How does language affect the way we see the world? This is the question that the upcoming exhibition at the Media Majlis Museum "The limits of my language are the limits of my world" seeks to address. For the first episode of this podcast powered by afikra, we sat down with Amal Ali, curatorial exhibition manager at Northwestern University Qatar, to dig deep ... Show More
Nov 2025
Playful Disruption: Remixing Archives & Pop Culture With Meme Artist Abdullah Al Jahdhami (@shaweesh_)
<p>We explore the power and potency of memes in today's society with Abdullah Al Jahdhami, known online as @shaweesh_, an artist who contributed to the Memememememe at the media majlis museum. Al Jahdhami discusses his artistic practice, which involves disrupting and remixing his ... Show More
46m 26s
Nov 2025
Narcy | Keeping It Real: Deepfakes, Power & the Internet
<p>This conversation is an essential guide for anyone navigating the dualities of Arab identity, artistic integrity, and the unpredictable forces of the viral age. Multidisciplinary artist and professor Narcy (Yassin Alsalman) dives deep into the complex relationship between art, ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 2024
Teaching Arabic in a Changing World: Perspectives from Educators
Join us for a special episode of QFI’s podcast All Things Arabic podcast in celebration of World Arabic Language Day, premiering December 18, 2024! Titled Teaching Arabic in a Changing World: Perspectives from Educators, this episode is hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assista ... Show More
1h 16m
Aug 2025
Building Sustainable Arabic Language Programs: Insights from Educators
The first episode of Season Two of QFI’s podcast, All Things Arabic, explores what it takes to build and sustain successful Arabic language programs. Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic in North Carolina, this episode features two expert educators: J ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2022
Introducing Radiolingo (coming November 15th)
From Crooked Media and Duolingo, this is Radiolingo, a new limited series that investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each episode introduces a new ... Show More
1m 33s
Nov 2021
Lamia Joreige's Artistic Journey | Navigating Uncertain Times Through Memory & Archives
In this Conversation, we talked to Lamia Joreige about her career in art and film and how she portrays history through narration. Lamia, rooted in her country’s experience, explores the possibilities of representing the Lebanese wars and their aftermath.Created & Hosted by Mikey ... Show More
28m 40s
Apr 2024
Why Learning Arabic Can Be Hard? l Diana Al Dajani
In celebration of Arab Heritage Month, we are bringing you an episode that dissects deep into an important part of Arab culture - the language! In this episode of the YLT Podcast, we have Diana Al-Dajani, entrepreneur of the Arabic learning plafrom, @eduTechnoz and the app, Loo ... Show More
27m 51s