The afikra Podcast

The afikra Podcast is our flagship series featuring experts from academia, art, media, urban plannin

Episodes

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We talked to the writer behind the award-winning books from the award-winning novels, “In the Countr

We will be discussing Thomas Simsarian Dolan's research about Middle Eastern diaspora and race. We w

We will be discussing Kristyan Sarkis' work as a graphic and type designer. We will talk about the t

We discussed Anneka Lenssen's expertise in modern painting and contemporary visual practices. We als

Laila talks about Oud and its tradition from its definition, to its types, and its traditional and e

We talked about Ghenwa Hayek's work on the entangled relationships between literary and cultural pro

We had a conversation with Pascal Zoghbi about his design work and his collection of contemporary Ar

We talked to eL Seed about his work which largely revolves around the practice of 'calligraffiti', t

We discussed Nisa's research which explores the relationships between cultural politics and the deve

We discussed Emna's work as a Tunisian online and human rights activist & Carthagina (which she co-f

Ali, Mirna, Deema, and Sara talked about "Architecture for the Poor", Italian Renaissance & Baghdad,

We talked to Khalid Lyamlahy about his work as a Francophone North African literature teacher at the

We talked to Arij Mikati about creating and supporting opportunities that advance storytelling and c

We had a conversation with Yazan Khalili about his  work as an architect, visual artist, and cultura

We had a conversation with Jess Ghannam about his work as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Glo

We talked to Resat Kasba about his work as a professor and expert on the history and politics of the

We had a conversation with Rayyane about his work and most recent exhibition: Alien Property, hosted

We talked to Professor Zainab Bahrani about her books and research. Professor Bahrani is the author

We talked to Eman Abdelhadi, professor and sociologist at the University of Chicago, ‎about her rese

In four afikra FWDs, the presenters share resources on a Yemeni skateboarder,  the Abandon Fairgroun