We Are Lebanon

In episode 331, the girls are talking about the death tolls for civilians, healthcare workers, and missing persons numbers in Gaza. Plus they get into the mainstream media's lack of journalistic integrity, how AIPAC and other Israeli lobbying groups work, South Africa's suit agai ... Show More

In episode 330, the girls continue to talk about the genocide in Palestine, how Biden has lost the Arab and Muslim communities, the weather in Gaza, the truly disturbing Zionist talking points, and more.  FOOTNOTES: Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception ‘A disservice ... Show More

In episode 329, the girls are back talking about Palestine, some documentaries they're watching on the topic, house resolution 894, AI being used by Israel to accelerate targets, protests annoying Netanyahu, the death of journalists, & more.  FOOTNOTES: Israel-Hamas war updates: ... Show More

Real Arabic provides you with interesting podcasts about culture, politics, history, and society in the Middle East in slow, simplified spoken Levantine Arabic. This episode introduces you to the background context of the recent popular uprisings in Lebanon. stay tuned for our po ... Show More

This episode introduces you to the initial phases of the recent popular uprisings in Lebanon. Stay tuned for our update of the current situation in Lebanon. For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website: https://realarabic.weebly.com 

It's a bumper episode this week, and slight departure from our usual format given the realities in Lebanon right now. Nizar and Ben are joined by Timour Azhari, senior reporter at The Daily Star, to discuss everything that has unfolded over the last seven days, starting with wild ... Show More

Timour and Ben are joined this week by political journalist Jad Ghosn to put the news of a hectic past week in the country into context by discussing the politics underpinning it all and whether or not March 8 and March 14 still hold up as prisms with which to analyse Lebanon. Di ... Show More

We start the second season of Babel: Translating the Middle East with a conversation with Hanin Ghaddar, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute who focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant. Jon and Hanin discuss sectarianism in Lebanon, the changing role of Hezbollah ... Show More

Elections have begun! As expats head to the polls around the world this weekend, Nizar and Ben take a deep dive into what political parties are saying — and what that tells us about how they see Lebanon's problems and their proposed solutions. 0:00 - 4:51: Intro *Diagnosing the p ... Show More

There is only one story on everyone's mind in Lebanon right now, as we enter the 12th day of nationwide protests that have brought the country to a standstill. Nizar and Ben break down the events of this past week day by day, with analysis on the cabinet's reform measures, speech ... Show More