Women's movement begins at 19:50.
The twenty-first episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast sees presenter Benjamin Redd joined by guest presenter Nadine Moawad to discuss the news of the past week, including the deadline for metered generators, Siemens’ plan to save Lebanon’s electricity, an airport scuffle, a disembarked plane, Netanyahu's accusations at ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @eleph ... Show More
51m 59s
Oct 2022
Ep. 18: Thinking out loud with Lina Abi Rafeh
In episode 18 of The #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Lina Abi Rafeh, Gender rights activist, author, and Senior Advisor for Global Women’s Rights at the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University 00:00 Introduction
01:48 Inspiration and M ... Show More
30m 32s
Oct 2021
Gender Equality in Middle East
Negar Mortazavi speaks to Azadeh Moaveni, Director of Gender and Conflict at the International Crisis Group, about online threats against female journalists who cover Iran, women’s rights and the golden years of reform, how US policy has impacted Iranian women, and feminist movem ... Show More
40m 42s
Aug 2022
Ep. 15: Thinking out loud with Aleksandra Dier & Azadeh Moaveni
In episode 14 of the #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Aleksandra Dier and Azadeh Moaveni about the report: “Women’s participation in local mediation: Lessons from Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen”
Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3PcSBuv
Aleksandra Dier is ... Show More
37m 24s
Jul 2022
Ep. 13: Thinking out loud with Rouba Mhaissen
In episode 12 of The #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Rouba Mhaissen,
Economist, activist, community mobilizer, and Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid
00:00 Introduction
00:45 The role of a community mobilizer
01:56 From an economist to a ... Show More
22m 38s