Fathet Nafs

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Father Nafs is the home of queer and/or SWANA centred conversations about culture, identity, and all the 3eib that our aunties said stays in the house. Every episode, the host Mohamad Ali sits down with one guest to talk about culture, identity, art, and SWANA lived experience from many angles. Yalla neftah!

Episodes

  1. Oct 28

    On Being Syrian, a Refugee, and a Business Owner - with Nour Jarrouj

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In episode three of Fathet Nafs, Mohamad Ali sits down with Nour to talk about Homs and Damascus before the war, what it actually takes to leave, the strange flip from student to refugee, and why people keep telling her she doesn’t look Syrian. Nour Jarrouj arrived in the UK as an international student. Then the war made going home impossible, and she became something else overnight, an asylum seeker. Same person, same degree, different paperwork. She built a career in humanitarian work and rose through it, and now ventured to start her own thing. Baytna for Refugees is a refugee-led food project in London: Syrian burgers, supper clubs, catering, with refugee chefs in the kitchen. Guest: Nour Jarrouj (@baytna4refugees) Host: Mohamad Ali 🎧 Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen 📷 @nafs.space فتحة نفس — يالله نفتح

    On Being Syrian, a Refugee, and a Business Owner - with Nour Jarrouj

  2. Oct 1

    Pinkwashing, Haifa Wehbe, and Queer Arab Joy - with Hasan Kilani

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hasan Kilani is Palestinian-Jordanian, queer, and living publicly in a way that a lot of young Arab queers are told to think is impossible. He's also spent thirteen years working across Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan and Syria, and he lectures internationally on the use of queer rights as cover for political ends. In episode two of Fathet Nafs, Mohamad Ali sits down with Hasan to talk about what it feels like being Palestinian, what the West gets wrong about queerness in Arab contexts, organising support for queer Palestinians, and why he thinks acceptance might be the wrong goal entirely. From Haifa Wehbe, to Boy George, and the power of queer joy, Hasan gives a beautiful insight into his life. In this episode: Amman, London, and the order you name your own identities inWhat people misunderstand about being queer and Arab, depending who's askingPinkwashing and homonationalism, explained plainlyHaifa Wehbe and the impact of pop cultureBeing a visible model for people who can't be visible yetWhat queer Arab joy looks like when nobody's watchingGuest: Hasan Kilani (@hasanofamman) Host: Mohamad Ali

    Pinkwashing, Haifa Wehbe, and Queer Arab Joy - with Hasan Kilani

  3. Sep 17

    Release Us From Habibi - with Andrew Demetry

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Andrew Demetry grew up Coptic Egyptian in Copenhagen, and now runs NAFS in London, one of the few spaces built specifically for queer SWANA artists. When he started it, people told him he'd get death threats. In the first episode of Fathet Nafs, Mohamad Ali sits down with Andrew to talk about faith and queerness refusing to stay separate, what a dancefloor can heal that a panel discussion can't, the candy salesmen in Cairo, and whether diaspora is a wound, a superpower, or just another casual Tuesday. In this episode: Copenhagen, Cairo, London and belonging to none of them Coptic faith and queerness: war, truce, or something else Starting NAFS anyway Queerness as sacred, gender as always fluid Queer SWANA culture that we don't talk about فتحة نفس — يالله نفتح Guest: Andrew Demetry (@nafs.space) Host: Mohamad Ali (@kalassina__)

    Release Us From Habibi - with Andrew Demetry
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About

Father Nafs is the home of queer and/or SWANA centred conversations about culture, identity, and all the 3eib that our aunties said stays in the house. Every episode, the host Mohamad Ali sits down with one guest to talk about culture, identity, art, and SWANA lived experience from many angles. Yalla neftah!

Information

  • Creator
    NAFS
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © NAFS
  • Show Website
    Fathet Nafs