Status/الوضع
269 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsA critical, collaborative, and independent monthly Audio Journal combining analysis, reporting, and satire, comprised mainly of hard-hitting interviews/conversations, on-the-scene reports, reviews, informed commentary, and readings on the Middle East and beyond.
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The Rise and Fall of the New Orleans BDS Resolution
March 29, 2018 15:06 - 35 minutes - 80.9 MBMax Geller and Tabitha Mustafa, of the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee, discuss the campaign that culminated in the resolution, as well as the fall-out that followed it. Interviewed by Noura Erakat | English February 25th, 2018
Egypt as Effigy: Predatory Power, Hijacked History, and the Devolution of Revolution
March 14, 2018 19:08 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBCourtesy of the LSE Middle East Centre. Seven years since the popular uprising that shook Egypt, the relationships between state, society, social movements and corporate power have been reconfigured, perhaps even disfigured. On the eve of the anniversary of the January 25 revolution, Adel Iskandar reflects on these changes and asks how they have affected our understanding of social, cultural and political life in the country. He argues that Egypt today is a replica of various historic Egyp...
Climate Change and Water Rights in Palestine
December 18, 2017 13:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBMuna Dajani is a Policy member of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and a Palestinian environmental researcher.
Politics of Music In Iran
December 14, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBDr. Nahid Siamdoust is the author of “Soundtrack of the Revolution:The Politics of Music in Iran”. Interviewed by Malihe Razazan (English) Status host Malihe spoke with Dr. Siamdoust about her work and some of the most important songs that continue to define modern Iran.
Palestine: Anatomy of an Abyss
December 11, 2017 13:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBIn this lecture, Mouin Rabbani examines the present crisis of the Palestinian national movement in terms of its various domestic dimensions as well as external challenges. Rabbani offers a discussion of the prospects for Palestinian national reconciliation, the potential for renewed conflict with Israel, and analysis of President Trump's declared objective of pursuing "the ultimate deal.” The crises of both Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority will be examined, particularly in light ...
The Fusion Factor and Other Developments in Saudi's Indie Music Scene
December 07, 2017 13:00 - 31 minutes - 72 MBDiya Azzony is a Saudi Arabian jazz and rock fusion guitarist and founder of record label Libra Productions. Abdullah Filfilan is a saxophonist and collaborator of Azzony's in the band Hejazz. Interviewed by Paola Messina April 5th, 2017| English In this episode of Status's "The Indie and Alt-Music Scene in the Arab World", Diya Azzony and Abdullah Filfilan share their thoughts on the current state of the independent music scene in Saudi Arabia.
التعليم غير الرسمي للتلاميذ السوريين في لبنان
December 04, 2017 13:00 - 34 minutes - 78.9 MBYerevan Hassan is the Learning Center Manager at Basmeh & Zeitooneh, a Lebanese NGO for relief and development. Basmeh and Zeitooneh has established a Learning Center in Shatila refugee camp for Syrian students between the ages of five and fifteen. It was designed specifically for those students whose education was disrupted by the conflict, and who are not able to enroll in Lebanese public schools. The Learning Center is serving now over 700 students and is the only educational program of...
On the Mental Health Situation of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
November 30, 2017 13:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBHelena Jonsdottir and Jinane Saad are the Mental Health Activity Manager and Field Communications Manager for Médecins Sans Frontières in Lebanon, respectively. Interviewed by Mohamad-Ali Nayel September 29th, 2017 | English Status host Mohamad-Ali Nayel speaks with Helena Jonsdottir and Jinane Saad about the initiatives, challenges and successes of MSF's mental health assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Intersectionality & Queer Syrian Refugee-ness in Lebanon [English]
November 27, 2017 13:00 - 21 minutes - 48.7 MBSabiha Allouche is a PhD candidate in Gender Studies and a Senior/Teaching Fellow in Gender in the Middle East, and Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East at SOAS University of London. Interviewed by Katty Alhayek October 17, 2017 | English Status host Katty Alhayek speaks with Sabiha Allouche about her article "(Dis)-Intersecting Intersectionality in the Time of Queer Syrian Refugee-ness in Lebanon" that was published in the Summer issue of Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research.
مشاريع موسيقي سوري في المنفى
November 23, 2017 13:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBأبو غابي مغني فلسطيني, ولد في سوريا سنة 1983 ,ويعيش اليوم في فرنسا درس الصحافة في سوريا ولكن الظروف في سوريا أجبرته على المغادرة سنة 2013 متجها إلى لبنان, ليبدأ هناك طريق مغاير لما اختاره في سوريا إذ بدأ يخطو في بيروت أولى خطواته باتجاه حلمه بأن يصبح مغنيا محترفا, فمن أغنية لولاك التي سجلها مع مجموعة من الموسيقيين المحترفين وتم توزيعها من قبل مغني الراب الفلسطني (أسلوب), إلى أن سجل مجموعة من الاغاني مع عدة موسيقيين منهم الموزع المصري أحمد عمران, وتجارب موسيقية هنا وهناك حتى تمكن رغم كل الظ...
تجربة التمثيل والاخراج المسرحي لسوري في المنفى
November 20, 2017 13:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBوسام تلحوق مواليد سنة 1983 ممثل ومخرج مسرحي سوري وخريج المعهد العالي للفنون المسرحية سنة 2010 عمل كمساعد مدرس في نفس المعهد لمدة سنة لمادتي التمثيل و المختبر المسرحي, وعمل في سوريا كمدرب ضمن مشروع المسرح التفاعلي لمدة سنة, شارك كممثل بعدة عروض مسرحية بعدة دول منها سوريا وتونس, بلجيكا والمانيا واليونان, وعمل وسام كمخرج لعدة أعمال عرضين مسرحيين هما جزيرة البجع واحد واثنان في القاهرة عن نصي النظام العالمي الجديد لهارولد بنتر وارتجالية أوهايو لصامويل بيكيت , وعرض إثبات العكس عن نص السويسري او...
ممثلة سورية في المنفى, صعوبات و تحديات
November 16, 2017 13:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBعملت كممثلة في العديد من الأعمال المسرحية والسينمائية والتلفزيونية, روميو وجولييت اخراج الفرنسي دافيد بوبيه, العادلون مهدي ذهبي, وعملت في العروض المسرحية "فصل من الجحيم" و"الحلاج" و"أدونيس" إخراج أمل عمران، كما عملت بعدة عروض مسرحية خارج سوريا باللغات العربية والفرنسية والانجليزية مع مخرجين عدة أمثال "دافيد بوبيه" "مارسيل بوزونيه" "مهدي الذهبي" و"سليمان البسام". عملت في السينما أمام كاميرا المخرج السوري أسامة محمد في صندوق الدنيا والمخرج المصري يسري نصر الله في باب الشمس Interviewed by R...
The Psychological Effects of the Syrian War [Arabic]
November 13, 2017 13:00 - 35 minutes - 80.9 MBDr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul is a Syrian psychiatrist and poet currently working in the United States. Interviewed by Osama Esber September 23, 2017 | Arabic Status host Osama Esber speaks with Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul about the psychological effects of the Syrian war on women and children.
Poetry in the Face of Disintegration and the Absurd [Arabic]
November 11, 2017 14:00 - 42 minutes - 97 MBDr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul is a Syrian poet and psychiatrist currently working in the United States. He has published two poetry collections, "The Opener of Canned Hope" (Damascus, 2008) and "Birds that Smoke Marijuana" (Milan, 2017). Interviewed by Osama Esber May 1, 2017 | Arabic In this episode of "In Their Own Voices", Status host Osama Esber speaks with Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul about his work as a poet and how his experiences in psychiatry inform his art.
Syria's Disappearances: Fadwa Mahmoud and the 'Freedom Bus' Campaign [Arabic]
October 30, 2017 13:00 - 18 minutes - 42.1 MBFadwa Mahmoud is one of the founders of "Families For Freedom", a Syrian organization led by women, which campaigns for the release of those detained and missing on all sides of the conflict. Fadwa's husband is Syrian opposition figure Abdul-Aziz al-Khayir, who was kidnapped in Damascus in 2012. Interviewed by Katty Alhayek October 22nd, 2017 | Arabic Status host Katty Alhayek speaks with Mahmoud about her activism for the organization and Families for Freedom's newest campaign, "freed...
The A Project's Sexuality Hotline - الخط الساخن للجنسانية [Arabic]
October 26, 2017 22:55 - 52 minutes - 120 MBدردشة مع نساء مشروع الألِف عن مبادرة الخط الساخن للجنسانية. يهدف الخط الساخن إلى تقديم الدعم للنساء وذوي الجندر غير النمطي اللواتي/الذين لديهن/م أسئلة وتساؤلات حول الجنسانية، النوع الاجتماعي، والصحة الجنسية والانجابية. تتكلم متطوعات/ي الخط الساخن من منظور نسوي، وتقدم المعلومات الصحيحة والخالية من الأحكام المسبقة. كما أننا نعكس نظرة إيجابية للجسد والجنسانية، ونضع هذه المسائل في سياق سياسي أوسع من السياق الطبي، وأحياناً نقوم بإحالة المتصلات/ين إلى الخدمات المحتاجة
The Conflict In Syria: Past, Present, and Future [English]
October 17, 2017 02:54 - 31 minutes - 72.3 MBNikolaos (Koos) Van Dam is a Dutch scholar and author on the Middle East, and a leading specialist on Syria. He also was Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Egypt, Germany and Indonesia, and Netherlands Special Envoy to the Syrian Opposition. Interviewed by Mouin Rabbani August 29th, 2017 | English In this episode of "Politics and Policy", Mouin Rabbani speaks with Nikolaos Van Dam on the conflict in Syria.
Syria’s Rebels: Before and After Aleppo [English]
July 01, 2017 17:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAron Lund Hosted by Bassam Haddad
Syrian Echoes and New Geographic Realities in Syria [English]
July 01, 2017 16:59 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBOmar Abdulaziz Hallaj Hosted by Katty Alhayek