Noir Is The New Black

‏Marcia is publishing the first English translation of early 20th century woman of letters and feminist icon May Ziadhe; Ursula has been working on a review of the award-winning Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine. We also talk about a devastating book based on interviews with Gaz ...  Show more

‏Ibtihal Reda Mahmood, editor and translator of the anthology Snow in Amman: An Anthology of Short Stories from Jordan joins us to talk both about the Jordanian literary landscape from the 1940s to now, as well as her personal relationship with Jordanian writers and books. We tal ...  Show more

‏In this episode we talk to WSJ journalist Ahmed Al-Omran and uber new media geek Lou Kay. We talk about journalism in the Middle East and Saudi, the future of newspapers in Saudi, news consumption, the ‘filter bubble,’ WhatsApp journalism, and many other new media topics. Oh and ...  Show more

‏Journalist Khalil Hachem discussed the new Novel with Aisha Abdel Gawad. Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan's chief medical executive, discussed the threat of diseases from Mosquito bites. Some infected mosquitos have already been detected this year. The state is urging residents ...  Show more

‏What's with the Arabic translation to "space-time"? The wonders of the Arabic language. Update about Islam as he struggles to find radishes. We imagine our future hardcore fan base. We talk failed easter eggs in Egyptian music videos. Sudden disturbance in "Safeenet Al Sa7araa2" ...  Show more

‏Dr. Sahar Khamis and her guest Dr. Maha Hilal discussed important topics about the current human rights and social justice issues impacting Muslims, in general, and American Muslims, in particular. Dr. Maha Hilal is a Muslim Arab American and an expert on institutionalized Islam ...  Show more