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Shakeel Ahmed
Writer, Writer
Blog posts in total 3
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Writing 'My Jihad' for BBC iPlayer
Shakeel Ahmed on the challenges of turning his original short drama for BBC iPlayer into a series.
Original Drama Shorts on BBC iPlayer: My Jihad
Shakeel Ahmed is the writer of the original drama short for BBC iPlayer, 'My Jihad'. He blogs about the pitching, development and production process.
An Imam and a Rabbi: The well of personal history
Ideas can come from anywhere. A song. A conversation. A dream. Something overheard. David Gray once remarked, when discussing the song 'Please Forgive Me', that inspiration came and he was lucky enough to intercept it. I'd only partly agree with that. In the Arabic language the word ...
