Minelle Kiirti Mahtani
@mminelle
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Professor at the Institute for Social Justice, UBC. I teach journalism, feminist geography. Chair, Canadian Studies. Former radio host. Muslim/Indian/Iranian.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined February 2009
Join us as we kick off our 2025 Geography Colloquium speaker series with a special event to celebrate geographer Minelle Mahtani’s new memoir, May it Have a Happy Ending. Jan. 14th 12:30-2pm Geog 229 & Zoom Info: https://t.co/An8KEyPR2k Co-sponsors: @UBCscarp & @GRSJInstitute
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"How could I love them, my friends insinuated, and still call myself a social justice scholar?" 🎸 —From the essay, "Looking for a Place to Happen" by Minelle Mahtani, issue 125 ❤️🔥 Read at https://t.co/NADpVG2g9O
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Vancouver - hope to see you.
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SFU Geography invites you to a special evening with Minelle Mahtani, discussing her latest memoir May It Have a Happy Ending
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Heartfelt conversations from three wonderful authors today at the @VanWritersFest - "On Matriarchs" focused on relationships with our mothers and other family - @mminelle @tessahulls @SadiyaAnsari shared their personal stories, resonating with all of us in some way #VWF2024
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Looking forward to hanging out with @mminelle on stage at this fun, intimate event! If you’re in Vancouver, please come.
On October 26th at 10:30AM, #SongsForTheBrokenhearted author @AyeletTsabari joins Minelle Mahtani at @VanWritersFest to discuss the hard, beautiful work of finding one’s voice, through history and through stories. Learn more and get tickets here:
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Three exquisite memoirs by @sadiyaansari (In Exile), Tessa Hulls (Feeding Ghosts), and @mminelle (May It Have a Happy Ending) share the incredible stories of generations of women. Oct 27 with @annalingkaye. https://t.co/FGuCgsw1qA
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#FridayReads #WeekendReads May It Have a Happy Ending by Minelle Mahtani (@mminelle) (2024 @DoubledayCa) https://t.co/iS4ezAQIzr
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FROM THE GCL ARCHIVES: On names, naming, and name-calling https://t.co/8mzZol5dHp (@thismagazine @mminelle)
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https://t.co/XHhsQJHw1D Thank you @queergeog for this great piece
aag.org
AAG - Will we avert geography’s ‘trans failure?’ - All -
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Congratulations to Minelle Mahtani, whose upcoming "searing, intimate and blisteringly honest" memoir, MAY IT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING, has made 49th Shelf's Fall Nonfiction Preview! Pre-order here: https://t.co/KlPn3gPYt2
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Thank you so much @eandreweditor! #mayithaveahappyending
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I wrote a thing. And it's out October 1st! Please pre-order if you can. #mayithaveahappyending
Cover reveal for Minelle Mahtani's MAY IT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING, out October 1, 2024! https://t.co/KlPn3gPYt2 For readers of Crying in H Mart & In the Dream House, a searing, intimate & blisteringly honest memoir about mothers & daughters, grief & healing, & finding your voice.
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Congratulations to the six Arts faculty members who have been awarded the Killam Teaching Prize for 2023/2024! Learn more about them and their work: https://t.co/XP7Udcf5iA
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So delighted that my little piece about grief was nominated for an #NMA24! Thank you @geistmagazine for nominating me
Congratulations, @mminelle! "Looking for a Place to Happen" in @geistmagazine is nominated for Essays. #NMA24
https://t.co/CeMDglnSeq
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Yay! Minelle Mahtani Receives Killam Teaching Prize
grsj.arts.ubc.ca
Congratulations to Dr. Minelle Mahtani who has received the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize. The award recognizes excellence in teaching and Dr. Mahtani joins a celebrated circle of committed and...
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@mminelle will be releasing a new book, May It Have a Happy Ending, with @doubledayca in September. Read “Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers,” the memoir that inspired it, here: https://t.co/sx3vCKQEtG
thewalrus.ca
Not long after I started my job as a radio host, my mother told me she had tongue cancer
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This is brilliant - must watch! The mundane things that make up life are banned in Gaza - including cilantro! #EndTheOccupationNow #EndTheGenocide #AirDropAidForGaza
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This is written by my @UAlberta colleague. There are no words. 💔 From my hometown in Gaza, the unthinkable news: 36 of my family members are dead | Ghada Ageel
theguardian.com
The Khan Yunis refugee camp was supposed to be in the safe zone. But nowhere is safe – the very existence of Palestinians is under attack, says Ghada Ageel, a former translator in Gaza for the...
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