Bradford Literature Festival
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Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi, Tasneem Chopra and Saeed khan discuss how Islamophobia is being mobilised today in the UK and across the globe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi, Tasneem Chopra and Saeed khan discuss how Islamophobia is being mobilised today in the UK and across the globe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
“This label, ADHD, is a label that opens up my universe.” Dr Alex Conner, host of The ADHD Adults podcast, discusses everything ADHD and how to live with it. Watch the full video on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“This label, ADHD, is a label that opens up my universe.” Dr Alex Conner, host of The ADHD Adults podcast, discusses everything ADHD and how to live with it. Watch the full video on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
“The origin of all racism is Christian Europe.” Watch the full discussion with Rachel Shabi and Remona Aly on her novel The Truth about Antisemitism, on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“The origin of all racism is Christian Europe.” Watch the full discussion with Rachel Shabi and Remona Aly on her novel The Truth about Antisemitism, on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari joins us to launch Parables from the Qur’an, the much-anticipated follow-up to Contemplating the Qur’an.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari joins us to launch Parables from the Qur’an, the much-anticipated follow-up to Contemplating the Qur’an.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, discusses Thomas Cleary, depression, mistranslations and teachings from Cleary’s translation of the Quran. Watch the full lecture on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, discusses Thomas Cleary, depression, mistranslations and teachings from Cleary’s translation of the Quran. Watch the full lecture on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
“All the prophets came down and prayed at this spot.” Watch the full discussion with Dr Adnan Adas on The Evolving Architecture of Makkah on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“All the prophets came down and prayed at this spot.” Watch the full discussion with Dr Adnan Adas on The Evolving Architecture of Makkah on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
Book now for BLF’s Education Programme 24 June - 10 July 2026. Live shows and workshops with writers, poets, scientists and historians, all curriculum linked. Free for non-fee-paying schools and home educators across the North: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Book now for BLF’s Education Programme 24 June - 10 July 2026. Live shows and workshops with writers, poets, scientists and historians, all curriculum linked. Free for non-fee-paying schools and home educators across the North: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
Will Europe stand firm as a force for democracy and stability, or splinter under pressure? Explore the power struggles and global forces that are redefining Europe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Will Europe stand firm as a force for democracy and stability, or splinter under pressure? Explore the power struggles and global forces that are redefining Europe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
“Where is the responsibility of the UK in this problem?” Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh and Lubna Masarwa reflect on the War in the Middle East and the future of Gaza. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Where is the responsibility of the UK in this problem?” Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh and Lubna Masarwa reflect on the War in the Middle East and the future of Gaza. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
Welcome to Yorkshire have written an article as we have been shortlisted for The Yorkshire Post’s Event of the Year. Read here:
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Welcome to Yorkshire have written an article as we have been shortlisted for The Yorkshire Post’s Event of the Year. Read here:
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
AI and Faith have published an article reflecting on our BLF2025 event AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads?
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
AI and Faith have published an article reflecting on our BLF2025 event AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads?
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
Authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
Watch the full discussion with Michael Chessum and Ash Sarkar, talking through all things Culture Wars, Brexit, Corbynism and more.
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Watch the full discussion with Michael Chessum and Ash Sarkar, talking through all things Culture Wars, Brexit, Corbynism and more.
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Don’t miss the Stephen White Books pop-up sale with over 100,000 used books to explore, from bestselling fiction to hidden vintage gems.
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Don’t miss the Stephen White Books pop-up sale with over 100,000 used books to explore, from bestselling fiction to hidden vintage gems.
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
Listen to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi and Nabeela Rasheed for a timely and urgent discussion; from economic anxiety and online radicalisation to political polarisation.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Listen to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi and Nabeela Rasheed for a timely and urgent discussion; from economic anxiety and online radicalisation to political polarisation.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discusses Jane Austen, her novel Sense and Sensibility, and how it relates to the world we live in.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZJ3k-fYnSwk
#JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility #HamzaYusuf #ClassicBooks #LiteraryDiscussion #BradfordLitFest
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZJ3k-fYnSwk
#JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility #HamzaYusuf #ClassicBooks #LiteraryDiscussion #BradfordLitFest
October 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discusses Jane Austen, her novel Sense and Sensibility, and how it relates to the world we live in.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZJ3k-fYnSwk
#JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility #HamzaYusuf #ClassicBooks #LiteraryDiscussion #BradfordLitFest
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZJ3k-fYnSwk
#JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility #HamzaYusuf #ClassicBooks #LiteraryDiscussion #BradfordLitFest
Take a look at our #BLF2025 Impact Report.
Over 187,000 people joined us for 750+ events, from world affairs to wellbeing to children’s stories, with voices like Ash Sarkar, Jeremy Corbyn and Celia Imrie.
Read more: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/about-us/previous-festivals/blf-2025/
Over 187,000 people joined us for 750+ events, from world affairs to wellbeing to children’s stories, with voices like Ash Sarkar, Jeremy Corbyn and Celia Imrie.
Read more: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/about-us/previous-festivals/blf-2025/
October 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Take a look at our #BLF2025 Impact Report.
Over 187,000 people joined us for 750+ events, from world affairs to wellbeing to children’s stories, with voices like Ash Sarkar, Jeremy Corbyn and Celia Imrie.
Read more: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/about-us/previous-festivals/blf-2025/
Over 187,000 people joined us for 750+ events, from world affairs to wellbeing to children’s stories, with voices like Ash Sarkar, Jeremy Corbyn and Celia Imrie.
Read more: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/about-us/previous-festivals/blf-2025/
Join historian and author, Manu S. Pillai for an illuminating talk on his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries, with Professor Saeed Khan.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #HinduHistory #ReligionAndPolitics #IndianHistory
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #HinduHistory #ReligionAndPolitics #IndianHistory
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join historian and author, Manu S. Pillai for an illuminating talk on his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries, with Professor Saeed Khan.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #HinduHistory #ReligionAndPolitics #IndianHistory
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #HinduHistory #ReligionAndPolitics #IndianHistory
Watch the full discussion between Dr. Kehinde Andrews and Saeed Khan on Malcolm X. Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/MjQiWbczfR0
#MalcolmX #CivilRights #BlackHistoryMonth #PoliticalHistory #FreedomAndJustice #RacialJustice
https://youtu.be/MjQiWbczfR0
#MalcolmX #CivilRights #BlackHistoryMonth #PoliticalHistory #FreedomAndJustice #RacialJustice
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Watch the full discussion between Dr. Kehinde Andrews and Saeed Khan on Malcolm X. Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/MjQiWbczfR0
#MalcolmX #CivilRights #BlackHistoryMonth #PoliticalHistory #FreedomAndJustice #RacialJustice
https://youtu.be/MjQiWbczfR0
#MalcolmX #CivilRights #BlackHistoryMonth #PoliticalHistory #FreedomAndJustice #RacialJustice
Listen to this week’s podcast as Professor Saeed Khan explores Syria’s extraordinary past. A land of prophets, poets, and empires. 🇸🇾
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Syria #HistoryofSyria
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Syria #HistoryofSyria
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Listen to this week’s podcast as Professor Saeed Khan explores Syria’s extraordinary past. A land of prophets, poets, and empires. 🇸🇾
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Syria #HistoryofSyria
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Syria #HistoryofSyria
Join Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey as they discuss the poems that continue to inspire them.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#BradfordLitFest #JeremyCorbyn #Poetry #PoetryfortheMany #LenMcCluskey
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#BradfordLitFest #JeremyCorbyn #Poetry #PoetryfortheMany #LenMcCluskey
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey as they discuss the poems that continue to inspire them.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#BradfordLitFest #JeremyCorbyn #Poetry #PoetryfortheMany #LenMcCluskey
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#BradfordLitFest #JeremyCorbyn #Poetry #PoetryfortheMany #LenMcCluskey
The full discussion from our Monstrous Anger of the Guns event featuring Jeremy Corbyn in conversation on global disarmament, is now available on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel:
youtu.be/O4VAdkehcPc
#JeremyCorbyn #GlobalDisarmament #ArmsRace #UKPolitics #GlobalSecurity
youtu.be/O4VAdkehcPc
#JeremyCorbyn #GlobalDisarmament #ArmsRace #UKPolitics #GlobalSecurity
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The full discussion from our Monstrous Anger of the Guns event featuring Jeremy Corbyn in conversation on global disarmament, is now available on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel:
youtu.be/O4VAdkehcPc
#JeremyCorbyn #GlobalDisarmament #ArmsRace #UKPolitics #GlobalSecurity
youtu.be/O4VAdkehcPc
#JeremyCorbyn #GlobalDisarmament #ArmsRace #UKPolitics #GlobalSecurity
What an incredible festival we had this year! But what was your standout moment? 🤩 #BradfordLitFest #Bookstagram #BookSky #LiteratureFestival
July 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What an incredible festival we had this year! But what was your standout moment? 🤩 #BradfordLitFest #Bookstagram #BookSky #LiteratureFestival
And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end.
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
July 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end.
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
📚 Poetry for the Many with Jeremy Corbyn & Len McCluskey – an evening of politics, poetry & powerful verse.
📍 St George’s Hall
🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM
#BradfordLitFest #PoetryForTheMany #JeremyCorbyn #LenMcCluskey
📍 St George’s Hall
🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM
#BradfordLitFest #PoetryForTheMany #JeremyCorbyn #LenMcCluskey
July 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📚 Poetry for the Many with Jeremy Corbyn & Len McCluskey – an evening of politics, poetry & powerful verse.
📍 St George’s Hall
🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM
#BradfordLitFest #PoetryForTheMany #JeremyCorbyn #LenMcCluskey
📍 St George’s Hall
🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM
#BradfordLitFest #PoetryForTheMany #JeremyCorbyn #LenMcCluskey