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Saman Shad

The Guardian

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I didn’t realise I still had my mother tongue in me – until I spoke Urdu in my sleep

As someone who speaks in English, thinks in English and has published two novels in English, it is strange for me to think that there was once a...

23.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Saman Shad

Sport, music, Scouts … it’s time to end the relentless treadmill of kids’ extracurricular activities and re-embrace civilisation

18.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Saman Shad

My kids may be in terribly crafted costumes, but the real magic of Book Week is in the pages

18.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Saman Shad

Love, actually: How intimacy survives marriage and motherhood

31.03.2025 10

The Guardian

Saman Shad