Patrick ‘P-Thugg’ Gemayel, Lebanese artist and half of Chromeo. We chat about the dark side of identity, Arab community, founding Ya Habibi Market, and so much more. Enjoy psychos!
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174 | Beefing with Rami Helali
Rami Helali is the co-founder and CEO of Kotn, a certified B Corp clothing brand ethically made in Egypt. We chat about his journey from ‘Ramee’ to ‘RRRami’, crying annually, his biggest regret in life, and so much more (mainly just me bullying him). Enjoy psychos!
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173 | Walled Off with Vin Arfuso
Vin Arfuso is a Palestinian-Italian producer and director of 'Walled Off,' a film documenting the Palestinian plight for freedom and equality, challenging the bias and propaganda in mainstream media. We chat about the film (duh), the history of zi*nism, and a bunch of other goofy ... Show More
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177/ Mutual Aid in Lebanon Today w/ Serge and Abir
For episode 177, Leila is joined by Serge from Buzuruna Juzuruna, an agro-ecological farm and heirloom seed producer in the Bekka Valley working on food autonomy, and Abir from Hostel Beirut, a worker owned cooperative in the heart of the Lebanese capital committed to social and ... Show More
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Hajar - Live Is Blind Habibi | Think You Know? #1
Emma sits down with Hajar from Love is Blind Habibi to uncover the real story behind the reality star, from her early life and family in Morocco to moving to Dubai as a teenager. Hajar opens up about her life as a modern Arab woman, sharing her culture, some Love is Blind Habibi ... Show More
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Sep 2024
173/ This Arab is Queer w/Elias Jahshan
For episode 173, Elias Jahshan joins Elia Ayoub, israa abd elfattah and Leila Al-Shami to talk about "This Arab Is Queer" anthology, which he edited and was published by Saqi Books in 2022. The Fire These Times is a proud member of From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective. How ... Show More
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Amal Murkus & Firas Zreik at Habibi Fest 2023 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub
We partnered with Habibi Festival for a six-night celebration of ancient + contemporary sounds from Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Algeria and more! It all took place from October 1-7 at Joe's Pub in NYC. Each night we taped live conversations with the artists on st ... Show More
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