SWANA speaks
by Parisa Hashempourin 🎭️ Culture
SWANA speaks
About the Substack
South West Asian and North African diasporic thinkers, writers, movers and creators on what shapes their identity, influences, and ideas. SWANA speaks is a collation of conversations on life, work and identity, plus topical personal and guest essays.
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- SWANA speaks guest interviews
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- SWANA speaks personal and guest essays
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- Recommendations and subscriber only posts
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About Parisa Hashempour
Parisa is a British-Iranian journalist and anthropologist. She has written for the likes of BBC Future, Byline Times, Insider, Euronews, Refinery29, Glamour, Dazed, Women’s Health and Reader’s Digest, and has worked as a radio broadcaster.
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