The recorded live webinar from 11 June on the current political and media landscapes of the Gulf 3 years after the Gulf crisis first began. Our speakers explored questions such as: How have Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s calculations failed and how is Qatar faring today? Where do other key regional players such as US, Turkey and Iran stand in relation to the crisis? How has the emergence of new shared challenges this year (such as coronavirus) impacted the prospects for reconciliation? Who is winnin...
Jun 16, 2020•54 min
The recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has triggered ongoing outrage across the United States with tens of thousands taking to the streets to protest against racism and police brutality against African Americans. Floyd was a 46 year-old unarmed black man who was killed when a white police officer who put him in handcuffs and knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes for simply using a counterfeit $20 bill. The brutality of this scene caught on camera triggered outrag...
Jun 05, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Live Webinar Recording For video please see our Youtube Channel https://youtu.be/3OZ2bFLTpWw Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century” has given Israel new momentum to continue its forced displacement of Palestinians that has been on-going since the 1948 Nakba, the 72nd anniversary of which was marked by Palestinians on May 15. Recently, the new Netanyahu-Gantz unity government made clear its plans to illegally annex new parts of the West Bank and formalize a de facto process that began decades ag...
May 25, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
For many poor migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees who live in lurid conditions, often in overcrowded accommodations, social distancing is a privilege, and medical attention is a distant dream. During a global pandemic, these become life-threatening circumstances. In Europe, refugee camps are bracing for an outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Greece, where refugees live in squalid conditions, is desperately attempting to ship migrants from Moria, Europe’s largest refugee camp, before the virus h...
May 15, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Covid-19 has exacerbated many structural problems in the MENA region, throwing already fragile states, embattled economies, and restive societies into deeper turmoil. Reflecting the deeply rooted inequality in the region, the impact of the pandemic has not been uniform across the region, hitting vulnerable segments, including women and refugees, disproportionately harder. Gender-based marginalization and structural, economic, and physical violence endemic to many parts of the MENA region have be...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Following on from last week’s episode focusing on how the Coronavirus is affecting the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, this week we will focus on the hardships that many across the Middle East and North Africa are facing during this month, especially vulnerable groups. We will focus on how the region’s financial downturn coupled with the demands of Ramadan could fuel social unrest, and the effect on mental health and general well being. Next we will discuss why the outbreak of Covid-19 in war-t...
May 01, 2020•29 min
In this episode of The New Arab Voice, we want to highlight how Muslims all over the world, are coping with the sudden change of circumstances and how they are finding creative ways to keep alive the sacred practices of their faith during the holy month of ramadan. We will also be speaking with UK-based General practitioner Dr. Milad Hilli who has all the answers to your health-related queries surrounding Ramadan and Covid-19. At the end of this special Ramadan episode, I will speak to my collea...
Apr 24, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Visit our website on: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2020/4/16/how-the-lgbt-community-is-coping-with-the-coronavirus Many LGBTQIA+ individuals are going suffering even more injustice during the Coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, we will be speaking to members of LGBT+ communities living in the Middle East and those who are part of the Arab or Muslim diaspora. We will also speak with representatives of LGBT+ advocacy organisations in Lebanon and Tunisia to understand how they a...
Apr 16, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode we want to bring to light the heart-warming stories that have emerged from the tragedy of the Coronavirus pandemic: from the frontline medics and nurses, to creatives and activists, individuals across the globe have banned together to fight the virus that is changing the very fabric of our society. First, we'll discuss how doctors in Egypt are finding creative ways to give their patients medical advice, and how medics in Iran are keeping positive by busting a move in their medica...
Apr 06, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In today’s episode we look at why the Egyptian government has threatened journalists after they suggested the real number of Coronavirus cases in the country may be far higher than those reported by the authorities. Then, we analyse how countries hit by conflict in the region are at particular risk from the global pandemic, especially war-torn Syria and Yemen, and how they are dealing with the virus despite the odds. But it’s not all bad news... in the last segment of our episode, we will look a...
Mar 23, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The third episode of our The New Arab Voice is out today! Tune in for a dissection of the Coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East centred in Iran, catch-up on the Israeli elections where the vote of Palestinian citizens is more relevant than ever, and dive into the life of Egypt’s longest ruling autocrat Hosni Mubarak . Keep listening to find out what happened to a Saudi female rapper who disappeared after posting a video about being a 'girl from Mecca'. Subcribe now to the podcast and support o...
Mar 03, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Subcribe now! ---- In this episode, The New Arab Voice tackles Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century”, which many Palestinians are dubbing the steal of the century for its bias in favour of Israel. We interview Dr. Ian Black to comment on what lies ahead for Palestinians. The episode will also discuss the latest escalation in Syria which experts fear may turn into yet another bloodbath, and we’ll be speaking to female activists in Lebanon to talk about whether the record number of women ...
Feb 11, 2020•26 min
Episode one: Reporting an adultery? In Malaysia, there's an app for that, apparently. In the early hours of a December morning in 2016, A Malaysian man was found dead, lying face down at the foot of an apartment complex in the central state of Selangor. He had jumped from the fourth floor of a high-rise building, leaving a woman who would later admit to being the man’s lover, severely distressed. As later reported by the country’s media, he was fleeing from the Malaysian religious police. Office...
Jan 16, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
