Nasima Bee on poetry, performance and the creative arts

We open up this week's episode with Agony Aunty, which hits a bit too close to home for GVRNZ...Halima then recounts her recent Umrah experience, giving advice for any Muslims thinking of going to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage.GVRNZ & Halima then delve into a number of recent new topics, including the untimely passing of S Club 7's Paul Cattermole, Ariana Grande's TikTok addressing body image, and this weeks Bad Vibes Island; the salting of a vegetable garden used by a less-able lady to help feed the needy...Halima rounds off the episode with a chat with Manchester's own Nasima Bee. Nasima is a performance poet, producer and creative practitioner. She’s a trustee for Manchester’s Young Identity, a collective of poets, dancers and musicians. She uses art as a means of activism and her work is an exploration of loss, a celebration of femininity and an observance of the world.