Headscarves and Good Yarns

About Headscarves and Good Yarns

Headscarves and Good Yarns is all about celebrating the differences we have in our community. Even though we all look, think and speak differently to each other we all call Aotearoa our home so tune in and find hear the stories of many different kiwis. We also navigate those uncomfortable conversations around race that we just need to have sometimes. Hope you guys tune in!

Publisher

Amal Abdullahi

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Apr 2024

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   hijab, hypervisibility + hyperinvisibility

   You can be the most-looked-at person in the room and the least known. This episode is about the gap between how Muslim women are read and who we actually are, and why that gap matters more in 2026 than ever. Expect big ideas, real history, some uncomfortable questions for a good kōrero. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

2. 

   20 Sept 2026

   assimilation, belonging + us vs them

   new ep is about how assimilation isn't actually a switch (integrated or not) — it's more like a dial you're turning all day without even clocking it. pulling in some genuinely wild research + getting into why that hits different here in Aotearoa specifically. also getting into why "us vs them" thinking kind of falls apart once you actually look at how identity really works, and who even gets to choose where their dial sits vs who doesn't. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

3. 

   6 Sept 2026

   jason arday, culture wars and accountability

   Jason Arday, a Cambridge professor, was accused of plagiarism. The public and systemic response revealed a lot about DEI initiatives, culture wars and who is given grace to be a flawed human. Amal unpacks it all. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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