May 14
Episode 112: Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry
Prior to the dawn of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula had a great poetic tradition, with many genres, and many poets who are still celebrated and studied today. Episode 112 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-112/ Episode 112 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/epi ... Show More
2h 19m
May 2024
Huda Fakhreddine on Hiba Abu Nada ("Pull Yourself Together")
What can a poem do in the face of calamity? This was an extraordinary conversation. Huda Fakhreddine joins the podcast to discuss "Pull Yourself Together," a poem that Huda has translated into English and that was written by the Palestinian poet, novelist, and educator Hiba Abu N ... Show More
1h 30m
Jun 2024
14. History of Arabic Poetry with Mosab Abu Toha (video)
On this video recorded episode of Kalam, Edgar sits with the Gazan poet and very much a friend of the podcast, Mosab Abu Toha, for a discussion about, among other things, the history of Arabic poetry. Why are poets so venerated in the Arab world, and what did poetry sound like be ... Show More
28m 52s
Jun 25
The Legendary Arabic Poem: Laamiyah Al-Arab | Shanfara's Revenge | Ustadh Abdulrahman Hassan #AMAU Part - 2/2
This classical Arabic poem isn’t just eloquent — it’s dangerous. Laamiyah al-Arab is the voice of Shanfara, a man betrayed by blood, raised by the one who killed his father, and driven to the wild. He swore vengeance. He lived with wolves. He wrote verses that shook Arabic litera ... Show More
3 h
Feb 2020
Yusuf, le plus Beau des récits - Épisode 1
À la découverte du Plus Beau des récits…
Nous voici sur le 1er épisode d'une saison de podcast entièrement dédiée à la découverte du plus Beau Récit offert par notre doux Créateur, celui de la sourate Yusuf, la 12ème de ton Coran 💚
« Quand Yusuf dit à son père : « Ô mon père, ... Show More
28m 22s
Nov 2024
Episode 83 - Tomoe Gozen (1185)
"My strange friend. About you is the infamous prison camp of Wada Yoshimori, one of the most powerful military commanders ever known." Behind the Scenes video for this episode here! In this special guest episode of The Amelia Project, written by Julia Morizawa and Tristram Lowe, ... Show More
50m 1s
Jun 2019
Episode 8: Death Leaves Signs
This episode, the final one of this season, features the work of Palestinian poet Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, author-in-residence at Refugee Hosts. Qasmiyeh is currently a DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford, where he is writing about conceptualisations of time and containment in ... Show More
24m 24s