One Year Since October 7: Kalam Digest
It's been a year since Hamas launched its attack on October 7, 2023 prompting Israel to commence what a growing number of legal scholars consider to be a genocide. In today's episode, Edgar and Sam di...
10 Okt 202417min
Sectarianism in Lebanon Part I: Kalam Shorts (teaser)
There are 18 recognised religious "sects" in Lebanon, including various Christian denominations, Shia and Sunni Muslims, the Druze and Jews. Sects in this context does not refer to a kind of cult but ...
8 Okt 20241min
Munadama 3 (teaser)
"There are decades when you fuck around, there are weeks when you find out."This is our third Munadama session when Edgar, Sam and Arthur - the creators of Kalam Podcast - sit down for a relaxed discu...
6 Okt 202443s
Iran Strikes Back at Israel with Nora Adin Fares (Welcome to the show!) and Sam Carlshamre – Kalam Digest 9
Earlier this week, Iran retaliated against Israel for the killing of the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, Ismael Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah respectively, by launching the largest ballistic missile ba...
4 Okt 202432min
Hassan Nasrallah Assassinated by Israel - Kalam Digest 8
Last week the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. This marks the most high profile political assassination Israel has ever carried out. What does this...
1 Okt 202431min
28. Live från Bokmässan med Amer Sarsour (Swedish)
The Swedish-Palestinian author Amer Sarsour published his much praised debut novel Medan vi brinner earlier this year. At the Gothenburg Book Fair, Edgar had a chance to interview Amer for a live show...
30 Sep 202441min
27. Lobbying for Palestine with Inès Abdel Razek
It is no longer viable to advocate for Palestinian liberation with Western politicians and diplomats. Palestinian advocacy networks like the Palestinian Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) is now lo...
26 Sep 202429min
Lebanon: Hundreds killed in Israeli strikes - Kalam Digest 7
The deadliest day since the 1975-1990 civil war in Lebanon - over 500 people have been killed in 24 hours of Israeli bombardment. We dedicate the majority of today's news summary to the ongoing war in...
24 Sep 202424min
