Middle East stories

9 episodes

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Stories to capture your imagination, across the Middle East - in English.


  • 1

    Neon Moss

    Dolly Parton's America

    41:35 | Nov 5th, 2019

    7 recommendations

    In this episode, we go back up the mountain to visit Dolly’s actual Tennessee mountain home.  But, can you ever go home again?  Dolly tells us stories about her first trips out of the holler, and shar...Show More

  • 2

    The Perfect Renaissance Man

    Kerning Cultures

    22:43 | Mar 2nd, 2019

    In the 1930s, the architect Nasri Khattar tried to completely overhaul the Arabic script – singlehandedly. For the next 47 years, he worked day and night to implement his writing system, Unified...Show More

  • 3

    Lebanon, USA

    Kerning Cultures

    26:20 | Feb 16th, 2019

    2 recommendations

    In 2016, Fadi Boukaram planned to visit 47 American towns named Lebanon by road. Then, in Lebanon South Dakota, he discovered that all these other Lebanons have more in common with the country than an...Show More

  • 4

    Hatoon Kadi: Comedian

    Al Empire

    39:53 | Oct 24th, 2019

    1 recommendation

    In our season finale, Hatoon talks about the video that accidentally went viral and made her famous. From being named as BBC’s 100 Women in 2014 to dealing with trolls, this is the journey of Saudi’s ...Show More

  • 5

    Andre Haddad: Turo CEO

    Al Empire

    38:33 | Oct 17th, 2019

    Andre talks about growing up during the Lebanese civil war and how discovering The Economist at age 13 inspired a spirit of entrepreneurship in him early in his life. Fleeing the violence of Beirut, A...Show More

  • 6

    Bassem Youssef: Comedian

    Al Empire

    46:37 | Oct 3rd, 2019

    4 recommendations

    Bassem reflects on the moments that inspired him to leave behind 19 years in medicine for political satire, a show that was watched by 40 million people every week. Now, he tells us about what it’s li...Show More

    hebahfisher recommended:

    This is one of my favourite interviews of all time. Bassem was such a pivotal figure for us during the Arab Spring - to sit down and hear his side of the story was so powerful.

  • 7

    Let's Talk Cancer

    True Story Tent

    22:47 | Oct 20th, 2019

    What does it take to go through a seemingly endless series of painful events and to come out the other side stronger than ever before? Zahra Al Kindi shares a piece of her journey. You may reach out t...Show More

  • 8

    Omar

    Tell Them, I Am

    14:54 | May 28th, 2019

    1 recommendation

    Omar Offendum is a rapper and poet. When he was 15 years old, his affinity for Arabic poetry came to life while reciting a piece during Nizar Qabbani’s memorial at Georgetown University in 1998. Learn...Show More

  • 9

    667: Wartime Radio

    This American Life

    1:06:54 | Feb 3rd, 2019

    11 recommendations

    Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)

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    LOVED.

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