The Queer Arabs Podcast
1) Episode 219 [in English]: Nahid
Nahid is a Sudanese artist and activist with a background in theater, music, education, and human rights work. Nahid talks about her current experience caretaking for her grandmother and how skills f...Show More
2) Episode 218 [in English]: Clarissa Bitar
Clarissa Bitar is an accomplished Palestinian oud musician and composer hailing from Los Angeles, California. With a background in Music and a specialization in Ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, ...Show More
3) Episode 217 [in English]: The Legendary X-Knights
Bijhan Agha is a trans Persian-American comic artist living in Uruguay, and second-time podcast guest! This time, she joined us to talk about her latest superhero comic “The Legendary X-Knights&...Show More
4) Episode 216 [in English]: Creators for Gaza
Sheyam Ghieth is an artist, organizer, Egyptian propagandist, and repeat podcast guest after 4 years! Sheyam is a co-founder of Creators for Gaza, a SWANA-led mutual-aid network connecting artists an...Show More
5) Episode 215 [in English]: A Whole Lot of Stuff
Weâre back with an episode with Alia, Ellie, and Nadia talking about: – An incredible show Nadia saw called LINES about the interconnected histories of Palestine, Uganda, and the UK through pris...Show More
6) Episode 214 [in English]: Hannah Moushabeck
Hannah Moushabeck is a second-generation Palestinian American author, editor, and book marketer. She is the author of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine, a childrenâs book about three girls who e...Show More
7) Episode 213 [in English]: Yaffa
Yaffa is a trans displaced Palestinian activist, engineer, death and birthing doula, peer support specialist, and artist. They are the Executive Director of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diver...Show More
8) Episode 212 [in English]: Hijab Butch Blues
Lamya H., author of Hijab Butch Blues, joined us for a wonderful episode! Lamya talks about the line between invisibility and hypervisibility as a brown person in hijab in the US, alternatively overlo...Show More
9) Episode 211 [in English]: Mental Health for Liberation
Finlay Sarafa McHale is a queer Iraqi/Chaldean-American clinical social worker currently facilitating a free peer support group for queer SWANA people. They joined us for a wonderful conversation abou...Show More
10) Episode 210 [in English]: Heterosexuals for Palestine
Leila Mire is a PhD candidate in Performance Studies at UC Berkeley, as well as a dancer, choreographer, organizer, and sometimes disorganized person. She researches Palestinian dance and the role of ...Show More