Podcasts about aaliya

Words shared on the closing evening of Aaliya's Books. With Nadia Tabbara, Brother Michael, Wael Taleb, Ronnie Chatah & William Dobson. For Niamh Fleming-Farrel, William Dobson & the Aaliya's community. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:09 Nadia Tabbara 5:59 Brother Michael 12:45 Wael Taleb 17:57 Ronnie Chatah 28:31 William Dobson

Bangladesh's economy is spiraling into chaos, with rising inflation, unemployment, and a crumbling financial system pushing the nation into unprecedented turmoil. Amidst this crisis, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus faces allegations of shielding terrorist networks, raising serious questions about his role and influence. Join Aaliya Shah and Sanjay Dixit as they delves deep into the economic and political collapse of Bangladesh, uncovering startling revelations about the connections between global figures and extremist networks.

Send us a textA nice compilation of the late great young hip hop/R&B star Aaliya.

When Michael stumbles upon a mysterious gadget in his kitchen, little does he know it's about to unlock a universe of secrets. As he calls his friends over to investigate, they're thrust into a whirlwind of excitement and disbelief. But as the truth unravels, one friend reveals a shocking reality. Tune in to discover more. Produced by Gianna (St Aloysius), Eli (Xavier), Hannah (St Margaret Marys) and Aaliya (St Marys). Check out all the podcasts from PLD'24 at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62dyVNbCSW7gICQy2VI2Gl

Episode 405: The War Photographer A journey into memories of growing up along Beirut's demarcation line during the Lebanese civil war, a professional pursuit of conflict photography across the region and the difficult journey of mental health awareness and personal recovery. With Patrick Baz - award-winning photojournalist and photographer, and author of Don't Take My Picture: Iraqis Don't Cry. With special thanks to Beirut Center of Photography - taped live at Aaliya's Books. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:35 Demarcation line 9:17 Inspiration 15:24 Carnage 19:32 Airport playground 24:19 Manual experience 31:46 Adrenaline 40:01 Palestinian photojournalism 44:12 Bosnia 53:12 Palestine Hotel 1:05:19 Libya 1:15:50 Social media 1:20:27 Motaz Azaiza 1:23:52 “Christians of Lebanon” 1:31:03 Q&A

Sofia, Aaliya, Stella, Isabella and Christina tackle the most important of questions... which is better, the book or it's movie adaptation? The Witches and The Babysitters Club are under the microscope today with students who are definitely big fans with strong opinions! Check out all the podcasts from St Mary's College at https://www.archdradio.com/podcasts/slp/smc

A conversation with Christina Assi - photojournalist and photo editor at AFP. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. Made special with the audience that joined. Covering Christina's lifelong passion for photojournalism, an initial false comfort of wartime coverage along the Lebanese-Israeli border, surviving the October 13 Israeli attack that took Issam Abdallah's life and left Christina with an amputated leg, coping through mental and physical scars and her physical recovery ahead. In addition to her commitment to her profession, no matter the consequence. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:38 Initial passion 11:06 Photography 13:37 Issam Abdallah 19:23 Persistence 22:02 October 13 24:57 What happened 37:50 Investigation & report 43:36 Mental coping 48:09 Physical recovery 53:06 Message to journalists 1:03:34 Power 1:07:11 Dylan Collins & Elie Brakhia 1:11:27 Commitment 1:14:13 “Don't do it”

A conversation with Ralph Baydoun - media monitor and analyst, and founder of Influeanswers. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A discussion on the wider role of media monitoring and online data analysis, an explanation of social listening and research on state-sponsored weaponization of social media, different tools to measure online content's 'viral' impact, built-in polarization that contributes to the spread of disinformation, and partial curbing measures that platforms - and countries - are taking. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:29 Lebanese media 7:05 Cambridge Analytica 12:27 Measuring impact 18:41 Social listening 23:23 Online to mainstream 27:07 Weaponization of social media 34:38 Dead internet theory 41:21 Strategic communication ministry 46:!1 Lebanon 55:46 Built-in polarization 1:00:10 Canada 1:04:19 Q&A

A conversation with Lorenzo Trombetta - senior Middle East correspondent and analyst. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Lorenzo's two decades long career as a correspondent for ANSA and LiMes covering Syria and Lebanon, and as a researcher looking at power relations within the Assad regime, the intermediary dynamics that shape modern Syrian history and the geopolitics that have dominated both countries' fate. His recent publication: 'Negotiation and Power in the Middle East. The roots of conflicts in Syria and the region' will be available in English early 2025. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:33 What brought you to Beirut? 9:45 The role of a correspondent 19:28 Nuance 25:50 Syria through Lebanon 36:04 The fate of both countries 51:36 The Syrian Mandate 1:04:47 The Syrian system 1:12:57 Into Lebanese affairs 1:18:32 Regional dynamics 1:30:55 Right now 1:39:01 Q&A

Delhi High Court to Hear Arvind Kejriwal Plea Tomorrow Challenging ED Arrest, Remand, Kangana Ranaut says she ‘was hurt' by Supriya Shrinate's post, 5 Chinese nationals killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan, 'Don't get too excited. I know what it means': Virat Kohli to RCB fans after winning Orange Cap post PBKS match, Has Nawazuddin Siddiqui reconciled with Aaliya?

A conversation with Lamia Moubayed - President of Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Basil Fuleihan's legacy in addition to current efforts to promote fiscal awareness and responsibility, simplifying budgets for citizen access, public procurement and limited success stories, and a necessary 'militantism' from within that pushes for better civic engagement and public service. Check out the Institute's website: ioflebanon.gov Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:49 The Institute 9:10 Basil Fuleihan 13:38 Anti-establishment sentiment 18:50 Tied to the Ministry of Finance 29:18 Citizen budget 40:14 'Militantism' 45:26 Procurement 1:05:25 Public investment 1:08:30 Oil revenue 1:15:36 Q&A

A conversation with Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A reflection on the nineteen year anniversary of March 14, 2005 and parallels of the rise and fall of political movements in Lebanon. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:41 Part one: Defining March 14 22:22 Part two: Shifts into politics 45:28 Part three: October 17 1:08:49 Part four: Q&A

An American, a Canadian and an Israeli Jewish educator walk into a….well a discussion. About the Israel-Hamas war, the state of Gaza and state of mind of Israelis, no less. So, this conversation is really no joke. Huge thanks to Yair Alon, Adam Levi and Zev Dever for this sometimes hard, always thoughtful, and very nuanced and compassionate conversation, and the healing and shared understanding they are working to reach.  You may remember my baby brother Zev from Season 1, when he taught us about how much of modern Western Judaism formed into what we see in places like the U.S. today. He's recently back from Israel, and he and his colleagues Adam and Yair squeezed in a late night podcast recording with me while in D.C. on a listening and discussion tour for their NGO Hechalutz, exploring what American Jewish communities are experiencing in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack. They bring us clear-eyed assessments of what Israelis and American Jews alike are experiencing, and how those might create challenges or hopes for a peaceful resolution to the war. Listen in to hear what Israel was like in the immediate aftermath of October 7, how Israelis are feeling now, and the implications of coping--or not--with the destruction of some of their most basic concepts of safety and security. This was a long conversation, and cutting too much would have damaged the depth of the discussion, so we've divided it into 2 parts. Please be sure to come back for part 2, where we'll get a deep dive into the huge differences in the discourse for American and Israeli Jews, and hear about the individual, and yet sadly universal, experiences of these three on October 7, and how they personally are working to process all that has happened and all that remains to be faced. GLOSSARY:Kibbutz: traditionally agrarian, these communal living settlements now take various forms around an "intentional", voluntary social contract. Aaliya: from the Hebrew word meaning "to rise" or "to go up", this is the term for becoming a citizen of Israel. "Olim" is the plural noun for people who have done this, like Zev.Diaspora: a general term for peoples living outside their homeland. Generically often refers to Jews living outside Israel.Habonim D'ror: MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Ezra Klein Show: She polled Gazans on Oct. 6. Here's what she found.Effects of the war on Israeli and Palestinian economies.Hostage families protest the Israeli governmentIsrael's far right on resettling GazaLearn about the Rise of the Israeli Right and Hamas from one of the very best in the biz, NPR's Throughline.  Support the showLike the show? Support it! Or don't, that's cool too. Just glad you're here! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2196108/supporters/new

A conversation with Tylor Brand - author of Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge of Suffering in Lebanon's Great War. Tylor Brand received his Ph.D. from the American University of Beirut in 2014 and has taught at AUB, the American University of Sharjah and in his current position in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. His book Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge of Suffering in Lebanon's Great War examines how people struggled to survive and to endure the traumas of life during the Lebanese famine of World War I. Famine Worlds is available for pre-order at Aaliya's Books. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:56 Recent cliff 8:26 Adaptive strategies 14:10 Confluence of crises 26:58 Famine & geography 40:11 Social attitudes 50:32 Identity & suffering 1:07:27 Humanitarian aid 1:21:08 Q&A

A conversation with co-founders of Poppin' Pollen Randy Chartouni & Hoda Rizk, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/mvWP85c-ZAc About bee-hiving tradition, energy boosting & wider benefits of pollen, bringing health awareness through digital marketing, & the difficulties of managing a startup business & relationship at once. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:53 Beekeeping tradition & nature 5:55 Organic 8:49 Benefits of pollen 13:06 Marketing 19:51 Awareness 23:24 Bee hive 30:02 Propolis 35:14 Queen bee 39:05 Be(e) with Each Other 46:08 Pressure 50:16 Successful startups 55:12 A Lebanese product 59:51 Sexual advantages of pollen 1:03:29 Q&A

A conversation with Wissam Kamal - stand-up comedian and filmmaker. Discussing his journey in to stand-up comedy, vulnerability on stage, the power of satire and his upcoming special 'Ashtaf Zoom'. We also talk about state attempts at censorship, battling stage freight, the writing and testing process at hand and encouraging more female comics on stage. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:48 A scene 7:32 Completely exposed 16:21 Strength in laughter 29:00 Awk.word 36:16 Everything changes 43:37 Censorship 1:06:26 'Cancel culture' 1:19:43 Act in sign language 1:27:20 Stage freight 1:30:58 Honesty in storytelling 1:35:15 Writing process 1:45:02 Male dominated

A conversation with Naila Al Hares - sign language interpreter, instructor and founder of Sign With Naila. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/SqYN2kS-jAM Discussing the passion and pursuit behind Naila's sign language instruction, her mission to bridge communication between the hearing impaired and hearing communities and the personal journey that shaped her career and interpreter profession. We also talk about different sign 'languages', lip reading along with several basic exercises shared with the audience. Taped live at Aaliya's Books and released on International Day of Disabled Persons. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:41 Personal journey 9:55 Day to day activities 18:06 Sign language exercise 22:11 Access 30:20 Different types 36:19 Lip reading 41:59 Expressive 46:33 Another example 52:48 The basics 57:07 Coping 1:03:14 Perceived disadvantage 1:13:22 Rights of deaf community 1:19:14 Stigma 1:23:27 NGOs 1:30:43 Hearing impaired parents raising hearing children 1:45:04 In this country 1:47:42 Hearing impaired relative 1:59:47 Writing to communicate

A conversation with Simon Kachar - lecturer in political science at the American University of Beirut, fellow at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and author of 'Fouad Chehab and the Political Change in a Pluralistic Society'. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/ntj65MQA9tM Discussing the buildup to cross-communal power sharing and the national pact, 1958, the legacy of Fouad Chehab and a wider look at institutional building and foreign policy during the 1960s. We also talk about the 1969 Cairo Agreement's long term implications, trying to replicate 'Chehabism' under those circumstances and 80 years of independence in retrospect. Taped live at Aaliya's Books on Lebanon's Independence Day. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:04 Birth pangs of this country 8:20 Sectarian model 14:18 Reflective of Lebanese society 19:36 1958 27:16 Fouad Chehab's career 45:00 The system, itself 49:02 Deuxième bureau 53:51 Relations to political families 1:00:19 Post-Fouad Chehab 1:07:34 Who we are & where we are 1:11:39 The same position 1:19:19 Religious family laws 1:21:06 Palestine 1:22:47 Successors 1:25:32 'Chehabism' 1:28:14 Alternative narrative 1:30:28 Other political figures 1:40:45 Foreign policy 1:45:37 Sarkis & Frangieh dispute 1:50:21 Political reform 1:51:57 Forming a political party

A conversation with Salam El Zaatari - producer, director & satirist, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Discussing how to properly navigate and eloquently express emotions as they relate to political conflict, the use satire provides in debunking conspiracy, myths and state-propaganda, how misunderstanding of history and false narratives emerge from lack of political agency, a reflection of audience engagement from mainstream television to alternative podcasts, and whether or not religion plays a fundamental role in continued regional war. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:36 How to talk about the situation 9:38 Bassem Youssef 17:41 Media 35:55 History & narrative 44:44 Audience engagement 49:20 Religion 1:04:12 The value of comedy & satire 1:14:24 Q&A

A conversation with Mohamad Faour, Assistant Professor in Finance at The American University of Beirut, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Discussing the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, the de-development of Lebanon's economy, best-case and worst-case economic scenarios given geopolitical constraints, October 17 in retrospect, windows of opportunity and using social media to express principles without shame. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:42 Here by choice 6:04 De-development 14:37 Somalia 27:14 Forecast 30:27 October 17 39:44 Power 47:29 AUB 57:41 The right thing 59:50 Q&A

Four talented narrators voice a compelling story of teenagers finding community and struggling with loss over a tumultuous week in their small Canadian town. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss Jen Ferguson's skilled writing, creating a window into the lives of four teens who all worked at the Pink Mountain Pizza parlor, and were impacted by the ongoing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls crisis. Each narrator voices their characters with care as the teens discover a plan to sell the beloved pizza parlor and launch a protest. As they dig for the truth, they find much more than they expected. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Dreamscape Publishing. Dreamscape is an award-winning independent publisher and multimedia studio that is committed to producing a diverse catalog of high-quality audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 373: 'All She Lost' with Dalal Mawad, taped live at Aaliya's Books. A conversation with award-winning journalist and author Dalal Mawad. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/BGjBJdTCNa4 Discussing the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, regional implications for Lebanon, the role of journalists during trying times and crisis, narrative vs truth, and her recently published 'All She Lost' covering the post-port blast aftermath and the story of women's strength and survival in Lebanon. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:08 The role of a journalist 5:33 A war of narrative 11:55 In Lebanon 20:42 'All She Lost' 33:12 After the port blast 38:11 Governance 48:44 Banned in the Emirates 58:03 Survival 1:08:34 Q&A

Episode 372: 'A Shining Star' with Matteo El Khodr, taped live at Aaliya's Books. A conversation with actor and countertenor Matteo El Khodr. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/4t_bYwpVVG4 Covering the role of artists in defending free expression, persevering as a performer despite all types of difficulties in Lebanon, and a unique voice that merges art with activism. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:58 An artist today 9:51 The beginning 13:35 Countertenor 19:18 "The most beautiful years of our lives" 29:04 Professional decision to return home 33:18 Decriminalization of homosexuality 36:18 Limited out of fear 43:39 Chicago Arabia 51:28 Lebanon being injured 55:31 Cosmopolitanism 1:07:25 Q&A

Episode 371: 'Twilight Cities' with Katherine Pangonis, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/4KAoSvi9BeA A conversation with author Katherine Pangonis on her recently published 'Twilight Cities' with a focus on Tyre and Carthage and topics that transcend antiquity with modern history. The discussion covers Phoenician city-states and former trade routes, 'capitals' once known for their economic and military glory, and links to a celebrated and shared heritage across the Mediterranean. Katherine is a British historian and author of 'Queens of Jerusalem' and 'Twilight Cities' - available for purchase online and in print at Antoine Library. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:21 Begin with Tyre 14:24 Ancient Tyre 32:35 Carthage 43:05 What makes Carthage famous 47:50 Afterlife 53:23 Earthquake in Turkey 58:02 Archaeology in Tyre 1:00:46 Queens of Jerusalem 1:07:00 Q&A

Episode 370: 'The Architect' with George Wardini, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/2BQ83aSzC7w A conversation with digital content creator George Wardini that covers the design process behind the Instagram page PolyBlog & its opinion-based narrative born out of political activism, as well as a look at other platforms he helped produce including Wassil Sawtak, The Happy Hour Show, PolyTalks & The Square. The discussion includes a look at particular posts defending marginalized communities while holding October 17 politicians to account, in addition to drawing the line at ethical concerns & limits to free expression. We also talk about the future of PolyBlog & digital content ushering in a new form of political pressure, including comments by Najat Aoun Saliba sharing her own experiences with new media before & after the 2022 parliamentary elections. George Wardini is a digital content creator. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:51 The architect 13:13 Design 19:07 PolyBlog 29:11 Marginalized communities 36:52 The army 40:05 Proud Lebanon 45:48 October 17 53:41 Limited attention span 1:13:34 Q&A

In memory of Milan Kundera. Episode 369: 'Einmal ist keinmal' with Ambassador Andreas Kindl, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/4kTJ34QGw9c A conversation that explores the day-to-day affairs of Germany's Ambassador to Lebanon, divergency between local expectations and the job description at hand, communication with local actors on the one side and Germany's foreign ministry on the other (and how wider narratives are shaped when formulating policy and diplomacy), and measuring regional security implications with domestic agency, from the consequences of political violence to the Syrian refugee crisis. Andreas Kindl is the German Ambassador to Lebanon. "The Time to Act is Now" is accessible via the following link: https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1312839/the-time-to-act-is-now.html Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:25 Your role in Lebanon 11:37 Communication 20:11 Capabilities 24:19 Support 38:03 Policy 54:31 "The Time to Act is Now" 1:05:29 Security matters 1:19:35 Local actors 1:24:43 Syrian refugee crisis 1:37:27 Q&A 2:10:55 Highlights

Episode 367: Ten Thousand Stories in One with Rawi Hage, taped live at Aaliya's Books. A conversation that brings childhood memories of Geitaoui, Rmeil and a bygone Achrafieh back to life. Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/2X5InI_nCEs Rawi's experiences in the early years of the civil war, his brief move to Cyprus followed by a short return and an eventual departure to New York and Montreal are all covered, including his pursuit of photography and the inception for writing De Niro's Game. The discussion includes a reflection of communal comfort and identity on the decline, a free expression that defined pre-civil war Beirut, a writing style that lends itself to bursts of creativity, and a look at secularists and outcasts in Beirut Hellfire Society . Rawi Hage is a novelist. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:26 Different era 21:44 Early years of the civil war 47:56 Outcast 56:22 New York 1:15:32 Montreal 1:26:29 Beirut Hellfire Society 1:39:10 The end 1:53:20 Q&A

Since I launched Native ChocTalk, my goal was and still is “preservation” – the preservation of our ancestral stories, history, traditions and culture. I encourage every age group to do so! Join me in supporting young Native Comedian and Photographer, Aaliyah (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas) and her mamma (also a Photographer), Victoria (Choctaw). Young Aaliyah shares not only about her endeavors in comedy, but she also recorded with me to preserve information about her tribe and the memories of her grandpa. In this episode, you'll learn about: • Aaliyah's beloved grandpa (her “ahwo”), the late Chief Herbert Glenn Johnson who inspired her comedy • Her grandpa's love of watermelon, bingo and gospel music (and how he used to call her chickenhawk) • The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the swan dance, and the basket dance • Aaliyah's world of homeschooling (which I connected with since I was also homeschooled) • How a wig resulted in Aaliyah's aliases/characters • Aaliyah's list of favorite comedians, such The 1491s • Victoria and Aaliyah's powwow princess stories • Victoria's stories of her ancestors Check out Victoria and Aaliya here: A sample of Aaliya's comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZDcy7CUx40 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rolandajnative8609 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nativerolanda https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087285947666 Victoria's Skye Breeze Photography: 936-933-5558 Instagram: @skyebreeze82 Native ChocTalk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nativechoctalkpodcast All Podcast Episodes: https://nativechoctalk.com/podcasts/

Episode 366: ‘Beirut is a River' with Camille Ammoun, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/GGFMulaHEl4 A conversation that covers writing styles and technique, psycho-geography and urban planning, a look back at civil society's role in 2005 and 2019, a reading of 'Beirut is a River' and the universality within Beirut. The discussion includes expectations from the Change bloc and whether new and old names entering parliament share the same political hurdles ahead. Camille Ammoun is a writer and policy advisor. The articles referred to are listed below in order of mention: Not resilience, subsidence! https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1291894/not-resilience-subsidence.html From Waste to Trash: https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1294851/from-waste-to-trash.html Beyrouth est un fleuve: https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1300886/beyrouth-est-un-fleuve.html I am no longer a silo: https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1307682/i-am-no-longer-a-silo.html Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:21 Writing technique 7:18 Psycho-geography 12:14 Walk Beirut with you 19:50 Back in time 26:08 Beirut is a river 38:09 Universality 43:44 First person narrative 56:52 Downtown 1:04:01 2005 & 2009 1:12:18 Q&A 1:22:00 Civil society 1:37:27 Political personnel 1:56:34 The system

Episode 365: ‘This Place Called Home' with Tom Young, taped live at Aaliya's Books. A conversation that covers painting Lebanon's ever-changing landscape, a process of healing personal wounds through art, overcoming immensely challenging moments through creativity and camaraderie, and a lifelong quest for meaning and truth. The discussion includes shared tales of the Holiday Inn hotel and experiences of brushing with fate. Tom Young is a painter. You can find him on Instagram [at]tomyoungart and his website www.tomyoung.com Check out the episode's video version: https://youtu.be/aOhUvL7hT-0 Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:09 Non-negotiable 12:04 Closer to this country 15:02 Robert Fisk 19:13 Detained 35:48 The second round 47:33 The Holiday Inn 1:22:02 October 17 1:35:04 Lollar notes 1:40:59 Q&A

0:00 Intro 2:36 What brought you to journalism? 7:07 Attention span 9:34 Narrative 13:49 Media's role 22:43 Preconceived notions 27:34 Public-funded media 32:52 Why are you going to Doha? 36:12 Baabda 49:19 Doing what you're doing 53:07 Friendly argument vs journalist grilling 58:28 Appreciation for audio 1:03:23 Q&A 1:28:41 Accountability 1:41:48 Ireland & sectarianism We're with Imogen Kimber for Episode 364 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/i4bpVDbOkKU For the first half of the episode we reflect on Imogen's journalism career since her arrival to the Middle East in 2005, a foundation formed in the UK that has only grown deeper since, and a rapid evolution in digital media over the past two decades. Our conversation includes media's role and effectiveness in shaping expression, the difference between a journalist and an opinion analyst, and an independent role journalists can shape in private and public-funded media. The second half covers my thoughts on the ongoing presidential election, a security paralysis that has stunted politics and why shaping narrative matters when looking back on modern Lebanese history. The audience Q&A tackles both halves as well as a section on Ireland's more recent journey through sectarianism. Imogen Kimber is a journalist and former Lebanon correspondent for TRT. She is moving to Doha to become a news producer at AlJazeera English. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 2:22 The last three years 16:33 Tourism & narrative 24:27 Lebanon's role 32:56 Consequential to stability 37:24 Expression 42:31 Branding 48:00 Cosmopolitanism 56:39 Q&A 1:25:38 History of wine in the region We're with Michael Karam for Episode 363 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click for video version: https://youtu.be/gcNOVWJ830k We reflect on the past three years of political instability, economic collapse and rampant impunity, and the general viability of Lebanon's wine industry moving forward. Our conversation includes a reflection of Michael's co-created 'Wine and War' film available on Amazon Prime (for free), a general decline of Levantine cosmopolitanism in the region and the role free expression plays in both journalism and cultural identity. The episode wraps up with a brief history of wine in the region during the audience Q&A. Michael Karam is a journalist and wine writer. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

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0:00 Intro 1:51 One year after the election 10:57 Research & political psychology 37:28 Defining sectarianism 1:01:11 National identity 1:23:23 Q&A We're with Ramzi Abou-Ismail for Episode 362 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/qIiLdcpx9XI We reflect on a year following parliamentary elections best defined by paralysis and Ramzi's political psychology research focusing on behavior, attitude and collective violence that pervades modern Lebanese history. Our conversation includes an in-depth examination of what sectarianism really means along with the wider case for a national identity that transcends sects and communities. Ramzi Abou-Ismail is a political psychologist. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 0:51 Finding the castle 14:29 Refugee influx 28:41 David Saad 47:57 Sensitivity 54:25 Q&A 1:08:05 Relics that survived We're with Mohamad El Chamaa for Episode 361 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/Ebjl3XrlyKk We discuss three articles of his long-form articles, including a piece on a forgotten crusader castle, European Jewish refugees arriving to Beirut in the 1930s and a sports history story dating back to the 1970s about a Lebanese Jewish Olympian David Saad. Our conversation includes a Q&A section that reflects on relics from the civil war era, downtown Beirut's devolution, destruction and reconstruction in retrospect and an audience debate on lessons learned from our history vs capabilities that can shape our destiny. Mohamad El Chamaa is a journalist and urban planner. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. What's to become of Beirut's forgotten castle? https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1290303/whats-to-become-of-beiruts-forgotten-castle.html How Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis found shelter in Beirut https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1302727/how-jewish-refugees-fleeing-the-nazis-found-shelter-in-beirut.html I was as Lebanese as Anyone: The Story of David Saad, Lebanon's Last Jewish Olympian https://books.google.com.lb/books?id=0jVlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT49&dq=david+saad+(b.+1954)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiryaflorf3AhWH_7sIHYb2CdcQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 2:22 Two different opinions 6:11 Recent trip 13:02 Left to the margins 20:23 2006-2008 26:08 Back to the process 31:51 No IMF deal & no port blast investigation 37:25 Baabda 48:08 A third candidate 52:25 Municipal elections 59:17 Q&A 1:33:29 "Largest militia in the world" We're with Najat Aoun Saliba for Episode 360 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch :https://youtu.be/JEbMyUvm6lU We discuss the necessity for international action and protection, recent trips to Geneva and New York, the likelihood for no IMF deal / port blast investigation and a clear stand regarding Baabda. Our conversation includes circumventing political paralysis, security and state capture and a personal journey that began in civil society and entered politics over the past year. Najat also reflects on her break from Taqaddom and a marked reassessment over how much leverage local agency offers while Hezbollah's security remains central to our politics. Najat Aoun Saliba is a member of parliament. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 0:45 Childhood in Philadelphia 7:49 News bulletin 21:19 Darkly funny 26:51 A place full of weird people 32:13 Israeli invasion 45:09 Azar & Arafat 58:32 The boy in Martyrs Square 1:03:28 Transition 1:11:44 Robert Fisk 1:17:04 Q&A We're with George Azar for Episode 359 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/WfLoa1iz58M We discuss a childhood in Philadelphia and university student journey to Beirut, and the civil war years that defined a professional career in photojournalism. Our conversation includes covering the Israeli invasion and siege of Beirut and looking at a collage of photographs taken in the 1980s (among them with Yasser Arafat). We also talk about Martyrs Square, dark humor in times of tragedy and shared memories of Robert Fisk. George Azar is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and instructor in journalism and digital media at The American University of Beirut. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 1:53 What brought you to journalism? 9:19 Linkage 14:08 The written word 21:52 Donations 25:09 Editorial 30:47 Cybercrime bureau case 42:31 Local vs regional issues 48:24 Intimidation 54:33 Switching roles 1:01:18 Radical 1:08:43 Q&A We're with Lara Bitar for Episode 358 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/2KZhlFMGi9A We discuss her journey into journalism, creating The Public Source, an emphasis on marginalized communities and powerless voices, and an appreciation for long-form written word and analysis. Our conversation includes what it means to be 'radical' as well as Lara's recent cybercrime bureau summoning. Lara Bitar is Editor in Chief for The Public Source. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 2:07 Targeting Megaphone 5:40 A sign of success? 9:11 A divided movement 19:40 March 14 24:40 The Lebanese Forces 29:06 Two ways to address 35:17 Leftist movement 40:32 Diaspora 44:30 Megaphone & the digital age 49:14 Q&A 1:06:43 Why Lebanon fell apart 1:23:20 'Sectarian' We're with Jean Kassir for Episode 357 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/HrvC8JSlSAM We discuss his recent summoning, protestor pushback and state retraction, the key issues continuing to divide October 17 and momentum in forming a leftist party / coalition. Our conversation includes a look at the diaspora's role in local politics while lobbying abroad, and a look back at political successes and reasons March 14 was initially able bridge the divide among previously opposing parties. Jean Kassir is cofounder of Megaphone.

0:00 Intro 4:01 Thirty years ago 8:52 Today's ceiling 19:07 Inaccessible 23:24 Production house 38:22 A step back 44:01 Retraction 48:42 Sectarianism & March 14 59:40 What destroyed Lebanon? 1:04:25 Q&A 1:27:52 The role that we play We're with Diana Moukalled for Episode 356 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/Tz1NGf2FR2Q We discuss the evolution of Daraj Media into a competitive media outlet, recent journalist summonings and attempts at lawyer censoring, state retractions as a result of public pressure, and today's journalism ceiling compared to the initial post-civil war years. Our conversation includes a look back at Diana's career in Future TV, hesitation on identifiers like 'alternative media', and a brief debate on why March 14's momentum withered. Diana Moukalled is a celebrated journalist in her own right and cofounder of Daraj Media. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 2:07 Sectarianism 10:24 Metropole 23:23 Sovereignty 35:18 Falling apart 42:39 System 57:22 Dubai 1:04:22 Traumatized 1:19:27 Perspective 1:28:43 Q&A 1:35:43 Ras Beirut 1:51:03 Uncertainty about the future We're with Nadim Shehadi for Episode 355 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/2LwriUwm4_k We discuss communal power sharing in time, debate the importance of sovereignty over a set of ideas and consensus, a society slowly degrading and a cosmopolitanism on the decline. Our conversation includes recent pieces Nadim has written for Arab News, revolving around impunity, trauma and international protection lacking in recent years. Nadim Shehadi is a columnist and former executive director of LAU's New York campus. He is also the former director of Tufts University's Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

This week on the Arrive at Happy Show, Tia Graham interview Aaliya Yaqub,  Chief Medical Officer at Thrive and a Board Certified Internist.

0:00 Intro 1:52 A return to sectarian discourse 7:46 Senate & federalism 23:00 'Change' & sectarianism 29:28 Post-elections 38:14 Culture & infrastructure 46:28 Resignation & boycott 1:01:11 Port blast investigation 1:10:24 Media figure 1:29:08 Q&A 1:58:36 Nine years ago We're with Albert Kostanian for Episode 354 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/AYj36wcmKFQ We discuss the post-October 17 political and economic landscape, the role of media and Vision 2030's impact on discourse and narrative, an anthropological take on culture and infrastructure and the lack of public utility that could bring more people together, and where the port blast investigation stands. We also cover post-elections frustration and sectarianism in light of the time zone fiasco, including a look at why Taif's stipulation for a senate was never implemented and increased calls for federalism. Albert Kostanian is an economist, host of LBC's Vision 2030 and chairman of Kulluna Irada. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 5:15 How would you define yourself? 11:05 'Lebanon Shot Twice' 22:34 'Beirut Guilty Pleasures' 38:39 Television 54:40 Freedom 1:03:23 Career 1:13:19 Q&A 1:35:22 Prime We're with Zaven Kouyoumdjian for Episode 353 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/MACRiI2FpO8 A bittersweet, emotionally intense and exceptionally honest episode. We discuss two of Zaven's books, 'Lebanon Shot Twice' and 'Beirut Guilty Pleasures' and reflect on his illustrious television career. We also cover shifts in digital media and examine Zaven's own thoughts on his role within the political/media 'establishment' at length. Zaven Kouyoumdjian is a media expert, talk show host and published author. Check out his books at Antoine Library. A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 6:21 Post-elections 16:21 Independent 25:47 Social media 32:20 Jamil Al Sayyed 41:02 Charbel Nahas 1:02:56 Curiosity in politics 1:08:29 Syria in the background 1:16:52 2000 1:24:53 2005 1:28:56 July 2006 1:38:11 May 2008 1:41:13 2019 1:48:45 The last chapter 2:02:02 Q&A We're with Jad Ghosn for Episode 352 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/RJFu2kRmgrg The discussion we shared is exactly why I podcast. We covered our thoughts on independent journalism and an expanding alternative-digital media space, political persuasion through long-form narration, and our own respective lives growing up in post-civil war Lebanon (and how that shaped the words and phrases we use regularly that evolve over time). Jad Ghosn is an independent journalist and podcaster. Check out his channel Reflections with @JadGhosn A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support and to Aaliya's Books for hosting the event. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 3:28 Exhausting for you? 8:02 Psychology 13:29 Responsibility 18:21 Measuring success 23:33 Limit 30:12 Young men 39:40 Communal anxiety 48:40 Positive trend 52:25 Q&A 1:23:14 Suffer in silence We're with Mia Atoui for Episode 351 of The Beirut Banyan, and the third of a live series at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/gRfx6ySwj-4 Our conversation covers mental health and men's health awareness, a positive trend of accessibility towards psychology and therapy's benefits in recent years, and the differentiation between communal and sectarian anxieties as they relate to individual agency. We also talk about measuring success, where limits are drawn and an acknowledgement of the majority that suffer in silence. Mia Atoui is a clinical psychologist, cofounder and president of Embrace. A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support and to Aaliya's Books for hosting the event. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

Pakistan is facing extreme economic, political and social strife at this point. Noted Pakistan commentator Aaalia Shah joins Sanjay Dixit to discuss whether the present political dispensation and the Establishment has any plans for a way out of this crisis.

0:00 Intro 1:27 Why are you here? 10:13 Policy & planning 19:27 Not in parliament 29:16 Vertical farming 36:59 Solar energy 39:20 Medical coverage 49:27 Research center 1:02:26 Q&A 1:28:18 Incentive 1:38:22 The system We're with Ziad Abi Chaker for Episode 350 of The Beirut Banyan, and the second of a live series at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/KQKaqNhqENo Our conversation covers policy and planning expectations in the near term, potential benefits of remaining in civil society while outside parliament, vertical farming and solar energy prototypes along with incentives meant to maneuver poor governance. We also talk about Gemmayze in time, medical coverage in face of inflation and a research center burned to the ground and currently under reconstruction. Our discussion ends with a back and forth over expectations for system change in our lifetime. Ziad Abi Chaker is an industrial and environmental energy and is an expert in waste management. A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support and to Aaliya's Books for hosting the event. Link to 'Beirut Planting Roofs': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov2KNOx1zC4&list=FLvYryHbfb8z0w3616ZUQfww&index=28 Link to 'An Incinerator for Beirut? A Documentary': https://youtu.be/ee88DvyvXQY And link to MTV Podcast's 'Private Sector & Public Policy' episode: https://youtu.be/Evpqg_7SeEo Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

0:00 Intro 4:15 Gemmayze 11:23 Roman Beirut 24:39 Late Ottoman Era 54:30 1950-1970 1:16:58 Pop Quiz 1:27:21 Q&A We're with Charles al-Hayek for Episode 349 of The Beirut Banyan, and the first of a live series at Aaliya's Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/gxNpGaQCKUk Our conversation covers three different eras encompassing Beirut's role in history as a regional hub for trade, knowledge and a metropole for emerging political ideas and more, including the Roman era, late-Ottoman years and two decades of post-independence history. We also talk about Gemmayze in time, pluralism that once defined our part of the world and the centrality cosmopolitanism played in hosting minorities seeking refuge in modern Lebanon. Charles al-Hayek is a public historian/consultant and runs the 'Heritage and Roots' page on Instagram. A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support and the entire team at Aaliya's for making this first live episode special. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com

Lao Tzu, the 6th-century Chinese philosopher, wrote, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” 500 years later a growing number of studies demonstrate the powerful compounding effects of a singular action repeated over time. We welcome Arianna Huffington and Dr. Aaliya Yaqub, leaders of Thrive on this episode. Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books. Dr. Aaliya Yaqub is the Chief Medical Officer at Thrive and a board-certified internal medicine physician. Thrive, a behavior-based technology company, launched in 2016 with the mission of changing the way we work and live. Since launching they have partnered with the world's leading enterprises to study how microsteps, or small changes in behavior, impact health. Dr. Weil and Dr. Maizes meet with Arianna Huffington and Dr. Yaqub to discuss microsteps, the value of sleep, and to challenge society’s industrial-age conception of productivity. They discuss how small, intentional steps combined with a purposeful mindset can lead to long-lasting positive health outcomes in individuals and communities.