Voices of the Mahjar: Stories from the Lebanese Diaspora

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Voices of the Mahjar: Stories from the Lebanese Diaspora Podcast

From the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Voices of the Mahjar brings to life the histories of the Lebanese diaspora and discusses the issues diasporic communities face across the world today. Find more at https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/.

  1. 18 APR

    Tarikh Dr. Hicham Safieddine

    In this episode, Dr. Hicham Safieddine and Dr. Akram Khater discuss nationhood, sovereignty, colonialism, and economic development and ideology through the lens of the financial systems in place throughout Lebanon’s history.

    58 min

  2. 15 APR

    Tarikh Dr. Nadya Sbiati

    In this episode, Dr. Nadya Sbaiti discusses “Lessons in History: Schooling and Education in Modern Lebanon.” Her lecture is part of Tarikh, a series that features experts in Lebanese diaspora studies. The experts share stories that give participants insight into the history of Lebanon from the perspective of migrants in the global diaspora.

    58 min

  3. 30/05/2023

    Tarikh Dr. Owain Lawson

    In this episode Dr. Owain Lawson and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the history of development and energy/electricity in mid-century Lebanon.

    56 min

  4. 23/05/2023

    Tarikh Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

    In this episode, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the expectations, debates, and transformations within both state institutions and popular movements in Lebanon as the country transitioned to an independent state.

    54 min

  5. 16/05/2023

    Tarikh Dr. Ussama Makdisi

    In this epsiode, Dr. Ussama Makdisi and Dr. Akram Khater discuss a period in Lebanese/Ottoman history where thinkers and intellectuals in Bilad al-Sham began to imagine, discuss, and implement a new and secular political order to replace the old Ottoman system.

    55 min

  6. 09/05/2023

    Helen Malhame

    A first generation American of Lebanese descent, Helen Malhame became a leading fashion designer in New York. Watch the documentary: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLZZhoUlWcHO3OPwPEPIY4mXBYY_f0sb

    12 min

  7. 02/05/2023

    The Romey Lynchings

    N'oula Romey was the fourth victim of racial terror that year in Florida, and one of ten people who were lynched by white mobs across the US in 1929 alone. He and his wife's tragic murders were not an isolated incident, but a part, and the culmination, of a widespread pattern of racially-motivated hostility, vitriol and physical abuse directed at early Arab immigrants who came to, worked, and lived in America between the 1890s and the 1930s. Watch the documentary: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLZZhoUlWcHO3OPwPEPIY4mXBYY_f0sb

    26 min

  8. 25/04/2023

    Herb Nassour: The People's Doctor Part 2

    Lebanese diasporic community organizers, avant garde intellectuals, and activists were instrumental in transforming their host societies for the better, and envisioning a more progressive and equitable Lebanon. One of these crusaders is Dr. Herbert Nassour, Jr., who dedicated his life to bringing affordable healthcare to the underprivileged in Texas. Watch the documentary: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLZZhoUlWcHO3OPwPEPIY4mXBYY_f0sb

    18 min
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From the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Voices of the Mahjar brings to life the histories of the Lebanese diaspora and discusses the issues diasporic communities face across the world today. Find more at https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/.

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