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Aug 2024
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3.4 A voice from Egypt: May

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"In this episode, we hear the voice of May, a podcaster from Egypt. She strongly believes that podcasting can change the world, and she shares with us her experience with producing her own podcast. Episode intro by Hajar Outamamt Audio editing and mixing by Feras Arrabi The content of this episode is based on the personal experience and reflections of the podcaster and not the team of Aswatona or Yasmin Kollektiv e.v." Theme music: Music composed by Feras Arrabi with women singing Folklore songs

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