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Shaiful Alam

Shaiful Alam
MA candidate in Historical Studies, New School for Social Research
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Poetry, Cocktails, and Faith

A conversation with poet Mashnun Munir

February 27, 2023 • by Shaiful Alam and Mashnun Munir
An interview with Mashnun Munir about his debut book Headspun and his experience of growing up in a low-income Muslim community in Orlando....

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