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

Mar 2024

Building Successful Modern Arab Cities | Yasser Elsheshtawy

Yasser Elsheshtawy – adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia’s GSAPP and non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington – joins us on the Tasmeem Doha podcast to talk about his keynote speech from the conference “(Re)Constructing Urban Spaces: Unearthin ... Show More

59m 53s

Mar 2024

Evolving Calligraphy: Contemporary Arabic & Persian Graphic Design | Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

We wrap up season two of the Tasmeem Doha podcast with Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès – founder of the Khatt Foundation and Khatt Books – to dive into the world of Arabic and Persian typography and graphic design. Building on the panel "Inner Structures — Outer Rhythms: Politics of C ... Show More

49m 24s

Mar 2024

How Technology is Changing the Future of Fashion | Bradly Dunn Klerks | 25 Years of VCUarts Qatar

Bradly Dunn Klerks joins us on this week’s episode of the Tasmeem Doha Podcast to share his insights on the intersection between technology, the creative sector, couture and the arts. He talks us through the technicalities of 3D printing, shows us one of the first dresses to be 3 ... Show More

46m 55s

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

May 2023

EP 93 - Amir Hossein Noori | تلاقی معماری و هوش مصنوعی

Amir is a London-based architectural designer, creative director, and co-founder of aihub.ai. He studied his RIBA/ARB Part II at the London School of Architecture and is now leading his own studio, AHN, after working for a variety of London-based architectural practices on projec ... Show More

1h 16m

Jul 2019

Introducing Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design From the Arab World

Today's pilot episode introduces our audience to the Beirut-based board members at Khatt Foundation, who will be interviewing the designers featured during the city-wide event known as Beirut Design Week. Today's pilot episode introduces our audience to the Beirut-based board mem ... Show More

3m 40s

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

Jul 2023

EP 101 - سارا مدقالچی | Art Unity

بسیاری از ما تا همین دیروز خیال می‌کردیم که مخاطب آثار هنری نیستیم. دسترسی به این آثار به دلایلی برایمان غیرممکن بود یا حتی فکر می‌کردیم که هرگز نمی‌توانیم مالک اثر با ارزش هنری باشیم و یا دارایی هرچند اندکمان را روی خلق آثار هنری شایسته‌ای که بخشی از ثروت سرزمینمان است. حامی این ... Show More

1h 32m

Jan 2022

Keeping Cool in Old Dubai

Summer in Dubai is intense with relentless humidity and temperatures soaring close to 50°C (122°F). How did people stay cool before air conditioning? We had heard about barjeels – traditional wind towers – but we didn’t quite know how they worked, or if they were still used today ... Show More

23m 54s

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

Building with a Future Vernacular | Wael...