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Since 2014, we have created a digital archive of all afikra content and made it free to browse and explore. This collection represents our community’s collective exploration of the histories & cultures of the Arab world. Please note that all community presenters are not experts in the topic they are presenting on, but rather curious to explore and dedicated enough to do the research and share it with the rest of the community.

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Posts in Beirut

FWD: "Men in the Sun” - Ghassan Kanafani

FWD: "Men in the Sun” - Ghassan Kanafani

Jude Abou Haidar, Beirut

Community Presentation, Beirut, FWDGuest UserMarch 7, 2024men in the sun, refugee

Spotlight: How Do Comics Depict the Arab World's History and Future?

Spotlight: How Do Comics Depict the Arab World's History and Future?

Ziad Itani, Beirut

Community Presentation, Art Arch & Design, Beirut, SpotlightGuest UserMarch 7, 2024comics, cartoon, arab world

Feature: How Did Casablanca Art School Influence Post-Colonial Moroccan Art and Cultural Identity?

Feature: How Did Casablanca Art School Influence Post-Colonial Moroccan Art and Cultural Identity?

Batoul khalife, Beirut

Community Presentation, Art Arch & Design, Feature, BeirutGuest UserFebruary 15, 2024casablanca, modernism, moroccan art

Spotlight: How "Islamic" is Islamic art?

Spotlight: How "Islamic" is Islamic art?

Sarah khalife, Beirut

Community Presentation, Spotlight, Art Arch & Design, BeirutGuest UserFebruary 15, 2024islamic art

Professor Gilbert Achcar [afikra Conversations]

Professor Gilbert Achcar [afikra Conversations]

afikra Conversations - Sep 12 2022

The afikra Podcast, Academia, Beirut, Podcastafikra staffSeptember 14, 2022arab spring, tunisia, revolt, revolution

Former AUB President John Waterbury [afikra Conversations]

Former AUB President John Waterbury [afikra Conversations]

afikra Conversations - Oct 19 2021

Beirut, Important Figures, The afikra Podcast, Podcastafikra staffOctober 25, 2021Beirut, AUB, Education, Higher Education

Beirut RiverLESS Forest Project [Outline]

Beirut RiverLESS Forest Project [Outline]

Outline - Oct 14 2021

Outline, Beirut, Activism, Art Arch & Design, The afikra Podcastafikra staffOctober 22, 2021Environment, Forest, Reforestation, River, Beirut

The Sun that Stood Still [Outline]

The Sun that Stood Still [Outline]

Outline - Oct 6 2021

Outline, Beirut, Photography, The afikra Podcastafikra staffOctober 12, 2021Book, Memoir, photography

Beirut Ruins [IG Storytime]

Beirut Ruins [IG Storytime]

Storytime, Beirutafikra staffOctober 9, 2021Beirut, Ruins, Virtual Reality

Journalist Nora Boustany [afikra Conversations]

Journalist Nora Boustany [afikra Conversations]

afikra Conversation - Sep 21 2021

Media, Beirut, History, Important Figures, Podcastafikra staffOctober 4, 2021Journalist, Journalism, News, Lebanon, War, Correspondent

Kamal Dib - Scholar of Political and Economic History

Kamal Dib - Scholar of Political and Economic History

afikra conversations - June 3 2021

History, Academia, Beirut, Language & Literature, Podcastafikra staffJune 10, 2021History, Arab, economics, Politics

Greg Burris - Film and Cultural Theorist

Greg Burris - Film and Cultural Theorist

afikra conversations - July 23 2020

Beirut, Culture Food & Tradition, Film Music & Pop Culture, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 15, 2021Greg Burris, Film, Culture, Cultural Theorist, Race, Media, Politics, The Palestinian Idea, Film Maker, Professor

Yazan Halwani - Artist

Yazan Halwani - Artist

afikra conversations - June 4 2020

Art Arch & Design, Beirut, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 12, 2021Yazan Halwani, artist, Street Art, Lebanon, Calligraphy, Portraits

Maya Moumne & Hatem Imam - Studio Safar Founders

Maya Moumne & Hatem Imam - Studio Safar Founders

afikra conversations - May 22 2020

Art Arch & Design, Beirut, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 12, 2021Maya Moumne, Hatem Imam, Studio Safar, Design, Journal Safar

Zahra Hankir - Journalist and Editor

Zahra Hankir - Journalist and Editor

afikra conversations - June 11 2020

Beirut, London, Culture Food & Tradition, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 12, 2021Zahra Hankeer, Lebanese, British, Journalist, Editor, Politics, Feminist

Zeina Arida - Director of Sursock Museum

Zeina Arida - Director of Sursock Museum

afikra conversations - Sept 1 2020

Culture Food & Tradition, History, Beirut, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 12, 2021Zeina Arida, Sursock Museum, Lebanon, Culture

Rima Mismar - Executive Director of AFAC

Rima Mismar - Executive Director of AFAC

afikra conversations - Aug 24 2020

Beirut, Art Arch & Design, Culture Food & Tradition, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 8, 2021AFAC, Rima Mismar, Art, Culture, Beirut

Afeef Nessouli & Ahmed Shihab Eldin - Journalists

Afeef Nessouli & Ahmed Shihab Eldin - Journalists

afikra conversations - may 7 2020

Beirut, NYC, Media, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 8, 2021Afeef Nessouli, Ahmed Shihab Eldin, Journalists, Podcasts, Middle East, Producer, Actor, AJ+, Storytelling

FWD: "Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut"

FWD: "Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut"

Farrah Berrou, Beirut

Beirut, Art Arch & Design, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffFebruary 27, 2020

Special: What Happened at the Gandour Factories in 1972?

Special: What Happened at the Gandour Factories in 1972?

Micha Tobia, Beirut

Beirut, Science Tech & Industry, History, Community Presentation, Featureafikra staffFebruary 27, 2020Feature