Middle East 2.0

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Rebooting the Middle East, one episode at a time. Hosted by John Ghazvinian and "Brian the IT Guy". A production of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center.

Episodes

  1. Episode 7: From Basra to Brooklyn via Tunis

    04/04/2023

    Episode 7: From Basra to Brooklyn via Tunis

    From the marshes of southern Iraq, to a limestone quarry in Tunisia, to a small Sicilian village to Ditmars Park in Brooklyn and the building of the New York City Subway and the Statue of Liberty…. anthropologist Bridget Guarasci somehow connects it all.

    41 min
  2. Episode 6: The Politics of Middle Eastern Art

    07/20/2022

    Episode 6: The Politics of Middle Eastern Art

    Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, founder of the renowned Barjeel Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates, takes us on a journey through the fascinating, high-voltage landscape of Middle Eastern art in a very special summer edition of Middle East 2.0. Al-Qassemi will discuss his beginnings in the world of art, new artistic directions, and the importance of highlighting women artists in the region.

    31 min
  3. Episode 5: Robots and Magic in the Medieval Middle East

    04/21/2022

    Episode 5: Robots and Magic in the Medieval Middle East

    Join us as Elly Truitt takes us into the weird and wonderful world of early Middle East tech -- from the world's first analog computer, to a mechanical wine servant, to a royal throne that could whiz up to the ceiling on command.

    32 min
  4. Episode 4: The Arab Poetic Tradition

    02/15/2022

    Episode 4: The Arab Poetic Tradition

    Penn's leading scholar of Arabic literature, Huda Fakhreddine, shares her thoughts on poetry, translation, orientalism, and the meaning of her father's poetic legacy.

    34 min
  5. Episode 3: Meet Harun Küçük

    10/28/2021

    Episode 3: Meet Harun Küçük

    The Middle East Center's new director, Harun Küçük, joins us for a very special edition of the podcast.

    35 min
  6. Episode 2: A Tale of Two Cities: Beirut-Dakar in the French Colonial Empire

    09/16/2021

    Episode 2: A Tale of Two Cities: Beirut-Dakar in the French Colonial Empire

    Penn Ph.D. candidate Dahlia El Zein explores the worlds of Senegalese soldiers and Syrian-Lebanese traders against the backdrop of French imperialism from 1920 to 1946.

    46 min
  7. Episode 1: Muslims, Motorcycles, and Manuscripts

    07/28/2021

    Episode 1: Muslims, Motorcycles, and Manuscripts

    Penn’s own Professor Jamal Elias takes us on a wide-ranging journey through Islamic iconography, visual art, trucks and motorcycles — and how he discovered a lost manuscript in the mountains of Tibet.

    36 min
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About

Rebooting the Middle East, one episode at a time. Hosted by John Ghazvinian and "Brian the IT Guy". A production of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center.

Information

  • Creator
    Middle East Center
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Middle East 2.0