Ritual: the world’s first collection of Muslim-Australian poetry
Poetry has been part of Muslim expression since ancient times; from the 8th century, poetry flourished in Arabic, Persian, and later Urdu and Turkish. Rumi, the 13th-century Sufi mystic, is still celebrated all over the world. Now, for national poetry month, the Sweatshop Literacy Movement has just published the world’s first collection of Muslim-Australian poetry, which aims to capture what it means to be a Muslim-Australian today, and reflect how poetry can transcend politics. Guest: Zainab Syed, poet and Editor (with Sara M. Saleh and by Manal Younus) of Ritual, published by Sweatshop Literacy Movement, and Adrian Mouhajer, Lebanese-Australian writer and editor from Lakemba in Western Sydney. Producer: Catherine Zengerer
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Poetry has been part of Muslim expression since ancient times; from the 8th century, poetry flourished in Arabic, Persian, and later Urdu and Turkish. Rumi, the 13th-century Sufi mystic, is still celebrated all over the world. Now, for national poetry month, the Sweatshop Literacy Movement has just published the world’s first collection of Muslim-Australian poetry, which aims to capture what it means to be a Muslim-Australian today, and reflect how poetry can transcend politics.
- Guest: Zainab Syed, poet and Editor (with Sara M. Saleh and by Manal Younus) of Ritual, published by Sweatshop Literacy Movement, and Adrian Mouhajer, Lebanese-Australian writer and editor from Lakemba in Western Sydney.
- Producer: Catherine Zengerer