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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 50 MIN

Farhana Shaikh, S2, E4

from Fantasy and Faith: Muslim Fantasy, Myth & Meaning · host Dr. Noor A Jahangir and Farhana Shaikh

My guest today is Farhana Shaikh, founder of The Asian Writer and Dahlia Books. She is also the author of No Place for a Young Woman, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries 2023. She started Dahlia Books (https://www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/) from her kitchen table and is also a lecturer in Marketing at DeMontfort University. Dahlia Books are doing a physical launch of their recent poetry collection Bring Me Gold: Fifty Poem for Palestine (https://www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/poems-for-palestine) on 20th September 2025 in Leicester. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit noorajahangir.substack.com

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