Yasmin Abdel-hak
Analysis and commentary on the politics of the Middle East, of the power games that defines the region, and the economic, religious and ethnic problems the region is often facing.
Yasmin Abdel-Hak
Show overview
Yasmin Abdel-hak has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 10 episodes. That works out to roughly 1 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Society & Culture show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 4 months ago. The busiest year was 2023, with 7 episodes published. Published by Yasmin Abdel-Hak.
From the publisher
I am Yasmin Abdel-Hak, I was born and raised in Denmark in a multicultural family. My family is from around the world, all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cairo, Egypt through Texas and Florida, USA. In other words, I am a so-called third culture child. I am a human rights lawyer, specialized in human rights violations in the Middle East, and I also hold a Master of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, specializing in Saudi Arabia.
Latest Episodes
P1 Orientering
Var i P1 Orientering forleden. Om Trumps retorik og hvorfor det er problematisk at have et oprør uden en egentlig samlingsfigur. https://www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-orientering/p1-orientering-2026/torsdag-15-januar-2026-11802610034
1. Egypt as the indispensable host
Egypt’s real success lay in owning the stage. Hosting the summit reaffirmed Cairo’s role as the regional mediator of last resort — a position it has fought to retain amid the growing assertiveness of Gulf diplomacy (especially from Saudi Arabia and the UAE) and new power brokers like Qatar and Turkey. By convening rivals — […]
Abu Dhabi – Debunking myths
What is Abu Dhabi about? What is life like as an immigrant there? How does a young nation build a strong identity? Today we will be looking into life as an immigrant in Abu Dhabi. Co-founder of Corail Consultancy, Paul Werné has been working and living in Abu Dhabi for 10 years, and has worked […]
Nye tider på vej i Egypten?
I denne uges udgave af Bag om Mellemøsten kigger på vi den nylige benådning af en af Egyptens førende aktivister Ahmed Douma, som var en af bannerførerne under og efter revolutionen i landet i 2011. Douma sad fængslet siden 2013. Både politikere og fremtrædende personer har gennem flere år opfordret landets præsident Abdel Fattah al […]
Bag om Libanon
Bag om Mellemøsten kaster et blik på de mange forskellige kulturer i regionens lande. Udefra bliver landene oftest skåret over én kam, og reduceret til blot at være et område med krig, muslimer og arabere. Men helt så enkelt er det ikke. Landene i området er meget forskellige hver især. Libanon er med sin over […]
De dansende drenge fra Afghanistan
De dansende drenge fra Afghanistan
Dansen om Saudi-Arabien
Kampen omkring Saudi-Arabien. Kina er blevet den nye spiller i regionen, og USA risikerer at miste sin nøgle position i Mellemøsten
Podcast
Dansen om Saudi-Arabien
Female Agency
In this last episode of Season 2 and 2022, my guest from Episode 9, Danish-Egyptian, Yasmin Abdel-Hak, starts by interviewing me, Australian, Louise Ross, the host of Women Who Walk podcast. Halfway through the episode, we switch, and I interview Yasmin. Ahead of time, we decided that the focus of our conversation would be female […]