013 - Can Debate Save the Arab World?
A discussion between Belabbes Benkredda, Founding Director of the Munathara Initiative, and Iyad El-Baghdadi, Nasser Weddady and Ahmed Gatnash, on the public sphere, what teaching young people to deba...
5 Elo 201838min
012 - The Absentee Landlord of Cambodia's Internet?
Part 2 of the conversation with Buzzfeed News' Megha Rajagopalan, continuing the discussion on China but also touching on the effects of Facebook on various South Asian countries like Cambodia, Myanma...
22 Heinä 201857min
011 - China: The Police State of the Future
Part 1 of a meandering conversation between Ahmed and Megha Rajagopalan, BuzzFeed News' China bureau chief and Asia correspondent, about surveillance and censorship in China - the high-tech police sta...
2 Heinä 201858min
010 - Dictators and Development Statistics
We attended the Oslo Freedom Forum last month. Ahmed (@Gatnash) sat down with Alex Gladstein (@Gladstein) to get an introduction to the forum, and speak about their goals and some of their achievement...
24 Kesä 201821min
009 - The Catch-22 of Arab Economic Reform
In this conversation, Ahmed and Nasser discuss the Catch-22 of economic reform in the Arab World - the conflicting pressures on regional governments from established business interests and burgeoning ...
5 Kesä 201848min
Alert: The Saudi Regime Declares War on Women's Rights Activism
An emergency episode about the 9 women's rights activists arrested in Saudi Arabia in the last week. They are: Dr Eman al-Nafjan, Loujain al-Hathloul, Dr Aisha al-Mana', Dr Madeha Al-Ajroush, Professo...
21 Touko 201821min
007 - Inside the UAE-Saudi Alliance
In this experimental episode format, Iyad gives his take on the dynamics of the UAE-Saudi alliance and the possibility of fractures appearing. Let us know your thoughts, and join the conversation on #...
29 Huhti 201826min
006 - The Arab World Won't Fix Itself
A wide-ranging conversation in which Ahmed Gatnash and guest Nasser Weddady, touching on American air strikes on Syria, coup-proofing, Syrian regime relations with Nazis, emergent models of digital su...
16 Huhti 201854min
