Sabika Abbas Naqvi - Every time my pen raises itself to write a verse, I hope it is in favour of the oppressed
Description
This week, Shana is joined by the Indian Urdu poet and activist Sabika Abbas Naqvi. Sabika paints a picture of her home and neighbourhood in Lucknow, India, and her deep connection to both that is reflected in her work. She talks about reclaiming male-dominated poetry spaces as a woman, how her poetry is a tool of resistance against oppression.
Sabika recites her poem, Maadari Zabaane (Mother Tongues) in this episode. You can read the English translation of the poem here.
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CREDITS:
Host and Creative Director: Shana
This is a Maed in India production
Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome
Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar
Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant, Quoyina Ghosh
Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni, Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar
Head of Visual Design: Minal Jadeja
Visual Designers: Akshat Agarwal, Shaumik Kanvinde
![Mariam Shafqat Goraya : “And my protest is obviously against misogyny. But [then] my personal anger is also about women who uphold these roles.”](https://s3.castbox.fm/41/0c/47/16b2488e4f87dfc7c231245dde14614168_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Mariam Shafqat Goraya : “And my protest is obviously against misogyny. But [then] my personal anger is also about women who uphold these roles.”")
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