Bas Sou'al | afikra Community Podcast

Episod

• Who Were the First Photographers of Aleppo? | Jad Moussalli 19.07.2024 57min

  In the final episode of this season of Bas Sou'al, the afikra coumminity podcast, Jad Moussalli takes us back through the history of photography in Aleppo. Through the camera lens, we learn about certain moments in the city's histories, its key figures, and its minority communities. Jad introduces us to photographers in Aleppo during the late ottoman period (1870-1920) and the French mandate (1920-1950) and explains how his passion for Aleppo's photographers began.
• Who are the Circassians and How Did They End Up in the Middle East? | Alia Azouqa 27.06.2024 41min

  Alia Azouqa takes a deep dive into the Circassians – an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country and region of Circassia in the North Caucasus – and how it ended up in the Middle East. She tells us about the history of the Circassians through the eras, the right of return, and learning the Circassian language as an adult.
• Who was L.A Attorney George Shibley? | Farrah Berrou 13.06.2024 42min

  Farrah Berrou explores the life of George Shibley, a left-wing lawyer who represented the Chicano defendants in the 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon" California case (later the basis for the film Zoot Suit). Farrah tells us about the cultural significance of Zoot Suits, about defense attorney George Shibley, and how the trial unfolded. We discover LA during the 40s, the different tensions that existed at the time, and George Shibley's lost legacy.
• Aden: Queen Elizabeth II’s Last Foothold in Arabia | Abdulah Al-Ghoul 16.05.2024 42min

  In this episode of the afikra community podcast, Bas Sou'al, Abdulah Al-Ghoul talks about Aden, inspired by an Al-Jazeera article titled "Queen Elizabeth's Last Foothold in Arabia". He gives a brief overview of the key historical context around Britain's colony in Yemen, changing sentiments leading to the "Aden Emergency" through which Yemen gained independence, and the birth of South Yemen — the Arab world's only Marxist state. Finally, together with co-hosts Mysa and Yasmin, he talks about the important (but often overlooked) legacy and ongoing impact of the British in Yemen.
• Almadraba: A Tuna-Fishing Technique From Andalusia | Mohamad Tassabehji 02.05.2024 34min

  In this episode of Bas Sou'al – afikra's community podcast – Mohamad Tassabehji looks into the ancient art of tuna-fishing based on an article on Almadraba Tuna from Andalucia.com. He tells us about the ancient art of tuna fishing invented by Arabs and brought to Spain, explaining the fundamental techniques that still exist to this day.
• Moroccans of Vietnam: "40 Years of Solitude" Al Jazeera Documentary | Franca Al-Khouri 18.04.2024 31min
• What Is the History of Sonnenallee, Also Known As the "Arab Street" in Berlin? | Tala Fasheh 21.03.2024 38min
• Umm Kulthum Through the Eyes of Poet Ahmed Ramy | Mustapha Kammoun 07.03.2024 39min
• Why Do Elements Of Yemeni Culture Appear in Indonesia? | Asma Ibrahim 22.02.2024 40min
• FWD: "White Tears/Brown Scars” Book by Ruby Hamad [Community Presentation] 15.09.2022 13min
• FWD: "Dabke Rituals and Transformations" From Fawwaz Traboulsi's book [Community Presentation] 15.09.2022 22min
• FWD: “The Hadrami Diaspora: Community-Building on the Indian Ocean” [Community Presentation] 22.04.2022 17min
• FWD: “Architectural Education in Iraq: A Case Study” by Rifat Chadirji [Community Presentation] 18.04.2022 14min
• FWD: “Inventing Home: The Making of Lebanon and the Lebanese Diaspora” by Akram F. Khater 15.04.2022 13min
• FWD: منصات التراث الرقمية في اليمن: فرص وتحديات" -مجلة المدنية" [Community Presentation] 11.04.2022 11min
• Feature: Why Did Baghdad Emerge as the Gastro Capital of the Ancient World? [Community Presentation] 01.04.2022 30min
• FWD: الفرعون الأخير، محمد علي" للكاتب جيلبرت سينويه" [Community Presentation] 25.03.2022 15min
• FWD: "The Ethnographization of Syrian Society at the Azem Palace, Damascus" [Community Presentation] 21.03.2022 16min
• FWD: "The Moroccan Community in Palestine" by Noura al-Tijani [Community Presentation] 14.02.2022 10min
• FWD: “Modern Swahili: The Integration of Arabic Culture Into Swahili Literature" [Community Presentation] 14.02.2022 13min