Kerning Cultures
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 254 ratingsStories from the Middle East and North Africa, and the spaces in between.
Kerning Cultures is produced by Kerning Cultures Network. Support this podcast on https://www.patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $2 a month.
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الصوت الآخر للسودان
July 03, 2019 20:30 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB٣ شخصيات تروي كيف تأثرت من انفصال جنوب السودان عن الشمال، وتحدثنا عن المعاناة التي خلقت تساؤلات عن معنى الوطن والانتماء. Three characters share the struggles of living in post-secession Sudan, and how the 2011 split influenced their understandings of identity, nationality, and home. Thanks to Salah Eldeen ElNour, Ahmed Mahjoub Hassan, Alaa Bint Hashim, Moez, Abdel azim, Noon Salih, Mohammad ElMeshad, Husam Abu Hilal, Mohammad Anas, Mrs Norma Maolouf, Mr Goerge, Sarah El Hasan, Ghaith Khou...
The Baklava Challenge
June 15, 2019 13:53 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe asked you, our listeners what you wanted to hear next, and you said, “Baklava!”. So our team competed against each other to find the best baklava story: [03:55] Hebah’s Story: Harissat Al Halaby [18:35] Alex’s Story: The World’s Largest Baklava [33:50] Dana’s Story: Mama’s (Burnt) Baklava Thanks to SceneEats for gifting this episode's winner with a Nespresso Machine. Thank you to Yahia El Halaby, Nihal, Muharrem Tuna, Fatih Akpinar, Dana’s lovely mom, Ghada, and to Hallie Davison, our ...
We've got news!
May 01, 2019 08:51 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBKerning Cultures is now the first venture-funded podcast company in the Middle East. Which means we've got more shows coming, in both English and Arabic. Here, Hebah explains some of our future plans, plus a sneak peek of our next podcast show, al empire, which will be out this summer. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
جوهرة الموصل
April 22, 2019 06:28 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBنور، ترى العالم بصوتها Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Misfits, Volume I
April 02, 2019 05:09 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBTwo bite-sized stories from the Kerning Cultures vault. First, is there really Halal Cart drama in New York? And, we explore an ancient farming practice, modernised in Cairo. This episode was produced by Alex Atack, with reporting for the Halal Food Cart story by Jahd Khalil and production support from Nadine Tadros and Claire Tighe. Editorial by Dana Ballout, Bella Ibrahim, and Hebah Fisher. The aquaponics story was produced by Alex Atack and Hebah Fisher, with editorial support from Bella...
KC Short: Break the Cycle
March 17, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWe asked women to tell us about their first periods and how it set a tone for how they view their bodies today. A tribute to International Women's Day. Produced by Shahd Bani Odeh and Darah Ghanem. With editorial support by Dana Ballout, Hebah Fisher, Bella Ibrahim, and Alex Atack. Sound design by Alex Atack. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lebanon, USA
February 16, 2019 12:04 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIn 2016, Fadi Boukaram planned to visit 47 American towns named Lebanon by road. Then, in Lebanon South Dakota, he discovered that all these other Lebanons have more in common with the country than anybody realised. This week on Kerning Cultures, a story about the surprising history that connects Lebanon, with a string of small towns in the USA. Special Thanks to Fadi Boukaram, Bass Samaan from Trees of Joy, Linda, and Hazel McRoberts from the Long Branch, and Robert Auld for reading Mayor ...
أسيرات محررات: ضجيج الشهرة
January 31, 2019 11:36 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBلينا خطاب وعهد التميمي ٬أسيرتان محررتان٬ ترويان لنا ظروف التحقيق والاعتقال القاسية٬ كما تحكيان لنا عن معاناة تجاوزت حدود السجن Lina Khattab and Ahed Tamimi were arrested as teenagers. Their stories are years apart, but at the time of their imprisonment, people around the world stood either in support of their freedom, or in favor of their confinement. As teenagers, they rose to fame – at the expense of their childhood. Special Thanks to Ahed Tamimi and her family, Lina Khattab, Tala Hala...
Reviving Hamra Street
January 15, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIn the heart of Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, Hamra Street once stood as one of the preeminent cultural, economic, and intellectual center of Arab world. Hamra Street housed journalists, politicians, and leaders who were exiled from other nations, and was the site of inception for opposition movements. But after the Lebanese Civil War, the district never quite recovered. Yazan Halwani works to preserve the fading history of Hamra Street in his wall-sized street murals. His signature style...
Not Just My Hijab
December 31, 2018 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBOften the hijab is perceived as this static, monolithic thing. But of course, it's not that simple – every Muslim woman who chooses to wear, or not to wear the hijab has a different understanding and experience of it, and in these stories we're going to dig into some of that grey area. In this episode, we hear two women from different parts of the world share their relationships with their hijab. This story was originally broadcast in 2017. Special thanks to Dana Ballout and Hakaya Storyt...
Faraj, Part II: The USA
December 14, 2018 13:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIn part one, we told the story of Faraj Al Baadani's family, which unveiled a little-known history between Yemen and Vietnam. Nearly 40 years later, Faraj continues his family's migration, this time farther West as he moves from Yemen to the USA. In Part Two, a story of modern Arab migration that is different from our parents. Thank you to Faraj and his family for being so open and warm with us despite us poking around in their family history. To Adam Sjoberg who directed the film Shake Th...
Faraj, Part I: Saigon to Sana'a
December 01, 2018 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThe little-known, intertwining of history between Yemen and Vietnam, told through the lens of a single family. Part one of a story told in two parts. Thank you to Faraj and his family for being so open and warm with us despite us poking around in their family history. To Adam Sjoberg who directed the film Shake The Dust that features Faraj and other amazing breakdancers from around the world. And to all the Yemeni scholars and researchers who helped us unpack some of the complex history, es...
78 Degrees North
November 16, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBShort stories about passports, visas, and making “home”. And, the KC team challenge themselves to find a place in the world where visas don't matter. Thank you to Mohamed Somji, Liz Eschauzier, Anna Zacarias and Dylan Fitzgerald for sharing their short stories of living in the UAE. This episode was produced by Alex Atack with Dana Ballout and Hebah Fisher. Sound design by Alex Atack. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little a...
A Cinema, Demolished
October 30, 2018 03:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBWhen demolition began on the Plaza Cinema in 2015, something unusual happened; Dubai residents began visiting the site to collect mementos from the building's rubble. The cinema was almost as old as the UAE itself – a place which many people held an emotional connection to. In this episode, a story about a cinema that was much more than just a cinema. Find out more about the Plaza Cinema here. Thank you to everybody who spoke to us for this story; Lachman Bhatia, Ausaf Ali Raja, Yasser Els...
Featuring Eib: إعتناق ديانة أخرى من أجل الحب
October 16, 2018 14:53 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBFrom Arabic podcast Eib, the story of a boy who falls in love with a girl... and then, they realise, they're from different religions. From Season 1, Episode 5 of Eib, by the Sowt podcast network. Original episode description: القانون في الاردن يحرم زواج المرأة المسلمة من الرجل غير المسلم كما انه يعتبر غير مقبول إجتماعياً. ضيف هذه الحلقة شاب مسيحي أراد أن يتزوج مسلمة أحبها وكان خياره الوحيد أن يعتنق الاسلام وهو قرار دفع ثمنه غاليا Eib just launched its third season, so be sure to listen w...
The Descent
September 17, 2018 16:04 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB“I still believe this is the scariest moment of my entire life. My face is white, I'm shaking and I'm terrified. I'm frozen––I can't do anything.” In July 2016, Toufic Abou Nader set off on a journey to the bottom of the Krubera cave––the deepest cave in the world. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Update: Love in 56KB
August 16, 2018 02:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIt's been two years since our story about Rami and Marinka, the Dutch-Lebanese couple who fell in love over MSN Messenger during the Lebanon-Israel war. Not once, but twice, chance brought them together online, sparking an epic modern love story. Since we last spoke, a lot has changed for them. In this episode, we check back in to see where their lives are now. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on...
Her Side of the Story
July 30, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBGhada and Ranyah don't know each other, but their stories have a lot in common. When they each married their husbands, everybody around them assumed they'd live happily ever after. But it didn't turn out that way, for either of them. They were both left to rebuild new identities as single women in the Middle East as they raised their families alone. In this episode, we hear their stories of divorce, and what came next. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this ...
The Curse of the Pharaohs
July 11, 2018 17:04 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThis year, the Egyptian national football team ended a 28-year streak of bad luck when they qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But their road to the tournament wasn't an easy one. It's a story of heroism, revolution and disappointment. This week on Kerning Cultures, how the Pharaohs ended their curse. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
None of the Above
June 30, 2018 16:05 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBEvery 10 years, the United States Census counts and categorises every person living in America. But for Middle Easterners in America, there has never been a category option. And now, for the first time, there might be. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To Oslo, With Love
May 30, 2018 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBElie was a journalist looking for her next story when she met Ziad at a party in Istanbul. Ziad was a Syrian refugee hoping to travel to Europe and apply for asylum. Elie asked Ziad if she could follow him to Norway, his final destination, and document the journey. He said yes. So commences their odyssey together... and the beginning of a journey neither could have anticipated. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a m...
Resettled (English)
April 30, 2018 06:40 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBFrom Iraq to Texas: a doctor's chronicle of rebuilding life from the ground up as a refugee. (English, dubbed version) Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Resettled
April 30, 2018 06:40 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBFrom Iraq to Texas: a doctor's chronicle of rebuilding life from the ground up as a refugee. (Original, Arabic). Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where the Heart Is
March 28, 2018 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB(Censored) A story of where we're from - when it's not straightforward. For his entire life, Maysam has lived in Dubai. His parents are from Syria, a place he hasn't visited since he was a young child. If you ask him, the UAE is his home. But on paper it isn't, and likely never will be. So what happens when the only place you know as home in your heart can't be your home forever? Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 ...
KC Listener Mashup: What's in Your Name?
March 20, 2018 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBA mashup from our listening community exploring the literal meanings and experiences of your Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew names. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mountain
February 28, 2018 05:44 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB"Without the female building block, there will be no security." Ch 2 in our mini-series on women and deradicalisation efforts, in partnership with Women's Advancement Deeply. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
At the Feet of the Mother
December 30, 2017 08:27 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB"How would you like to remember your son?" Ch 1 in a mini-series on women and deradicalisation. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tell Me Something I Don't Know
November 27, 2017 05:45 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBAsk a Palestinian, ask an Israeli. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Startup Series: Tunis
September 05, 2017 23:44 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB6 years after a revolution, what is it like starting a business in the new Tunisia? Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These Two Lanes Could Take Us Anywhere
July 28, 2017 16:48 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB4,000 miles, a bike trip, an Armenian, a Turk, and a history that doesn't match up. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not Just My Hijab (Ch 2)
June 07, 2017 19:08 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB4 women, and their hijabs. Chapter 2 of a 2-part series. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not Just My Hijab (Ch 1)
June 01, 2017 22:55 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB4 women. And their hijabs. Chapter 1 in a 2-part series, Not Just My Hijab. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
KC Soundboard: We're Listening to You
May 01, 2017 19:02 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBBehind the scenes of our startup Kerning Cultures. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Serious Jolt
March 29, 2017 07:57 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOne man's mission to revive Yemeni coffee for global markets. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where Do We Go From Here?
February 08, 2017 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBA look at (the first) Trump travel ban and its effects. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fight or Flight
January 23, 2017 10:51 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWhen you're forced to leave your home, what traditions do you take with you? A journey with an Afghani kite fighting master. Credit to The Kite Runner film, a 2007 production by Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Classics, for some of the audio we used. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Birthplace of the UAE
December 03, 2016 16:46 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThe year is 1959, and 1 in every 2 babies are dying in childbirth in the United Arab Emirates. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
KC Short: Mid East for Trump
October 10, 2016 16:26 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBA US election special: meet the Americans of Middle Eastern descent supporting Trump. Produced by Hebah Fisher, Razan Alzayani, Fact-checking by Lilly Crown, with sound design by Mohamed Khreizat. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas
August 27, 2016 17:25 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIt's 2011, and Bahrain is a divided society. Can they reconcile? Correction: The episode erroneously claims Yacoub is a current member of the Bahrain Foundation for Reconciliation and Civil Discourse; he is only a supporter of their efforts. Produced by Hebah Fisher, Razan Alzayani, and Lilly Crown, with sound design by Ramzi Bashour. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Border(less)
July 21, 2016 05:20 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBHow do you lose a family member in Europe's elusive borders? And as a refugee how do you navigate the world of smugglers when crossing the English Channel? At a time when nations are sealing off their borders, we explore the nuances of migration, border ambiguity and smuggling in this episode of Kerning Cultures. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Love in 56KB
May 31, 2016 16:14 - 21 minutes - 20 MBAn epic modern love story. He was in Beirut during the Lebanon-Israel war; she was in a small village outside of Rotterdam. They met on MSN Messenger. Produced by Alex Atack, Razan Alzayani, and Hebah Fisher, with sound design by Ramzi Bashour. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 2)
March 23, 2016 18:29 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB"No one believed I was moving back to Cairo; it's a jungle there." Chapter 2 finalises our exploration into Egyptian brain drain. Featuring guests Sylvia, Alaa Shaker, and Tarek Hosny. Produced by Razan Alzayani and Hebah Fisher, with editorial support and sound design by Ramzi Bashour. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 1)
March 17, 2016 04:44 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWhat do we owe the places that raised us? Egypt has the highest rate of voluntary emigration in MENA, and we wanted to know why. Chapter 1 in a two-part series on emigration from Egypt. Featuring guests Ahmed Yossef, Abdelrahman Erlebach, and Iman Dawood. Produced by Hebah Fisher, Razan Alzayani, and Lilly Crown, with editorial support and sound design by Ramzi Bashour. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. ...
Poetry, Deconstructed.
December 17, 2015 11:38 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThe creative process, deconstructed. This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials, and experimentation of 3 musicians and a poet preparing for a spoken word performance. What's more, is this is the first time the group has ever come together to play. Listen as they find their groove and harmonise in a beautiful ascension you never typically are privy to. Featuring Maruan Betawi, Farah Chamma, Ahmad Molham Makki, and Eleftheria To...
Finding Center
December 01, 2015 23:35 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBFinding center: physical, spiritual, mentally. Story I: [0:00-6:57] Finding Yourself in the Reflection of a Horse Story II: [6:58-13:36] Finding Peace in a Hula Hoop Story III: [13:37-26:37] Reconciling Islam and Astronomy Featuring Kelly Eide, Teeba Alkhudairi, and Nidhal Guessum Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reviving Hamra Street
October 26, 2015 19:58 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPainting Beirut's diaries on its walls. Featuring Yazan Halwani and Maria Abunnasr. Produced by Dana Ballout with editorial support by Hebah Fisher. -- Help us keep KC going by supporting the production of stories like these: https://patreon.com/kerningcultures Support the show.
Startup Series: UAE
October 12, 2015 02:25 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBIs Dubai the next Silicon Valley of the Middle East? Startup stories from the United Arab Emirates. Featuring Alborz Toofani of Snappcard, Elissa Freiha of WOMENA, and Baher Alhakim of Cloudappers. Produced by Hebah Fisher. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Startup Series: Egypt
October 11, 2015 16:27 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBEgyptian startups: a different kind of revolution. This episode features Mahmoud Abdelfattah, founder of bkam.com, Con O'Donnell, co-founder and BizDev Lead at Rise Up Summit, Gamal Sadek, co-founder of Bey2ollak, and Dina Sherif, co-founder of Ahead of the Curve. Produced by Hebah Fisher. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Startup Series: Lebanon
September 23, 2015 14:14 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOur first episode of Kerning Cultures! Water and electricity cut daily, and yet $400M for startups. Sstarting a company in Lebanon, through the lens of a startup that graduated from Lebanon's first accelerator and was the first to receive funding from the Central Bank Circular 331 funds. Featuring: Walid Singer, founder of Presella.com, Samer Karam, founder of Seeqnce and Startup Megaphone, and Marianne Hoayek, Executive Director of the Executive Office the Central Bank of Lebanon. Kerning...