Mar 16

The Maghreb Generation: Militant Artists & Pan-African Postcolonial Future | Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

We explore the interconnected artistic and political lives of figures from the Maghreb and the Black diaspora who collaborated in North Africa from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s, forming what our guest calls the Maghreb Generation, and cover the iconic 1969 Pan-African Festival ... Show More

57m 35s

Feb 23

Deep History of the Fertile Crescent to the Tigris & Euphrates Under the Ottomans | Faisal Husain

Historian Faisal Husain wrote the book "Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire" and in this episode, helps us explore the history of the Tigris and Euphrates. He argued for the necessity of understanding human history within the context of geological ... Show More

1 h

Feb 16

Graphic Design & the Arab Creative Inflection Point | Ruba Abu-Nimah

Award-winning creative director Ruba Abu-Nimah (known to many as @ruba on Instagram) discusses the state of creativity in the Arab world, the importance of young Arab talent embracing their culture, and the challenges of navigating corporate spaces as a Palestinian in the West. S ... Show More

58m 20s

Feb 2024

Decolonizing & Decentering Theater in the Arab World | Laila Soliman

A captivating conversation with theater director and playwright Laila Soliman about theater, cultural discourse and decolonization across the Arab world. Using three of her major works – Zigzag, La Grande Maison and her first opera Woman at Point Zero – as reference, we discuss w ... Show More

59m 39s

Feb 2024

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Lara Assouad

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Dubai-based Lebanese graphic and type designer @laraassouad. Together they discuss her journey into type design and her other passions and side practices such as book-binding, leather accessories, and pottery.The conversation focuses on Lara' ... Show More

43m 19s

Feb 2024

RERUN: Mai Masri | Fostering a Sense of Belonging Through the Camera

Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer. The majority of her work to date are documentaries which focus on the day-to-day realities faced by women and children living in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. She is widely seen as a pioneer of Pales ... Show More

53m 15s

Oct 2022

Ep 2 - Netflix, Boundaries and Film in the Arab world

In this episode I explore the world of film in the Arab world and talk to directors and producers who are pushing the boundaries. I speak to Jordan’s Tima Shomali, director of an Arabic language original Netflix series Al Rawabi School for Girls, a huge hit about teenage girls an ... Show More

46m 20s

Feb 2024

Why Do Elements Of Yemeni Culture Appear in Indonesia? | Asma Ibrahim

This episode was recorded on July 10 2023. Asma Ibrahim from afikra's London chapter kicks off a new season of the afika community podcast, Bas Sou'al, and shares her Feature presentation on the Hadrami diaspora's role in bringing Yemeni Culture to Indonesia. Asma starts by shari ... Show More

40m 26s

Mar 2023

Introducing Season 2 of Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design From the Arab World

This episode is the official launch of Season 2 of the Khatt Chronicles podcast. In this episode Afikra host, Mikey Mhanna, introduces the Khatt Chronicles hosts, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès (Founding director of the Khatt Foundation), Yasmine Nachabe Taan (professor at the Lebane ... Show More

58m 6s

Nov 2019

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Lina Ghaibeh

Khatt interviews Lina Ghaibeh, illustrator, animator, and comics artist about her practice and the potential of graphic narratives in giving voice to unheard and unexpected narratives from the Arab world. Ghaibeh believes in the power of visual storytelling and of expressing thro ... Show More

35m 55s

Feb 2024

A Journey Through Arabic Percussion | Karim Nagi

<p>In this episode of Quartertone, Karim Nagi takes us on a journey into the world of Arabic percussion and rhythm. He talks about his experience as a musician and how the arts – and percussion in particular – have helped him embrace and grow into his own Arab identity. He shares ... Show More

49m 31s

Sep 2019

Humphrey Davies and Lesley Lababidi, "A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo" (AU in Cairo Press, 2018)

Guides have been written to the city of Cairo for generations. Whether they’re for foreigners who’ve come to the city or its residents. However, it might be safe to say thatA Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo (American University in Cairo Press, 2018) is a beast un ... Show More

58m 49s

Sep 2022

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Foundland Collective

Ghalia Elsrakbi is a design professional, researcher, and design educator. After obtaining her a Master's degree in Design at the Sandberg Institute, Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, she joined the post-academic interdisciplinary program " Design Negation" at Jan van Eyck A ... Show More

35m 20s

Decolonizing & Decentering Theater in th...