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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 ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

In this afikra FWD, Laila Karaman talked about "Gazbia Sirry- When Modern Arab Form Meets Politics" by Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani. Laila discusses the themes in Sirry's artwork which are polygamy, gender preference/roles, gender equality, occupation/civil rights, and new political e ...  Show more

In this afikra FWD, Mudassir Azam talked about "Abu Zayd al-Balkhi's Sustenance of the Soul: The Cognitive Behavior Therapy of A Ninth Century Physician" by Malek Badri. Mudassir discusses the relationship between the mind and the body, phobias, and notions of depression, anger, ...  Show more

In this afikra FWD, Khaled Alqahtani talked about Sawt Asura, a platform that showcases and preserves women's art of sound and singing in Saudi Arabia. He also discussed the platform's archive and main pillars.  Note: Khaled is not an expert on this subject but is sharing informa ...  Show more

In this afikra FWD, Hasheemah Afaneh discussed the article “Dabkeh in the Delta” by Joseph Schechla. This article is part of the book "Taking Root: Arab-American Community Studies" which examines the Arab-American experience.  Note: Hasheemah is not an expert on this subject but ...  Show more