Alexs Thompson, "I'll Go: War, Religion, and Coming Home, from Cairo to Kansas City" (2020)

Alexs Thompson, "I'll Go: War, Religion, and ...

Up next

Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions ...  Show more

Adrian Ciani, "Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics, and the Partition of Palestine" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2025)

The modern relationship between the Vatican and the State of Israel is rooted in a long history of hostility between Judaism and Roman Catholicism. Through the centuries, popes and theologians marginalized the Jewish people, assigning them collective guilt for the death of Jesus ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

(Trailer) Rep: A Story About The Stories We Tell (2022)
Podcast Noor

Rep is a bold, wide-ranging podcast, brought to you by journalist Noor Tagouri. ⠀ Noor began by examining the misrepresentation of Muslims in US media and how this impacts American culture. She discovered a fuller exploration of the ever-evolving story of America, which challenge ...  Show more

J. E. PETERSON | Centuries of Omani History | Conversations
The afikra Podcast

J. E. Peterson talks about his research about the history of the Arab region. In this afikra Conversation, Peterson introduces us to the history of Oman through his books "Historical Muscat," "Oman at War," and "Oman in the Twentieth Century."

Dr. J.E. Peterson is a hist ...

  Show more

The History & Impact of Paper in the Islamic World | Jonathon Bloom
The afikra Podcast

Art historian, educator and author Jonathan Bloom joins us on the afikra podcast to talk about paper, print and the Islamic world. He talks us t ...

  Show more

RAMI KHOURI | Politics, Journalism & The State of Media Today | Conversations
The afikra Podcast

Rami George Khoury talks about the status of politics and journalism in the modern world and how it shapes people's lives. He discusses how the media has shifted in light of today's circumstances.

Rami George Khouri is Co-Director of Global Engagement at the American Uni ...

  Show more