Hamza Yassin: What most recently moved you to tears?

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My last dance with Jowita, my dance partner. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster; she’s taught me so much about myself and I grew as a result. I’m more confident, more understanding, more respectful, more attuned with myself and others, more mentally strong.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗

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Corinne Bailey Rae

Listening to a song that my brother-in-law – the brother of Jason, my first husband – wrote, about how hard it was to live without his brother.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

Martin Sheen American actor

After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

Ben Kingsley English actor

For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗

John Grisham American writer and lawyer

When my mom died, on 18 January this year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2015 source ↗