Best Nablus Podcasts (2025)

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#82 Munib Al-Masri: From Nablus to an Enduring Legacy I منيب المصري: من نابلس إلى إرث خالد 57:21

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Send us a text In this conversation, Ricardo Karam meets Munib Al-Masri, a man whose life story mirrors a century of Palestinian history. From his childhood in Nablus, where he first heard of the Balfour Declaration, to his youth spent studying geology and politics in the United States, and his return home determined to make knowledge and success s…

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Dark Humor in the Digital Space: A Conversation with Palestinian Creator Adnan Barq 29:36

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In this episode of “This is Palestine”, Adnan Barq, an outspoken Palestinian digital creator from Jerusalem, tells us “he thrives in chaos.” Barq unpacks how humor, sarcasm, and spontaneous storytelling help him navigate Israeli military checkpoints, censorship, and the daily absurdities of life under Israeli occupation. Barq explains how he uses s…

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#84 The Rhythm of Lebanon: Yvan Caracalla’s Vision for the World I إيقاع لبنان: رؤية إيفان كركلا للعالم 52:26

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Send us a text In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Yvan Caracalla, the calm and visionary force behind one of the world’s most renowned dance theaters. Away from the spotlight, Yvan shares his deep insights on art, legacy, and renewal, explaining how he and his sister have preserved the spirit of Caracalla Theater since its founding …

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#83 Ghada Salame: From the Frontlines to History I غادة سلامة: من قلب الميدان إلى صفحات التاريخ 49:13

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Send us a text In this thrilling and candid conversation, Ricardo Karam meets Ghada Salame the first field correspondent at Télé Liban, who broke barriers and entered the world of security reporting, a field considered almost exclusively “male-dominated”. From accompanying the Lebanese Army on missions during the war, to covering the attempted assa…

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Two Years of Genocide: Motherhood Under Fire in Gaza 34:20

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Two years into Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza, we listen closely to Yaqeen Baker, a mother of two little daughters, Salwa (5) and Nusaiba (2). She shares what it means to be a mother under constant Israeli fire; to love, to fear, and to hope amid the destruction. We also hear the voice of little Salwa, who gives us a glimpse into her small…

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#81 Hiam Abou Chedid: Art, Media & Cultural Influence I هيام أبو شديد:الفن والإعلام والتأثير الثقافي 48:30

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Send us a text In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Hiam Abou Chedid, the multifaceted artist, media personality, actress, and trainer who has dedicated her life to reinvention and breaking boundaries. From her early beginnings on stage to her successful career in television, and her powerful return to theater in “Maamoul”, Hiam refle…

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#80 Carmen Debbane: Turning Pain into Hope | كارمن دبّانة: الألم يتحوّل إلى أمل 25:51

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Send us a text In this heartfelt and deeply human conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Carmen Chahine Debbane the woman who transformed her personal pain into a message that changed the face of specialized education in Lebanon. From the experience of a mother discovering that her child faced learning difficulties, an idea was born one that gr…

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Instead of Replicating the Barbarism of the Enemy, You Chose to Be Exceptional: The Hidden Reality Inside Israel’s Prisons 25:09

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While the world witnessed Israel’s genocide in Gaza, another war has been unfolding inside Israeli prisons. Thousands of Palestinian prisoners, including women and hundreds of children, are held under brutal conditions, many without charge or trial. In this episode, we speak with Palestinian lawyer Nadia Daqqa, one of the first attorneys to visit P…

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#79 Maurice Sehnaoui: A Life of Leadership and Adventure I موريس صحناوي: حياة من القيادة والمغامرة 42:51

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Send us a text In this captivating and surprising conversation, Ricardo Karam meets Maurice Sehnaoui a man who blends adventure with intellect, speed on the racetrack with precision in numbers, and a passion for life with the wisdom of experience. From a young man who loved challenges and car racing to a banker who led some of Lebanon’s most promin…

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#78 Fatma Al Shebani: Art that Builds Bridges | فاطمة الشيباني: الفن لبناء الجسور 36:35

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam sits down with Fatma Al Shebani, a Qatari visual artist who broke social barriers to leave her mark on the art world. Fatma reflects on her early love for drawing and poetry, her unexpected journey into fine arts at Qatar University, and how art became her voice and identity. She shares her experience a…

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#77 Mounir Maasri: From Lebanon to the World I منير معاصري: من لبنان إلى العالم 55:04

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Send us a text In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Mounir Maasri, the distinguished Lebanese artist whose life has been devoted to theater, cinema, television, and creative expression in many forms. From his childhood in Aley to studying performing arts in the United States, Mounir shares a journey full of highs and lows, passion and…

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Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: Two Years Through a Doctor’s Eyes 41:55

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Two years into Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the destruction has reached unimaginable levels. Starvation, disease, and systematic attacks on hospitals have turned survival itself into resistance. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian Canadian emergency physician who has spent months on the ground in Gaza. He describes…

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#76 From Kiel to Beirut: Andrée Sfeir-Semler’s Journey I من كيل إلى بيروت: رحلة أندريه صفيـر-زملر 42:39

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Send us a text In this candid and engaging conversation, Ricardo Karam meets Andrée Sfeir-Semler, a pioneering gallerist whose influence has shaped the course of contemporary Arab art for four decades. From opening her first gallery in Kiel in 1985 to building a bridge between Hamburg and Beirut, she has given a platform to voices that might never …

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Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian American in the West Bank: His Father Speaks 24:02

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Sayfollah, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida, came to Palestine to visit his family, not knowing it would be his last trip home. On July 11, 2025, he was brutally beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil, near Ramallah. This attack came amid a sharp escalation of settler violence across the West Bank. In this episode,…

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A Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil: Student Activism in the US and the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom 32:04

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Following their moral compass, student activists at Columbia demanded an end to the genocide in Gaza and called for a ceasefire. The response? Intimidation, suspensions, wrongful arrests, and, in Mahmoud’s case, being illegally detained by ICE and threats of deportation.How and why did the current student movement begin? What were the consequences …

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Israel’s Attack on Iran: How it Impacted Palestinians 24:13

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This episode uncovers a harsh and overlooked reality: Israel’s unequal protection and systemic discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel, which was particularly evident during Israel and Iran’s 12-day war, provoked by an Israeli attack on Iran. For nearly two weeks, most Israelis benefited from widespread access to shelters and rapid em…

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Voices from Gaza: Journalist Yara Eid on War, Media, and Memory 32:53

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In today’s episode, we speak with Yara Eid, a young Palestinian journalist and human rights advocate from Gaza, currently based in London. Yara has worked with international organizations, including Amnesty International, and uses her platform to shed light on life under Israeli occupation and apartheid in Gaza. Yara is known for her viral intervie…

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#75 Art & Silence: Ginane Makki Bacho’s Journey I الفنّ والصمت: جينان مكي باشو بين الحرب والذاكرة 55:21

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Send us a text In a rare and deeply moving conversation, Ricardo Karam meets Ginane Makki Bacho, Lebanese artist and grieving mother, who speaks publicly for the first time since the loss of her son. After years of silence, she opens about war, exile, and memory, revealing how her art, often sculpted from bomb shrapnel, became her voice. This is mo…

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#74 The Art of Storytelling: Sarah Chalabi’s Cultural Vision I فن السرد: رؤية سارة شلبي الثقافية 38:03

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets Sarah Chalabi, a Lebanese/Iraqi journalist and publisher with over 20 years of experience in writing and cultural work, based between Beirut, Paris, Kuwait, and New York. Sarah talks about her upbringings, her identity and her belonging. She discusses founding Dongola Publishing, which focuses on …

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#73 Breaking the Silence: Wadad Halawani’s Story I كسر الصمت: حكاية وداد حلواني 43:34

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Wadad Halawani, a civil activist who has dedicated her life to advocating for the rights of war victims and their families. Wadad shares the story of losing her husband Adnan who was kidnapped in 1982 and how this tragedy led her to establish the committee that unites the voices of women and …

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How Israel Uses Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza 28:54

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In this episode, we investigate Israel’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Through firsthand testimonies and expert insight, we trace how food became tools of siege—cut off from over two million Palestinians. As hunger spreads and desperation grows, we examine how this crisis is manufactured, and who bears responsibility. Tha…

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#72 Nada Boulos: A Legacy of Art & Auctioneering in Beirut I ندى بولس: إرث من الفن والمزادات في بيروت 41:28

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Nada Boulos, a pioneering auctioneer and expert in Middle Eastern art based in Beirut, Lebanon. Nada shares her unique journey from studying political science at the American University of Beirut and Université Paris II to pursuing art history at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London. She refl…

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#71 Josyane Boulos: A Pillar of Lebanese Theater & Culture I جوزيان بولس: ركن المسرح والثقافة اللبنانية 36:48

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Josyane Boulos, a prominent Lebanese writer, actress, and theater director known for her profound contributions to theater and media in Lebanon. Josyane shares her artistic journey growing up in a creative environment as the daughter of the late journalist Jean Claude Boulos, and how this bac…

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#70 Maria Hibri: A Creative Legacy Rooted in Beirut I ماريا هبري: إرث إبداعي متجذّر في بيروت 42:59

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Maria Hibri, Lebanese designer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Bokja, a renowned Beirut-based design studio known for merging traditional craftsmanship with contemporary expression. Maria takes us on a journey through her life in Beirut, where she was born, raised, and continues to draw deep…

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#69 Dr. Karam Karam: A Legacy of Integrity and Service I الدكتور كرم كرم: رحلة من النزاهة والخدمة 50:34

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Dr. Karam Karam, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the American University of Beirut, former Minister of Health, and one of the leading figures in public health reform in Lebanon and the Arab world. Dr. Karam shares his journey from the southern Lebanese town of Al-Khyam, where his father was…

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#68 Nehmeh Taouk: From the Cedars to the World I نعمة طوق: من بلاد الأرز إلى العالم 54:56

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets Nehmeh Taouk, a man whose journey began in the modest surroundings of a simple village life among cows and sheep in Bsharri, northern Lebanon. From these humble origins, Taouk carved an extraordinary path. After early work at "Beit Al-Mustaqbal", a prominent Lebanese research center, he left Leban…

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77 years later: Survival Stories from the 1948 Nakba 21:37

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In this episode, we commemorate Al Nakba for the 77th year. We trace the story of one Palestinian family displaced from the al-Baqa‘a neighborhood in West Jerusalem during the 1948 Nakba. From Victoria’s memories of fleeing her rose-filled home to her grandson Majdi’s search for what was lost, we explore how memory, loss, and resilience are passed …

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World Press Freedom Day: Palestinian Voices Under Fire 18:24

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In Palestine, journalism is not just a profession, t’s an act of survival, resistance, and memory. This episode, released for World Press Freedom Day, explores the brutal reality Palestinian journalists face under Israeli occupation: targeted killings, censorship, and the erasure of their stories. Through the haunting last words of journalist Husam…

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#67 Salim Edde: Innovation & Heritage | سليم إده: ابتكار وإرث 45:48

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Salim Edde, the leading Lebanese businessman who succeeded in turning his dream into reality through his global company, "Murex." Born in Beirut, he is the son of former minister Michel Edde. Despite growing up in a political environment, Salim chose a path away from politics to build an econ…

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Justice for Mahmoud Khalil: A Conversation with Dr. Noor Abdalla, wife of Mr. Khalil 23:49

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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Noor Abdalla, a Syrian-American dentist and the wife of Mr. Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian student activist and legal U.S. resident who has been illegally detained by ICE since March 8, 2025, for speaking out about Palestinian rights. Mr. Khalil was abducted by ICE while coming home from a Ramadan iftar wi…

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#66 Jean Boghossian: A Journey of Love, and Renewal I جان بوغوصيان: رحلة من الحب والتجدّد 32:22

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Send us a text In this episode, Ricardo Karam meets Jean Boghossian, the Belgian Lebanese artist of Armenian descent who transforms fire and smoke into a unique artistic language. Born in Aleppo in 1949 into a family of jewelers, his journey spans from private painting lessons in childhood to experimenting with abstract art and finding his signatur…

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This Is Palestine

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Conversations with Ricardo Karam

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#82 Munib Al-Masri: From Nablus to an Enduring Legacy I منيب المصري: من نابلس إلى إرث خالد 57:21

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Dark Humor in the Digital Space: A Conversation with Palestinian Creator Adnan Barq 29:36

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#84 The Rhythm of Lebanon: Yvan Caracalla’s Vision for the World I إيقاع لبنان: رؤية إيفان كركلا للعالم 52:26

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#83 Ghada Salame: From the Frontlines to History I غادة سلامة: من قلب الميدان إلى صفحات التاريخ 49:13

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Two Years of Genocide: Motherhood Under Fire in Gaza 34:20

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#81 Hiam Abou Chedid: Art, Media & Cultural Influence I هيام أبو شديد:الفن والإعلام والتأثير الثقافي 48:30

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#80 Carmen Debbane: Turning Pain into Hope | كارمن دبّانة: الألم يتحوّل إلى أمل 25:51

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Instead of Replicating the Barbarism of the Enemy, You Chose to Be Exceptional: The Hidden Reality Inside Israel’s Prisons 25:09

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#79 Maurice Sehnaoui: A Life of Leadership and Adventure I موريس صحناوي: حياة من القيادة والمغامرة 42:51

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#78 Fatma Al Shebani: Art that Builds Bridges | فاطمة الشيباني: الفن لبناء الجسور 36:35

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#77 Mounir Maasri: From Lebanon to the World I منير معاصري: من لبنان إلى العالم 55:04

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Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: Two Years Through a Doctor’s Eyes 41:55

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#76 From Kiel to Beirut: Andrée Sfeir-Semler’s Journey I من كيل إلى بيروت: رحلة أندريه صفيـر-زملر 42:39

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Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian American in the West Bank: His Father Speaks 24:02

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A Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil: Student Activism in the US and the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom 32:04

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Israel’s Attack on Iran: How it Impacted Palestinians 24:13

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Voices from Gaza: Journalist Yara Eid on War, Media, and Memory 32:53

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#75 Art & Silence: Ginane Makki Bacho’s Journey I الفنّ والصمت: جينان مكي باشو بين الحرب والذاكرة 55:21

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#74 The Art of Storytelling: Sarah Chalabi’s Cultural Vision I فن السرد: رؤية سارة شلبي الثقافية 38:03

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#73 Breaking the Silence: Wadad Halawani’s Story I كسر الصمت: حكاية وداد حلواني 43:34

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How Israel Uses Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza 28:54

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#72 Nada Boulos: A Legacy of Art & Auctioneering in Beirut I ندى بولس: إرث من الفن والمزادات في بيروت 41:28

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#71 Josyane Boulos: A Pillar of Lebanese Theater & Culture I جوزيان بولس: ركن المسرح والثقافة اللبنانية 36:48

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#70 Maria Hibri: A Creative Legacy Rooted in Beirut I ماريا هبري: إرث إبداعي متجذّر في بيروت 42:59

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#69 Dr. Karam Karam: A Legacy of Integrity and Service I الدكتور كرم كرم: رحلة من النزاهة والخدمة 50:34

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#68 Nehmeh Taouk: From the Cedars to the World I نعمة طوق: من بلاد الأرز إلى العالم 54:56

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77 years later: Survival Stories from the 1948 Nakba 21:37

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World Press Freedom Day: Palestinian Voices Under Fire 18:24

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#67 Salim Edde: Innovation & Heritage | سليم إده: ابتكار وإرث 45:48

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Justice for Mahmoud Khalil: A Conversation with Dr. Noor Abdalla, wife of Mr. Khalil 23:49

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#66 Jean Boghossian: A Journey of Love, and Renewal I جان بوغوصيان: رحلة من الحب والتجدّد 32:22