ZEYN JOUKHADAR | The Thirty Names of Night | ...

Global challenges require useful intelligence rather than singular futures driven by tech hype. Executive Director Hala Hanna joins the podcast to share how MIT Solve acts as a marketplace for social impact, connecting early-stage ventures with critical funding and partners. This ...  عرض المزيد

The pervasive exhaustion resulting from witnessing modern global atrocities often creates a paralyzing "hopeRot," yet the cultivation of an radical "HopeCore" remains an essential engine for systemic transformation. Writer and curator, Shumon Basar, analyzes the rewiring of the g ...  عرض المزيد

Zeyn Joukhadar talked about his book ‘The Thirty Names of Night: A Novel’.Zeyn Joukhadar is the author of the novels The Map of Salt and Stars, 2018, and The Thirty Names of Night, 2020 and a member of the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI). His work has appeared in KINK: Sto ...  عرض المزيد

This episode was recorded on March 27th, 2024.Zahra Hankir is a Lebanese-British journalist, editor and author. She was awarded a Jack R. Howard Fellowship to attend the Columbia Journalism School and holds degrees in politics and Middle Eastern studies. Her first book "Our Women ...  عرض المزيد

Raphael Cormack discussed his new book Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring 20's.Midnight in Cairo tells the thrilling story of Egypt’s interwar nightlife and entertainment industry through the lives of its pioneering women. Introducing an eccentric cast of characters, ...  عرض المزيد

In this afikra FWD, Ahmed Ashour talks about "Koolaids: The Art of War" by Rabih Alameddine. Ahmed talks about the characters, plot, and post-modern literature. Note: Ahmed is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in the subjec ...  عرض المزيد