{"id":841,"date":"2025-04-14T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abdullahsameer.site\/podcast\/?p=841"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:15:02","slug":"133-interview-with-somali-australian-exmuslim-author-and-poet-magan-magan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/133-interview-with-somali-australian-exmuslim-author-and-poet-magan-magan\/","title":{"rendered":"133 \u2013 Interview with Somali Australian Exmuslim Author and Poet Magan Magan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/abdullahsameer.site\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magan-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magan-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magan.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Magan Magan was born in Yemen in 1987. At the age of four, after living in Malta for several years, he and his family migrated to Australia. He was awarded a Hot Desk Fellowship at The Wheeler Centre and was co-editor of anthologies Growing Up African In Australia and Australian Poetry Anthology. Magan is the author of From Grains to Gold and the host of the Inner Self Rising Podcast, a show for free thinkers focused on self-development and living authentically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow him on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maganmagan9\">https:\/\/x.com\/maganmagan9<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow him on IG: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/innerselfrising\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/innerselfrising<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-841-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3\">https:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=841-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"133_Somali_Australian_Exmuslim_Author_and_Poet_Magan_Magan.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/list\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magan Magan was born in Yemen in 1987. At the age of four, after living in Malta for several years, he and his family migrated to Australia. 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