Season 2 Episode 3: Sarfraz Manzoor And The Lighter Side

Welcome to the Brown Baby podcast;This week’s guest is the journalist Sarfraz Manzoor.Sarfraz is the author of the recently released book, They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other, where he goes journeys around Britain in search of the roots of this division - from the fear that Islam promotes violence, to the suspicion that Muslims wish to live segregated lives, to the belief that Islam is fundamentally misogynistic.The Bruce Springsteen obsessed journalist is also the author of Greetings From Bury Park, his memoir about growing up in Luton and being obsessed with The Boss. He worked on the adaptation Blinded By The Light, which just hit streamers, if you want a warm listen. Hey look, he was one of the first people to write about my work and I respect him greatly. Even if, during the conversation, he questions the mantle he wears, I respect his work and what he ahs carved out and the space he has made. We speak about kids and technology, what musical instruments they shouldn’t learn, how to have difficult conversations, whether the world is as bleak as I describe or a more hopefully place, and how anguished I am! Its an illuminating chat, one that has definitely made me see the world in a new light.This is a podcast about parenting. It asks the question how do we raise our kids to be joyful in bleak times that make us so sad and angry. Each week, I invite a parent on to chat to me about their parenting journeys, how they’re navigating these tricky times with their kids, how to have big important conversations and how to still have fun and enjoy the world. This is a hopeful podcast about parenting. It’s inspired by my memoir, Brown Baby: A Memoir Of Race Family And Home, which has been out since February this year. I hope you have a copy!Buy Sarfraz's book: They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other Here is a link to a bookshop.org affiliate shop where you can buy all the books from previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/brown-baby-podcast-guestsBrown Baby: A Memoir Of Race, Family And Home: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/246/9781529032918Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/brown-baby

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