyMaking Your Mark with Dr. Samira Hassan“Make your mark and don’t be afraid.” -Dr. Samira Hassan Dr. Hassan, General Practitioner, Family Medicine Specialist and vice president of the British Somali Medical Association shares with us her unconventional path to medicine. On this episode, we explore Dr. Hassan’s journey of finding her self through the culture shock of being transplanted in the Somali community as a teenager, her meandering path to solidifying her interest in medicine including turning down an offer of admission to medical school, and dealing with the agony of rejection after re-application and how she lea...2020-02-0941 min
Stories, But ShorterSamira Ahmed on Art & PoliticsSamira Ahmed is the New York Times best-selling author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters” and “Internment.” She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in a small town in Illinois. On “Stories, But Shorter,” Samira shares her short story “Election Day” which beautifully depicts a widowed man remembering his wife and the gift of voting on Election Day in Bombay. Afterward, Samira and Cassi discuss politics in art. Samira’s next novel “Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know” is due in April 2020.
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New York Times “10 Young Adult Novelists Spin Fiction From Vintage Photos”2019-11-1824 min
I am the EggPodGeorge Harrison - Samira AhmedBroadcaster, journalist, writer and podcaster, Samira Ahmed, discusses George Harrison's self-titled 1979 album with Chris Shaw.2019-11-101h 02
The Media Club with Matt Deegan#123 - Samira Ahmed vs the BBC, Daily Mail podcasts, Apple's new TV showsMaggie Brown, Steve Ackerman and Matt Deegan join Olly Mann for more media news and analysis, including how podcasts are helping Spotify grow their profits, can audio help the Mail dominate online news and where will Ben Cooper go after Radio 1?PLUS Samira Ahmed and Ofcom give the BBC more headaches.AND in the media quiz, we take a look at the first reviews for Apple TV’s original series.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Consider supporting this podcast by creating a voluntary subscription of a few pounds a mo...2019-11-0151 min
DAVIDBOWIE: ALBUMTOALBUMSamira Ahmed on Space Oddity - part 2The long-delayed and oft-promised second part of my two-parter on 'Space Oddity' with Samira Ahmed is finally here, almost 50 years to the month after Part 1. It covers not only the latter half of Bowie's 1969 LP, but veers across a number of topics as we trudge through the dampened grass to approach the summer's end. Tall Venusians will be passing through. I hope you enjoy this - and don't forget to warm up with Part One: https://audioboom.com/channels/4948081.rss
2019-10-0534 min
LB School & Library PodcastINTERNMENT author Samira Ahmed at SLJ Teen LiveNew York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed was the opening keynote speaker for School Library Journal's Teen Live event in 2019. Here, she discusses her acclaimed novel INTERNMENT, the power of libraries, and what representation means in YA fiction.
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Audible: https://adbl.co/2N3JYW32019-08-1433 min
Smersh PodLethal Weapon with Samira AhmedThis week we'll be following the wacky adventures of two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. Yes, it's Lethal Weapon!Joining me to count down the days until retirement is journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, who can be found on Twitter as @samiraahmeduk Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-08-021h 03
Skylight Books Podcast SeriesSamira Ahmed, "INTERNMENT" w/ Brandy ColbertSet in a horrifying “fifteen minutes in the future” United States, spitfire main character Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim citizens with her family. With the help of newly-made friends also trapped within the internment camp, and her boyfriend on the outside, Layla manages to start a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against Islamophobia and complicit silence against the internment camp's Director and his guards. Samira Ahmed can recall incidents of Islamophobia in her own life as early as age eight. But rather than be deterred, she let it fuel her writing and she i...2019-04-0134 min
YA CafeInternment by Samira AhmedJoin us this week as we discuss Internment by Samira Ahmed, a gripping book with a dark vision of a future that is too close for comfort. (Transcript) In today’s episode… Internment is a look at a horrifying near-future United States in which Islamophobia and fear-mongering have won. As their freedoms are stripped away, Muslims are registered and eventually rounded up as the first internment camp is opened. Layla and her family are sent to live at Mobius, passing the site of Manzanar on the way. Layla knows that history has shown us just how much hate and fear...2019-03-2824 min
Book ShamblesSamira AhmedThe journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed joins Robin and Josie this week to talk about politics, the joy of library books, the joy of putting in brand new book shelves and some of her favourite books. Also Robin is annoyed Billy Wilder wasn't forced to make more films. Support the podcast and network and get things like extended editions of each episode at patreon.com/bookshambles2019-03-2144 min
Let Free Audiobook Transport You to New WorldsInternment Audiobook by Samira AhmedListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 367380
Title: Internment
Author: Samira Ahmed
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:19:11
Language: English
Release date: 03-19-19
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Summary:
Rebellions are built on hope.
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.
With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a...2019-03-1911h 19
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & ParanormalInternment by Samira AhmedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Internment Author: Samira Ahmed Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to...2019-03-1903 min
DAVIDBOWIE: ALBUMTOALBUMSamira Ahmed on Space Oddity - Part 1It's back to 1969, and a repeat appearance on Albumtoalbum for Space Oddity, the second full-length Bowie LP and with me to discuss all things Oddity-esque is BBC Radio 4 presenter and journalist Samira Ahmed. In this revealing chat - again, a here a two-parter - Samira explains her love of Bowie, her particular love of this album, the influence it had on her as a young Asian child growing up in 1970s Britain and the effect it had on her peers - something she documented to fascinating effect on her Radio 4 programme "I Dressed Ziggy Stardust" in which a number...2019-02-2256 min
I am the EggPodPlease Please Me: Samira AhmedJournalist and broadcaster, Samira Ahmed, makes a welcome return to discuss The Beatles debut album 'Please Please Me' with Chris Shaw2019-01-121h 11
Standard Issue PodcastSIM Ep 179 Gig 37: Lawson, Ahmed, Prenger & MillicanIn this In Conversation, Sarah and Mickey had a ruddy smashing time with Nigella Lawson, Samira Ahmed and Jodie Prenger, chatting about being a cat, the power of the BBC voice, laughing at funerals, combing cows, excellent letters to Newsround, how to talk buzzard and Roger Moore as God. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Leicester Square Theatre in September. That means a couple of the plugs are out of date. Obviously we know now that Fiona Bruce got the Question Time job, but we love Samira’s pitching so much it’s sta...2019-01-021h 06
Great LivesSamira Ahmed on Laura Ingalls WilderIn the summer of 2018, the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder was erased from a children's literary medal set up in her honour six decades ago. Readers of the 'Little House on the Prairie' series of books were widely perplexed, but the original American pioneer girl now finds herself at the centre of the culture wars in the US.Nominating Laura is broadcaster and super-fan Samira Ahmed, who has been to Rocky Ridge Farm, now an historic museum in Missouri and Laura Ingalls Wilder's home. Joining Samira in studio is novelist Tracy Chevalier, president...2018-12-0430 min
kidlit women* podcastConversation with Samira Ahmed, Part 2In this episode, Grace Lin continues her conversation with author Samira Ahmed about the controversy surrounding the preview of the graphic novel "A Suicide Bomber Sit in the Library." (part 2 of 2)2018-11-2845 minkidlit women* podcastConversation with Samira AhmedIn this episode, Grace Lin talks with author Samira Ahmed about the controversy surrounding the preview of the graphic novel "A Suicide Bomber Sit in the Library."2018-11-2635 min
Write Or Die PodcastS1E19: Samira Ahmed & The Truth About Expiration Dates on DreamsBorn in Bombay India and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, Samira spent countless hours at the library in her small hometown nestled in an oversized armchair next to an old Victorian fireplace with her nose in an Agatha Christie novel or re-reading Little Women, hoping that Jo would somehow end up with Laurie this time. Samira always loved to write—especially poetry–but never actually dreamed of becoming a writer until she was an adult and an idea for a story captured her imagination and wouldn’t let go.
Samira is the New York Times bestselling author of Love...2018-11-021h 05
I am the EggPodA Hard Day’s Night: Samira AhmedJournalist, broadcaster and writer Samira Ahmed (@SamiraAhmedUK), discusses A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles with host, Chris Shaw (@ChrisShawEditor)2018-09-151h 06
Podcast From The PastSamira Ahmed & Peter Watts - A Fridge In A CupboardJoining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are broadcaster SAMIRA AHMED and journalist and author PETER WATTS. We discover a postcard bemoaning the life of a sports journalist at the World Cup, see the postcard that set Samira on the path to arts journalism, and consider how developments in domestic refrigeration may be responsible for the decline of the picture postcard. Come as you are, but have your splash ready. Wish you were here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-1835 min