4.5 Urban Exclusion in the City
In the final episode of this season, Ahmad Abu Hussien, an urban sociologist from Jordan, brings together academics and practitioners to exp...
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4.4 Creating Real Economic Empowerment for Women in MENA
In this penultimate episode, Yara Shawky Shahin has a frank discussion with her colleague Yasmine D’Alessandro about how to create programme...
4.3 Gendering the Archive: A Catalyst for Change in Women's Rights in Egypt
In this episode, Diana Magdy, a gender equality specialist, feminist researcher and oral historian has a conversation with Professor Hoda El...
4.2 Keeping Education Going in Gaza
Manar Alzraiy, a Palestinian education professional dedicated to resilience and equity in crisis-affected schools, brings together her colle...
4.1 Building Transnational Solidarity Networks of Resistance
In this first episode of season 4, Hamidreza Vasheghanifarahani speaks with Azadeh Sobout and Rindala about how transnational solidarity net...
3.10 The Power of Radio
How did the radio, a major technological development in the history of sound and music, change the social, cultural and political landscape...
3.9 War Tech and Nationalism in Turkey and Israel
This episode explores the link between technology, warfare and nationalism. Turkey and Israel are two countries in the region who have devel...
3.8 Data for Development with Nagla Rizk
What does the era of ‘big data’ mean for development technologies in MENA? How can data be used for good, to ensure projects working with vu...
3.7 Living in the Future with Rahel Aima
Writer and art critic, Rahel Aima, who grew up and currently lives in Dubai, talks to us about living in the Gulf, a region rapidly developi...
3.6 Art Meaning and Art Making with Nadim Choufi
How can art complicate claims of progress, innovation and the use of rapidly developing emerging technologies in MENA? In this episode, Cima...
3.5 Archiving and Mapping Technologies in Palestine and Syria
Majd Al-Shihabi of 'Palestine Open Maps' and Sana Yazigi of the 'Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution' talk to us about how they have ce...
3.4 Fintech, Crypto and Sanctions in Iraq and Iran
Iraq’s engagement with fintech is new but rapidly developing, amidst a contemporary economic history that has struggled with foreign interve...
3.3 Re-Appropriating Technologies with and for Refugees and Migrants
Smartphones, food-only debit cards, biometric data checks at border crossings, these are some of the ways refugees and migrants interact wit...
3.2 Knowledge Production Across Empires
The Abbasid and British Empires are the nexus through which our two guests, Dr Ahmed Ragab and Dr Katayoun Shafiee explore technology, knowl...
3.1 Digital Rights and Big Tech in MENA
What kinds of obstacles are people in MENA facing with regards to access to technological opportunity and concerns around digital rights abu...
2.10 A Brief History of Wine with Farrah Berrou
From Tlmecen through to Bethlehem and the Bekaa Valley, we chart the history of wine production in the Middle East and North Africa. Farrah...
2.9 An A-Z of food names with Salma Serry
Have you ever thought about the names behind the dishes you’re eating? Salma Serry, an Egyptian born filmmaker and interdisciplinary foodway...
CALLOUT: We want your stories of food names
No new episode this week, but we're working on something that requires your help. Do you know any interesting facts, stories or folk tales a...
2.8 The Sudanese Kitchen(s) with Omer Eltigani
Camel milk, mushrooms, ta’miyah, agashe, aseeda, tarkeen, these are just some of the foods and dishes that make up Sudan’s intricate network...
2.7 Migrant Cuisine in the Expat City with Vidya Balachander
Is there such a thing as a Dubai cuisine? What role do the migrants and expats of the Emirate play in curating this food culture? On episode...