Salma El-Wardany

Bryony Gordon's Mad World

The Telegraph

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Salma El-Wardany has been described as a half Egyptian, half Irish Muslim writer, travelling the world, eating cake and dismantling the patriarchy - but even that doesn't quite sum up the unapologetic brilliance of her. Now, she's released her first novel, These Impossible Things, which charts the friendship of three British Muslim women and what life throws at them.

Salma joins Bryony to talk about the hurt of not finding yourself in the pages of the books you love, the impact of growing up Muslim in the wake of 9/11, and why she wants all women to have the pleasure of the soft things in life.

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0:00.0	The Telegraph.
0:03.0	Podcasts.
0:12.0	I never saw myself on the pages of literature
0:16.0	and I think that's really damning.
0:18.0	It certainly made my life harder.
0:20.0	It's made my girlfriend's lives harder.
0:22.0	It's made it harder for us to move through the world.
0:24.0	And so there's that quote, isn't there?
0:26.0	If there is a book that you want to read that's not out there,
0:28.0	you'd better write it.
0:30.0	I've wanted to read today's guests.
0:32.0	It's the moment I read one of her stunning poems
0:34.0	and started following her on Instagram.
0:36.0	She's been described as a half Egyptian,
0:38.0	half Irish, Muslim writer,
0:40.0	traveling the world, eating cake
0:42.0	and dismantling the patriarchy.
0:44.0	But even that doesn't quite sum up,
0:46.0	the unapologetic brilliance of her.
0:48.0	Now with the release of her first book,
0:50.0	these impossible things,
0:52.0	I have the perfect experience
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