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Kerning Cultures

Stories 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 ... Read more

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All of Them Means All of Them

All of Them Means All of Them

On October 17, people in Lebanon hit the streets to call for a new government. The revolution's slogan, “all of them mea... Read more

9 Nov 2019

44mins

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Not Just My Hijab (Ch 1)

Not Just My Hijab (Ch 1)

4 women. And their hijabs. Chapter 1 in a 2-part series, Not Just My Hijab. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Netwo... Read more

1 Jun 2017

22mins

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الصوت الآخر للسودان

الصوت الآخر للسودان

 ٣ شخصيات تروي كيف تأثرت من انفصال جنوب السودان عن الشمال، وتحدثنا عن المعاناة التي خلقت تساؤلات عن معنى الوطن والانتماء... Read more

3 Jul 2019

27mins

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Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

How do you preserve a language when your government is actively trying to erase it?Abduweli Ayup is a Uyghur linguist wh... Read more

15 Aug 2019

35mins

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My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 1)

My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 1)

What do we owe the places that raised us? Egypt has the highest rate of voluntary emigration in MENA, and we wanted to k... Read more

17 Mar 2016

29mins

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Birthplace of the UAE

Birthplace of the UAE

The year is 1959, and 1 in every 2 babies are dying in childbirth in the United Arab Emirates.Kerning Cultures is a Kern... Read more

3 Dec 2016

24mins

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Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Ask a Palestinian, ask an Israeli. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Pa... Read more

27 Nov 2017

27mins

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Our Women on the Ground

Our Women on the Ground

Asmaa al-Ghoul was an ambitious young journalist when she started reporting on Gaza – her hometown – for the newspaper s... Read more

24 Nov 2019

36mins

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Serious Jolt

Serious Jolt

One man's mission to revive Yemeni coffee for global markets. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production.... Read more

29 Mar 2017

27mins

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Border(less)

Border(less)

How do you lose a family member in Europe's elusive borders? And as a refugee how do you navigate the world of smugglers... Read more

21 Jul 2016

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Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

(Censored) A story of where we're from - when it's not straightforward.For his entire life, Maysam has lived in Dubai. H... Read more

28 Mar 2018

46mins

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Open Sesame

Open Sesame

In 1979, Iftah Ya Simsim - the Arabic version of Sesame Street - aired for the first time. Over the next ten years, the ... Read more

30 Sep 2018

42mins

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Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas

Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas

It's 2011, and Bahrain is a divided society. Can they reconcile?  Correction: The episode erroneously claims Yacoub is a... Read more

27 Aug 2016

41mins

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Update: To Oslo With Love

Update: To Oslo With Love

Today, an update on a story from the Kerning Cultures vault.Elie was a journalist looking for her next story when she me... Read more

4 Dec 2019

1hr

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None of the Above

None of the Above

Every 10 years, the United States Census counts and categorises every person living in America. But for Middle Easterner... Read more

30 Jun 2018

21mins

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What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

'Yasir?' That's too difficult. I'll just call you Tony. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Suppo... Read more

19 Oct 2017

27mins

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here?

A look at (the first) Trump travel ban and its effects. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Suppo... Read more

8 Feb 2017

24mins

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Fight or Flight

Fight or Flight

When you're forced to leave your home, what traditions do you take with you? A journey with an Afghani kite fighting mas... Read more

23 Jan 2017

28mins

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To Oslo, With Love

To Oslo, With Love

Elie was a journalist looking for her next story when she met Ziad at a party in Istanbul. Ziad was a Syrian refugee hop... Read more

30 May 2018

53mins

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The Things That Can't Speak

The Things That Can't Speak

Ronnie Chatah started giving his walking tours of Beirut in 2008, during a period of stability for the city. He would gu... Read more

31 Aug 2018

19mins

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