Salma El-Wardany
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| Salma El-Wardany | |
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| Born | Egypt |
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Salma El-Wardany is an Egyptian-Irish writer, poet, novelist, reporter, and radio persona living in the UK. She is known for her debut novel, These Impossible Things.
Personal life[edit]
El-Wardany was born in Egypt and grew up in the North of England in a Muslim household.[1][2][3] Her mother is Irish, and her father is Egyptian with South Asian descent.[1][4]
El-Wardany returned to Cairo in 2010, where she was involved in protests during the Arab Spring and maintained a blog to document the experiences.[2][1] She returned to the UK soon after, where she still lives.
Career[edit]
El-Wardany began her career in corporate marketing in London, but she quickly left to pursue poetry and writing.[1][2][5]
Writing career[edit]
El-Wardany is a writer, poet, and novelist. As a writer, she is committed to telling stories of Muslim and Arab women, particularly shining a light on topics often considered taboo in Muslim communities.[1] She doesn't believe that there is enough representation of real Muslim girls in literature or enough discussion around sex in Muslim communities; one of her motivations for becoming a writer was to tell these stories.[4][6] She began writing poetry -- both written and spoken word -- in 2016, and she had her first spoken word gig in Los Angeles one year later.[5] She has published articles in the Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Stylist, Vice, and The Metro.
These Impossible Things[edit]
El-Wardany published her debut novel, These Impossible Things, in June 2022. She included themes of sex and friendship in her book to encourage more open conversations about sex and sexuality among young Muslim women.[7] The book received critical acclaim and was chosen as the June 2022 book club pick for Marie Claire, Read with Jenna, Publishers Weekly, and others.[8][9][10]
Radio and speeches[edit]
In addition to writing, El-Wardany is also a radio presenter and has given two TEDx talks.[1][6][3] She joined BBC Radio London in 2018 and became the host of the BBC Radio London Breakfast Show in 2022, one of two replacements for Vanessa Feltz.[11]
Published works[edit]
- (2022) These Impossible Things. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781538709306
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "On Our Shelves: Salma El-Wardany Tells Stories of Empowerment". About Her. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Salma El-Wardany | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ""We Need to Write Muslim and Arab Women into Literature": Salma El-Wardany on Her Debut Fiction Book". Vogue Arabia. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Begum, Tahmina (2022-08-05). "Muslim women on navigating sex on their own terms". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bakar, Faima (2020-11-04). "'Womanhood is a messy business': Muslim poet takes on the world with her words". Metro. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gordon, Bryony; Wells, Louisa (2022-07-28). "Salma El-Wardany: Not seeing myself in literature made it harder to move through the world". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "As a young Muslim woman, no one talked to me about sex. I wish they had". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Jenna Bush Hager picks novel about female friendship for June 2022". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ Aquino |, Gilcy. "Book Club Picks for June 2022". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ Marie Claire (2022-05-30). "'These Impossible Things' Is Our June Book Club Pick". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ UK, RadioToday (2022-10-14). "Here are your new hosts for BBC Radio London Breakfast". RadioToday. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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