The New Arab Voice

The recorded live webinar from 11 June on the current political and media landscapes of the Gulf 3 years after the Gulf crisis first began. Our speakers explored questions such as: How have Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s calculations failed and how is Qatar faring today? Where do other key regional players such as US, Turkey and Iran stand in relation to the crisis? How has the emergence of new shared challenges this year (such as coronavirus) impacted the prospects for reconciliation? Who is winning the narrative war on the global stage?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Speakers:Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Pub-lic Policy and Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House. He is the author of seven books, including five on the Gulf, the most recent being Qatar and the Gulf Crisis (Hurst, February 2020).Reem Alharami is a researcher and columnist. She was a fellow at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in New York. She has published articles in both Arabic and English, in several international newspapers and websites. Her interests are focused on issues such as media and social media; counter-terrorism; feminism and women’s issues; and international and U.S. politics. Moderator:Abdulrahman Elshayyal was the CEO of Alaraby Aljadeed, a pan-Arab news organisation, and a board member of Alaraby TV. Previously, he worked at the BBC world service in different roles as well as the University of Birmingham and government departments where he worked on gulf security issues. He was also responsible for setting up a media training institute in Yemen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has triggered ongoing outrage across the United States  with tens of thousands taking to the streets to protest against racism and police brutality against African Americans.Floyd was a 46 year-old unarmed black man who was killed when a white police officer who put him in handcuffs and knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes for simply using a counterfeit $20 bill. The brutality of this scene caught on camera triggered outrage and civil unrest in 140 American cities.It is the latest in a string of incidents in the US involving white police officers using violence to subdue, and kill unarmed and often innocent African American men and women.The role of art in revolutions is as old as time, and now George Floyd's portrait is overtaking the walls of cities across the globe. Find out how artists in the United States and the Middle East are standing in solidarity and raising awareness one artwork at a time.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live Webinar RecordingFor video please see our Youtube Channel https://youtu.be/3OZ2bFLTpWw Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century” has given Israel new momentum to continue its forced displacement of Palestinians that has been on-going since the 1948 Nakba, the 72nd anniversary of which was marked by Palestinians on May 15. Recently, the new Netanyahu-Gantz unity government made clear its plans to illegally annex new parts of the West Bank and formalize a de facto process that began decades ago.Netanyahu is expected to put forth its annexation proposal in July. The results of this move will be devastating to the lives of Palestinians under occupation, with much of the West Bank potentially falling under Israeli law, and what is left of the land earmarked for a future Palestinian state becoming nothing more than scattered bantustans, not only putting the PA’s project of a two-state solution to rest, but painting a picture of an ever more apparent one-state reality.Despite Palestinian outrage across the political spectrum, the Arab nations and the international community are yet to react in earnest to the looming grave violation of international law, save for usual statements of opposition and general concern, and move to prevent another cycle of displacement and dispossession.Join us on Thursday, 21 May 2020 for a discussion on the situation on the ground and the international landscape as the spectre of annexation threatens to drive a final nail in the coffin of the Palestinians' quest to right the historical injustice against them and achieve self-determination, and what hope remains for them and their allies to stop Israel's plan.Speakers:Suhad Bishara (Adalah)Abdelhamid Siyam (Rutgers University, NJ)Moderated by Malia Bouattia-------Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For many poor migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees who live in lurid conditions, often in overcrowded accommodations, social distancing is a privilege, and medical attention is a distant dream. During a global pandemic, these become life-threatening circumstances.In Europe, refugee camps are bracing for an outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Greece, where refugees live in squalid conditions, is desperately attempting to ship migrants from Moria,  Europe’s largest refugee camp, before the virus hits. And across the continent, in France, refugees living in the dystopian camps in Calais scoff at the ludicrous notion of social distancing.The pandemic is also casting a heavy shadow on Asia. In West Asia, countries like Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria have some of the world’s largest numbers of displaced people per capita while in South and East Asia, countries like Bangladesh, host to large numbers of the Rohingya minority fleeing from the conflict in Myanmar, are scrambling to prevent a major outbreak in refugee camps, as cases are set to be confirmed anytime now inside the camps.In this episode of the New Arab Voice, we focus on how the refugee and migrant population is at a greater risk under the present pandemic, why this is likely to spur a new humanitarian crisis, and what aid organizations are doing to deal with this threat.We’ll be speaking with Rula Amin, from the UNHCR on how they are supporting refugees at this time, Ro, a resident of the largest refugee camp in the world in Cox's Bazar, and Ali Mohamed,from Migrant-Rights.org in Bahrain on how migrant workers in the Middle East are at particular risk. Finally, keep listening to hear a conversation with Dr Dawn Chatty emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Oxford, regarding the history of migration in the region and what it can teach us about the future after the pandemic.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Covid-19 has exacerbated many structural problems in the MENA region, throwing already fragile states, embattled economies, and restive societies into deeper turmoil. Reflecting the deeply rooted inequality in the region, the impact of the pandemic has not been uniform across the region, hitting vulnerable segments, including women and refugees, disproportionately harder. Gender-based marginalization and structural, economic, and physical violence endemic to many parts of the MENA region have been compounded by the invisible viral pandemic. The often strict lockdown measures it has triggered means many women are left trapped with abusers without recourse to shelter or assistance, while many others, despite already being responsible for most thankless unpaid labour as parents or carers in free-falling economies, are now struggling to cope with the added weight of the novel coronavirus. The recorded live discussion focused on the specific ways in which Covid-19 has disproportionately affected women in the Levant subregion of MENA, and what some feminist groups have been doing to improve women’s resilience since the start of the pandemic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Speakers:Lina Abou-Habib is an expert in mainstreaming gender in development policies and practices and in building capacities for gender mainstreaming in regional and international agencies as well as public institutions. She is currently a Senior Policy Fellow at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (American University of Beirut).  She also serves as the Chair of the Collective for Research and Training of Development-Action and is a Strategic MENA Advisor for the Global Fund for Women.  She is a member of the editorial board of the Gender and Development journal published by Oxfam and Routledge. She holds an M.A. in Public Health from American University in Beirut.Maria Al Abdeh is a feminist researcher and Executive Director of Women Now For Development (WND). Maria has a PhD in Microbiology. She joined Women Now for Development in November 2013  and since then she accompanied the growth of the organization to become the largest network of women empowerment centers inside Syria and the neighboring countries and participated in many campaigns and conferences to reach out the voices of the most vulnerable women to the media, activists and decision makers, and focuses on women and conflict and women rights in the MENA region. In March 2016 Maria received the Award of Feminine Success in France, and together with WND received in May 2016 the Award of ‘Delivering Lasting Change’ for commitment to Justice and Dignity from CARE international. Soheir Asaad is a political and feminist Palestinian activist, and an organizer in the "Tal'at Movement" – a Palestinian political feminist movement. Launched in September 2019 under the slogan “There is no free homeland without free women”, Tal’at seeks to build Palestinian, de-fragmented feminist solidarity and activism across the whole of historic Palestine and the diaspora community. Asaad is also a human rights advocate and has a Masters degree in Law (LL.M.) with Honors from the Center for Civil & Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame (US), with a focus on international human rights law.Moderator:Danya Hajjaji is a journalist at The New Arab. She previously served as Patti Birch Fellow for Middle East Research at the Committee to Protect Journalists. Danya earned her MS in Journalism from Columbia University and her BA in Media and Communications from the University of Sussex.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following on from last week’s episode focusing on how the Coronavirus is affecting the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, this week we will focus on the hardships that many across the Middle East and North Africa are facing during this month, especially vulnerable groups.We will focus on how the region’s financial downturn coupled with the demands of Ramadan could fuel social unrest, and the effect on mental health and general well being. Next we will discuss why the outbreak of Covid-19 in war-torn Yemen is being ignored by many, even though an outbreak in the country could result in an unprecedented death toll.Finally, we will find out why lockdown measures are producing life-threatening circumstances for women in the region.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The New Arab Voice, we want to highlight how Muslims all over the world, are coping with the sudden change of circumstances and how they are finding creative ways to keep alive the sacred practices of their faith during the holy month of ramadan. We will also be speaking with UK-based General practitioner Dr. Milad Hilli who has all the answers to your health-related queries surrounding Ramadan and Covid-19.At the end of this special Ramadan episode, I will speak to my colleagues from The New Arab newsroom who have been preparing earnestly for Ramadan, to understand how they are coping with the Loss of communal spaces and being cut off from extended families and communities.Lastly, you’ll hear my chat with my colleague and vegan food aficionado, Diana Alghoul, about why food is important to keep your body and mind healthy during this ramadan.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visit our website on: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2020/4/16/how-the-lgbt-community-is-coping-with-the-coronavirusMany LGBTQIA+ individuals are going suffering even more injustice during the Coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, we will be speaking to members of LGBT+ communities living in the Middle East and those who are part of the Arab or Muslim diaspora.We will also speak with representatives of LGBT+ advocacy organisations in Lebanon and Tunisia to understand how they are adapting their activities to provide aid to their communities even during a pandemic.Then we will speak to Sabah Choudrey, a youth trans worker, who will highlight the unique issues facing the trans community, and their relationship to the Islamic faith.Finally, Aniqah Choudhri will explore why the feelings of isolation and loneliness many of us are experiencing during lockdown are not new for the Muslim LGBT+ community.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice)Resources:Trans youth support from Sabah’s organisation, Gendered Intelligence: http://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support/trans-youth Information on how to apply for emergency funding if you are LGBTQ POC: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nepjh-uk-qtibipoc-emergency-relief-amp-hardship-fund  https://knock.houseofpride.co/covid-19  https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/covid-19-%E2%80%93-how-lgbt-inclusive-organisations-can-help  https://www.outsavvy.com/event/4453/misery-meets-tickets   Previous episodesEpisode 5 - Hope, strength, creativity: Middle Easterners taking the battle with the coronavirus into their own handsEpisode 4 - Paranoia, conflict, and resilience: The Middle East at war with the coronavirusEpisode 3 - Coronavirus plagues Iran, Arab citizens and the Israeli election, and 'Pharaoh' Mubarak dies-TNA Voice podcastEpisode 2 - Trump's 'Steal of the Century', Putin's bloodbath in Idlib, and Lebanon's 'feminist' cabinet-TNA Voice podcastEpisode 1 - Silencing love: How the religious police controls the most intimate moments of life in MalaysiaFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we want to bring to light the heart-warming stories that have emerged from the tragedy of the Coronavirus pandemic: from the frontline medics and nurses, to creatives and activists, individuals across the globe have banned together to fight the virus that is changing the very fabric of our society. First, we'll discuss how doctors in Egypt are finding creative ways to give their patients medical advice, and how medics in Iran are keeping positive by busting a move in their medical wards. Then, we will speak to the founder of a Lebanese effort that is building life-saving equipment which is running in low supply in hospitals all over the world. We will also be speaking to the founder of Baytna Baytak, a Lebanese initiative to provide medics with homes so they can quarantine away from their families.We will also find out how activists in Palestine and refugees in Lebanon are desperately trying to sow more face masks and encourage people to wear them. At the end of this episode, find out how an Egyptian immigrant is provide vital resources in one of the worst-hit areas of Coronavirus-plagued Italy.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel)Subscribe on:Apple - http://apple.co/33GTVz9Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2worjyqFind us below:Website - https://www.alaraby.co.uk/englishFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlAraby.enTwitter - https://twitter.com/TheNewArabVoiceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenewarab/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTSYCBRRUStmL2oQLaqbDQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we look at why the Egyptian government has threatened journalists after they suggested the real number of Coronavirus cases in the country may be far higher than those reported by the authorities.Then, we analyse how countries hit by conflict in the region are at particular risk from the global pandemic, especially war-torn Syria and Yemen, and how they are dealing with the virus despite the odds.But it’s not all bad news... in the last segment of our episode, we will look at how several countries in the region seem to be containing the outbreak of Covid-19 so far and flattening the curve of the epidemic’s spread.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel)Find us below:Websitehttps://www.alaraby.co.uk/englishFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AlAraby.enTwitterhttps://twitter.com/The_NewArabInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenewarab/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTSYCBRRUStmL2oQLaqbDQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.