Mixed Messages

Mixed Messages

Nadia El-Fassi: “We’re not responsible for our parents’ shame over their own culture”

The author on cooking as connection, flavours of whiteness and immigrant mentalities

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Isabella Silvers
Jan 19, 2026
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week’s guest is Nadia El-Fassi, who is of mixed-Australian and Moroccan heritage. Nadia is the author of BookTok sensations Love at First Fright and Best Hex Ever; cosy, spicy, paranormal stories with a pinch of Moroccan flavour. In Nadia’s debut, Best Hex Ever, we follow kitchen witch and café owner Din…

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