Urdu Pun Interview ft Injilah Wajih
57m | May 20, 2021I had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Injilah Wajih for my podcast. She is a Pakistani Canadian Children's book author. She is also a passionate Montessori teacher and loves kids.
Her books are available through this link for purchase
Montessori as a parent article on my website
Links mentioned in the podcast are below:
AMI diploma course (One year from Pakistan)
Facebook group for Muslim women Authors
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Timestamps:
00:35 Introduction to Ms. Injilah Wajih
01:28 Ms. Injilah tell us about herself
03:00 She talks about her mother's teaching experience
04:00 Montessori Diploma course in Pakistan
06:15 How teaching in Canada leads to more sense of ownership
07:20 What made her choose Montessori
10:10 How Pakistanis in Canada miss the culture and language
11:25 How being Pakistani Montessori teacher helped her students
13:00 About her facebook storytime experience
14:38 Her inspiration for writing a Pakistani themed book for Children
17:00 Her friend encouraged her to publish
21:38 She talks about the Pakistan elements in the book
24:00 What is the process of self publishing like in Canada
27:38 She talks about Aao Eid Manain
29:40 Her experience with teaching Urdu to her daughter
35:10 How people of other ethnicities like to speak their laguage
38:10 How you can find the inspiration to start your author journey
43:10 Montessori and real life
45:10 How older children help in Montessori
47:00 Montessori tips for lockdown with children
51:10 Translating Good Morning song into Urdu
55:40 our closing remarks about the book
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