Arif Ahmad, MD

https://wisconsinlife.org/story/the-optimist-lessons-from-mom-and-dad/

https://wisconsinlife.org/story/madison-writer-and-cardiologist-celebrates-the-good-samaritans-in-his-life/

Radio interview Dec 16th, 2022 https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ql_p/2022/12/16/quintessential-listening-poetry-online-radio-presents-dr-arif-ahmad

BookLife Talks with Arif Ahmad The BookLife Review of A Piece of Me praises Ahmad for debuting “ with a memorable blend of poetry and prose describing life as a Muslim immigrant in the United States … [ and offering ] gripping revelations and thought-provoking insight .” We spoke to Dr. Ahmad about weaving of poetry and prose together with his hope for a better future for human ity . How did A Piece of Me come together? An unplanned moment of destiny dawned in 2013 with my first piece of writing, “ The Optimist . ” Over the next decade, I kept writing and publishing these pieces. Finally, in 2021, I gathered them in book form . True to that first writing, I strive for a better common future for the human race through our refinement as individuals, people, and societies. The book presents other perspectives : “ I never looked at it this way, ” is what I have heard from several readers. Another reader wrote, “I finished it and then immediately read it again, but this ti...

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https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/--131/a-piece-of-me/ A PIECE OF ME an arrangement of words to inspire reflection A physician offers a cultural critique in free verse. In this “arrangement of words,” Ahmad grapples with his identity as a Muslim and a Pakistani immigrant in the post–9/11 American Midwest. “I use the written word to emote, often untamed and exact out of my heart,” he tells readers in the introduction. He begins by considering “your average Muslim Joe and Mary,” who are rejected both by Muslim fundamentalists for not being “Muslim enough” and by Americans for being too different. As a cardiologist, he contemplates “the disparity of effort between the acts of saving life and taking life. One is so hard, difficult, and temporary. The other seems so easy, effortless, and permanent.” He rails against the Muslim registry proposed by President Donald Trump in 2016 in “American Shame,” while in “Where Are the Mandelas, the Gandhis of This Century?” he wonders where the...