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How do we design cities that honor their memory and landscape instead of erasing them?
Renowned architect Sumaya Dabbagh unpacks architecture, identity, and context in the Gulf.
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What happens when hip hop meets Gnawa and Nass El Ghiwane?
Acclaimed choreographer Fouad Boussouf joins us (in collaboration with @NYUADArtsCenter) to talk cross-cultural identity, rhythm, and storytelling through dance.
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How did Marie al-Khazen redefine Arab women’s agency through photography in 1920s Lebanon?
In our latest episode, art historian Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan (@LebAmUniv / @ArabImageFound) unpacks this radical visual archive.
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From Aleppan street food to MENA’s #1 restaurant 3 years running.
Chef Mohammed Orfali shares how trade & migration shape his cooking, questioning traditional training, and honoring heritage over trends at Orfali Bros.
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It was such a pleasure to chat with historian Sam Dolbee on @OttomanHistory about The Ottoman World of Sports. I hope people enjoy the conversation. #Ottomanhistory #sporthistory #istanbulhistory #Galatasaray #Fenerbahçe #Beşiktaş #Türkiye @UTexasPress
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A thought-provoking new interview with Mikey Muhanna in Matahef Magazine on @afikra, a cultural movement that is reshaping engagements with the Arab world and its rich history.
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Thanks @afikra! This podcast was a lot of fun to make.
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Wow, That Was Brilliant ! Mikey Muhanna; Great Job !
A Follow Up, Please ❤️
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‘Khaled Khalifa, the Body and the Arab Dark Enlightenment’ delves into the world of the Syrian novel In Praise of Hatred and its place in Arabic literary history @afikra. daftar.afikra.com/articles/t…
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With the start of the @FIFAWorldCup , the ever curious and insightful Mikey Muhanna and I chatted on @afikra about the formation of a modern sport culture in the late Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East.
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From the front lines in Beirut to the big screen: Director Cyril Aris joins us to discuss his award-winning film, "A Sad and Beautiful World."
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This @afikra podcast episode explores Palestinian storytelling from oral histories that transmit their stories across generations, to analysis that explains their reality in their own voices.
🗣️Al-Shabaka's Co-director @YarahHawari
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Deep History of the Fertile Crescent to the Tigris & Euphrates Under the... youtu.be/p7cczfEjoKA?si=ddRm… via @afikra
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مؤسسة @afikra دعوني للكلام في ال 2026 youth summit. عن ال misconceptions و الكلام بشكل عام عن الطب كوظيفة. الحقيقة انا هكون أصغر المتكلمين في ال panel . المتحدثين معايا attendings و أكيد خبرتهم أكبر.الحجز من هنا afikra.com/academy/youthsumm…
A captivating episode with #Yemeni-Egyptian artist Yumna Al-Arashi who shares her thoughts on self-portraits, the discomfort her work can evoke, and the importance of authorship and challenging orientalist desires in art.
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Author of "The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders," @sarahaziza1 discusses her multigenerational Palestinian family memoir.
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We delve into @themediamajlis's exhibition, "Ai or Nay? Artificial vs. Intelligent," with curator @Bintaylor who explores how AI, often presented as a utopian solution, is also a tool of surveillance & violence in the #Arab world.
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Smita Prabhakar from Ishara Art Foundation highlights the importance of contributing to the place one calls home, regardless of origin or citizenship, and breaks down geographical and cultural silos in the art world.
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