The New Arab Voice

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The New Arab Voice

A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: www.newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. APR 15

    Sanaa's Odyssey Episode 4: Escaping a Nightmare

    This is episode 4 of our new podcast, Sanaa's Odyssey. You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on all podcast platforms. By April 2024, Sanaa and her family decided that it was time to get out of Gaza. They had experienced seven months of the brutal conflict, been forced from their homes, and lost countless friends and family members. At the time, the only way out of Gaza was through the Rafah border crossing. And while deciding to leave was one thing, the actually task of crossing, was a whole different matter. In episode four of Sanaa's Odyssey, we follow Sanaa and her family as they navigate the murky business of migration and difficult decisions they had to make when it came time to cross. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  2. APR 15

    Sanaa's Odyssey Episode 3: Reporting from the Fire of a Story

    This is episode 3 of our new podcast, Sanaa's Odyssey. You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on all podcast platforms. As the war in Gaza continues to rage, Sanaa has to continue working as a journalist. Sanaa has been working as a journalist for 19 years, and while she has witnessed many wars in Gaza, the current conflict has been the most difficult to report on. Already forced from her home, she had to struggle to continue to produce stories, while also wondering how she was going to be able to charge her phone, or find a signal to send a story. At the same time, she had to protect herself and her family from Israeli airstrikes, as best as she could, which appeared to be targeting journalists. In episode three of Sanaa's Odyssey, we talk to Sanaa about her career as a journalist, what it means to be a journalist in Gaza, and how this war was different from everything that came before. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  3. APR 7

    Sanaa's Odyssey Episode 2: A State of Emergency

    This is episode 2 of Sanaa's Odyssey, a brand new series from The New Arab. You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on all podcast platforms. On episode two of Sanaa's Odyssey, we follow Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal as her and her family try to survive the war in the Gaza. Sanaa was forced from her home in the early days of the war, but this was just the start of her struggles. She needed a new place for to stay, and avoid the constant Israeli bombardments. It was an almost impossible task. Every day was a struggle. It was a struggle to find somewhere safe. It was a struggle to find food to eat. It was a struggle to keep moving and holding any sort of hope. And as she struggled to stay alive, thousands of people, including those who she knew and loved, were being killed. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  4. APR 4

    Sanaa's Odyssey Episode 1: A Morning Coffee on a Balcony in Gaza

    This is episode one of Sanaa's Odyssey; a brand new series from The New Arab. You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. The war in Gaza began on October 7th 2023. Sanaa Kamal watched it happen from her balcony as she drank her morning coffee. That day would be the start of a nightmare for her and her family. On this episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal tells us what it was like in Gaza when the war began. The rockets being fired from Gaza, as part of the Hamas-led attack, when the Israeli bombs started falling, the first time she was forcibly displaced from her home, and the memories and belongings that she left behind. Sanaa's Odyssey is a new five-part series from The New Arab in London, about one women's tale of survival, her work as a journalist in the most dangerous reporting environment in the world, and her desperate attempt to keep her family together, in the face of a brutal Israeli onslaught. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  5. TRAILER

    Introducing Sanaa's Odyssey

    Subscribe now to be notified when new episodes are available. Available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcast. Sanaa Kamal is a freelance journalist, who was born and raised in Gaza. She has lived through a series of wars in Gaza, but nothing like the war that followed the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th. In this five-part podcast from The New Arab in London, Sanaa tells her story. From the first day of the war, escaping her home, and narrowly avoiding attacks, to finding a way for her and her family survive as the bombs continued to rain down and the food began to run out, to trying to continue her work as a journalist, and report on a tragedy that was tearing her life apart. Producer: Hugo Goodridge. To get in touch with the producers, follow us on social media at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min

  6. MAR 6

    Iran to the Max(imum Pressure): Trump sanctions on a weakened Iranian regime

    With the return of President Donald Trump, we also saw the return of the 'maximum pressure' campaign.  The maximum pressure campaign was the hallmark of Trump's Iran foreign policy during his first term, and took the form of a raft of sanctions, which targeted individuals and the country's economy.  This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at what the return of Trump means for Iran, if the regime can survive four more years of Trump, and what the Iranian regime is doing to mitigate and circumvent the sanctions. To help us navigate Iran and the maximum pressure sanctions, we speak with Alex Vatanka (@AlexVatanka), a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute (@MiddleEastInst), specialising in Iran, and the author of The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry since 1979.  This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). Theme music by Omar al-Fil with additional music from Audio Network. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  7. FEB 24

    Syria's New Future: Post-Assad state building and HTS rule

    The Assad regime has gone.  After 14 years of war, and 54 years of one family's rule, Syria is now stepping into a new period of its history.  Led by the transitional government of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Syria will now have to build a new state and hopefully create a path to a new constitution and free and fair elections.  Joining us to help us explain the problems facing this new Syria, we speak with Joseph Daher (@JosephDaher19),  Syrian academic and expert on the political economy of the Middle East and Syria, and author of the book Syria after the Uprisings:The Political Economy of State Resilience. Also, Natasha Hall (@NatashaHallDC), a senior fellow with the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic International Studies (@CSISMidEast). And to help us understand the economic problems in the country, we speak with Jihad Yazigi (@jihadyazigi), economist and editor-in-chief of economics publication The Syria Report (@TheSyriaReport). This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). Theme music by Omar al-Fil with additional music from Audio Network. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  8. FEB 9

    Lebanon Finally Decides: Joseph Aoun named as new president

    Lebanon finally has a new president.  After an over two year wait, Joseph Aoun was chosen to be the new President of Lebanon, with a healthy majority of the votes in parliament . Aoun, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces comes into office with a bulging in tray of problems to sort out.  This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we examine what Aoun's priorities will and what are the challenges that he will have to face? Can Aoun bring stability to the Israel/Lebanon border? And following their war with Israel, where does Hezbollah stand in this new phase of Lebanon’s history.  Joining us to discuss the new president is Paul Salem (@paul_salem), the Vice President for international Engagement at the Middle East Institute (@MiddleEastInst). This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). Theme music by Omar al-Fil.  To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
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A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: www.newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The New Arab
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    The New Arab
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    156
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