The afikra Podcast is our flagship series featuring experts from academia, art, media, urban plannin
Youssef Rakha talked about his writing on post-Muslim perspectives in Arabic and Egyptian literature
Zeyn Joukhadar talked about his book ‘The Thirty Names of Night: A Novel’.Zeyn Joukhadar is the auth
John Karam talked about his work on Arab cultural studies in Brazil at Lemann Center for Brazilian S
Sheikha Reem Al Thani and Abdullatif Al-Jasmi talked about repurposing heritage buildings in Doha, Q
Basma Hamdy, Diane C. Derr, Maysaa Al-Mumin & Denielle Emans talked about the directing processes of
Mohamed Elshahed talked about Cairo Modern. The exhibition showcases works by Egyptian modernists fr
Toot Ard performed three musical pieces: Moonlight, Trouble Watan & Wanderlust.TootArd, Arabic for "
Eve Troutt Powell talked her research on modern Middle East and the history of slavery in the Nile V
Lina Mounzer talked about her career as a writer and translator. Lina’s work has appeared in the New
Kareem James Abu-Zeid talked about his translations of ‘Exhausted on the Cross”by Najwan Darwish and
James Barr talked about his book ‘A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that shaped t
Basel Rajoub performed three musical pieces: Tashkent, duclar improvisation & Devil's Whistle.Basel
Rima Khcheich performed three musical pieces: Al Sama'a wel Rah, Harram El Noum & Washwishni.Rima Kh
Daniel T. Potts talked about his career in field excavations in Iran, Mesopotamia and the Persian Gu
Fawz Kabra talked about her latest project, Brief Histories. Brief Histories was founded in 2011 as
Moustafa Elrefaey talked about his culinary philosophy and passion that reflect the growing trend to
Hannah Feldman talked about her research, teaching, and advising that center on late modern and cont
Howayda Al-Harithy talked about her current research which conceptualizes urban recovery in relation
Hussein Alazaat talked about archiving processes in light of his work in archiving and preserving bo
Heba Hage-Felder talked about her career in community development, writing, and visual storytelling.
