Best Omar Nizam Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS EPISODE: Reaction to Dr. Craig Considine's view on Palestine | Part 1 27:27

14d ago27:27

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Our host Omar Nizam gives his thoughts on Dr. Craig Considine's recent turnaround from becoming a Pro-Palestine supporter to a Pro-Israeli supporter. Author's bio: Dr. Craig Considine is an award-winning Professor, community builder, and author. He is the author of two books that have been featured on the show. 📚 The Humanity of Muhammad 🎧 Podcast:…

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BONUS EPISODE: Reaction to Dr. Craig Considine's views on Palestine 🇵🇸 | Part 2 30:29

14d ago30:29

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Our host Omar Nizam gives his thoughts on Dr. Craig Considine's recent turnaround from becoming a Pro-Palestine supporter to a Pro-Israeli supporter. Author's bio: Dr. Craig Considine is an award-winning Professor, community builder, and author. He is the author of two books that have been featured on the show. 📚 The Humanity of Muhammad 🎧 Podcast:…

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📚 Book: The Education Riddle | ✍️ Author: Dawood Vaid | Episode 39 | Book Café Podcast 55:40

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ke-TKt-9S1M?si=RKdGNBMkACmfCHYx 📚 Book: The Education Riddle ✍️ Author: Dawood Vaid 📖 Publisher: Self-Published Chapters: 0:00 - Episode trailer 0:26 - Intro 1:38 - Author's bio 2:55 - Definition of Education Riddle & Concept Schooling 6:25 - Rip Van Winkle and stagnation in education 9:24 - The Tr…

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📚 Book: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | ✍️ Author: Martin Bunton | Episode 38 | Book Café Podcast 51:38

2M ago51:38

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📚 Book: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction ✍️ Author: Martin Bunton 🎧 Show: Book Café Podcast 📖 Publisher: Oxford University Press @OxfordUniversityPress 🇵🇸 Prof. Dr. Martin Bunton from the University of Victoria @universityofvictoria6115 discusses his 2013 book. 🇵🇸 This first edition of the book covers the the years 1897 t…

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📚 Book: People Of The Book | ✍️ Author: Craig Considine | Episode 40 | Book Café Podcast 49:27

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: (coming soon) 📚 Book: People Of The Book - Prophet Muhammad's Encounters With Christians ✍️ Author: Craig Considine 📖 Publisher: ⁠ 🎙 Hosted by: Omar Nizam ✍️ Author's bio: ✝️ Dr. Craig Considine is an award winning professor and the best-selling author. ✝️ He is recognized as an authority in interfaith dialogue. ✝…

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📚 Book: Erasing Palestine | ✍️ Author: Rebecca Ruth Gould | Episode 37 47:09

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lPxtYvfS0kk 📚 Book: Erasing Palestine ✍️ Author: Rebecca Ruth Gould 📖 Publisher: Verso Books @VersoBooks 🎙️ Host: @omarrasman In episode 37, we speak to Prof. Dr. Rebecca Ruth Gould about her 2023 book "Erasing Palestine". Author's bio: 🇵🇸 Prof. Dr. Rebecca Ruth Gould was born and educated in the U…

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📚 Book: The Palestine Laboratory | ✍️ Author: Antony Loewenstein | Episode 36 26:35

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/51-VVciGz88 📚 Book: The Palestine Laboratory ✍️ Author: Antony Loewenstein Publishers: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Author's bio: 🇵🇸 Antony Loewenstein is an Australian-German freelance investigative journalist, author, and film-maker. 🇵🇸 He co-founded the Independent Australian Jewish Voices (IAJV). He won the 2019 J…

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📚 Book: L'état c'est moi | ✍️ Author: Mahbubur Rahman | Episode 34 | Book Café Podcast 46:30

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Td_lkPYaG-8?si=2LLEYYJbavNnt7Cc -Timestamps- 1:20 - Author's introduction 4:30 - Intro to Louis XIV 8:15 - The Gardens of Versailles 10:50 - Louis XIV's assault on privilege 13:00 - Louis XIV's regal painting 17:50 - The death of Louis XIV 19:00 - How Leonardo Da Vinci ended up in France 24:15 - Le…

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🎦 Film: Mukti - Birth Of A Nation | 🎬 Director: Manu Chobe | Episode 35 | Book Café Podcast 23:49

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PAuP_rwulhU?si=VBzoTMQiBKEfX79x 🎦 Film: Mukti - Birth Of A Nation 🎬 Director: Manu Chobe 📚 Book Adaptation: An Odyssey In War And Peace ✍️ Author: Lt Gen JFR Jacob Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: Arafat: The Biography | ✍️ Author: Andrew Gowers | Episode 33 51:52

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7qVKnorXELE?si=o4FaH8Zr_nuolYyE 📚 Book: Arafat - The Biography ✍️ Author: Andrew Gowers 🖨️ Publisher: Virgin Books (@Virgin @VirginVoyages @virginstartupvideos @VirginHotels @virginred @RichardBranson). Author's bio: 🇵🇸 Andrew Gowers was both Foreign Editor and Middle East Editor of the Financial T…

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📚 Book: Palestine In Israeli School Books | ✍️ Author: Nurit Peled-Elhanan | Episode 32 54:36

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rXs1zkvHDGc Author's bio: 🇵🇸 Prof Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is an Israeli philologist, Professor of language and education and activist. 🇵🇸 She is a 2001 co-laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded by the European Parliament. 🇵🇸 She is known for her research on the portrayal of P…

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📚 Book: The Invention Of Palestine | ✍️ Author: Zachary Foster | Episode 31 | Book Café Podcast 51:58

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eGDTtlQNh_0 🎙 Hosted by: ⁠@omarrasman 🎧 Episode info: We speak to Dr. Zachary Foster about his 2017 dissertation "The Invention Of Palestine." Author's Synopsis: My aim is understand when, how and why people identified as Palestinian in history. Identities like “Palestinian” are not modern, pre-mo…

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📚 Book: Devil's Advocate | ✍️ Author: Karan Thapar | Episode 30 | Book Café Podcast 29:42

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QhPWFMcBn4s 📚 Book: Devil's Advocate: The Untold Story ✍️ Author: Karan Thapar 📘 Publisher: @harpercollins @HarperCollinsChildrensBooks @HarperCollinsUK 🎙️ Host: @omarrasman Autor's Brief Bio: Karan Thapar is one of the most distinguished journalists to come from India. His journalistic career span…

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BONUS EPISODE: Book Review | Surrender At Dacca by Lt. Gen. JFR Jacob 11:45

5M ago11:45

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By Omar Nizam

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BONUS EPISODE: 🇮🇱🇵🇸 Top 5 Book Recommendations | Israel & Palestine 12:40

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Top 5 books about Israel and Palestine Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine | ✍️ Author: Ilan Pappé | Episode 29 | Book Café Podcast 40:33

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T-CWN4YZuAI 📚 Book: The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine ✍️ Author: Ilan Pappé 📘 Publisher: @Oneworld-publications 🎙️ Host: @omarrasman Summary: British-Israeli author and activist Prof. Dr. Ilan Pappé discusses his 2006 book "The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine." Ilan Pappé's bio: ✏️ Ilan Pappé is an I…

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📚Book: On Palestine | ✍️Authors: Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé, Frank Barat | Ep. 28 | Book Café Podcast 34:00

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PRf1Pk4UbF8 📚 Book: On Palestine ✍️ Authors: Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappé ✏️ Editor: Frank Barat 📘 Publisher: @HaymarketBooks 🎙️ Host: @omarrasman Summary: French activist, author, and film producer FRANK BARAT discusses the history of the book ON PALESTINE which he edited and co-wrote with his activi…

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📚 Book: Heart Tantrums | ✍️ Author: Aisha Sarwari | Episode 27 | Book Café Podcast 1:07:04

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📚 Book: Heart Tantrums ✍️ Author: Aisha Sarwari (with Yasser Latif Hamdani) 📘 Publishers: @penguinindia @PenguinBooksUK @Hurstpublishers 🎙️ Host: @omarrasman Summary: Ugandan born Pakistani author Aisha Sarwari shares her memoirs of living in a hostile Pakistani community as a half-caste, navigating through the nuances of Pakistani society as a vir…

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📚 Book: The Punishment Of Gaza | ✍️ Author: Gideon Levy | Episode 26 33:11

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Israeli journalist Gideon Levy discusses his 2010 book "The Punishment of Gaza" Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: The Emergence Of Islam | ✍️ Author: Gabriel Said Reynolds | Episode 25 1:02:26

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By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: The Karims - A Sporting Dynasty | ✍️ Author: Aasif Karim | Episode 24 1:28:47

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By Omar Nizam

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📚Book: Stories I Must Tell | ✍️ Author: Kabir Bedi | Episode 22 | Book Café Podcast 59:20

9M ago59:20

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📚Book: "Stories I Must Tell" 📚Genre: Autobiography / Film / History / South Asian History / Religion / Politics ✍️ Author: Kabir Bedi Publisher: ⁠@WestlandBooks 🎙 Hosted by: ⁠@omarrasman 🎧 Episode info: A legendary actor whose three decade long career spans Film, Television, and Theatre alike, Bollywood superstar and international megastar KABIR …

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📚 Book: The Synoptic Problem | ✍️ Author: Mark Goodacre | Episode 23 | Book Café Podcast 57:32

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📚 Book: The Synoptic Problem ✍️ Author: Mark Goodacre @podacre Prof. Dr. Mark Goodacre discusses his 2001 book "The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through The Maze." Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: Jumbled Up In Jerusalem | ✍️ Author: Julian Bond | Episode 21 | Book Café Podcast 46:24

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📚 Book: "Jumbled Up In Jerusalem" ✍️ Author: Julian Bond 🎙 Hosted by: @omarrasman Julian Bond is the ex-Director of the Christian Muslim Forum and a religious pluralist. Follow Julian on Twitter: @julianbond12 Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: Parveen Babi: A Life | ✍️ Author: Karishma Upadhyay | Episode 20 56:27

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📚 Book: "Parveen Babi: A Life" ✍️ Author: Karishma Upadhyay 🎙 Hosted by: @omarrasman 📘 Publisher: @HachetteBookGroup , @hachettecollections6087 , @HachetteFLE @hachetteeducation3788 @hachettecollections6087 @HachetteFR @hachettefascicoli @HachettePartworksLtd Book review by @jenn_n_tonik9458 : What a whirlwind of a read 'Parveen Babi: A Life', by K…

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📘 Avid Reader: Javad T. Hashmi - The Impactful Scholar | Episode 19 1:38:20

11M ago1:38:20

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🎙 Hosted by: Omar Nizam 🎧 Episode info: Dr. Javad T. Hashmi is an Islamic scholar. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Arabic & Islamic Studies from U.C. Berkeley ( @UCBerkeley ) & Harvard Divinity School ( @HarvardDivinity ) respectively. He is also a fully trained medical doctor; a board-certified emergency physician, former Fellow of Med…

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📚 Book: Solomon And The Ant | ✍️ Author: David Penchansky | Episode 18 1:04:01

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xp7MrPncXdU 📚 Book: Solomon And The Ant ✍️ Author: David Penchansky 📖 Publisher: 🎙 Hosted by: @omarrasman Prof. Dr. @DavidPenchansky discusses his 2023 book "Solomon And The Ant: The Qur'an In Conversation With The Bible." Support the Show.By Omar Nizam

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📚 Book: American Muslim Agenda | ✍️ Author: Mike Ghouse | Episode 17 1:16:22

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/on5WWW8DMUU 📚 Book: "American Muslim Agenda: Muslims Together Building A Cohesive America" ✍️ Author: @MikeGhouseShow 📖 Publisher: @XlibrisPub 🎙 Hosted by: @omarrasman Dr. Mike Ghouse talks about his book "American Muslim Agenda." @realseanhannity @tarekfatahfanclub2336 Support the Show.…

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📚 Book: Playing It My Way | ✍️ Author: Boria Majumdar | Episode 16 57:47

1y ago57:47

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YtJg2g4VJdk 📚 Book: Playing It My Way ✍️ Author: Boria Majumdar @Revsportz 📘 Publisher: @HachetteIndia1 @hodderstoughton351 Book Review by @omarrasman : This book is simply an amazing treat to read! At just under 500 pages, @sachintendulkar 's autobiography - co written by @boriamajumdar101 - is a …

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📚 Book: Finding The Gaps | ✍️ Author: Simon Taufel | Episode 15 1:26:10

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/92wWhBFQy98 📚 Book: Finding The Gaps ✍️ Author: Simon Taufel 📘 Publisher: @Panmacmillan @PanMacmillanIndia @PanMacmillanAus Book Review by @omarrasman : In "Finding the Gaps", Simon Taufel shares life lessons from his career as an international cricket umpire. Taufel's career is a stellar one, havi…

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📚 Book: The Bengalis | ✍️ Author: Sudeep Chakravarti | Episode 14 1:32:58

1y ago1:32:58

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YBxF9mxp0og 📚 Book: "The Bengalis: A Portrait Of A Community" ✍️ Author: Sudeep Chakravarti 📖 Publisher: @AlephBookCompany 🎙 Hosted by: Omar Nizam ✍️ Author's bio: Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of several books including Red Sun, Highway 39, Clear. Hold. Build, Tin Fish, The Avenue of Kings, The…

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📚 Book: The Humanity of Muhammad | ✍️ Author: Craig Considine | Episode 13 1:04:38

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GKUSf1eEnOg 📚 Book: "The Humanity of Muhammad - A Christian View" ✍️ Author: Craig Considine 📖 Publisher: Blue Dome Press ✍️ Author's bio: ✝️ Dr. Craig Considine is an award winning professor and the best-selling author of "The Humanity of Muhammad - A Christian View." ✝️ He is recognized as an aut…

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📚 Book: On The Tigers' Trail | ✍️ Author: Mohammad Isam | Episode 12 1:19:27

1y ago1:19:27

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZsJeIQOM9Q 📚Book: "On The Tigers' Trail" 📚Genre: Sports / Cricket ✍️ Author: Mohammad Isam 🎧 Episode info: Mohammad Isam, Bangladesh cricket correspondent for @espncricinfo, discusses his debut book, an anthology of all the articles he has written over a ten year tenure with ESPNCricinfo, the worl…

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📚 Book: The Qur'an And The Aramaic Gospel Traditions | ✍️ Author: Emran El-Badawi | Episode 11 1:05:15

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pe6gQxaE18k 📚Book: "The Qur'an And The Aramaic Gospel Traditions" 📚Genre: History / Religion / Christianity / Islam ✍️ Author: Emran El-Badawi 🎧 Episode info: Professor Dr. Emran El-Badawi of the University of Houston speaks about his 2013 book "The Qur'an And The Aramaic Gospel Traditions." 🖍 Epis…

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📚 Book: Mastering Your Life | ✍️ Author: Malti Bhojwani | Episode 10 59:05

1+ y ago59:05

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AUmZyCPih5M 📚 Book: "Mastering Your Life" ✍️ Author: Malti Bhojwani Author bio: 🧘🏻‍♀️ Malti Bhojwani is a self-awareness and transformation author, coach & culture workshop facilitator. She uses stories from her life journey, analogies, quotes, and neuroscience research to help her readers have the…

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📚 Book: Sultan: A Memoir | ✍️ Author: Gideon Haigh | Episode 9 59:52

1+ y ago59:52

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uWT2wqwoYYM Renowned Sports Writer and Journalist Gideon Haigh discusses his latest book "Sultan: A Memoir", co-written with and about Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram. ✍️ Author's bio: Gideon Haigh has been a journalist for four decades, has contributed to more than a hundred newspapers and mag…

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📚 Book: Jinnah: A Life | ✍️ Author: Yasser Latif Hamdani | Episode 8 1:23:00

1+ y ago1:23:00

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yTM7FtieCIw 📚Book: "Jinnah: A Life" 📚Genre: History / South Asian History / Religion / Politics ✍️ Author: Yasser Latif Hamdani 🎧 Episode info: Barrister Yasser Latif Hamdani talks about his latest book "Jinnah: A Life"; a holistic biography of the Founding Father of Pakistan Mahomed Ali Jinnah. 🖍 …

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📚 Book: Negotiating With Tough Customers | ✍️ Author: Steve Reilly | Episode 6 1:01:42

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qsqEvmK812I 📚Book: "Negotiating With Tough Customers: Never take no for a final answer, and other tactics to win at the bargaining table" 📚Genre: Business / Sales ✍️ Author: Steve Reilly 🎧 Episode info: Master Negotiator Steve Reilly talks about his book "Negotiating With Tough Customers." The defi…

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📚 Book: Drift | ✍️ Author: Shehzar Doja | Episode 7 59:53

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LwFP2TawEsU 📚Book: "Drift" 📚Genre: Poetry ✍️ Author: Shehzar Doja 🎧 Episode info: Shehzar Doja - a naturalized French 🇫🇷citizen of Bangladeshi 🇧🇩origin - talks about his debut poetry book "Drift." ✍️ Author bio: Currently residing in Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Doja is a poet and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the …

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📚 Book: Keeper Of Faith | ✍️ Author: Tatenda Taibu | Episode 5 1:02:55

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nLLI_rI4bVQ 📚Book: "Keeper Of Faith: Cricket, Conflict, and God in Zimbabwe's age of extremes" 📚Genre: Autobiography / Sports / Cricket ✍️ Author: Tatenda Taibu 🎧 Episode info: 🏏 Aged just 20 in April 2004, Tatenda Taibu became the youngest captain in the history of Test circket, and the first blac…

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📚 Book: Allah: God In The Qur'an | ✍️ Author: Gabriel Said Reynolds | Episode 4 52:32

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-N2ROzB9ZPE 📚Book: "Allah: God In The Qur'an" 📚Genre: History / Religion / Christianity / Islam ✍️ Author: Gabriel Said Reynolds 🎧 Episode info: Professor Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds of the University of Notre Dame speaks about his latest book "Allah: God In The Qur'an." 🖍 Episode highlights: ✅ The o…

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📚 Book: Master Laster | ✍️ Author: Sumit Chakraberty | Episode 3 58:22

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f3T8egu5ORY 📚Book: "Master Laster: What They Don't Tell You About Sachin Tendulkar" 📚Genre: Sports / Cricket ✍️ Author: Sumit Chakraberty 🎧 Episode info: Indian author and journalist Sumit Chakraberty discusses his 2013 book "Master Laster: What They Don't Tell You About Sachin Tendulkar." Chakrabe…

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📘 Avid Reader: Ash Ravens - The Itinerant Musician | Episode 2 48:39

1+ y ago48:39

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7ojb8gBSRWo 🎧 Episode info: Itinerant Musician and avid book reader Ash Ravens discusses his musical career and the type of books he loves reading. Ash Ravens was born and brought up in Bangladesh 🇧🇩. He studied music at the prestigious Los Angeles College of Music and moved to Australia 🇦🇺for a ti…

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📚 Book: Logo Land | ✍️ Author: Amit Biswas | Episode 1 58:24

1+ y ago58:24

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7AsjJbjGpEY 📚Book: "Logo Land: A Compilation Of All The Municipality Logos Of The Netherlands" 📚Genre: History / Geography / Netherlands ✍️ Author: Amit Biswas 🎧 Episode info: Bangladeshi born Dutch author Amit Biswas discusses his debut book "Logo Land: A Compilation of all the Municipality Logos …

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