Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Part I
In this episode we talk about what's happening with Syrian refugees in Turkey. This is part of a two-part series. Next week we will talk about European policies towards Turkey that make Europe complic...
9 Juli 20207min
European Migration Policy
In this episode we move a little bit away from the Middle East, and talk about European migration policies, one of Keire's favourite topics to discuss and criticise. For transcripts and translations, ...
17 Juni 202014min
A Walk Through Gemmayze
This week, we share the third (and last for a little while) of our A Walk Through... series where we bring you through Gemmayze, one of Beirut's most Westernised neighbourhoods, and try to take a crit...
7 Juni 20209min
A Walk Through Saida
Real Arabic is public again! It turns out, making paid content took the joy out of making this podcast, so we're going back to making the podcast freely available. This is the second in our A Walk Thr...
31 Maj 202011min
A Walk Through Hamra
We're very excited to share the first episode in our A Walk Through... series, where we will take you through some of our favourite places in Lebanon (and hopefully later, other places in the Middle E...
18 Maj 20209min
Sarah's Story Part II
Last week, we told the story of Sarah, a Lebanese woman who braved family pressure to stop wearing the hijab. This week, we share an interview with Sarah where she talked about the reaction to the sto...
10 Maj 202010min
Sarah's Story, Part I
In this episode, we share the story of Sarah, a Lebanese woman who went against family pressures to remove her hijab. She originally wrote her story for Freethought Lebanon, under the title 'I Am an A...
1 Maj 202013min
What's Going on With Domestic Workers in Lebanon?
This episode discusses the culture of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, and across the Middle East. For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website: https://re...
24 Apr 20206min
