The New Arab Voice

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.

The third episode of our The New Arab Voice is out today! Tune in for a dissection of the Coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East centred in Iran, catch-up on the Israeli elections where the vote of Palestinian citizens is more relevant than ever, and dive into the life of Egypt’s longest ruling autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Keep listening to find out what happened to a Saudi female rapper who disappeared after posting a video about being a 'girl from Mecca'.Subcribe now to the podcast and support our high-quality audio journalism(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel)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.

Subcribe now!----In this episode, The New Arab Voice tackles Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century”, which many Palestinians are dubbing the steal of the century for its bias in favour of Israel. We interview Dr. Ian Black to comment on what lies ahead for Palestinians. The episode will also discuss the latest escalation in Syria which experts fear may turn into yet another bloodbath, and we’ll be speaking to female activists in Lebanon to talk about whether the record number of women appointed to the new cabinet can really make a difference for women in the country. Beyond political news, we talk to media watchers about the curious murder investigation haunting Lebanon’s most famous diva Nancy Ajram and her husband, who shot dead a Syrian alleged intruder, highlighting issues of bias and racism.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel)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.

Episode one:Reporting an adultery?  In Malaysia, there's an app for that, apparently.In the early hours of a December morning in 2016, A Malaysian man was found dead, lying face down at the foot of an apartment complex in the central state of Selangor. He had jumped from the fourth floor of a high-rise building, leaving a woman who would later admit to being the man’s lover, severely distressed. As later reported by the country’s media, he was fleeing from the Malaysian religious police. Officers had gone out on that night to catch unsuspecting lovers who had broken the country’s Islamic laws, which prohibit extra-marital sex, and would rather face death than public shame.In this episode of the New Arab Voice podcast, we’ll be exploring the ways in which Malaysians are affected by the workings of the tech-savvy mysterious religious police, and how citizens have developed ways to outsmart it.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel, Research by Taufiq Wan)Websitehttps://www.alaraby.co.uk/englishFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AlAraby.en/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/The_NewArabInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenewarab/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTSYCBRRUStmL2oQLaqbDQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.