In this episode, Amer talks to Uchechi Kalu, who has created a resource that shows how she learned Arabic in one year without a private teacher. For transcripts and translation go to https://realarabic.weebly.com. If you want to buy her resource or find out more, go to http://marhabtainarabic.com/.
This episode is the second part Arabic translation of Keire's conversation with Janira Taibo, which we published in English previously.
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This episode is the first part Arabic translation of Keire's conversation with Janira Taibo, which we published in English previously.
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In this episode, we introduce the idea of economic sanctions in light of the current impact of new sanctions in Syria and look at the advantages and disadvantages of this type of foreign policy tool.
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In this episode, we introduce the idea of honour culture and look at some of its consequences in the Middle East. 
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On October 17 2019, Lebanese people from all sects and all regions took to the streets to protest against decades of poor governance. But what has happened since then? This episode looks back on the last 14 months to see what has changed and what has not in Lebanon since the revolution.

In this episode, we also mention two initiatives that we want to support. 26 Letters School is a small initiative with an amazing story. We will be interviewing them so you will hear it soon but check out their website to read more about them and to support a family: https://26lettersschool.org/donate

Safa, a Lebanese artist living in Australia is one of Amer's students who has started an online initiative called We Dream for Lebanon. In Safa's words: 'Witnessing all that has happened in Lebanon and not being able to be there physically, I created an online survey for Lebanese citizens, expats, diaspora and anyone else who cares about Lebanon to share their input on how we might imagine our perfect Lebanon.' The survey is conducted through the website - http://wedreamforlebanon.org/ 
The answers are sent to her email and then shared on the website and on the Instagram page (@wedreamforlebanon)

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In this episode, we introduce you to the civil war in Yemen, its causes and its impacts.
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In this episode, we explore the Druze, a curious sect that have their home mainly in the mountains of the Levant, of which Amer is a part.
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This episode is about the explosion that destroyed a significant part of Beirut on August 4th. If you want to donate to support people struggling in Lebanon, we recommend supporting 26 Letters who do incredible work with Syrian refugees in Beirut, or the Lebanese Red Cross who function as Lebanon's ambulance service.

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In this episode we talk about how Europe is implicated in the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey. This is second part of a two-part series.

Thank you to Kit Roberts for suggesting this topic.
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In this episode we talk about what's happening with Syrian refugees in Turkey. This is part of a two-part series. Next week we will talk about European policies towards Turkey that make Europe complicit in the situation. 
Thank you to Kit Roberts for suggesting this topic.
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In this episode we move a little bit away from the Middle East, and talk about European migration policies, one of Keire's favourite topics to discuss and criticise.
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This week, we share the third (and last for a little while) of our A Walk Through... series where we bring you through Gemmayze, one of Beirut's most Westernised neighbourhoods, and try to take a critical lens to the area.
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Real Arabic is public again! It turns out, making paid content took the joy out of making this podcast, so we're going back to making the podcast freely available. This is the second in our A Walk Through.. series which we made available to our contributors last week but we're now making available to everyone. It tells you about Saida, a city to the south of Beirut. Please consider donating if you enjoy our content, your support means a lot to us and helps us to keep going. Our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22262458.
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We're very excited to share the first episode in our A Walk Through... series, where we will take you through some of our favourite places in Lebanon (and hopefully later, other places in the Middle East). We start with Hamra, the closest to our heart, where we lived together in Beirut. 
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Last week, we told the story of Sarah, a Lebanese woman who braved family pressure to stop wearing the hijab. This week, we share an interview with Sarah where she talked about the reaction to the story when she published it on Freethought Lebanon, the power of extended family in Lebanese culture, and the future. Thank you to Amer's cousin Lama for recording this episode with us. Her accent is from Suweida, in the South of Syria. For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website: https://realarabic.weebly.com
In this episode, we share the story of Sarah, a Lebanese woman who went against family pressures to remove her hijab. She originally wrote her story for Freethought Lebanon, under the title 'I Am an Atheist and I Wear the Veil'. She consented for us to adapt and share her story. In part II next week we will share an interview that we had with Sarah about the feedback she received from her article. Thank you to Dzovig Arnelian, a friend and a wonderful artist for agreeing to record this with us, and to Sarah, for sharing her story and for allowing us to share it too. For the original article: https://www.freethoughtlebanon.net/2018/02/i-am-an-atheist-and-i-wear-the-veil/  For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website: https://realarabic.weebly.com
This episode discusses the culture of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, and across the Middle East. 
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This episode introduces you to the situation in Lebanon just prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus, and what happened as a result when the outbreak happened. It's a personal episode for us, as Keire is running a fundraiser for Syrian refugee families that she knows in Lebanon who are struggling to put food on the table, for more information and to donate, see this link: https://gogetfunding.com/support-for-syrian-refugees-in-lebanon/. For transcripts and translation, or to sign up for Arabic classes, go to our website:  https://realarabic.weebly.com
This episode introduces you to the initial phases of the recent popular uprisings in Lebanon. Stay tuned for our update of the current situation in Lebanon.
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​This episode introduces you to the background context of the recent popular uprisings in Lebanon. stay tuned for our podcast on the uprisings themselves. 
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​This episode introduces you to the failure to teach recent  history in Lebanese schools, which is key to understanding how sectarianism is evolving  in Lebanon 
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This episode introduces you to the Lebanese civil war. It gives a simplified breakdown of key events, and attempts to remain neutral. If you want to learn more about this very complex war, we recommend reading Pity the Nation, by Robert Fisk.
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This episode introduces you to the history of Palestinians in Lebanon pre-civil war, which is key to understanding the civil war itself.
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This episode introduces you to the sectarian groups of Lebanon, which are key to understanding Lebanese history, culture, and politics.
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This episode introduces you to the history of Lebanon and Syria.
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