303: Gidda Dawlat

For this special solo episode marking the 4 year anniversary of the start of our podcast adventure, Mija talks about growing up. Thanks so much for listening. If you’re enjoying this season, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We’ve been around for almost 4 years here at Mija an ...  Show more

At Ochenta, we've just released a new audiobook for Valentine’s Month: Love, Gods, and Other Intelligent Systems, based on our podcast Love Items. If you've already listened to Cloe and Eloc's story about finding true love, don't worry. In this audiobook, you’ll delve deep into t ...  Show more

Released into Oliver's care, Beatrix is surprised he’s not at all who he appeared to be. Case 63, created and written by Julio Rojas. Adapted by Mara Vélez Meléndez. Directed by Mimi O’Donnell. Starring Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Zoë Winters and Arian Moayed. Executive produced ...  Show more

His whole life, Walid Waked had been told that his great grandfather invented the Arabic typewriter. And then, one day, he learned that another family - the Haddads - believed they invented it. This week on Kerning Cultures: the contested history of the Arabic typewriter.Thank yo ...  Show more

Two stories of music getting lost… and then found again. A record producer unearths a Moroccan masterpiece in the back of a dusty electronics shop in Casablanca, sending him on a long and complicated mission to find out what happened to the artist. And, a song that was never mean ...  Show more

Il a été tour à tour un travailleur immigré en marge de la société, le beur comique, le voyou délinquant traqué par le flic blanc, le dealer, le héros national… Sur les écrans français, la figure de « l’arabe » est un indicateur du rapport qu’entretient la France à son histoir ...