This episode was recorded on March 26th, 2023

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Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

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afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

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This podcast was recorded on May 1st 2023.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here 👉 https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

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Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

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ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

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This episode was recorded on May 21st 2023 and was based on a presentation that Farrah gave at a afikra presentation in Los Angeles.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here 👉 https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

Read more about Arab Routes: Pathways to Syrian California 👉 https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=29385&promo=S21XMESA-FM

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

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ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

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#ArabAmerica #HistoryPodcast #WestCoast 

This episode was recorded on April 13, 2023.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here 👉 https://www.afikra.com/talks/toronto/2023/alghoul

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

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ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_

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🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra

#MiddleEasternStudies #Yemen #BritishColonialism #Empire

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2023.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here 👉 https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/
 

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

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Explore all episodes in this series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYG40bwRKl7J0x3AHWHxKLKLkLW_YOEK&feature=shared

ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_

🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official

🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra

#TunaFishing #Almadraba #FoodHistories #SpanishHistory #Andalusia

In this episode of the afikra community podcast series, Bas Sou'al, Franca Al-Khouri from afikra's Berlin chapter gives a "Forward" presentation on an Al Jazeera English-language documentary "40 Years of Solitude". The documentary follows Moroccan soldiers who fought for the French in the Indochina War in Vietnam in the mid-20th century and remained in Vietnam after Morocco's Independence.

Using the documentary as a starting point, Franca explores the relationship between France (as a colonial power), Morocco and Vietnam and the lasting impact of the Indochina War on the families that were left behind.

This episode was recorded on May 15, 2023.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here 👉 https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

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ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_

🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official

🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra

In this episode of Bas Sou'al – the @afikra_community podcast – Tala Fasheh explores the history of Sonnenallee, aka the "Arab Street" in Berlin. She talks about the different circumstances the street has lived and overcome throughout time, beginning from its construction, to the times of Nazi Germany and the Cold War, post-German reunification, and finally present day, touching on future implications.

This episode was recorded on July 23rd 2023.

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here https://www.afikra.com/talks/berlin/2023/fasheh

Connect with Tala 👉https://www.instagram.com/ta.la.fa?igsh=MXd6ZHVxd2kycWlibA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

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ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

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#Berlin #Sonnenalle #GermanHistory

In this afikra FWD presentation, recorded on July 17th 2023, Mustapha Kammoun joins us from Berlin to talk about Sélim Nassib's novel "I Loved You For Your Voice" that's based on the life of Umm Kulthum. The book is told through the eyes of poet Ahmed Ramy, the man who wrote her lyrics and loved her in vain. Mustapha dives into their relationship, unrequited love, their music and her iconic "voice that sets pain free."

All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

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Explore all episodes in this series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYG40bwRKl7J0x3AHWHxKLKLkLW_YOEK&feature=shared

ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_

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🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra

This episode was recorded on July 10 2023. Asma Ibrahim from afikra's London chapter kicks off a new season of the afika community podcast, Bas Sou'al, and shares her Feature presentation on the Hadrami diaspora's role in bringing Yemeni Culture to Indonesia. Asma starts by sharing a clip from the viral WhatsApp video that inspired her to dive deeper into this topic before reflecting on how the Yemeni diaspora contributed so successfully and deeply to their adopted culture. She traces the first movements out of Yemen to settlements in Indonesia and sheds light on the strong inter-generational efforts to preserve a connection to their home.

All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject. Discover more and browse the resources we mention here https://www.afikra.com/talks/london/2023/ibrahim

Hosted by:

Mysa Khalil-Hussein 👉 https://www.instagram.com/my_sa/

Yasmin Khawaja 👉 https://www.instagram.com/millennialvillager/

Theme music: The Brooklyn Nomads | Sidi Mansour 🔊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHJvCx1_KQ

THIS SERIES IS PART OF THE AFIKRA PODCAST NETWORK

Explore all episodes in this series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYG40bwRKl7J0x3AHWHxKLKLkLW_YOEK&feature=shared

ABOUT AFIKRA

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity.

📍 Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters

🎧 New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts

⚡ Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_

🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official

🔗 Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra

In this afikra FWD, Sima Bou Jawde talks to us about Ruby Hamad's book: "White Tears/Brown Scars".The book was published in 2019, and it catalyzes the debate on how white feminism aids in silencing women of color’s lived experiences, while using their tears as a weapon in aiding white supremacy.

Note: ‎The presenter is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring ‎interest in the subject.‎

Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna, afikra 

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

Theme music by The Brooklyn Nomads https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynnomads/

About the afikra Community Presentations:

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.

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About afikra:‎

afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.
Read more about us on afikra.com

In this afikra FWD, Samer Bou Jawde sheds light on Fawwaz Traboulsi’s book (إن كان بدّك تعشق...) and specifically the chapter on Dabke rituals and transformations. Samer talks about Dabke origins, key players and relationships, cultural characteristics, rituals and transitions.

Note: ‎The presenter is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring ‎interest in the subject.‎

Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna, afikra 

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

Theme music by The Brooklyn Nomads https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynnomads/

About the afikra Community Presentations:

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.

Follow 

Youtube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter 

Support

www.afikra.com/support

About afikra:‎

afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.
Read more about us on afikra.com