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The afikra Podcast

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Show overview

The afikra Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 504 episodes. That works out to roughly 420 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 59 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 123 episodes published. Published by afikra.

Episodes
504
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
54 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

The afikra Podcast is our flagship series featuring experts from academia, art, media, urban planning and beyond, who are helping document and shape the histories and cultures of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community walks away with a new‎found curiosity, and recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎

Latest Episodes

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Marie al-Khazen: Pioneer Lebanese Photographer, 1899 to 1983 | Art Historian, Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan

Oct 12, 20261h 0m

Human Rights & Accountability in the Arab World: 15 Years After the Uprisings | Mai El-Sadany, TIMEP Executive Director

Oct 5, 202657 min

Lebanon's Electricity Crisis is Not New - It Started in 1952! | Prof. Ziad Abu-Rish

Sep 28, 202657 min

Islam Became a Racial Category in French Colonial Algeria | Prof. Muriam Haleh Davis

Sep 21, 202651 min

US Destruction of Iraq's Healthcare System | Omar Dewachi

Sep 14, 202657 min

France's Nuclear Toxicity in the Algerian Sahara | Samia Henni

Sep 7, 202657 min

Syrian Diaspora's Role in the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925 | Reem Bailony

Aug 31, 202648 min

1001 Nights, the Arab Novel & the Age of Decay That Never Was | Prof. Muhsin al-Musawi

Aug 24, 202654 min

East & East: Arab Craft Meets Japanese Minimalism | Nada Debs: Founder, Studio Nada Debs

Aug 17, 20261h 4m

What Does China Actually Want from the Arab World? | Mohammed Alsudairi

Aug 10, 202659 min

Seeing the Earth's Water Crisis from Space | Dr. Raha Hakimdavar

Aug 3, 202640 min

Lessons from Innovators Across the Arab World | Hala Hanna, MIT Solve

Jul 27, 202651 min

HopeCore, HopeRot & Life in the After Timeline | Shumon Basar

Jul 20, 20261h 3m

Celebrating the Heritage of Arabic & Islamic Science | Dr. Hüseyin Şen

Jul 13, 202646 min

How Technology Is Changing the Arabic Language Forever | Prof. Nizar Habash

Jul 6, 20261h 15m

History of the British Raj in the Arabian Gulf | Prof. James Onley

Jun 29, 20261h 0m

How Egypt Used Theater to Fight British Occupation | Prof. Carmen Gitre

Jun 22, 20261h 6m

The Legacy of Science & Faith in the Arab Muslim World | Prof. Nidhal Guessoum

Jun 15, 20261h 0m

Masculine Aesthetics & Sports in the Ottoman Empire | Professor Murat Yildiz

Jun 8, 20261h 4m

Tobacco, Soap, Beer & Cars: 100 Years of Egyptian Print Advertising | Professor Bahia Shehab

Jun 1, 20261h 0m
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