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In this episode, our host Gaby Azorsky speaks with Paige Hasaballah, or you might know her as DELTAVENUS. Gaby truly had the best time recording this, so much fun, and didn't want the conversation to end! DELTAVENUS is the creative journey and name of Paige. She is an Egyptian-Australian visual artist, designer, writer and creative mentor based in Brisbane, Australia. What an absolutely pleasure to connect with Paige. In our episode today, we talk about origin story and name, ancestry, art, money and boundaries as artists, angel numbers, and so so much more. Thank you Paige for your openness, love, vision, and kindness! Let's get into it ~ Connect ~ With our guest Paige Hasaballah and DELTAVENUS | Website and IG @deltavenus With out host Gaby Azorsky | Website and IG @gaby.azorsky With Spiral Deeper | Website and IG @spiral.deeper Sign up for Gaby's newsletter here Partners ~ Moon Juice - Code ‘GABY.AZORSKY' Activist Manuka Honey - Code ‘GABY15' The Retreat Newspaper - Code ‘GABY100' for your first issue free Music by incredible partner, Connor Hayes. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen ~ it means so much. Thank you for your support!
In 2018 Egyptian-Australian writer Lamisse Hamouda had moved to Egypt to study when her life was turned upside down. Her father Hazem, on his way to visit her, was arrested by authorities, accused of sympathising with a terrorist organisation, and sent to prison without charge or evidence for 433 days.In conversation with UNSW Middle East expert Lana Tatour, Lamisse delved into her book, The Shape of Dust, and her experience fighting against the Egyptian prison system as an Australian citizen. Together, they unpack what support the Australian Government provides dual citizens abroad (surprisingly minimal), what cultural identity means for individuals stuck between two cultural worlds, and how trauma can fragment memory, bringing unexpected challenges to the writing process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moktar is an Egyptian / Australian producer based in Naarm / Melbourne. Moktar's recent EP “Silk” is a meditation on Arabness, otherness, and self-discovery. “Silk” represents a shift in Moktar's sound which echoes his identity as a Middle-Easterner, an Egyptian, and an Arab. Moktar and I discussed our experiences as Arabs in Australia, the changes in Moktar's sound, and what it takes to get in touch with one's history. Follow Moktar on Instagram, and listen to his EP "Silk" here ~ Follow @alekslistens on Instagram and @alekslistens on TikTok Support Aleks Listens via Patreon or PayPal Enrol in my Beginners Philosophy Course See more of my work on my website
Egyptian/Australian producer Moktar has been teasing his incredible sound for a little while now. With club appearances across Warrang/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne, he's established himself as a DJ on the rise. Now, he unveils his debut single, ‘Silk', out now via Steel City Dance Discs. You can find him and his work here: https://www.instagram.com/moktarmusic/ https://moktar.lnk.to/SilkSo https://soundcloud.com/moktarmoktar
As pandemic restrictions ease in different countries, musicians from across the world discuss how performing live gives them a special connection with audiences. Cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe talks about his Proms concert, called Africa Meets Europe, coming up in London in August – and how he first got involved in music as a boy in Sebokeng, South Africa. Egyptian-Australian oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros shares how he's tried to maintain contact with his fans despite lockdown. His latest album is called Hope In An Empty City. Sudanese jazz musician and radio presenter Islam Elbeiti tells how being a female bass player appearing on stage can be challenging in a conservative society. And Israeli musician Kutiman shares three lessons he's learned about reinventing his art in isolation. His single, Guruji, is out in August. Presenter: Chi Chi Izundu Producers: Paul Waters, Kirsty McQuire & Olivia Skinner (Photo: Abel Selaocoe. Credit: Mlungisi Mlungwana)
Western Sydney post-hop queen and 2020 FBi SMAC Award nominee Nardean joins us to chat about family, how music has changed her relationship with her Egyptian roots, and her EP The New Era. Plus, we talk to Kiley Reid, the author of Booker Prize-longlisted novel Such a Fun Age, about the intersections between race and class, and Karenism in its many forms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An intimate concert album from the 'Luka' songwriter, and poetry and music that captures the experience of growing up Egyptian-Australian.
Maram Ismail is a podcaster, radio and online journalist with SBS Arabic 24. She came to Australia from Jordan in her 20s and began her studies in journalism. Since then she has started her own family with her Egyptian Australian husband. Maram talks about the experience of raising her daughter in Australia, and what it's like having a family far from home. Maram's podcast My Arab Identity is available on the SBS website.
This week were joined by Subeta Vimalarajah, one of the directors and co-founders of fEMPOWER Sydney, a program of feminist high school workshops, run by university students and young feminists. fEMPOWER Sydney aims to educate young people on feminist issues, ranging from representation in the media to sexual harassment and domestic violence, and hope to inspire students to form their own collectives and take action on these issues. fEMPOWER workshops are completely volunteer-run and by donation for public schools in New South Wales. We also had a chat to Maddie from Girls Rock Sydney, which is part of a national network of Australian rock camps, and a wider global Girls Rock! community. Girls Rock! originated in Portland, Oregon in 2001, and has since spread across the world to the UK, Japan, Finland and more. Girls Rock Sydney is holding a fundraiser on November 4 at the Factory in Marrickville, with Mere Women, Party Dozen and more, ahead of their first camp in January 2018. We heard from Niveen Abdelatty (HipHopHoe), a Sydney-based musician and DJ and a first generation Egyptian-Australian, about cultural appropriation on our segment Thoughts That Count. We’ll also spoke about the American classes designed for men to unlearn toxic masculinity and consent classes in Kenyan schools.
Live Tue. June 13th, 2017 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Jason M. Colwell welcomes Fady Riad to the show to discuss his co-authored book The Gospel Of Lie: A Grieving Christian Searches The Bible For A New Jesus. Fady Riad is an Egyptian-Australian writer who is passionately interested in philosophy, Jungian psychology, biblical studies, Gnosticism, and the occult. His literary influences include Hermann Hesse, Bruno Schulz, and Umberto Eco. The Gospel Of Lie: A Grieving Christian Searches The Bible For A New Jesus examines how the Evangelists misquoted the Old Testament to prove Jesus was the Messiah and embarks on a journey where he misquotes the four Gospels themselves to advance a Jesus that no Christian has ever dreamt of. The Gospel of Lie is a deliberate misreading of the Gospels of Christianity, all to demonstrate how easy it is to concoct a new religion with the building blocks of existing scripture.
Live Tue. June 13th, 2017 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Jason M. Colwell welcomes Fady Riad to the show to discuss his co-authored book The Gospel Of Lie: A Grieving Christian Searches The Bible For A New Jesus. Fady Riad is an Egyptian-Australian writer who is passionately interested in philosophy, Jungian psychology, biblical studies, Gnosticism, and the occult. His literary influences include Hermann Hesse, Bruno Schulz, and Umberto Eco. The Gospel Of Lie: A Grieving Christian Searches The Bible For A New Jesus examines how the Evangelists misquoted the Old Testament to prove Jesus was the Messiah and embarks on a journey where he misquotes the four Gospels themselves to advance a Jesus that no Christian has ever dreamt of. The Gospel of Lie is a deliberate misreading of the Gospels of Christianity, all to demonstrate how easy it is to concoct a new religion with the building blocks of existing scripture.