Discover the forgotten histories of Muslim servicemen and women who fought for Britain in Great Faith: Stories of Sacrifice and Contribution.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
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#WW2 #WW1 #BritishSoldiers #BradfordLitFest #GreatFaith
100 Days to go until Bradford Literature Festival 2026! 🎉
What do you want to see at this year's festival? 🔮 📚 🎥 🎮
#Bradford #BradfordLitFest #UKEvents #WestYorkshireEvents
Join Dr Abdulrahman Azzam and Remona Ally as they explore the living legacy of Islamic art and architecture, and its power to connect past and present.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen: 🎧
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#BradfordLitFest #Biennale #IslamicArt #Exhibition
It’s National Shakespeare Week! 🎭
Bring Shakespeare and the wider curriculum to life with BLF’s free Education Programme.
Free for non-fee-paying schools & home educators.
🔗 https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
#NationalShakespeareWeek #BradfordLitFest #Teachers
Bradford Literature Festival wishes you and your family a joyous Eid filled with love and blessings! 🌙 #Eid #EidMubarak #BradfordLitFest
Join art historian and political columnist, Stephen F. Eisenman, and Blake scholar, Jason Whittaker, for a provocative exploration of Blake’s revolutionary vision.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #WilliamBlake #Blake #Podcast
Join Fiona Dunlop, Adela Suliman and Daniel L. Newman for a sensory journey through the rich culinary heritage of al-Andalus.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #AlAndalus #FoodHistory #Podcast
What an amazing way to spend International Women’s Day with Sabah Choudhry and Naz Shah, discussing her new memoir Honoured. Attended by civic and community leaders.
The full recording of the conversation will be live next Tuesday.
#NazShah #LabourParty #BradfordLitFest #UKPolitics
Bradford Literature Festival has opened annual applications for its Community Access Code scheme, offering free tickets to ensure literature and culture remain accessible to everyone. 🎫
Register your interest here: www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/concessions/
#BradfordLitFest #Community
Have you ever wanted a career in publishing? Experts from Bloomsbury, Harper north and Wonderful offer a session on breaking into the industry.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #PublishingCareers #Publishing #Podcast
We have a very limited number of tickets left for Honoured: Naz Shah in conversation.
Don't miss out!
🔗:www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/honoured-an-evenin...
#NazShah #Bradford #BradfordLitFest #LabourMP
In this powerful conversation, Tasneem Chopra, Minna Salami, and Shahed Ezaydi explore the erasures, assumptions, and possibilities at the heart of global feminist discourse.
Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Feminism #Podcast
Do you know we have a weekly podcast? How could we improve the explore words discover worlds podcast? If you’ve never listened, what puts you off? If you’ve listened to every episode, what is it you like?
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #PodcastFeedback
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, joins us to reflect on Thomas Cleary’s brilliant rendering of the Quran.
Listen via the link, or watch the full session on our YouTube channel: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Podcast
Silhouette of a mosque with crescent moon against an orange gradient background and the text 'Ramadan Kareem'.
Ramadan Kareem to our community and everyone observing. We wish you a peaceful month of reflection and gathering with loved ones. ☪️
#RamadanKareem #BradfordLitFest #Ramadan
Join Caroline Sanderson, Helena Kelly, and Lizzie Dunford as they explore Jane Austen’s life, legacy, and literary brilliance.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #JaneAusten #Austen #Podcast
Join historians, Iain Macgregor and Sinclair McKay, for an insightful discussion on the aftermath of World War Two, and how its impact still governs global affairs.
Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #WorldWarTwo #GlobalAffairs #Podcast
With Bashar al-Assad no longer in power, Professor Owen Greene, Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh, and Professor Paul Rogers discuss the country at this turning point.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Syria #GlobalAffairs #Podcast
Bradford Literature Festival is proud to announce that we now have even more free online lesson plans!
Read more: www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/digital-education-progra...
#FreeLessonPlans #BradfordLitFest #EducationResources #FreeResources
This episode explores how genocide unfolded in the Srebrenica, the silence that enabled it, and the urgent need to remember.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Srebrenica #BosniaHerzegovina #GenocideRemembrance
In this timely talk, Professor Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, explores the key trends shaping our world and what’s next.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #GlobalAffairs #Podcast #ArmsRace
Bradford Literature Festival and Waterstones celebrate over a decade of collaboration and success.📚 🎊 Read all about it:
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/news/blf-and-waterstones...
#BradfordLitFest #Waterstones
In this event, Zahed Amanullah, Dr Dilwar Hussain, and Sabbiyah Pervez discuss how the framing of 7/7 continues to shape how Islam is discussed.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #islamophpobia #britishmuslim
Thank you to each poet for being a part of our 12 days of poetry. Our final performance is by the wonderful Kate Fox with ‘Joyful Autistic’.
Let us know who you’d like to perform at this year’s festival in the comments!
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
We loved having Ralph Dartford at Lyrical Mehfil 2025, here is his performance of 'The Mourning Prayer'.
For more poems, check out the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
For day 10, we have the wonderful Maria Ferguson performing “Reunion.”
Check out more poetry on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
The incredible Akeim Toussant Buck performed 'The Mission' at Poetry with a Punch 2025. Check out the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel for even more spoken word performances.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/uqRR9gUHK4U
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
BLF were privileged to have Joelle Taylor back at the festival in 2025. Here is just a snippet of her performing “C+nto”, you can watch the full performance on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
Thank you to everyone who joined us, supported us and helped bring the programme to life. We can’t wait to welcome you back for 2026.
Here are just a few of our favourite moments captured at the festival. 📸
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Michael Symmons Roberts with his poem “Song for a Sign Walker”, watch even more Poetry on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/kwPAM6XZO78
#BradfordLitFest #12DaysOfPoetry #SpokenWord #LyricalMehfil #PoetryWithAPunch
