Middle East Talks

Middle East Talks is a podcast produced by the American University in Cairo’s Middle East Studies Program in collaboration with the Arab and Islamic Civilizations Department. The podcast aims to foster a better understanding of the Middle East among a wider audience by exploring new and contemporary research in the region’s history, politics and culture. In each episode, a scholar is invited to discuss their work in a fashion that is accessible and engaging to listeners who are curious about the Middle East.

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Episoder(11)

S1 E3 The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes - with Steve Lonergan

The marshes of Iraq lie physically and metaphorically at the edge of the Arab world, and are quite under-studied and under-reported. Environmentally and culturally unique, the marshes and their people...

7 Aug 202541min

S1 E2 Egypt's Housing Crisis - with Yehia Shawkat

For decades, Egyptians have been complaining about a chronic housing crisis: there never seem to be enough homes to keep up with the rapid growth of the Arab world’s most populous country. Yet, surpri...

28 Jul 202534min

S1 E1 Boom Cairo: Egypt in Disaster, 1787 - with Alain Mikhail

Cairo, 1787. In the heart of a bustling market, a sudden explosion rips through the evening air. Gunpowder ignites, chaos erupts, and dozens are left dead or wounded. But what really happened that nig...

26 Jun 202538min