Podcasts about Arabic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 29:52

2 Kings 3:1-4:17, Acts 14:8-28, Ps 140:1-13, Pr 17:22

Making Ends Meets - Episode 13: How to reduce Dental Treatment Costs (Arabic)

Muslim Community Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 39:45

In this episode Dr Anmar Alani explains methods struggling families can utilise to reduce dental treatment costs.

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2026-06-21 "Pierced themselves, Part I" - Arabic

Saint Mary Houston, TX

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2026 32:43

طعنوا أنفسهم ـ الجزء الاول

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 21, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2026 30:56

2 Kings 1:1-2:25, Acts 13:42-14:7, Ps 139:1-24, Pr 17:19-21

Fr Salar Boudagh - 4th Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 13:45

06/14/26 Fr Salar Boudagh - 4th Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic) by St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Diocese

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Msgr Philip Najim - 4th Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 11:51

06/14/26 Msgr Philip Najim - 4th Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic) by St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Diocese

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S4:E15 - The Good Deed You Thought Didn't Matter (TaHa 112–113) | Quran Conversations Season 4

Qur'an Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 51:21

Can one sincere act change your entire standing before Allah?In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed is joined by Imam Mohamed Magid to reflect on verses 112–113 of Surah TaHa.After discussing accountability and the consequences of wrongdoing, these verses shift our attention to hope. Allah reassures believers that no righteous deed will ever be lost, overlooked, or diminished. Even the smallest act of goodness—done with sincerity and faith—can carry immense weight with Allah.The conversation explores Allah's generosity in multiplying good deeds, the hidden rewards behind everyday acts of service, and the countless opportunities Allah places in our lives to draw closer to Him. Dalia and Imam Magid also reflect on the Qur'an as a living miracle, the significance of its Arabic language, and why the Qur'an uses diverse methods of guidance, warning, stories, and reminders to awaken the human heart.In this episode, you will learn:

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One-Minute Arabic Alphabet #37 - How to Read and Write Arabic Alphabet | Voiced Consonants 3 — Quiz Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 2:34

measure your progress with this video quiz

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 19, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 29:52

1 Kings 20:1-21:29, Acts 12:24-13:15, Ps 137:1-9, Pr 17:16

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Roger Waters & Mona Miari: Comfortably Numb Re-Imagined

Let's Give A Damn

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 67:16

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Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi Discover Common Roots Through Music, In-Studio

Soundcheck

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 32:58

On this episode of Soundcheck, revisit a special live performance and interview from our archives, recorded in 2019. Multi-instrumentalist, composer, host of the podcast Aria Code, and MacArthur Fellow Rhiannon Giddens collaborated with Italian pianist and percussionist, Francesco Turrisi on there is no Other: twelve songs that explore the connections between European, Arabic, African-American, and Mediterranean sounds with an opposition to "othering" and “a celebration of the spread of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience” (Nonesuch Records). The duo's artistic cross-pollinations and discoveries draw from Italy, Ireland, Iran, Africa, and Brazil, among other places, and reflect the history of the movement of both people and instruments (with particular attention paid to both the trans-Saharan and the trans-Atlantic slave trade). Giddens and Turrisi have mentioned in interviews that audiences probably won't be thinking about how cultures meet, collide, and create new forms. But perhaps as the players weave their magic, the result might also be that the music will start deep and productive conversations about migrations. Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi, along with bassist Jason Sypher, join us in-studio to perform some of these songs. – Caryn Havlik Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Introduction to Arabic #1 - Introduction to Arabic

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 6:40

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Bruce Hoyer – Next Edge Academy – EP276

Everyday Martial Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 62:26

Bruce Hoyer has dedicated more than two decades to the study, practice, and teaching of martial arts, building a reputation as both a highly respected coach and lifelong student of combat sports. A 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 2nd Degree Black Belt in Combat Hapkido, Level 2 Coach in Combat Submission Wrestling, and Gold Level Boxing Coach through USA Boxing, Bruce has trained extensively in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, boxing, and Muay Thai since beginning his martial arts journey in 2000. Following the closure of Action MMA in Sioux Falls in 2008, Bruce founded Next Edge Academy with a vision of continuing the growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, and MMA in the region. Under his leadership, the academy has developed numerous athletes who have gone on to compete at the highest levels of professional combat sports, including the UFC, PFL, Bellator MMA, and WWE. As a competitor, Bruce captured the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship at purple belt in 2009. His coaching philosophy emphasizes concepts, critical thinking, and problem-solving, helping students develop skills that extend beyond technique alone. In addition to coaching athletes, Bruce has worked extensively with law enforcement professionals, helping officers develop practical and effective control tactics rooted in real-world application. Outside of martial arts, Bruce enjoys studying languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic, and pursuing his passion for aviation. His personal journey has also been shaped by adversity, having lost sight in one eye following a football injury as a teenager, an experience that helped forge the resilience and determination that continue to define his approach to life and martial arts. Please enjoy my interview with Bruce Hoyer Home – Next Edge Academy – Sioux Falls Boxing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Lilly’s Big Flip: A Story About Courage and Friendship – Kindle edition by Hoyer, Olivia. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 18, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 26:40

1 Kings 19:1-21, Acts 12:1-23, Ps 136:1-26, Pr 17:14-15

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Making Ends Meets - Episode 12: Cost of Living versus Lifestyle (Arabic)

Muslim Community Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 42:50

In this episode, Sheikh Salim Alwan explores the relationship between cost of living pressures and lifestyle preferences.

Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:38

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions of memory, identity, and what it means to inherit a fragile cultural legacy. At the heart of Ellis's book is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic—also known as Baghdadi Jewish Arabic or Hakimalna—a language once spoken by the Jews of Iraq. Rich with layers of Hebrew and Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic, it reflects over two millennia of Jewish life in the region. Today, however, it stands on the brink of extinction. As Ellis shared, a language is considered endangered when it is no longer passed on to children, and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic may have only about a thousand speakers remaining worldwide. Within a generation, it could fall silent. Ellis described a powerful turning point in her own awareness: a casual question from another parent about why she was not sending her son to a nursery that spoke “her language.” Her spontaneous response—“my language is dead”—became the catalyst for the journey that led to this book. That moment captures the quiet grief of linguistic loss, but also the urgency of preservation. Our conversation traced the long arc of Iraqi Jewish history, beginning with the Babylonian exile in 597 BCE. Iraqi Jews lived in the region long before the arrival of Arabic, shifting over centuries from Hebrew to Aramaic and later to Arabic, while preserving distinctive linguistic features from earlier eras. This layered history lives on in the language itself. Yet the mass departures of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century—particularly the 1950–51 airlift—fractured this continuity. Today, only a handful of Jews remain in Iraq. And yet, as Ellis emphasized, culture does not disappear all at once. Language may fade, but other forms of transmission endure. Food, in particular, becomes a powerful vessel of memory. Ellis initially resisted including recipes in her book, but came to understand that cooking is itself a kind of language—a sensory bridge to the past. The image of her mother carrying three rolling pins from Iraq is emblematic of this continuity: tangible objects that hold intangible heritage. Even the book's title gesture—“always carry salt”—evokes protective practices familiar across Mizrahi communities, small rituals that encode belief, memory, and identity. We also discussed the remarkable story of the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police headquarters. The archive contains hundreds of thousands of documents—school records, letters, communal registers—offering an intimate portrait of everyday Jewish life in Iraq. Today, innovative projects are using AI to transcribe and translate these materials across multiple scripts, making them accessible to descendants and scholars alike. Yet the archive's ultimate fate remains uncertain, raising complex questions about ownership, memory, and cultural restitution. A particularly resonant theme in our conversation was Ellis's struggle with authenticity. As a second-generation Iraqi Jew raised in the UK, she grappled with whether she had the “right” to tell this story, especially without having visited Iraq herself. Her resolution—to be “authentic to me”—offers an important model for thinking about diasporic identity. Preservation, she suggests, does not require perfect replication. It allows for adaptation, creativity, even reinvention. One can honor tradition while also “messing with it,” whether by adjusting a recipe or reimagining inherited practices. Ellis introduces a beautiful concept she calls “milk language”—the language absorbed in early childhood, through intimacy and care, even if it is not the dominant language of one's environment. This idea invites us to reconsider how language lives within us, not only as a tool of communication but as a carrier of emotional and cultural memory. As an educator, I was especially struck by Ellis's closing insight and her implicit call to action: to speak with our elders while we still can. There is a profound difference between hearing fragments of family stories in childhood and sitting down, as an adult, to listen fully and intentionally. These conversations do more than preserve history; they create connection, continuity, and a deeper sense of self. Always Carry Salt is not only a memoir. It is an invitation—to remember, to document, and to carry forward what might otherwise be lost. In a time when so many cultural threads are at risk of unraveling, Ellis's work reminds us that preservation begins with attention, with curiosity, and with the willingness to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

New Books in Jewish Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:38

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions of memory, identity, and what it means to inherit a fragile cultural legacy. At the heart of Ellis's book is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic—also known as Baghdadi Jewish Arabic or Hakimalna—a language once spoken by the Jews of Iraq. Rich with layers of Hebrew and Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic, it reflects over two millennia of Jewish life in the region. Today, however, it stands on the brink of extinction. As Ellis shared, a language is considered endangered when it is no longer passed on to children, and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic may have only about a thousand speakers remaining worldwide. Within a generation, it could fall silent. Ellis described a powerful turning point in her own awareness: a casual question from another parent about why she was not sending her son to a nursery that spoke “her language.” Her spontaneous response—“my language is dead”—became the catalyst for the journey that led to this book. That moment captures the quiet grief of linguistic loss, but also the urgency of preservation. Our conversation traced the long arc of Iraqi Jewish history, beginning with the Babylonian exile in 597 BCE. Iraqi Jews lived in the region long before the arrival of Arabic, shifting over centuries from Hebrew to Aramaic and later to Arabic, while preserving distinctive linguistic features from earlier eras. This layered history lives on in the language itself. Yet the mass departures of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century—particularly the 1950–51 airlift—fractured this continuity. Today, only a handful of Jews remain in Iraq. And yet, as Ellis emphasized, culture does not disappear all at once. Language may fade, but other forms of transmission endure. Food, in particular, becomes a powerful vessel of memory. Ellis initially resisted including recipes in her book, but came to understand that cooking is itself a kind of language—a sensory bridge to the past. The image of her mother carrying three rolling pins from Iraq is emblematic of this continuity: tangible objects that hold intangible heritage. Even the book's title gesture—“always carry salt”—evokes protective practices familiar across Mizrahi communities, small rituals that encode belief, memory, and identity. We also discussed the remarkable story of the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police headquarters. The archive contains hundreds of thousands of documents—school records, letters, communal registers—offering an intimate portrait of everyday Jewish life in Iraq. Today, innovative projects are using AI to transcribe and translate these materials across multiple scripts, making them accessible to descendants and scholars alike. Yet the archive's ultimate fate remains uncertain, raising complex questions about ownership, memory, and cultural restitution. A particularly resonant theme in our conversation was Ellis's struggle with authenticity. As a second-generation Iraqi Jew raised in the UK, she grappled with whether she had the “right” to tell this story, especially without having visited Iraq herself. Her resolution—to be “authentic to me”—offers an important model for thinking about diasporic identity. Preservation, she suggests, does not require perfect replication. It allows for adaptation, creativity, even reinvention. One can honor tradition while also “messing with it,” whether by adjusting a recipe or reimagining inherited practices. Ellis introduces a beautiful concept she calls “milk language”—the language absorbed in early childhood, through intimacy and care, even if it is not the dominant language of one's environment. This idea invites us to reconsider how language lives within us, not only as a tool of communication but as a carrier of emotional and cultural memory. As an educator, I was especially struck by Ellis's closing insight and her implicit call to action: to speak with our elders while we still can. There is a profound difference between hearing fragments of family stories in childhood and sitting down, as an adult, to listen fully and intentionally. These conversations do more than preserve history; they create connection, continuity, and a deeper sense of self. Always Carry Salt is not only a memoir. It is an invitation—to remember, to document, and to carry forward what might otherwise be lost. In a time when so many cultural threads are at risk of unraveling, Ellis's work reminds us that preservation begins with attention, with curiosity, and with the willingness to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

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Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:38

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions of memory, identity, and what it means to inherit a fragile cultural legacy. At the heart of Ellis's book is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic—also known as Baghdadi Jewish Arabic or Hakimalna—a language once spoken by the Jews of Iraq. Rich with layers of Hebrew and Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic, it reflects over two millennia of Jewish life in the region. Today, however, it stands on the brink of extinction. As Ellis shared, a language is considered endangered when it is no longer passed on to children, and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic may have only about a thousand speakers remaining worldwide. Within a generation, it could fall silent. Ellis described a powerful turning point in her own awareness: a casual question from another parent about why she was not sending her son to a nursery that spoke “her language.” Her spontaneous response—“my language is dead”—became the catalyst for the journey that led to this book. That moment captures the quiet grief of linguistic loss, but also the urgency of preservation. Our conversation traced the long arc of Iraqi Jewish history, beginning with the Babylonian exile in 597 BCE. Iraqi Jews lived in the region long before the arrival of Arabic, shifting over centuries from Hebrew to Aramaic and later to Arabic, while preserving distinctive linguistic features from earlier eras. This layered history lives on in the language itself. Yet the mass departures of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century—particularly the 1950–51 airlift—fractured this continuity. Today, only a handful of Jews remain in Iraq. And yet, as Ellis emphasized, culture does not disappear all at once. Language may fade, but other forms of transmission endure. Food, in particular, becomes a powerful vessel of memory. Ellis initially resisted including recipes in her book, but came to understand that cooking is itself a kind of language—a sensory bridge to the past. The image of her mother carrying three rolling pins from Iraq is emblematic of this continuity: tangible objects that hold intangible heritage. Even the book's title gesture—“always carry salt”—evokes protective practices familiar across Mizrahi communities, small rituals that encode belief, memory, and identity. We also discussed the remarkable story of the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police headquarters. The archive contains hundreds of thousands of documents—school records, letters, communal registers—offering an intimate portrait of everyday Jewish life in Iraq. Today, innovative projects are using AI to transcribe and translate these materials across multiple scripts, making them accessible to descendants and scholars alike. Yet the archive's ultimate fate remains uncertain, raising complex questions about ownership, memory, and cultural restitution. A particularly resonant theme in our conversation was Ellis's struggle with authenticity. As a second-generation Iraqi Jew raised in the UK, she grappled with whether she had the “right” to tell this story, especially without having visited Iraq herself. Her resolution—to be “authentic to me”—offers an important model for thinking about diasporic identity. Preservation, she suggests, does not require perfect replication. It allows for adaptation, creativity, even reinvention. One can honor tradition while also “messing with it,” whether by adjusting a recipe or reimagining inherited practices. Ellis introduces a beautiful concept she calls “milk language”—the language absorbed in early childhood, through intimacy and care, even if it is not the dominant language of one's environment. This idea invites us to reconsider how language lives within us, not only as a tool of communication but as a carrier of emotional and cultural memory. As an educator, I was especially struck by Ellis's closing insight and her implicit call to action: to speak with our elders while we still can. There is a profound difference between hearing fragments of family stories in childhood and sitting down, as an adult, to listen fully and intentionally. These conversations do more than preserve history; they create connection, continuity, and a deeper sense of self. Always Carry Salt is not only a memoir. It is an invitation—to remember, to document, and to carry forward what might otherwise be lost. In a time when so many cultural threads are at risk of unraveling, Ellis's work reminds us that preservation begins with attention, with curiosity, and with the willingness to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

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Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:38

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions of memory, identity, and what it means to inherit a fragile cultural legacy. At the heart of Ellis's book is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic—also known as Baghdadi Jewish Arabic or Hakimalna—a language once spoken by the Jews of Iraq. Rich with layers of Hebrew and Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic, it reflects over two millennia of Jewish life in the region. Today, however, it stands on the brink of extinction. As Ellis shared, a language is considered endangered when it is no longer passed on to children, and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic may have only about a thousand speakers remaining worldwide. Within a generation, it could fall silent. Ellis described a powerful turning point in her own awareness: a casual question from another parent about why she was not sending her son to a nursery that spoke “her language.” Her spontaneous response—“my language is dead”—became the catalyst for the journey that led to this book. That moment captures the quiet grief of linguistic loss, but also the urgency of preservation. Our conversation traced the long arc of Iraqi Jewish history, beginning with the Babylonian exile in 597 BCE. Iraqi Jews lived in the region long before the arrival of Arabic, shifting over centuries from Hebrew to Aramaic and later to Arabic, while preserving distinctive linguistic features from earlier eras. This layered history lives on in the language itself. Yet the mass departures of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century—particularly the 1950–51 airlift—fractured this continuity. Today, only a handful of Jews remain in Iraq. And yet, as Ellis emphasized, culture does not disappear all at once. Language may fade, but other forms of transmission endure. Food, in particular, becomes a powerful vessel of memory. Ellis initially resisted including recipes in her book, but came to understand that cooking is itself a kind of language—a sensory bridge to the past. The image of her mother carrying three rolling pins from Iraq is emblematic of this continuity: tangible objects that hold intangible heritage. Even the book's title gesture—“always carry salt”—evokes protective practices familiar across Mizrahi communities, small rituals that encode belief, memory, and identity. We also discussed the remarkable story of the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police headquarters. The archive contains hundreds of thousands of documents—school records, letters, communal registers—offering an intimate portrait of everyday Jewish life in Iraq. Today, innovative projects are using AI to transcribe and translate these materials across multiple scripts, making them accessible to descendants and scholars alike. Yet the archive's ultimate fate remains uncertain, raising complex questions about ownership, memory, and cultural restitution. A particularly resonant theme in our conversation was Ellis's struggle with authenticity. As a second-generation Iraqi Jew raised in the UK, she grappled with whether she had the “right” to tell this story, especially without having visited Iraq herself. Her resolution—to be “authentic to me”—offers an important model for thinking about diasporic identity. Preservation, she suggests, does not require perfect replication. It allows for adaptation, creativity, even reinvention. One can honor tradition while also “messing with it,” whether by adjusting a recipe or reimagining inherited practices. Ellis introduces a beautiful concept she calls “milk language”—the language absorbed in early childhood, through intimacy and care, even if it is not the dominant language of one's environment. This idea invites us to reconsider how language lives within us, not only as a tool of communication but as a carrier of emotional and cultural memory. As an educator, I was especially struck by Ellis's closing insight and her implicit call to action: to speak with our elders while we still can. There is a profound difference between hearing fragments of family stories in childhood and sitting down, as an adult, to listen fully and intentionally. These conversations do more than preserve history; they create connection, continuity, and a deeper sense of self. Always Carry Salt is not only a memoir. It is an invitation—to remember, to document, and to carry forward what might otherwise be lost. In a time when so many cultural threads are at risk of unraveling, Ellis's work reminds us that preservation begins with attention, with curiosity, and with the willingness to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 17, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 30:56

1 Kings 18:1-46, Acts 11:1-30, Ps 135:1-21, Pr 17:12-13

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Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

New Books in Language

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 49:38

I had the privilege of speaking with writer Samantha Ellis about her deeply moving new book, Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture (Pegasus Books, 2026). Our discussion explored not only the story of a disappearing language, but also the broader questions of memory, identity, and what it means to inherit a fragile cultural legacy. At the heart of Ellis's book is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic—also known as Baghdadi Jewish Arabic or Hakimalna—a language once spoken by the Jews of Iraq. Rich with layers of Hebrew and Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic, it reflects over two millennia of Jewish life in the region. Today, however, it stands on the brink of extinction. As Ellis shared, a language is considered endangered when it is no longer passed on to children, and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic may have only about a thousand speakers remaining worldwide. Within a generation, it could fall silent. Ellis described a powerful turning point in her own awareness: a casual question from another parent about why she was not sending her son to a nursery that spoke “her language.” Her spontaneous response—“my language is dead”—became the catalyst for the journey that led to this book. That moment captures the quiet grief of linguistic loss, but also the urgency of preservation. Our conversation traced the long arc of Iraqi Jewish history, beginning with the Babylonian exile in 597 BCE. Iraqi Jews lived in the region long before the arrival of Arabic, shifting over centuries from Hebrew to Aramaic and later to Arabic, while preserving distinctive linguistic features from earlier eras. This layered history lives on in the language itself. Yet the mass departures of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century—particularly the 1950–51 airlift—fractured this continuity. Today, only a handful of Jews remain in Iraq. And yet, as Ellis emphasized, culture does not disappear all at once. Language may fade, but other forms of transmission endure. Food, in particular, becomes a powerful vessel of memory. Ellis initially resisted including recipes in her book, but came to understand that cooking is itself a kind of language—a sensory bridge to the past. The image of her mother carrying three rolling pins from Iraq is emblematic of this continuity: tangible objects that hold intangible heritage. Even the book's title gesture—“always carry salt”—evokes protective practices familiar across Mizrahi communities, small rituals that encode belief, memory, and identity. We also discussed the remarkable story of the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police headquarters. The archive contains hundreds of thousands of documents—school records, letters, communal registers—offering an intimate portrait of everyday Jewish life in Iraq. Today, innovative projects are using AI to transcribe and translate these materials across multiple scripts, making them accessible to descendants and scholars alike. Yet the archive's ultimate fate remains uncertain, raising complex questions about ownership, memory, and cultural restitution. A particularly resonant theme in our conversation was Ellis's struggle with authenticity. As a second-generation Iraqi Jew raised in the UK, she grappled with whether she had the “right” to tell this story, especially without having visited Iraq herself. Her resolution—to be “authentic to me”—offers an important model for thinking about diasporic identity. Preservation, she suggests, does not require perfect replication. It allows for adaptation, creativity, even reinvention. One can honor tradition while also “messing with it,” whether by adjusting a recipe or reimagining inherited practices. Ellis introduces a beautiful concept she calls “milk language”—the language absorbed in early childhood, through intimacy and care, even if it is not the dominant language of one's environment. This idea invites us to reconsider how language lives within us, not only as a tool of communication but as a carrier of emotional and cultural memory. As an educator, I was especially struck by Ellis's closing insight and her implicit call to action: to speak with our elders while we still can. There is a profound difference between hearing fragments of family stories in childhood and sitting down, as an adult, to listen fully and intentionally. These conversations do more than preserve history; they create connection, continuity, and a deeper sense of self. Always Carry Salt is not only a memoir. It is an invitation—to remember, to document, and to carry forward what might otherwise be lost. In a time when so many cultural threads are at risk of unraveling, Ellis's work reminds us that preservation begins with attention, with curiosity, and with the willingness to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

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Ep 379. Sahra Saeeda (Sahra C Kent): From Meeting Farida Fahmy as Her University Classmate to Creating the Iconic “Journey Through Egypt” Program

Belly Dance Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 109:17

Sahra Saeeda (Sahra C Kent) is an internationally respected belly dancer, researcher, teacher, and choreographer whose career bridges performance, anthropology, and deep cultural study of Egyptian dance. Originally trained in Modern Dance, she later discovered Arabic music and belly dance, eventually building a successful career that included nearly six years performing six nights a week at the Meridian-Heliopolis Hotel in Cairo, completing over 1,600 performances. While pursuing a Master's degree in Dance Ethnology, Sahra studied and worked closely with Farida Fahmy, whose mentorship deeply influenced her artistic path. She later founded the theatrical dance company Ya Amar! and created the acclaimed Journey Through Egypt program, an immersive educational experience exploring Egyptian dance, folklore, music, and culture through an anthropological lens. Today, Sahra continues to teach workshops, lectures, and Journey Through Egypt worldwide, sharing more than three decades of research and lived experience.In this episode you will learn about:- What it was like to have Farida Fahmy as a university classmate at UCLA — and the emotional story of unexpectedly meeting an idol- How one “dream performance” in Cairo unexpectedly turned into a hotel contract- What zaffa really means in Egyptian culture — beyond the wedding performance dancers usually see- The hidden symbolic role of the dancer in Egyptian wedding rituals and feminine power- Why folklore research became a lifelong mission — and how it led to “Journey Through Egypt”Show Notes to this episode:Find Sahra Saeeda on Instagram, FB, and website.Details the BDE shows and training programs are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

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Godly Families and Conflict Resolution (Arabic - عربي)

His Grace Bishop Youssef

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 43:17

Family Meeting @ St. George Coptic Orthodox Church - Tampa, FL ~ June 14, 2026

Algeria and the Anxiety of Decolonisation: Case Studies in Language and Gender

LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 84:48

Professor Zahia Smail Salhi is Chair of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Manchester since 2013 and Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science at Sharjah University for the last three years. She specialises in Arabic literature, culture as well as women and gender in the Middle East and North Africa. Her Keynote talk “Algeria and the Anxiety of Decolonisation: Case Studies in Language and Gender” takes us from the traumas of colonialism and the War of Independence to the challenges of decolonisation of both colonised and colonizer. She focuses in on questions of language and culture in newly independent Algeria, before moving on to her recent research into the role of women. Drawing on their historical legacy as resistance fighters, and Fanon's work on the malleability of the veil, Zahia explores contemporary roles where women contest and affirm their place in the constantly shifting social environment of Algeria, via processes of ‘a quiet' and ‘soft altering' of social reality that subverts patriarchal power.

DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 16, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 29:52

1 Kings 15:25-17:24, Acts 10:24-48, Ps 134:1-3, Pr 17:9-11

On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir

Sunday Bayan 14-06-2026 | Mufti Tariq Masood Speeches

Mufti Tariq Masood

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 137:02

(0:00) Intro(0:02) Khutba, aakhri aayaat Surah Ma'arij(0:41) Al-Falahia Masjid aur Madrasa ki ta'ameer ke liye charity(1:23) Insan ki auqat(2:02) Kafir khwahishat ka ghulam hota hai(2:26) Ghareeb ya bemar hona nakami hai?(5:56) Kafir ka kamyabi ke bare mein nazriya(6:14) Kya paisa hi sab kuch hai?(8:09) Sabse powerful motivational speaker(8:40) Roza rakhne ki motivation(9:56) Nabi ﷺ ka ta'aruf(10:24) Lafz “Ummi” Nabi ﷺ ke liye fazilat kyun hai?(12:00) Nabi ﷺ ki ibtidaai zindagi vs successful motivational speakers(14:24) Sunlight aur Vitamin D(19:46) Subah ki dhoop ki ahmiyat(23:00) Din ki roshni aur raat ke andhere ki ne'mat(25:08) Depression patients ki bechargi(26:27) Depression mein raat ko jaldi sone ka mashwara(27:01) Fajar ke baad sona depression ki wajah?(27:24) Fitrat se larai(29:34) Nabi ﷺ ki successful motivation(33:15) Successful messenger(36:59) Jo khud nakaam ho, kamyabi ke tareeqay kaise batayega?(37:15) Islam ke ilawa tamam nizam nakaam(37:39) Communism ki nakami(40:22) European system ki nakami(41:02) Taraqqi yafta mulkon ka sabse bara masla: growth ratio girna(43:08) Fertility rate 2.1 ka formula(45:14) 1400 saal purana Islami nazriya(47:41) Malthus theory(48:43) Bachon ka rizq Allah ki zimmedari(50:06) Allah ki management(51:50) Nabi ﷺ ki guidance zyada bachon ki paidaish par(54:13) Nikah ka maqsad: nasal barhana(56:09) Fitrat se larai ka anjam(58:30) Mufti sahab ka liberals ko jawab(59:04) Jis ghar mein bachay na hon, unka haal(1:01:46) Malthus ki failed theory(1:02:43) Europe ka bigar(1:03:18) Bachon mein waqfa karna?(1:05:23) Kya bachay bojh hain?(1:06:41) Bachay Allah ka tohfa hain(1:06:52) 3 betiyon par Jannat ki zamanat(1:07:46) Ghurbat aur bachon ki taleem-o-tarbiyat ki tension ka hal(1:09:20) Ghurbat ke bawajood nasal barhane ka hukm(1:11:06) Technology vs afradi quwwat(1:12:26) 2.1 growth ratio ka bhayanak anjam(1:14:29) Family planning ke side effects Pakistan mein(1:15:44) Family planning ke side effects bahir mulkon mein(1:17:20) Mustaqbil Musalmanon ka hoga(1:18:02) Aurat ke liye aulad sabse bara sarmaya(1:18:42) Nabi ﷺ ke farameen har zamane mein kamyab(1:22:03) Khulasa bayan aur dua(1:22:44) Kamane walay betay ki shadi ki walid se darkhwast(1:24:07) 2 Hindu joron ka dobara nikah(1:26:36) Nikah ki options(1:28:56) Mardana quwwat ki dawa(1:29:12) Nazar ki kamzori ki haqeeqat(1:36:50) Upcoming podcast ke bare mein(1:38:41) Nikah mein mard vs aurat(1:40:52) Mufti sahab ki AI-generated fake videos(1:41:12) Sehatmand rehne ka nuskha(1:44:46) Bareek logon ke liye nuskhe(1:52:12) Depression patient ke liye mashwara(1:54:03) Love marriage ya arranged marriage?(1:56:24) Zehni sukoon wali activities(2:02:05) Quran ki tilawat Arabic mein?(2:02:32) Nalaiq aulad ke liye walid ki virasat?(2:04:08) Mushtarka zameen ka masla(2:06:20) Qiston par cheez lena?(2:13:52) Ghamdi ka jawab(2:16:05) Hoor ka masla Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Issues Episode 152: Ambassador Patrick Theros

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 61:48

Today's guest is Ambassador Patrick Theros, Strategic Advisor and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Gulf International Forum. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar from 1995-1998, and from 1991-1993, served as the Political Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of Central Command (CENTCOM). In this episode, Alon and Ambassador Theros discuss the US-Israel-Iran war and the pending peace agreement between the US and Iran, the impacts of the war on the region, and how this conflict has affected the political prospects of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Full bio Ambassador Patrick Nickolas Theros is a Strategic Advisor and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Gulf International Forum. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar from 1995-1998. Prior to his appointment, he served as Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counterterrorism activities outside the United States. From 1991-1993, Ambassador Theros served as the Political Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of Central Command (CENTCOM). Ambassador Theros joined the Foreign Service in 1963, and served in a variety of positions in Washington D.C., Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Nicaragua and Syria, including charge d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassies in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. In 1999, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al-Thani awarded Ambassador Theros the Qatar Order of Merit for his efforts in service of the U.S.-Qatar bilateral relationship. His commitment to national service also earned him the President's Meritorious Service Award and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service (1992). Ambassador Theros has also earned four Superior Honor Awards, the highest awards for distinguished service given by the Foreign Service. After his retirement from the Foreign Service Ambassador Theros assumed the office of President of the U.S.-Qatar Business Council in March 2000 until his retirement in 2017. Ambassador Theros' personal commitment to community and public service earned him the rank of Knight Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1999), as well as the Ellis Island Medal of Freedom (2005). In addition to his duties as President of the U.S.-Qatar Business Council, Ambassador Theros is also active in the following organizations: The Middle East Policy Council, Board of Directors; The Council of Foreign Relations, Member; The Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs, Member; and The American Academy of Diplomacy, Member. Ambassador Theros graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1963. He has done advanced studies at the American University in Washington, D.C., the Universidad Centroamericana in Nicaragua, the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia, and the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. He is married to Aspasia (nee Pahigiannis) and has three children. He speaks and reads Spanish, Arabic and Greek professionally.

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NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN - Arabic News at 15:00 (JST), June 15

Arabic News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 9:59

NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN - Arabic News at 15:00 (JST), June 15

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 15, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 29:52

1 Kings 14:1-15:24, Acts 10:1-23, Ps 133:1-3, Pr 17:7-8

2026-06-14 "Sanctify our spirits, Part II" - Arabic

Saint Mary Houston, TX

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 26:19

قدس ارواحنا ـ الجزء الثاني

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DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 14, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 28:48

1 Kings 12:20-13:34, Acts 9:26-43, Ps 132:1-18, Pr 17:6

DAB الكتاب المقدس الصوتي اليومي (العربية) June 13, 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2026 34:08

1 Kings 11:1-12:19, Acts 9:1-25, Ps 131:1-3, Pr 17:4-5

Fr Augustine Joseph - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 14:51

06/07/26 Fr Augustine Joseph - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic) by St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Diocese

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Msgr Philip Najim - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 13:20

06/07/26 Msgr Philip Najim - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic) by St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Diocese

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Bp Saad Sirop - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 13:59

06/07/26 Bp Saad Sirop - 3rd Sunday of the Apostles (Arabic) by St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Diocese

S4 E14: The Weight of What We Carry (TaHa 110–111) | Quran Conversations Season 4

Qur'an Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 51:19

What if the thing you're trying hardest to hide is already completely known to Allah?In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed is joined by Imam Muhammad Magid to reflect on verses 110–111 of Surah TaHa.These verses shift our attention to two profound realities: Allah's infinite knowledge and humanity's complete humility before Him on the Day of Judgment. Allah knows what came before us, what lies ahead of us, and everything in between—while our own knowledge remains limited and incomplete.Together, Dalia and Imam Magid explore what it means to be truly known by Allah, the power of naming and understanding our experiences, and why the Day of Judgment is ultimately a day of complete exposure, accountability, and justice.In this episode, you will learn:

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One-Minute Arabic Alphabet #36 - How to Read and Write Arabic Alphabet | Voiced Consonants 2 — Quiz Review

The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 2:36

measure your progress with this video quiz

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A Story of Jordanian Literature

BULAQ

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 54:48

Ibtihal Reda Mahmood, editor and translator of the anthology Snow in Amman: An Anthology of Short Stories from Jordan joins us to talk both about the Jordanian literary landscape from the 1940s to now, as well as her personal relationship with Jordanian writers and books. We talk particularly about the iconic feminist and master of the short-story form Basma Nsour, and how Ibtihal came across her work as a pre-teen; the late, gifted, and generous Amjad Nasser, whose work still needs further translation; and the great Abdulrahman Munif's Story of a City, which describes his childhood in the Jordanian capital of Amman during the 1940s. SHOW NOTES Abdulrahman Munif's Story of a City was translated by Samira Kawar and published by Quartet books in 1997. There is no book-length collection of Basma El-Nsour's work in translation, but there are many stories available online: at ArabLit, The Common, and elsewhere. Amjad Nasser's incredible poetry collection Petra was translated by Fady Joudah. His Land of No Rain was translated by Jonathan Wright. The twentieth century Jordanian classics that made the list of the “105 Best Novels of the 20th Century,” as voted by the Arab writers union, were: Sultanah, by Jordanian author Ghalib Halasa, Confessions of a Silencer, by Jordanian writer Mu'nis al-Razzaz, and Essential Pillars, by the Jordanian author Elias Farkouh. Although many Jordanian books elide place, one novel that shows the landscape of contemporary Jordan is Ma'an Abu Taleb's All the Battles, which was translated by Robin Moger. You can subscribe to BULAQ wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @bulaqbooks and Instagram @bulaq.books for news and updates. If you'd like to rate or review us, we'd appreciate that. If you'd like to support us as a listener by making a donation you can do so at https://donorbox.org/support-bulaq. BULAQ is co-produced with the podcast platform Sowt. Go to sowt.com to check out their many other excellent shows in Arabic, on music, literature, media and more. For all things related to Arabic literature in translation you should visit ArabLit.org, where you can also subscribe to the Arab Lit Quarterly. If you are interested in advertising on BULAQ or sponsoring episodes, please contact us at bulaq@sowt.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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THORB The Trial of Radulf Burntwine Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 40:11

The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine: A Horror, Dark Fantasy, Medical Mystery Audio Drama Umberto Eco Meets H.P. Lovecraft in a world of Occult Academia, Laboratory Judaica. Heavily inspired by Jewish mythology, the world of Olam uses Hebrew, Arabic, Slavic and other real world languages and cultures to create a rich tapestry of a grim, fantastical, planet that doesn't sacrifice scientific accuracy or historicity. The Trial of Radulf Burntiwine Part 1 Radulf Finds himself before the Beit Din, a tribunal of Netonic Judges and a panel of jurors from the Sanhadrim. He is to defend his works and actions so that the Beit Din can determine if his excommunication and that of his institute will be upheld, or if they will be legitimized and canonized by the Toveran Reformationist Church. Part 2 is the Leha'id (Witnesses and Testimony) and the Gzera (Sentencing). The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine sits at the intersection of dark fantasy, body horror, and forensic investigation. If you've ever wanted a podcast that treats disease and mythology with the same care as a true crime documentary, this is the show for you. Radulf is not a hero. He's a disgraced curmudgeonly cleric with a terrible bedside manner and more pride than sense. This episode contains: descriptions of cannibalism, bodily decomposition, eye trauma, tissue decay, grief, and the death of multiple characters including a child, suicide. Socials: https://www.facebook.com/THORBcast/ https://www.reddit.com/r/THORB/ https://discord.gg/sQqCQZrZpe https://bsky.app/profile/thorb.info Support the Institute and find free transcripts at: Patreon.com/THORBcast Tags: horror fiction podcast | dark fantasy podcast | weird fiction audio drama | horror podcast | medical horror | gothic horror podcast | body horror | zombie fiction | viral horror | fantasy podcast | indie horror podcast | audio drama horror | Radulf Burntwine | Heresies of Radulf Burntwine | horror worldbuilding | ghoul horror | undead fiction | dark fantasy audio drama | horror lore podcast | gas lamp | victorian inspired | grimdark | low fantasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Arabic Vocab Builder S1 #109 - Around Town