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Jul 2023
1h 26m

GENXZ with Wael Taleb & Amira Kazoun

Ronnie Chatah
About this episode
GENXZ is a miniseries that tackles Lebanese political, economic and social issues from a youth perspective. For this episode Amira Kazoun joins as co-host and we introduce Wael Taleb to the podcast, a reporter and features writer at L'Orient Today and a gifted journalist. Click to watch video-version: https://youtu.be/GfVximIb3jM The discussion covers Wae ... Show More
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