Past Speakers
Check out all the amazing speakers who have presented at afikra events in the past. Becoming a presenter is one of the most rewarding ways to contribute to the ever-growing community and the perfect excuse to nerd out on something you've always wondered about.
Mikey Muhanna
NYC || Sept. 28 2014
NYC || Nov. 22 2015
DXB || Oct. 7 2016
BEY|| Oct. 6 2018
AMM || Dec. 1 2018 (1), (2)
BEY || Feb. 2 2019
Malek Rasamny
NYC || Sept. 28 2014
NYC || Dec. 13 2015
BEY || Oct. 6 2019
Dalia Hamati
NYC || Oct. 19 2014
NYC || Jun. 11 2017
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Olivia Shabb
NYC || Oct. 19 2014
BEY || Jan. 29 2017
Farah Assir
NYC || Nov. 23 2014
Leen Sadder
NYC || Nov. 23 2014
DXB || Sept. 3 2016
BEY || Sep. 3 2017
Rami Abou Khalil
NYC || Nov. 23 2014
NYC || Feb. 28 2016
NYC || Feb. 12 2017
NYC || Sep. 30 2018
NYC || Nov. 25 2018 (1), (2), (3)
NYC || Nov. 22 2019
Ammar Shallal
NYC || Jan. 25 2015
Tara Shallal
NYC || Jan.25 2015
Dina Mahmoud
NYC || Jan. 25 2015
NYC || Jul. 17 2016
Adam Hadi
NYC || Apr. 12 2015
Jawaher Sudairy
NYC || Apr. 12 2015
Omar Shams
NYC || May. 17 2015
Dina Shihabi
NYC || May. 17 2015
Haya Shaath
NYC || Nov. 22 2015
DXB || Dec. 3 2016
Noor Lozi
NYC || Dec. 13 2015
LON || Aug. 20 2017
Fady Atallah
NYC || Jan. 17 2016
Dina Masri
NYC || Jan. 17 2016
Tala Mansi
NYC || Feb. 28 2016
Laila Moukhiber
NYC || Mar. 27 2016
DC || Jan. 27 2019
DC || May. 26 2019
Nour Chamoun
NYC || Mar. 27 2016
Ghia Zaatari
NYC || Apr. 24 2016
Talal Assir
NYC || Jul. 17 2016
Omar Abboud
NYC || Apr. 24 2016
NYC || Sep. 22 2019
Alissa El Assaad
NYC || Jun. 12 2016
Tania El Alam
NYC || Jun. 12 2016
Hoda Adra
MTL || Apr. 24 2016
Eric Elton
DC || Aug. 14 2016
Mark Balahadia
NYC || Aug. 28 2016
NYC || Sep. 10 2017
Todd Fine
NYC || Aug. 28 2016
Kareem Salman
NYC || Oct. 2 2016
BEY || Feb. 11 2018
Hadi ElDebek
NYC || Oct. 2 2016
Yazan Kopty
NYC || Nov. 20 2016
LON || Sep. 24 2017
DC || Dec. 10 2017
BEY || Oct. 6 2018
DC || Jan. 27 2019
Denise Maroney
NYC || Nov. 20 2016
Yousra Fazili
DC || Sept. 25 2016
DC || Mar. 4 2018
Susu Habayeb
DC || Sept. 25 2016
DC || Feb. 24 2019
Serena Habayeb
DC || Sept. 25 2016
Nour Tabet
DC || Oct. 6 2016
Saad Zaatari
DC || Oct. 6 2016
Nadine Kopty
DXB || Oct. 7 2016
DXB || Dec. 15 2018
Laila Mokdad
DXB || Dec. 3 2016
Lamia Charlebois
MTL || Jan. 15 2017
Mahdi Benmoussa
MTL || Jan. 15 2017
Eva Kurban
DC || Jan. 29 2017
Sarah Benrazek
DC || Jan. 29 2017
Dima Boulad
BEY || Jan. 29 2017
Mazen Jomaa
DXB || Feb. 4 2017
DXB || Feb. 10 2018
DXB || Feb. 23 2019
May Wazzan
DXB || Feb. 4 2017
Gabriella Romanos
NYC || Feb. 12 2017
Khaled Malas
DXB || Mar. 11 2017
DXB || Mar. 23 2019
Nourah Almaiman
DXB || Mar. 11 2017
Nadim Damluji
NYC || Mar. 12 2017
Rania Dalloul
NYC || Mar. 12 2017
Antonio Tahhan
DC || Mar. 19 2017
Dima El-Charif
DC || Mar. 19 2017
Bilal Ghalib
BEY || Mar. 26 2017
Roua Bizri
BEY || Mar. 26 2017
Moayed Almoayed
DXB || Apr. 15 2017
BAH || Dec. 2 2017
Serena Touma
DXB || Apr. 15 2017
Jesse Marion Bowly
NYC || Apr. 16 2017
Farrah Berrou
BEY || Apr. 23 2017
BEY || Dec. 16 2018
BEY || Feb. 2 2019
Nabila Rahal
BEY || Apr. 23 2017
Jodutt Basrawi
DC || May. 7 2017
Rhana Natour
DC || May. 7 2017
Sara Salman
DC || Jun. 4 2017
Tarik Chelali
DXB || May. 20 2017
BAH || Apr. 28 2018
DXB || Feb. 23 2019
Yasmine Saab
DXB || May. 20 2018
Yehia Chawky
DC || Jun. 4 2017
DC || Feb. 24 2019
Ibrahim Cotran
NYC || Jun. 11 2017
Muriel Kahwaji
BEY || Jun. 18 2017
Youssef Chahine
BEY || Jun. 18 2017
Dima Tannir
BEY || Sep. 3 2017
Reem Wazzan
DXB || Sep. 9 2017
Hananah Ghibeh
DXB || Aug. 9 2017
Joseph Farhat
NYC || Sep. 10 2017
MTL || Oct. 1 2017
Yasmeen Hibrawi
DC || Sep. 17 2017
Mahdi Blaine
DC || Sep. 17 2017
DC || Sep. 30 2018
DC || Jun. 30 2019
Dina Yunis
LON || Sep. 24 2017
BEY || May. 5 2018
Perry Elashmawi
DXB || Oct. 14 2017
Ahmad Majid
DXB || Oct. 14 2017
Micha Tobia
BEY || Oct. 15 2017
Dana Ballout
BEY || Oct. 15 2017
Zeina Boustani
DC || Oct. 22 2017
Danny Dubbaneh
DC || Oct. 22 2017
NYC || Apr. 29 2018
Dounia Kchiere
NYC || Oct. 29 2017
Camille Maitre
NYC || Oct. 29 2017
Ahmad Yamak
LON || Nov. 19 2017
LON || Dec. 9 2018
Nourhan Nassar
LON || Nov. 19 2017
LON || Dec. 9 2018
BEY || Feb. 2 2019
LON || Oct. 6 2019
Zaid Edghaim
DXB || Nov. 25 2017
Rasha Dahrouj
DXB || Nov. 25 2017
Dima Najib
LON || Dec. 17 2017
Zein Lozi
LON || Dec. 17 2017
AMM || Oct. 4 2019
Ahmad Chit
DXB || Feb. 10 2018
Bader ElSaad
BAH || Feb. 10 2018
BAH || Nov. 17 2018
DC || Jun. 30 2019
Nadia Muijrers
BAH || Feb. 10 2018
Maya Assaf
BEY || Feb. 11 2018
Nadine Hajjar
MTL || Feb. 18 2018
Dana El-Masri
MTL || Feb. 18 2018
Mysa Kafil-Hussain
LON|| Mar. 4 2018
LON || Oct. 6 2019
Aida Murad
DC || Mar. 4 2018
Nouf AlJahdami
DXB || Mar. 17 2018
Rawan AlKhatib
DXB || Mar. 17 2018
Hussam Abu-Libdeh
NYC || Apr. 1 2018
Aya Abdallah
NYC || Apr. 1 2018
Madison Marks
DXB || Apr. 21 2018
Dunia Bounader
DXB || Apr. 21 2018
Yezen Sammaraiee
LON || Apr. 22 2018
Mohammed Swileh
LON || Apr. 22 2018
Maha Kamel
DC || Apr. 22 2018
DC || Jan. 27 2019
Nayla Rashid
DC || Apr. 22 2018
Latifa Al Khalifa
BAH || Apr. 28 2018
Danielle Drori
NYC || Apr. 29 2018
Steven Wilbur
BEY || May. 5 2018
Anthony Aslou
DC || May. 20 2018
John Chadwell
DC || May. 20 2018
Iyyad Rayyan
DXB || May. 26 2018
Annie Ningxin Li
DXB || May. 26 2018
Feras Al-Saab
LON || Jul. 1 2018
Sapan Maini Thompson
LON || Jul. 1 2018
Johnny Dubbaneh
DC || Sep. 30 2018
Nadim Maghzal
NYC || Sep. 30 2018
Suzan shedid
LON || Oct. 13 2018
Farah Arakji
DXB || Nov. 3 2018
Mark Khoury
DXB || Nov. 3 2018
Basma Alloush
DC || Nov. 4 2018
Shady Daoud
DC || Nov. 4 2018
Sara Sibai
BEY || Nov. 11 2018
Vanessa Zuabi
BEY || Nov. 11 2018
Rose Murad
BAH || Nov. 17 2018
Razan Shaban
LON || Dec. 9 2018
Esraa Alsabah
BAH || Dec. 15 2018
Mark Warman
BAH || Dec. 15 2018
Tariq Ayass
DXB || Dec. 15 2018
Julia Cincinatis
DXB || Dec. 15 2018
Abeer Seikaly
AMM || Jan. 20 2019
Sofia Farah
DC || Jan. 27 2019
Mohamed Ben Driss Alami
DC || Feb. 2 2019
Alexandra Ivanova
DXB || Feb. 23 2019
Eman Alsabah
BAH || Mar. 9 2019
Shifaa Alsairafi
BAH || Mar. 9 2019
Abed Salam
DXB || Mar. 23 2019
Lili Martinez
DXB || Mar. 23 2019
Mais Amad
DXB || Apr. 13 2019
Ahmad Beyh
LON || Apr. 14 2019
Deema Altaher
LON || Apr. 14 2019
Julia Kassem
LON || Apr. 14 2019
Abla Triki
DC || May. 26 2019
Farah kashaf
MTL || Sep. 29 2019
Faisal Juma
BAH || Sep. 28 2019
Ahmed Khalifa
BAH || Sep. 28 2019
Zain Al Khalifa
BAH || Sep. 28 2019
Zayoun Abu Mayleh
AMM || Oct. 4 2019
Celine Alkhaldi
DXB || Oct. 5 2019
Sarra Elomrani
DXB || Oct. 5 2019
Jumanah Munir
DXB || Oct. 5 2019
Alex Kochenburger
DC || Oct. 6 2019
Hibbah Kaileh
DC || Oct. 6 2019
Lara Houchou
LON || Oct. 6 2019
Malek Sadder
BEY || Oct. 6 2019
Nisrine Shehadeh
BEY || Oct. 6 2019
Sherif Abuelwafa
MTL || Nov. 3 2019
Yasmeen Shahzadeh
MTL || Nov. 3 2019
Iyad Abou Gaida
NYC || Nov. 10 2019
Franca Schucht
DXB || Nov. 16 2019
Tarik Ali Ahmed
LON || Nov. 24 2019
Laila K.
AMM || Dec. 14 2019
Zeena Saifi
DXB || Dec. 14 2019
Adam Albarghouthi
MTL || Dec. 15 2019
Noura Azeem
DC || Dec. 15 2019
Nora Abdel-Gawad
DC || Dec. 15 2019