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How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John - S4 Mohsin Zaidi: ‘We’re told to grow in a certain way and we acclimate’ - BBC Sounds

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How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John - S4 Mohsin Zaidi: ‘We’re told to grow in a certain way and we acclimate’ - BBC Sounds

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

S4 Mohsin Zaidi: ‘We’re told to grow in a certain way and we acclimate’S4 Mohsin Zaidi: ‘We’re told to grow in a certain way and we acclimate’

Released On: 11 Jul 2023

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Author Mohsin Zaidi shares his experiences growing up queer in a devout Muslim family.

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