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About the Book: In public life, Dr. Winthrop Bell of Halifax was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. But as MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919 Berlin. His reports, the first warning of the Nazi plot for WWII, went directly to the man known as C, the mysterious founder of MI6. Throughout this, a powerful fascist politician quietly worked to suppress Bell's alerts. Nevertheless, agent A12's intelligence sabotaged the Nazis in ways that are only now being revealed. The Harvard philosophy instructor Winthrop Bell, aka British secret agent A12, was a star student of Edmund Husserl, the founder of modern German phenomenology. Bell was the first spy to fight the Nazis, in 1919, and the first to warn against their plans for the Holocaust, in 1939. His papers were held under classification for many years and were only recently declassified. They show how he dealt severe blows to the earliest Nazis, hindering them from taking over the world. How can this history help us to combat antisemitism today? About the Author: Jason Bell is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. He has taught in the graduate program at the Higher Institute of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and at Mount Allison University in Canada. He has served at the University of Göttingen in Germany as Fulbright Professor, as scholar-in-residence at Boston University, as Research Fellow at the Husserl Archives-Leuven, and as d'Alzon Fellow at Assumption University. He was awarded the doctorate in philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

There is a cathartic moment in every story. That cathartic moment would be the point of connection where it would help people to deal with what they are going through. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Fadi Skeiker. Fadi is a theater educator of Syrian origin, an author and a scholar who has directed, devised and led applied theater work all over the world. Fadi holds a BA from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts in Damascus, an MA from Emerson College in Boston and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Fadi has published articles in multiple journals and co-wrote a published training manual on the use of applied theater as a tool to address human rights and women's equality issues in Jordan in addition to a book on his work on applied theatre and refugees. In addition to being a theatre scholar, Fadi is also an accomplished Theatre director whose work has been featured in university setting and most recently at the Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia. Together Fadi and Erin discuss healing through creative expression and his work with Syrian refugees in drama workshops. Through his work he provides an outlet for refugee storytelling and a safe environment for perspective building.   For more information about Fadi Skeiker, please visit: https://www.uarts.edu/staff-directory/fskeiker For more information about the University of the Arts, please visit: https://www.uarts.edu For more information about Four Immigrants, Four Stories, One Museum, the project with the Philadelphia Art Museum, you can watch a video with Tara Falk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQU9VqkPT9A Connect with Fadi on social media: On twitter: https://twitter.com/fadiskeiker On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fadiskeiker On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadiskeiker

West Africa's Sahel region is experiencing crisis, with outbreaks of violence, weak economies, and governance issues. These challenges are compounded by the impacts of climate change, leading to an increasing number of people being internally displaced or seeking refuge in other countries. What do migration flows look like? And how are governments in the region responding? In this episode, Migration Policy Institute Europe Associate Director Camille Le Coz discusses displacement in the Sahel with Alexandra Tapsoba, a development economist at the Higher Institute for Population Sciences at the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Tune in for an interesting conversation on an often overlooked region.

Photographer, director, designer, and composer, Umberto Nicoletti talks about his first monograph, Asylum, published by Rizzoli New York. Umberto uses his skills as a fashion and celebrity portrait photographer to share the experiences of members of LGBTQI+ refugee community and to portray them, not as victims, but as role models who have survived acts of violence and discrimination from the countries they left and the countries from which they requested asylum. https://www.asylum-thepr oject.com - https://www.umbertonicoletti.com - https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9788891835925 - https://youtu.be/PrpkwqC4ZmI (book trailer) This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club. Each month, members receive a signed, first-edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections. Begin Building your dream photobook library today at https://charcoalbookclub.com. Born in Padua, Italy, Nicoletti graduated in the early 2000 at “I.S.I.A.” (Higher Institute for Artistic Industries, University of Urbino), and at the Fachhochschule in Augsburg (Germany). He attended the “Università dell'Immagine” (University of Image), the first course on the five senses in Milan created by Fabrizio Ferri. He began his professional career as assistant photographer and in 2005 he opened his own studio, Das Studio, which deals with photography, video, art installations, graphic design & creative direction. Umberto Nicoletti's first photography fine-art book titled "Asylum" was released on May 16, 2023, published by Rizzoli New York. Support Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/real-photo-show

Kareem Gad is an Egyptian master teacher, co-founder and co-director of Bell'Masry Dance Company based in Paris, France. Since childhood, his curiosity about art led him to discover and study the art of singing, music, poetry, percussion, acting and dance. He was a solo dancer, coach and choreographer at the official troupe of the Egyptian Ministry of Youth, solo dancer at the Egyptian National Theater, member of the teachers team in Tawasol Foundation of Arts, choreographer for the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts's Graduation Projects in the Egyptian Academy of Arts. Kareem has a Bachelor of Arts and History of the Civilizations of Ancient and Modern Near East. He did a lot of research in Egyptian folkloric heritage and oriental dance. Kareem also wrote and composed many successful songs for the oriental community.In this episode you will learn about:- How Kareem got involved in dance activities- His years at the troupe of the Egyptian Ministry of youth- Being in Egyptian folklore and contemporary dance fields- Transition from Egypt to France- The concept of new classical songsShow Notes to this episode:Find Kareem Gad on Instagram, Facebook, and website. Information about Bell'Masry Dance Company and dance tours is available HERE.Details and training materials for the BDE castings 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

Omar El Ouaer plays three of his songs: Alif Ya Soltani, Aziza, and Mana3ref Win. He tells us about Tunisian music and how he discovered Jazz.Omar el Ouaer, a Tunisian jazz musician. He started his music education at the age of 11, studying Arabic music at the conservatory, and later discovered jazz and modern piano. He participated in various jazz workshops and played concerts with local and international musicians, including the JCT Bigband project under the direction of renowned musicians from the New York Vangard Jazz Orchestra. He is currently touring with his own project "Another Perspective" in a quartet and teaches jazz piano at the Higher Institute of Music in Tunis.Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About Quartertones:QuarterTones is a music show. It is an opportunity to listen to music, across genres, from musicians of and from the Arab world. This series is similar to NPR's All Songs Considered that is focused on the Arab world. afikra will be inviting musicians of all genres, as well as music historians, to help better understand the music that they perform or study. In this series, the guests will be invited to talk about their work and play their music, whether live or recorded, in three segments. The series will host current musicians who play contemporary and modern, including alternative scene or hip-hop, electronic, classical music, among other genres. The musicians will also be from different geographies.Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp   FollowYoutube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter Support www.afikra.com/supportAbout afikra:‎afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on  afikra.com

dmdb #006 »Die Macht der Bilder. Kommentare zum Ukrainekrieg 02.« Ausschnitte und Zitate aus Gesprächen, die Andy Scholz seit Beginn des Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine mit Prof. Marge Monko, Prof. Adam Broomberg, Prof. Dr. Daniel Hornuff, Dr. Annekathrin Kohout und mit Prof. Dr. Hennric Jokeit führte. Zitate aus dem Podcast: »Most of the people did not believe that he will take the step.« dppl07: Prof. Marge Monko Marge Monko wurde 1976 in Talinn geboren. Sie studierte Fotografie an der »Estonian Academy of Arts« in Talinn, an der Kunsthochschule Wien und am »Higher Institute for Fine Arts« in Gent. Sie lehrt als Professorin für Fotografie an der »Estonian Academy of Arts« in Talinn. http://www.margemonko.com/ - - - »I think that we woke up in this pretention of being peaceful and suffisticated.« Episode dppl002: Prof. Adam Broomberg Adam Broomberg wurde 1970 in Johannesburg geboren und lebt aktuell in Berlin. Er lehrt als Professor für Fotografie an der Hochschule für bildende Künste (HFBK) in Hamburg und an der Royal Academy of Art in Den Haag. https://adambroomberg.com/ - - - »Man hat sicher unterschätzt, welche Macht Bilder entfalten können, wenn sie in einem politischen Kontext eingesetzt werden.« Episode dmdb003: Prof. Dr. Daniel Hornuff Daniel Hornuff wurde 1981 geboren und studierte an der Universität Leipzig Theaterwissenschaft, Germanistik und Komparatistik sowie Kunstwissenschaft und Philosophie an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Karlsruhe. Seit 2019 ist er Professor für »Theorie und Praxis der Gestaltung« an der Kunsthochschule Kassel. https://www.daniel-hornuff.de/ - - - »Wir sind irritiert davon, welche Bilder wahr sind und welche nicht.« Episode dmdb004: Dr. Annekathrin Kohout Annekathrin Kohout wurde 1989 in Gera geboren. Sie studierte zunächst Germanistik, Kunstwissenschaft und Medientheorie an der Technischen Universität in Dresden und anschließend an der Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe u.a. bei Armin Linke und Michael Clegg. Parallel dazu begann sie Fotografie an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig zu studieren. Sie brach das Fotografie-Studium ab, beendete das Studium in Karlsruhe und wurde wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Germanistischen Seminar der Universität Siegen, wo sie im Mai 2021 promovierte. https://sofrischsogut.com https://www.digitale-bildkulturen.de https://pop-zeitschrift.de/ https://www.wagenbach.de/buecher/titel/1191-netzfeminismus.html https://www.wagenbach.de/buecher/digitale-bildkulturen.html https://www.chbeck.de/kohout-nerds/product/32390711 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annekathrin_Kohout - - - »Es ist eine Katastrophe, die mich sprachlos macht.« Episode 099: Prof. Dr. Hennric Jokeit Hennric Jokeit wurde 1963 in Stralsund geboren. Er ist Neuropsychologe und Fotograf, sowie Titularprofessor für Neuropsychologie an der Universität Zürich und leitet das Institut für »Neuropsychologische Diagnostik und Bildgebung« an der Schweizerischen Epilepsie-Klinik. Seit 2000 ist er auch fotografisch tätig. https://hennricjokeit.com/ - - - Episoden-Cover-Gestaltung: Andy Scholz Episoden-Cover-Foto: Privat Idee, Produktion, Redaktion, Moderation: Andy Scholz http://fotografieneudenken.de/ https://www.instagram.com/fotografieneudenken/ Der Podcast ist eine Produktion von STUDIO ANDY SCHOLZ 2022. Andy Scholz wurde 1971 in Varel am Jadebusen geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medienwissenschaften in Düsseldorf, Kunst und Design an der HBK Braunschweig und Fotografie/Fototheorie in Essen an der Folkwang Universität der Künste. Seit 2005 ist er freier Künstler, Autor sowie künstlerischer Leiter und Kurator vom FESTIVAL FOTOGRAFISCHER BILDER, das er gemeinsam mit Martin Rosner 2016 in Regensburg gründete. Seit 2012 unterrichtete er an verschiedenen Instituten, u.a. Universität Regensburg, Fachhochschule Würzburg, North Dakota State University in Fargo (USA), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Ruhr Universität Bochu

Marge Monko. Artist/Künstlerin, Professorin für Fotografie an der »Estonian Academy of Arts« in Talinn. Zitate aus dem Podcast: »I came accidentally to photography.« »We need more and more the ability to be critical and to use the medium in a critical way.« »I was coming over the years more and more back to analogue. I needed more contact with the material.« Marge Monko wurde 1976 in Talinn geboren. Sie studierte zwischen 2002 und 2008 Fotografie an der »Estonian Academy of Arts« in Talinn, an der Kunsthochschule Wien sowie von 2013 bis 2015 am »Higher Institute for Fine Arts« in Gent. Seit 2017 lehrt sie als Professorin an der »Estonian Academy of Arts« in Talinn. Sie arbeitet mit Fotografie, Film und Installation. Die meisten ihrer Arbeiten haben einen Bezug zu einem historischen Ereignis und sind von der Psychoanalyse, dem Feminismus und der Theorie der visuellen Kultur beeinflusst. Sie wurden bereits international gezeigt unter anderem im Museum Folkwang (Essen), im mumok (Wien), in der Neuen Galerie Innsbruck, in der Talinn City Gallery und im Fotomuseum Antwerpen. http://www.margemonko.com/ https://www.duesseldorfphotoplus.de/ https://www.instagram.com/duesseldorfphotoplus/ https://cosarhmt.com/ Episoden-Cover-Gestaltung: Andy Scholz Episoden-Cover-Foto: Rene Altrov Idee, Produktion, Redaktion, Moderation: Andy Scholz http://fotografieneudenken.de/ https://www.instagram.com/fotografieneudenken/ Der Podcast ist eine Produktion von STUDIO ANDY SCHOLZ 2022. Andy Scholz wurde 1971 in Varel am Jadebusen geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medienwissenschaften in Düsseldorf, Kunst und Design an der HBK Braunschweig und Fotografie/Fototheorie in Essen an der Folkwang Universität der Künste. Seit 2005 ist er freier Künstler, Autor sowie künstlerischer Leiter und Kurator vom FESTIVAL FOTOGRAFISCHER BILDER, das er gemeinsam mit Martin Rosner 2016 in Regensburg gründete. Seit 2012 unterrichtet er an verschiedenen Instituten, u.a. Universität Regensburg, Fachhochschule Würzburg, North Dakota State University in Fargo (USA), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Ruhr Universität Bochum, seit 2022 auch an der Pädagogischen Hochschule in Ludwigsburg. Im ersten Lockdown, im Juni 2020, begann er mit dem Podcast. Er lebt und arbeitet in Essen. http://fotografieneudenken.de/ https://www.instagram.com/fotografieneudenken/ https://festival-fotografischer-bilder.de/ https://www.instagram.com/festivalfotografischerbilder/ http://andyscholz.com/ https://www.instagram.com/scholzandy/

Oh guest got into an accident and couldn't make it. But we did what we had a good discussion nonetheless.   Is the left too preoccupied with parliamentary politics? Has the disintegration of the working class allowed a bourgeois liberalism to take its place? Is this allowing a power vacuum for the right? We'll discuss with journalist and scholar Anton Jäger.   Anton Jæger Anton Jäger is a researcher at the Higher Institute for Philosophy at KU Leuven, Belgium Read his most recent article in the Guardian Here: https://www.theguardian.com/.../left-justice-system-right...   About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube!   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast & www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Pascal Robert in Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/black-political-elite-serving...   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com Get the music featured on the show here: https://bitterlakeoakland.bandcamp.com/   Follow Djene Bajalan @djenebajalan Follow Kuba Wrzesniewski @DrKuba2

Host MK Smith speaks with Syrian actress Raghad Al Makhlouf about her experiences both professionally and personally after the revolution and events of 2011 in Syria. Raghad Al Makhlouf is a theater and TV actress who has participated in over 18 plays and appeared in over 300 hours of television drama series in Syria. She acted in three short films, and one feature film. She received bachelor's degree in acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, Syria. Between 2005 and 2011, Raghad was a teaching assistant at the Acting Department at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. She believes in the power of theater as a healing and therapy medium for oppressed populations. She was a member of an interactive theater group in Syria that toured towns and villages and engaged local residents trying to address local problems and challenges through theater.  She also led and designed acting workshops that provided psychosocial support for young Syrian refugees in Lebanon to help them overcome trauma. In 2021, Raghad earned Master of Fine Arts in classical acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy of Classical Acting at The George Washington University. When she is not performing, Raghad enjoys to eat, sing, dance, and explore the unknown.

النسخة المصورة: https://youtu.be/IjzzqFmVSY4 الموقع الرسمي: www.slimane.io/podcast وصال إدبلا هي صحفية و منتجة تشتغل بشكل حر، خريجة المعهد العالي للإعلام و الإتصال بالرباط، و الممثلة الوحيدة للمغرب بالموسم الثاني لبرنامج برلمان شعب. Wissal Idbella is a freelance journalist and digital producer, a graduate of the Higher Institute of Information and Communication in Rabat (ISIC), and the only representative of Morocco in the second season of Barlaman Sha3b. محاور الحلقة (00:00) مقدمة (02:31) إن القيود مذلة و شنار (03:41) الحرية و المسؤولية (10:07) انهيار منظومة القيم بالمغرب (23:51) المسار الدراسي لوصال (31:49) واقع الصحافة في المغرب (40:24) خطر الربح من الإعلانات على جودة المحتوى في الويب (44:00) كيف تحد شبكات التواصل من التقدم العلمي للبشرية (47:34) حرية الصحافة و استقلال القضاء في المغرب (57:18) التعامل مع الأقليات في المغرب (59:52) الحريات الفردية في الإسلام (01:03:44) "الوطنيون الجدد" على شبكات التواصل (01:07:31) بث الكراهية بين المغرب و الجزائر من الطرفين (01:17:52) تطبيع المغرب مع الكيان الصهيوني (01:23:34) كيف يمكن أن تتحرر فلسطين كاملة (01:31:47) تجربة برلمان شعب (01:40:32) تجربة الحجر الصحي (01:41:19) فقدان الوالدة (01:49:36) الشعر العربي و قراءة الكتب (01:56:15) تعريف النجاح عند وصال (01:59:47) إقتراحات الضيوف (02:01:20) رأي وصال في كاس أتاي بودكاست

ERZÄHLEN VERBINDET „Die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen einem Menschen und der Wahrheit ist eine Geschichte“ (Antony de Mello) Das Erzählen ist tief verankert in den religiösen Traditionen des Judentums, des Christentums und des Islam. Mit Erzählungenwerden die heiligen Schriften ausgelegt und mit Leben gefüllt. In Erzählungen verbinden sich die Traditionen auch untereinander. So entsteht erzählend ein Gewebe zwischen den Religionen. Und das Erzählen ist nicht nur auf den Bereich der Religion beschränkt: Insbesondere in Syrien ist die Tradition der Hakawati zu Hause. Dies sind Geschichtenerzähler, die in Cafés arabische Märchen und Fabeln, aber auch aktuelle und durchaus sozialkritische Geschichten mit kräftiger Stimme, Mimik und Gestik vortragen. Die Abendveranstaltung möchte dieses verbindende Erzählen in zwei Schritten vor Augen und Ohren führen: Zwischen Judentum, Islam und Christentum – In einem Podiumsgespräch werden eine Judaistin, ein islamischer und ein christlicher Theologe Einblicke geben, inwiefern das Erzählen in den drei monotheistschen Religionen eine zentrale Stellung hat und wie es sie auch miteinander verbindet. Besonders nehmen sie dabei die frühe Zeit des Islam in den Blick, in der narrative Traditionen in ungewöhnlicher Weise ineinander flossen. Zwischen Damaskus und Frankfurt Dr. Frank van der Velden Prof. Dr. Tobias Specker Zwischen Damaskus und Frankfurt. Die Tradition des Hakawati neu belebt. Bassam Dawood (alias Abu Fakir, Syrian House of Tale Berlin) Mitwirkende: Bassam Dawood ist Schauspieler und Theaterdirektor, ausgebildet am Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damaskus. Er tritt als Hakawati Abu Fakir auf, ist Begründer des Syrian House of Tale und Mitbegründer von Radio Souriali.

Duccio Locati joined us to talk about all things mindset. Specifically Duccio talked about how our subconscious mind plays a HUGE role in whether or not we're healthy. Have you ever wondered why seemingly healthy people come down with disease and sickness? How could a health nut come down with some kind of illness or cancer? Perhaps it has a lot to do with our subconscious mind. We talked a lot about reprogramming the subconscious mind on the show with Dr. Bruce Lipton quite some time back which you will want to hear. On top of learning how the subconscious mind affects our actions and attitudes we also talked about the unconscious mind and the super conscious mind. What people don't realize is that the belief systems, our attitudes and emotions (which directly affect our health and physiology) are controlled by our subconscious mind. Some people say it's has high as 80 to 90% of what we think about is subconscious programming. That's why people will get sick yet their conscious mind (which Duccio Locati says only runs the mind 5% of the time) doesn't want to be sick. Their body is following orders from the subconscious mind. It's a weird concept but our will power and logical mind is run by the conscious mind. What we really want to do is to get rid of negative, dis-empowering thought patterns from our subconscious mind. Since the subconscious brain controls up to 95% of our brain, we should place most of the emphasis there instead of trying to increase will power. Duccio Locati works with something called PSYCh-K. It's an entire system that's designed to help people get rid of limiting beliefs and reprogram your subconscious mind. Reprogramming your subconscious brain isn't just applied to health and healing, it can be applied to self esteem, success principles, earning more money, improving relationships and so much more. It's our subconscious brain that's causing all the issues in our lives whether they be physical, spiritual or emotional. I hope you enjoyed this show with Mr. Duccio Locati. Visit his site below! Oh and... One Last Thing! As always your support via your donations and bookmarking our Amazon link to use each time you purchase is how we keep our show going. Thank you for bookmarking our Amazon link even if you're not buying anything right now! :) Sponsor For This Episode: Good Morning Good Evening Qigong Program Earthing Products Extrema Chemical Free Cookware BARF World Raw Dog Food Berkey Water Filters Squatty Potty stools - see in store Surthrival products - see in store Products Related To This Episode: We are now commercial free but only if you click here to support us to keep making commercial free shows! :) Annmarie Gianni Skincare Living Libations Skincare The Relax Far Infrared Sauna Thrive Market Organifi green juice powder Activation Products - Ocean's Alive & Magnesium Find Extreme Health Radio On: [include file=showpage-itunes-soundcloud-stitcher.html] Please Subscribe: Subscribe To Our Radio Show For Updates! Listen to other shows with this guest. Show Date: Friday 9/12/2016 Show Guest: Duccio Locati Guest Info: Duccio Locati is the Director of the PSYCH-K Health and Well being program. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Osteopathy in Milan he obtained the B.Sc. Ost. Bachelor of Science in Osteopathy, issued by the University of Wales, UK. Studied 2 years of Biological Medicine. Show Topic: The subconscious mind and health Guest Website(s): http://www.ieyes.org/ https://www.psych-k.com/ Guest Product(s): Please Support Us If You Are Able: (Opens in a new window - Every bit helps us to keep delivering even better shows that help you heal & thrive!) Copy and paste the following HTML code into any web page. Or you can grab a badge! Interview with Duccio Locati Radio Show Transcript: [spp-transcript]

Conflict research as a subject area has often been prone to colonial mindsets and thinking. In a world in which power disparities between wealthy states and the former colonial world remain very large - indeed, often huge - there are significant structural imbalances of power between the the North and South. These are reflected in the resources available to the academic community. Privilege can often create regressive attitudes and mindsets, which reinforce and reproduce these power disparities. In this episode, we introduce the Silent Voices Bukavu Project, a collaborative research project, based on the sharing of experiences and creation of dialogue, which has created an intellectual and cultural resource for the global academy. The project seeks to identify and share problems in order to promote and encourage collaborative best practices.  Featuring professor Koen Vlassenroot, Director of the Conflict Research Group at Ghent University, Emery Mudinga, the Director of Angaza Institute and Associate Professor at Higher Institute for Rural Development, Bukavu, and Irène Bahati, a Congolese researcher at the Study Group on Conflict and Human Security and Teacher at the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Bukavu. Producers: Luke Cooper, Azaria MorganSound editor: Camilo Tirado Intro music: The Drama by Rafael Krux (used for education purposes under Creative Commons License).   This podcast series has been funded by the UK government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of the LSE Conflict Research Programme. The ideas expressed in the podcast do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the UK Government/FCDO. 

In this episode, I talk with Prof Samuele Marcora about how the brain regulates performance, and what we can do about this to go Faster. Prof Marcora is well known in the world of sports science and considered an expert in this subject. He has a Bachelor in Physical Education from the Higher Institute of Physical Education of Lombardy (Italy). A MSc in Human Performance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (USA), and a PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Wales-Bangor (UK). He has taught at the Bangor University (UK) and the University of Kent (UK) , where he was made an honorary Professor. Prof Marcora's research integrates exercise physiology with motivation psychology and cognitive neuroscience to better understand fatigue, endurance performance and physical activity behaviour. He is the author of Sport and the Brain: The science of preparing, enduring and winning, and has over 185 scientific articles, being cited over 10,000 times. He has been a consultant for many organisations including British Ministry of Defence, Juventus, MAPEI Sport and ASICS, and in 2018 he began his post at the University of Bologna, where he teaches applied physiology and training methodology. What we cover in depth How the brain regulates performance What is the difference between pain and fatigue How his model differs from the classic understanding of fatigue, e.g central governor theory What’s going on ‘inside’ when we are racing at the limit and we ‘hear’ the voice inside saying counter productive messages Recommendations for masters rowers to prepare to do their best in a maximum test/race Interventions to maintain/increase performance when feeling fatigued How would you incorporate the application and training plan design How to integrate brain endurance training with traditional training sessions Advice to masters rowers looking to integrate this... a lot of science How brain endurance ties into recovery strategy, role of sleep and the role of meditation The most effective primers to ward off fatigue Recommended visual and audible cues Fatigue mediation/mitigation strategies, any good stories from power/endurance sports? Samuele recommends the following books Endure by Alex Hutchinson Sport and the Brain: The science of preparing, enduring and winning

Ameen is a Syrian artist and a student at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. Ameen lives in Damascus, Syria. In this episode, he takes us on a journey into how life in Damascus, Syria, is like in 2021. He also goes into depth about his art, photography, and future projects he's working on. The episode is out on all podcast streaming platforms—YouTube, Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, PocketCast, etc. Ameen's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ameenakaseem/ Podcast Email: TheEgyptianHulkPodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEgyptianHulkPodcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTe1kPcCH7GpI-bq2kvDqqQ

دردشة مع الفنانة زينة أفتيموس عن بداياتها مع كورال جوقة الفرح ثم رحلتها الاكاديمية في المعهد العالي للفنون قسم الغناء في دمشق. تشاركني زينة أيضاً بتفاصيل تتعلق بمشاركتها ببرنامج "ستار أكاديمي"، كالجو التنافسي، العقود، المدرّبين، و الخبرات الكثيرة التي اكتسبتها من هذه التجربة. تتحدث أيضاً عن مشاريعها الحالية والقادمة المليئة بحس التجريب و الدمج بين أنواع موسيقية مختلفة لتعبّر أكثر شخصيتها الفنية المتنوعة والمرنة و المليئة بالحياة! In conversation with singer Zeina Aftimos about her beginnings at Al Farah Choir in Damascus, then her academic journey at the The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, singing major. Zeina shares her experience at Star Academy: the competitiveness, the trainers, the contracts, the benefits and finally, her current and future projects, which are fusion inspired .. an interesting mix of old and modern and so full of life .. just like her! Follow and support Zeina: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeinaaftimos/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeinaAftimos.Official/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGS76jxQZzl8yVE5NODks8Q VIDEO AVAILABLE @ https://youtu.be/lyp5YMP5bus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/963podcast/message

دردشة مع الفنانة كارمن توكمه جي عن بداياتها الموسيقية مع كورال «قوس قزح» بقيادة الأستاذ حسام الدين بريمو و دراستها الغناء في المعهد العالي للموسيقا في دمشق .. كيف تعرفت على الموسيقار إياد الريماوي في لقاء مصيري سجلوا على اثره العديد من الاعمال، من ضمنها أغنيتي "سفِّرني" من مسلسل ضبُّوا الشناتي و "قَلبي علينا" من مسلسل الندم. نالت الشارتين على نجاح و شعبية واسعة داخل سورية وخارجها .. لحّنت آغنيتها الأخيرة "نقّل فُؤادَك" مع شقيقها بيرنارد في أول تجربة لها للتلحين In conversation with recording artist Carmen Tockmaji, we discuss how Carmen got started in music as a choir singer with professor and mentor Hussam Eddin Brimo, who was instrumental in developing her skills and preparing her to get accepted at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus, where she studied and graduated at the top of her class. We also cover how she linked up with multi-disciplined musician Iyad Rimawi and much more.. :نقّل فؤادك - Nakkel Fouadaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6IZKpEo90 Follow and support Carmen: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFmZ... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarmenTockmajii Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmentockmaji Twitter: https://twitter.com/carmentockmaji Anghami: https://play.anghami.com/artist/3031222 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/carmen-tockmaji Website: https://carmentockmaji.com/ VIDEO AVAILABLE @ https://youtu.be/G3WdTAvkni8 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/963podcast/message

Hedwig Brouckaert is a New York based, Chile-born, Belgian-American artist working with mass media imagery as source material to create highly personal works. Her artistic practice consists of drawing, digital and mixed media, and site specific installations. She obtained an MFA from the University of California, Davis, after a Master’s Degree in Sculpture and a Postgraduate Degree at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts in Belgium. She has received several Artist Grants from the Flemish Government in Belgium, and fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation – Bellagio (IT), Liguria Study Center Bogliasco (IT), Cité Internationale des Arts Paris, Hafnarborg Museum of Iceland, Yaddo (NY), Anderson Ranch (CO). Her work was presented in ‘Re/pro/ducing Complexity’ at the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (BE), Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders (DE), VOLTA NY (2014 & 2018), Kentler International Drawing Space (NY), Bangkok Art and Culture Center (TH), and Pallazo Vendramin Costa (Venice IT). Her work was featured in the NYT and the Brooklyn Rail. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Hedwig Brouckaert 02:03 - Search For Life - Dirty Projectors 04:51 - Mass Media 16:13 - Family Collections 25:18 - Academia in Belgium vs US 27:53 - Woman, here - Ada Lea 31:12 - Outro 31:33 - Finish

Tune adapted from the recording of the Liturgy of St. Cyril in Coptic by Fr. Mettias Nasr and the Higher Institute of Coptic Studies

Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian filmmaker, born in France in 1979. She was educated in theatre criticism at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and in filmmaking at the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon. Kaadan and podcast host Kiva Reardon will discuss The Day I Lost My Shadow, Kaadans' first feature fiction film which was awarded Best Debut in Venice. 

Hello!   The "Cleanup all the media I consumed while playing Fallout 76" Episode.... Episode #472 Segmented Thusly:   Movie Monologue = The Vatican Tapes, Bird Box, Halloween (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles.   Television Talk = Doctor Who (Season 11, Episode 10): The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos and Broadchurch (Season #2)   Book Banter = H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) by Mark Walden, The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) by Mark Walden and Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E. #3 ) ALSO by Mark Walden.     Game Gabbin' = Dragons & Dementors: Harry Potter D&D Recap #1: Hogwarts Bound:   Internet Intercourse = Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, I Was There Too ("Final" Episode), Kevin McDonald's Kevin McDonald Show, Clear & Vivid with Host Alan Alda and Doctor Gameshow   Cleanup Conversation = Normal Difficulty on Twitch, 5 Second Films and 2018 Rocket & Raygun Awards with Victor Lucas

Burkina Faso, a rather arid country in western Africa, began to build water reservoirs 150 years ago. Today there are about 1500 of these reservoirs ranging in size from small to very large ponds. Dr. Raymond Ouedraogo knows a lot of them. Since the 1980s he has been a multi-faceted expert in fisheries, aquaculture and water management. After graduating from the Higher Institute for Fisheries Sciences and Techniques, he began his career in the Ministry of Environment and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso. He remained there until 2013, but during this time he also acquired 2 Masters Degrees in the UK and Belgium and subsequently a doctoral degree at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna. He has remained in touch with BOKU beyond his doctorate, and today he is the regional coordinator of the SUSFISH-plus project. This project is a collaboration between BOKU and, among others, the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research in Burkina Faso, where Raymond currently pursues his research. Already in the project preceding this one – SUSFISH – he was an important member of the team.In this podcast, Raymond Ouedraogo talks about land and water in Burkina Faso, the different uses of water reservoirs, and how he works in the middle of politics and science to develop the maximum benefits of research for the people and the land.

The interview is a dialogue with Ahmad Kiki, a Syrian young actor, who graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, Syria. Two years after his graduation, Kiki found himself in a prison, arrested because he stood up for freedom and justice in Syria. In this interview, Kiki recounts a painful story about fleeing from Syria to Turkey in a dangerous trip he had to make by sea. Even so, this journey of fear and suffering fortunately has a happy ending.

In this podcast Mufti Taha Karaan will explain how do Muslim minority communities in various parts of the world create meaningful spaces and environments to flourish as religious communities, and as beneficial members of their societies? The intersection between religious identity and citizenship is a nuanced and complex topic for many Muslims living in Non Muslims countries. Mufti Taha Karaan provides an insightful overview of how Muslim minority communities engaged with the geo political realities of their times in order to consolidate their presence and growth in various locations around the world.  By analyzing and discussing the critical topics of migration, citizenship and the preservation of faith, in a coherent historical chronology and context, Mufti Taha Karaan proffers a refreshing and inspirational approach of understanding the Fiqh of Citizenship and Minorities in contemporary times. The Muslim community of South Africa, specifically Cape Town, has a rich and dynamic history which spans more than 300 years. Mufti Taha Karaan proposes that Muslim minority communities around the world should scrupulously analyse how the Muslims of the Cape preserved their faith when confronted with the various challenges of slavery, colonialism and apartheid, and how they succeeded in developing into a vibrant, confident and socially contributing community within South African society. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi'i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur'anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur'anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha's own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted. For more SeekersGuidance podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersHub build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through month...

Since the enlightenment period, belief in God and organized religion has come under significant attack.  The unremitting question regarding the compatibility of revelation and reason continues to plague us in current times.  Atheism as a “belief” system or worldview is on the rise, and many individuals feel obfuscated and confused amidst the high levels of intellectual scepticism. How should Muslims face and immunized themselves from these ideological challenges? How did our luminous scholars of the past respond to the various intellectual and doctrinal quagmires of their age so that they were able to preserve sound belief in the integrals of Islam? In this lecture, Mufti Taha Karaan succinctly articulates a systematic overview of the various components that contribute to the Islamic science of belief ('aqeeda) and dialectical theology (kalam). By contextualizing the various challenges that historically confronted Islamic doctrine, he provides a lucid methodology in comprehending the integral epistemic avenues that contribute to correct belief in Islam. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi'i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur'anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur'anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha's own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted   For more SeekersHub podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersGuidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through monthly donation by going to https://seekersguidance.org/donate – your donations are tax deductible in the US and Canada.

Since the enlightenment period, belief in God and organized religion has come under significant attack.  The unremitting question regarding the compatibility of revelation and reason continues to plague us in current times.  Atheism as a “belief” system or worldview is on the rise, and many individuals feel obfuscated and confused amidst the high levels of intellectual scepticism. How should Muslims face and immunized themselves from these ideological challenges? How did our luminous scholars of the past respond to the various intellectual and doctrinal quagmires of their age so that they were able to preserve sound belief in the integrals of Islam? In this lecture, Mufti Taha Karaan succinctly articulates a systematic overview of the various components that contribute to the Islamic science of belief ('aqeeda) and dialectical theology (kalam). By contextualizing the various challenges that historically confronted Islamic doctrine, he provides a lucid methodology in comprehending the integral epistemic avenues that contribute to correct belief in Islam. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi'i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur'anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur'anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha's own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted   For more SeekersHub podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through monthly donation by going to https://seekersguidance.org/donate – your donations are tax deductible in the US and Canada.  

In this podcast Mufti Taha Karaan will explain how do Muslim minority communities in various parts of the world create meaningful spaces and environments to flourish as religious communities, and as beneficial members of their societies? The intersection between religious identity and citizenship is a nuanced and complex topic for many Muslims living in Non Muslims countries. Mufti Taha Karaan provides an insightful overview of how Muslim minority communities engaged with the geo political realities of their times in order to consolidate their presence and growth in various locations around the world.  By analyzing and discussing the critical topics of migration, citizenship and the preservation of faith, in a coherent historical chronology and context, Mufti Taha Karaan proffers a refreshing and inspirational approach of understanding the Fiqh of Citizenship and Minorities in contemporary times. The Muslim community of South Africa, specifically Cape Town, has a rich and dynamic history which spans more than 300 years. Mufti Taha Karaan proposes that Muslim minority communities around the world should scrupulously analyse how the Muslims of the Cape preserved their faith when confronted with the various challenges of slavery, colonialism and apartheid, and how they succeeded in developing into a vibrant, confident and socially contributing community within South African society. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi’i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur’anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur’anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha’s own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted. For more SeekersGuidance podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersHub build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through month...

Since the enlightenment period, belief in God and organized religion has come under significant attack.  The unremitting question regarding the compatibility of revelation and reason continues to plague us in current times.  Atheism as a “belief” system or worldview is on the rise, and many individuals feel obfuscated and confused amidst the high levels of intellectual scepticism. How should Muslims face and immunized themselves from these ideological challenges? How did our luminous scholars of the past respond to the various intellectual and doctrinal quagmires of their age so that they were able to preserve sound belief in the integrals of Islam? In this lecture, Mufti Taha Karaan succinctly articulates a systematic overview of the various components that contribute to the Islamic science of belief ('aqeeda) and dialectical theology (kalam). By contextualizing the various challenges that historically confronted Islamic doctrine, he provides a lucid methodology in comprehending the integral epistemic avenues that contribute to correct belief in Islam. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi’i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur’anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur’anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha’s own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted   For more SeekersHub podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersGuidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through monthly donation by going to https://seekersguidance.org/donate – your donations are tax deductible in the US and Canada.

Since the enlightenment period, belief in God and organized religion has come under significant attack.  The unremitting question regarding the compatibility of revelation and reason continues to plague us in current times.  Atheism as a “belief” system or worldview is on the rise, and many individuals feel obfuscated and confused amidst the high levels of intellectual scepticism. How should Muslims face and immunized themselves from these ideological challenges? How did our luminous scholars of the past respond to the various intellectual and doctrinal quagmires of their age so that they were able to preserve sound belief in the integrals of Islam? In this lecture, Mufti Taha Karaan succinctly articulates a systematic overview of the various components that contribute to the Islamic science of belief ('aqeeda) and dialectical theology (kalam). By contextualizing the various challenges that historically confronted Islamic doctrine, he provides a lucid methodology in comprehending the integral epistemic avenues that contribute to correct belief in Islam. Biography of Mufti Taha Karaan: Mufti Taha Karaan is a Shafi’i scholar born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a family renowned in both its maternal and paternal lineage for Islamic scholarship. His father, the late Mufti Yusuf Karaan (may Allah have mercy on his soul), was one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars in the Cape. Mufti Taha completed his Qur’anic memorization in one year at the Waterfall Islamic Institute, the oldest Islamic seminary in South Africa. During his stay, he assisted in the editing of the Qur’anic prints that the Institute has become famous for the world over. After finishing four years of the ‘alim course in two years, he journeyed to the Indian sub-continent and Dar al-Uloom Deoband, graduating from there in 1991 with the highest of distinctions, as did his father, in a class of over 700 students. He then travelled to the Middle East and completed a two-year graduate diploma at the Higher Institute for Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. Mufti Taha is the recipient of numerous chains of transmission (ijazaat), from well-respected scholars in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others, in numerous fields of Islamic study. Currently, Mufti Taha is the Mufti of the Muslim Judicial Council. He is a sought-after speaker at Islamic symposia and conferences but attends them sparingly, preferring to spend most of his time at the Islamic seminary, Dar al-Uloom al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, that he founded in 1996. The educational thrust of the seminary reflects Mufti Taha’s own pioneering vision and commitment to squarely interface with the challenges of the modern age through the twin objectives of preservation and progress. In his teaching, writing and legal verdicts (fatawa), Mufti Taha regularly addresses contemporary issues such as the challenges of post-modernity, feminism, Islamic economics and finance, the old and new Orientalisms, and fiqh issues affecting Diaspora Muslim communities. His students describe him as divinely-gifted with encyclopaedic knowledge; possessed of a near photographic memory; an insatiable bibliophile within the Islamic sciences and without; a teacher that never ceases to inspire; endowed with an elegant calligraphic hand and a penchant for poetry; thoroughly unassuming, pleasant, brilliant and tender-hearted   For more SeekersHub podcasts and podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance build a Global Islamic Seminary and spread the light of guidance to millions around the world by supporting us through monthly donation by going to https://seekersguidance.org/donate – your donations are tax deductible in the US and Canada.  

The interview is a dialogue with Ahmad Kiki, a Syrian young actor, who graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, Syria. Two years after his graduation, Kiki found himself in a prison, arrested because he stood up for freedom and justice in Syria. In this interview, Kiki recounts a painful story about fleeing from Syria to Turkey in a dangerous trip he had to make by sea. Even so, this journey of fear and suffering fortunately has a happy ending.

Sherwin Haji and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Other Side of Hope, immigration, voice and identity, fear of the other, history, memory and the extreme right wing. Biography Sherwan Haji (born 1985) plays the role of Khaled, a Syrian refugee. Haji, who came to Finland from Syria in 2010, graduated from Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2008. Haji acted in several TV series in Syria and continued his studies in Cambridge School of Art – Anglia Ruskin University in 2015, graduating last year with a Master of Arts degree. Since 2012 Haji has, in addition to acting, also written and directed several short films and video installations for Lion’s Line, his production company. This is Haji’s first main role in a feature film. The film’s soundtrack also includes music performed by Haji on saz, a traditional stringed instrument. Synopsis The film consists of two stories that by chance intersect at the forty-minute mark. The first one is about Khaled, a young Syrian refugee who has lost virtually all of his family. Almost by accident, he drifts to Helsinki as a stowaway passenger on a collier to seek asylum without great hopes for his future life. Wikström, the other protagonist, is a travelling salesman of about fifty (representing mainly men’s shirts and ties). In the beginning of the film he leaves his alcoholic wife and his profession and turns momentarily into a poker shark. With the small amount of money he thus gains he then buys an unprofitable restaurant at the far end of an inner court along a back street in Helsinki. When the authorities decide to return Khaled to the ruins of Aleppo he, just like many others, decides to stay illegally in the country and disappears into the streets of Helsinki. There he meets, besides various types of racism, also pure kindness. Finally Wikström finds our fellow sleeping in the inner yard of his restaurant. Perhaps he sees something of himself in the battered man because he hires Khaled as a cleaner and a dishwasher. For a moment life shows us its sunnier side, but fate soon intervenes and the film concludes with an open ending leading either to a respectable life or to the cemetery. For a person driven into a corner, both have their merits. Trailer ---------- For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here or check out the site of his podcast on film, social change and much more. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Image Copyright: Sputnik Oy and Aki Kaurismäki. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, The Beacon examines the 2011 uprisings in Tunisia that jumpstarted the “Arab Spring” across the Middle East and North Africa. To understand what happened in Tunisia from the people's perspective during those early days, Dunya Habash spoke with 3 Tunisians who participated in the events in different ways. The first was Montasar Adaili, a masters student studying in Tunis when the protests broke out, Dr. Mohamed-Salah Omri, associate professor of Modern Arabic Language and Literature at Oxford's Oriental Institute, and Yosra Outertani, an associate professor of English at the Higher Institute of Languages of Nabeul, Carthage University.If you wish to comment on this topic, we are accepting admissions to our blog. Similarly, you may find the original, unedited interview with Dr. Omri below. The Dr. Omri interview can be found here.

Möt sazspelaren och sångerskan Nadine Al Khalidi som flytt från Irak och oudspelaren Maher Mahmoud som flytt från Syrien. Fjärde programmet av fem av Birgitta Tollan. Musiker som flyktingar har rört sig över jorden sedan dess begynnelse. Många musikaliska genrer och uttryck är resultatet av musiker som flytt och vandrat från land till land under årtusenden. De två professionella musiker vi skall möta idag har flytt från krig och brott mot mänskliga rättigheter. Båda har personliga erfarenheter av de två diktatorer vars gärningar gjorde att de valde att fly: Bashar al-Assad i Syrien och Saddam Hussein i Irak. Trots detta har de lyckats skapa en musikalisk karriär och en dräglig tillvaro i sina nya hemländer, där den egna musiken har fått en central plats i livet. Båda upplevde a point of no return i sina urprungsländer. Det var då de tog sitt beslut att fly. Maher Mahmoud spelar det traditionella instrumentet oud, en bandlös korthalsluta med sex strängar. Från början ville han spela piano, men det fanns inte ett enda piano i hans hemstad Al Salamiyah i Syrien. 2012 var han 26 år och flydde med ett reguljärflyg från Damaskus och hamnade i Danmark. Han hade bjudits in som musiker eftersom han tidigare turnerat med danska musiker och undervisat i arabisk musik på Musikkonservatoriet i Århus. Innan inbördeskriget i Syrien startade 2011 hade landet ungefär 24 miljoner invånare.- Många, många syriska städer är nu sönderbombade och ungefär 10 miljoner människor har flytt från landet, säger Maher Mahmoud, som personligen har lidit under den styrande familjen al-Assad i Syrien.När Maher Mahmoud föddes satt fadern i fängelse som politisk fånge under Hafez al-Assad, den nuvarande presidenten Bashar al-Assads far. Maher Mahmouds familj gick sönder när fadern arresterades, eftersom ingen visste hur länge han skulle sitta fängslad eller om han över huvud taget skulle överleva.Efter fem års studier hade Maher Mahmoud tagit examen vid Higher Institute of Music i Damaskus och arbetade som frilansmusiker i flera ensembler, bl a Syriska nationalorkestern för arabisk musik. 2011 startade inbördeskriget och han blev inkallad till Basher al-Assads armé.- Av två anledningar vägrade jag: för det första är jag helt emot den syriska regimen, som fäller ner dödsbringande gåvor från himlen över sin egen befolkning! Det är svårt att föreställa sig att detta händer i vår tid. Att en president bombar sitt eget folk! säger han. Maher Mahmouds andra skäl till att vägra att ta värvning i syriska armén är att han är musiker, vars uppgift inte är att döda och slåss utan att spela på sitt instrument.- Vi behöver inga fler soldater, säger Maher som inte hade några planer på att lämna Syrien, men nu kände jag mig tvungen att fly. För att finna min egen identitet igen.I Danmark spelar Maher Mahmoud i Dunia Ensemble. Gruppen bildades av danske saxofonisten Morten Carlsen som tidigare spelade i Pierre Dørges New Djungle Orchestra. Dunia består av ett tiotal musiker från olika länder, bl a Georghe Mihalache på cimbalom, Dalia Faitalson på gitarr och Mirwais Fedai på tablas. Maher Mahmoud ingår också i Projekt Gränslös för musiker som flytt. Dessutom arbetar han med ett nätverk för att samla de musiker ur professionella syriska ensembler som flytt. Musikerna finns nu utspridda i Europa. Maher Mahmoud spelade med dem i Syrien i åratal. De studerade ihop, de spelade ihop i olika grupper och de turnerade tillsammans.- Vi ville gärna mötas och spela igen, men hur skulle vi kunna ha råd med det? Så, efter hårt arbete, arrangerade saxofonisten Morten Carlsen en syrisk kulturkaravan, och vi begav oss ut på turné. Att få spela tillsammans igen efter fem års separation, det var en fantastisk upplevelse för oss, berättar Maher Mahmoud. Den Syriska nationalensemblen för arabisk musik var åter samlad, denna gång med musikernas nya livserfarenheter från flykten och möten med andra kulturer. - Nu måste alla syrier visa vad syrisk kultur är. Att visa att Syrien inte enbart är ett land fyllt med krigshandlingar och salafister! Vi var ett bra, tryggt land, men med en rutten regim med politiska problem. Men det syriska folket bär upp kulturen. Även om hela Syrien förstörs så kommer kulturen att finnas kvar hos människorna, säger Maher Mahmoud.Då är den syriska musiken oerhört viktig. Från provspelning på "Open Stage" på pubb Jazzå vid Järntorget i Göteborg till topplistor i arabvärlden. Nadin Al Khalidi framförde först gitarrlåtar av Joan Baez och Bob Dylan, vilka hon lyssnat på i köket hemma i Bagdad. Nu skriver och sjunger Nadin egen musik på arabiska i gruppen Tarabband med melodier, rytmer och instrument från hemlandet Irak och resten av världen. Hennes instrument numera är saz, ett långhalsat lutinstrument med endast tre strängar.Ett bestialiska dåd gör att Nadin Al Khalidi beslutar att fly från Bagdad i Irak. Året är 2000 och hon och hennes syster kommer hem till det höghus i Bagdad där de delar lägenhet. De har varit på konsert med Bagdad Symfoniorkester. Lägenheten var 1983 en gåva från Saddam Hussein, ett stipendium till deras far, som var en mycket känd artist i Irak. - År 2000 såg jag många kvinnor som hade fått sitt hår avrakat. Eller så hade regimen kapat bort kvinnornas händer eller fingrar, öron eller tungor. Sådana inslag visades ofta på tv under det här året, berättar Nadin.När Nadin och systern kommer in i lägenheten på sjätte våningen hör de skrik och gråt nere på gården. De går ut på balkongen och ser flera storvuxna, svartklädda män med svärd i händerna. En livlös kvinnokropp ligger på gården. Hennes huvud ligger bredvid och hennes barn gråter vid hennes döda kropp. Saddams bödlar har halshuggit deras mamma. I Bagdad studerar Nadin Al Khalidi fiol och västerländsk konstmusik i 12 år. Hennes mor blir dock sjuk i cancer och familjen flyttar till moderns födelsestad Kairo i Egypten där de bor mellan 1992 och 1998. Modern avlider i Kairo och familjen flyttar tillbaka till Bagdad.Att leva i Bagdad var som att leva mitt i en krigszon: Saddams militärer, oppositionen,  alla flygbombningar, Kuwaitkrig och andra Gulfkriget gav Nadin känslan av att ständigt vara på flykt från katastrofer och död. - Jag har vant mig vid att ständigt vara på flykt. Det har blivit en del av hur jag är, hur jag tänker och hur jag känner. Det skrämmer mig inte, men däremot måste jag alltid ha en plan B klar, förklarar Nadin.Nadin och systern flyr till Sverige 2002. De flyger direkt från Amman i Jordanien dit de hade flytt från Bagdad med hjälp av en manlig bilchaufför som de betalade. Kvinnor fick nämligen inte lämna landet utan en myndig, manlig person, helst en pappa, bror, kusin, fästman eller äkta man. De reser i 17-18 gastkramande timmar med falska pass. Och de landar på Landvetter flygplats i Göteborg.- Jag minns att luften var så frisk och första fikat var bryggkaffe. Min syster beställde en dammsugare, det var hennes absolut favorit,  grön choklad! Och jag beställde en kaka, en bakelse som ser ut som en fläta med äppelmos och mandlar. Och det var så gott, och det var helt nybakat, det luktade så gott. Det här är första, absolut första minnet för mig i Sverige, berättar Nadin Al Khalidi, som fick arbete på Café Kringlan i Haga i Göteborg. På "Open Stage" på pubb Jazzå vid Järntorget i Göteborg gör Nadin sitt första framträdande med akustisk gitarr och sång. Hon sjunger solo på Jesse, come home av Joan Baez. Nadin flyttar till Malmö och får bo hos systerns pojkväns mamma. Hon heter Marianne Mörck, känd skådespelerska, regissör och operakörsångare, som blir Nadins mentor och extramamma. Under sex år bor Nadin hos Marianne. I Malmö fortsätter Nadin Al Khalidi att spela tolvsträngad gitarr på pubbar. Hon gör coverlåtar av Beatles, Bob Dylan och Joan Baez. Men snart känner Nadine att det inte är  tillräckligt stimulerande. Hon vill göra något eget och möter Gabriel Hermansson, som spelar och komponerar svensk och arabisk folkmusik och turnerar med grupperna Alla Fagra, Jidder och Karima Nayt Band.2006 föds gruppen Tarabband - efter det arabiska ordet tarab som betecknar en passionerad och närmast extatisk kontakt som kan uppstå mellan artist och publik. Tarabband presenterar arabisk musik influerad av mellanösterns musik, nordisk folkmusik, jazz, persisk och sydamerikansk musik. Tarabbands musik och texter omfamnas av poeter i Gaza, klubbesökare i Beirut, prinsessor i Abu Dhabi, demonstrerande studenter i Tunisien och en ny kämpande generation i Irak.Titelspåret på deras andra skiva heter Ashofak Baden, vilket betyder Vi ses igen. Ett yazidiskt par i norra Irak, som snart ska skiljas åt, tar en sista selfie och postar i sociala medier. Nadin Al Khalidi ser bilden och skriver en låttext till Tarabband.Gruppen turnerar nu i stora delar av arabvärlden, men det var alltså här i Sverige som Nadine Al Khalidi, istället för att framföra covers av västerländska popartister, började skriva arabiska texter och sjunga på arabiska.Musiklista:Bashar Sharifa - Nahawand Tarabband - Baghdad Choby Dunia - Roaming Maher Mahmoud - Twilight Maher Mahmoud - Mirage Dunia - Roaming Dunia - Laugh Maher Mahmoud M Fl - Damascus, One More Aspect Shadi Ali Maher Mahmoud - Ya Mashghool Tarabband - Ashofak Baden Tarabband; Nadin Al Khalidi, Sång, Saz, Mandole, Gabriel Hermansson, Gitarr, Mandole, Kör, Filip Runesson, Fiol, Romain Coutama, Elbas, Fredrik Gille, Slagverk, Kör, Valter Kinbom, Slagverk, Kör. - Heli Tarabband; Nadin Al Khalidi, Sång, Saz, Mandole, Gabriel Hermansson, Gitarr, Mandole, Kör, Filip Runesson, Fiol, Romain Coutama, Elbas, Fredrik Gille, Slagverk, Kör, Valter Kinbom, Slagverk, Kör. - Heli Tarabband; Nadin Al Khalidi, Sång, Saz, Mandole, Gabriel Hermansson, Gitarr, Mandole, Kör, Filip Runesson, Fiol, Romain Coutama, Elbas, Fredrik Gille, Slagverk, Kör, Valter Kinbom, Slagverk, Kör. - Rassina Tarabband; Nadin Al Khalidi, Sång, Saz, Mandole, Gabriel Hermansson, Gitarr, Mandole, Kör, Filip Runesson, Fiol, Romain Coutama, Elbas, Fredrik Gille, Slagverk, Kör, Valter Kinbom, Slagverk, Kör. - Rassina Amar Chaoul, Nadin Al Khalidi, Filip Runesson, Gabriel Hermansson, Romain Coutama, Tarabband, Valter Kinbom - Salam Alekum Kompositör: Romain Coutama Bolag: KAP SYD

Möt sazspelaren och sångerskan Nadine Al Khalidi som flytt från Irak och oudspelaren Maher Mahmoud som flytt från Syrien. Fjärde programmet av fem av Birgitta Tollan. Musiker som flyktingar har rört sig över jorden sedan dess begynnelse. Många musikaliska genrer och uttryck är resultatet av musiker som flytt och vandrat från land till land under årtusenden. De två professionella musiker vi skall möta idag har flytt från krig och brott mot mänskliga rättigheter. Båda har personliga erfarenheter av de två diktatorer vars gärningar gjorde att de valde att fly: Bashar al-Assad i Syrien och Saddam Hussein i Irak. Trots detta har de lyckats skapa en musikalisk karriär och en dräglig tillvaro i sina nya hemländer, där den egna musiken har fått en central plats i livet. Båda upplevde a point of no return i sina urprungsländer. Det var då de tog sitt beslut att fly.Maher Mahmoud spelar det traditionella instrumentet oud, en bandlös korthalsluta med sex strängar. Från början ville han spela piano, men det fanns inte ett enda piano i hans hemstad Al Salamiyah i Syrien. 2012 var han 26 år och flydde med ett reguljärflyg från Damaskus och hamnade i Danmark. Han hade bjudits in som musiker eftersom han tidigare turnerat med danska musiker och undervisat i arabisk musik på Musikkonservatoriet i Århus. Innan inbördeskriget i Syrien startade 2011 hade landet ungefär 24 miljoner invånare.- Många, många syriska städer är nu sönderbombade och ungefär 10 miljoner människor har flytt från landet, säger Maher Mahmoud, som personligen har lidit under den styrande familjen al-Assad i Syrien.När Maher Mahmoud föddes satt fadern i fängelse som politisk fånge under Hafez al-Assad, den nuvarande presidenten Bashar al-Assads far. Maher Mahmouds familj gick sönder när fadern arresterades, eftersom ingen visste hur länge han skulle sitta fängslad eller om han över huvud taget skulle överleva.Efter fem års studier hade Maher Mahmoud tagit examen vid Higher Institute of Music i Damaskus och arbetade som frilansmusiker i flera ensembler, bl a Syriska nationalorkestern för arabisk musik. 2011 startade inbördeskriget och han blev inkallad till Basher al-Assads armé.- Av två anledningar vägrade jag: för det första är jag helt emot den syriska regimen, som fäller ner dödsbringande gåvor från himlen över sin egen befolkning! Det är svårt att föreställa sig att detta händer i vår tid. Att en president bombar sitt eget folk! säger han. Maher Mahmouds andra skäl till att vägra att ta värvning i syriska armén är att han är musiker, vars uppgift inte är att döda och slåss utan att spela på sitt instrument.- Vi behöver inga fler soldater, säger Maher som inte hade några planer på att lämna Syrien, men nu kände jag mig tvungen att fly. För att finna min egen identitet igen.I Danmark spelar Maher Mahmoud i Dunia Ensemble. Gruppen bildades av danske saxofonisten Morten Carlsen som tidigare spelade i Pierre Dørges New Djungle Orchestra. Dunia består av ett tiotal musiker från olika länder, bl a Georghe Mihalache på cimbalom, Dalia Faitalson på gitarr och Mirwais Fedai på tablas. Maher Mahmoud ingår också i Projekt Gränslös för musiker som flytt. Dessutom arbetar han med ett nätverk för att samla de musiker ur professionella syriska ensembler som flytt. Musikerna finns nu utspridda i Europa. Maher Mahmoud spelade med dem i Syrien i åratal. De studerade ihop, de spelade ihop i olika grupper och de turnerade tillsammans.- Vi ville gärna mötas och spela igen, men hur skulle vi kunna ha råd med det? Så, efter hårt arbete, arrangerade saxofonisten Morten Carlsen en syrisk kulturkaravan, och vi begav oss ut på turné. Att få spela tillsammans igen efter fem års separation, det var en fantastisk upplevelse för oss, berättar Maher Mahmoud. Den Syriska nationalensemblen för arabisk musik var åter samlad, denna gång med musikernas nya livserfarenheter från flykten och möten med andra kulturer.- Nu måste alla syrier visa vad syrisk kultur är. Att visa att Syrien inte enbart är ett land fyllt med krigshandlingar och salafister! Vi var ett bra, tryggt land, men med en rutten regim med politiska problem. Men det syriska folket bär upp kulturen. Även om hela Syrien förstörs så kommer kulturen att finnas kvar hos människorna, säger Maher Mahmoud.Då är den syriska musiken oerhört viktig.Från provspelning på "Open Stage" på pubb Jazzå vid Järntorget i Göteborg till topplistor i arabvärlden. Nadin Al Khalidi framförde först gitarrlåtar av Joan Baez och Bob Dylan, vilka hon lyssnat på i köket hemma i Bagdad. Nu skriver och sjunger Nadin egen musik på arabiska i gruppen Tarabband med melodier, rytmer och instrument från hemlandet Irak och resten av världen. Hennes instrument numera är saz, ett långhalsat lutinstrument med endast tre strängar. Ett bestialiska dåd gör att Nadin Al Khalidi beslutar att fly från Bagdad i Irak. Året är 2000 och hon och hennes syster kommer hem till det höghus i Bagdad där de delar lägenhet. De har varit på konsert med Bagdad Symfoniorkester. Lägenheten var 1983 en gåva från Saddam Hussein, ett stipendium till deras far, som var en mycket känd artist i Irak. - År 2000 såg jag många kvinnor som hade fått sitt hår avrakat. Eller så hade regimen kapat bort kvinnornas händer eller fingrar, öron eller tungor. Sådana inslag visades ofta på tv under det här året, berättar Nadin.När Nadin och systern kommer in i lägenheten på sjätte våningen hör de skrik och gråt nere på gården. De går ut på balkongen och ser flera storvuxna, svartklädda män med svärd i händerna. En livlös kvinnokropp ligger på gården. Hennes huvud ligger bredvid och hennes barn gråter vid hennes döda kropp. Saddams bödlar har halshuggit deras mamma.I Bagdad studerar Nadin Al Khalidi fiol och västerländsk konstmusik i 12 år. Hennes mor blir dock sjuk i cancer och familjen flyttar till moderns födelsestad Kairo i Egypten där de bor mellan 1992 och 1998. Modern avlider i Kairo och familjen flyttar tillbaka till Bagdad.Att leva i Bagdad var som att leva mitt i en krigszon: Saddams militärer, oppositionen,  alla flygbombningar, Kuwaitkrig och andra Gulfkriget gav Nadin känslan av att ständigt vara på flykt från katastrofer och död.- Jag har vant mig vid att ständigt vara på flykt. Det har blivit en del av hur jag är, hur jag tänker och hur jag känner. Det skrämmer mig inte, men däremot måste jag alltid ha en plan B klar, förklarar Nadin. Nadin och systern flyr till Sverige 2002. De flyger direkt från Amman i Jordanien dit de hade flytt från Bagdad med hjälp av en manlig bilchaufför som de betalade. Kvinnor fick nämligen inte lämna landet utan en myndig, manlig person, helst en pappa, bror, kusin, fästman eller äkta man. De reser i 17-18 gastkramande timmar med falska pass. Och de landar på Landvetter flygplats i Göteborg.- Jag minns att luften var så frisk och första fikat var bryggkaffe. Min syster beställde en dammsugare, det var hennes absolut favorit,  grön choklad! Och jag beställde en kaka, en bakelse som ser ut som en fläta med äppelmos och mandlar. Och det var så gott, och det var helt nybakat, det luktade så gott. Det här är första, absolut första minnet för mig i Sverige, berättar Nadin Al Khalidi, som fick arbete på Café Kringlan i Haga i Göteborg. På "Open Stage" på pubb Jazzå vid Järntorget i Göteborg gör Nadin sitt första framträdande med akustisk gitarr och sång. Hon sjunger solo på Jesse, come home av Joan Baez. Nadin flyttar till Malmö och får bo hos systerns pojkväns mamma. Hon heter Marianne Mörck, känd skådespelerska, regissör och operakörsångare, som blir Nadins mentor och extramamma. Under sex år bor Nadin hos Marianne.I Malmö fortsätter Nadin Al Khalidi att spela tolvsträngad gitarr på pubbar. Hon gör coverlåtar av Beatles, Bob Dylan och Joan Baez. Men snart känner Nadine att det inte är  tillräckligt stimulerande. Hon vill göra något eget och möter Gabriel Hermansson, som spelar och komponerar svensk och arabisk folkmusik och turnerar med grupperna Alla Fagra, Jidder och Karima Nayt Band. 2006 föds gruppen Tarabband - efter det arabiska ordet tarab som betecknar en passionerad och närmast extatisk kontakt som kan uppstå mellan artist och publik. Tarabband presenterar arabisk musik influerad av mellanösterns musik, nordisk folkmusik, jazz, persisk och sydamerikansk musik. Tarabbands musik och texter omfamnas av poeter i Gaza, klubbesökare i Beirut, prinsessor i Abu Dhabi, demonstrerande studenter i Tunisien och en ny kämpande generation i Irak. Titelspåret på deras andra skiva heter Ashofak Baden, vilket betyder Vi ses igen. Ett yazidiskt par i norra Irak, som snart ska skiljas åt, tar en sista selfie och postar i sociala medier. Nadin Al Khalidi ser bilden och skriver en låttext till Tarabband.Gruppen turnerar nu i stora delar av arabvärlden, men det var alltså här i Sverige som Nadine Al Khalidi, istället för att framföra covers av västerländska popartister, började skriva arabiska texter och sjunga på arabiska.

The highly addictive series of podcasts i like to call 'The Higher Institute of Techno Heads', has reached its 10th episode. i have blended the best of the last nine, plus a few new ones for you. This session was aired 'live' on www.dirtybeat.co.uk I hope you enjoy the journey i take you on with some of the best producers in this genre. Tracklist Zoo Brazil - River (Mr. Bizz Remix) Dani Sbert & Alberto Ruiz - Secundary Effects (Alberto Ruiz Remix) Moteka - Manhattan (Original Mix) AnGy KoRe & Alfonso Forte - Bazz (Miniminds Remix) Tom Laws - Vindavadge (Gabriel D Or & Bordoy Remix) Christian Smith - Thrust (Original Mix) Harvey McKay - Goodbye Kalden Bess - Animal (Rino Cerrone Remix) Joseph Capriati - Solar System (Original Mix) Sasha Carassi - Hanger (Original Mix) NHB & Fabrizio Pettorelli - Wherehouse (Original Mix) Cari Lekebusch & Joseph Capriati - Napoli 4am Sian - Shame Cube (Victor Calderone Remix) Philip Row - The Scottish (Tom Hades Remix) Ferhat Albayrak - Slave Code (Tom Hades Remix) Hollen - Crossroads Miniminds & Subfractal - Kobol (Original Mix) Spektre & Matt Cooper - The Chemist (Sasha Carassi Remix) Skober - Ringing In My Ears (Original Mix) Joseph Capriati - Gashouder (Original Mix) Alan Fitzpatrick - In The Beginning Marco Bailey - Purple Haze (Joseph Capriati Remix)

Those of us who find that hidden passion, that passion for those goosepimply melodies or beats that just leave us in awe, just can never, ever, get enough of them. Having the command to make such addictive tunes, is an art that never ceases to amaze me, i applaud those that can. I take the time to find those elusive tracks & blend them together, in these sessions aired on the global stage weekly. These 'The Higher Institute Of Techno Heads' episodes are part of that quest. I hope you enjoy the journey it takes you on, & return for more of The Pk Effect. .... Tracklist MV - Hollow MCJ - Overproof (Original Mix) Format B - Gunface Tom Almex - Hell Beats (Calle Carsten Remix) Paul Thomas,Sonny Wharton & Ant Brooks - Konduktor (Manuel De La Mare Remix) Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy - Maudit (Tom Hades Remix) Locomatica - Battlefield teChNo 2o13 Hans Bouffmyhre - Mental State (Original Mix) Joseph Capriati - Gashouder (Original Mix) Autistic - Monoline (Ahmet Sendil Remix) Mauro Picotto, Riccardo Ferri - Moonquake (No Melody Mix) Kalden Bess - Animal (Rino Cerrone Remix) Alberto Pascual & Luigi Madonna - Somewhere In Berlin Umek & Olivier Giacomotto - This Sound (Sasha Carassi Phobiq Remix) Sasha Carassi - Mental Wire (Original Mix) Sian & Luigi Madonna - Royal Oak (Original Mix) Robin Hirte - Not Here (AnGy KoRe Remix) Joseph Capriati - Awake (Original Mix) Nick Bowman & Elzo - Led Astray (Hard Groove Mix) Audiomatiques - Black Mamba (Original Mix)

Audiomatiques - Black Mamba (Original Mix) Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri - Moonquake (No Melody Mix) Hans Bouffmyhre - Mental State (Original Mix) Pig & Dan - Naked Nuns (Dark Mix) Joseph Capriati - Awake (Original Mix) Locomatica - Battlefield Mr. Bizz - Ellipse Nicole Moudaber - 17 Kisses Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy - Maudit (Tom Hades Remix) Victor Calderone & Nicole Moudaber - The Journey Begins (Original Mix) Mihalis Safras - Lula (Stefano Noferini Remix) Mars Bill & Anthony Castaldo - Burnout (Original Mix) Julian Jeweil - Don't Think (Original Mix) MCJ - Overproof (Original Mix) Hans Bouffmyhre - Droning (Original Mix) Mark Reeve - Phobia (Original Mix) Michel De Hey & Rauwkost - Bluetrain (Rino Cerrone Remix) Hans Bouffmyhre - Journey Man Kalden Bess - Animal (Rino Cerrone Remix)