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Takeaways from this episode:
- Sahar is an award winning author who writes about emotional, sexual, domestic and generational abuse
- Her work provides readers with an insight into a world they may not know anything about and, rather like Stieg Larsson, educates by stealth
- Change always starts with one person and we can’t predict what will happen in the interference patterns it creates
- Truth is only ever a construct or a concept, it’s open to interpretation and depends wholly on your perspective
- Sahar was raised never to take what was taught in school as fact. She was encouraged to ask questions and never be satisfied with the status quo
- Writing fiction provides a platform to speak the truth about challenging and controversial topics
- Having a voice is a gift, it’s a gift we give ourselves when we share our truth; and it’s a gift we offer others in allowing them to do the same
- Muslim fiction is a growing genre allowing many diverse voices to be heard, often for the first time, by those outside the community
- It’s easy to be taken down the rabbit hole of confirmation bias and filter bubbles. The easiest way to challenge this is simply to have a conversation with others
- The differences between people are miniscule when compared to the commonality.
- Sahar’s latest book is
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Meet Sahar
- Catch up with Sahar on her website www.saharaziz
- Follow Sahar on Twitter @sahar_author
- Buy her latest books on Amazon: amazon.co.uk/Sahar-Abdulaziz/e/B00J9P5KNE/
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