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May 2022
56m 43s

27. Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Farrah Berrou
About this episode

After a long hiatus, the podcast returns with the first episode of the long-awaited Season 3. This time, host Farrah Berrou is the interviewee and fellow writer, historian, and Twitter friend, N.A. Mansour, is the interviewer. They discuss the beginnings, the shifts, and the motivations behind the platform and podcast.

Some work by N.A Mansour:

What Is the Arabesque Kitchen?
Instead of Asking “How Are You,” I Ask “What’re You Eating?”
When the Non-Muslim World Flattens Me, I Run to Feel Human Again

Hazine Blog

Season 3 is dedicated to my late, hilarious friend and former colleague, Zeina Mokdad.

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