Hatem Imam's guest appearances

Hatem Imam

Tea with Culture

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World

The afikra Podcast

Maya Moumne

Jannis Stürtz

Todd Reisz

Antonia Carver

Yazan Khalili

Hisham Matar

Laila Lalami

Peter Adamson

Reem Kassis

Rashid Khalidi

Tanya Habjouqa

Daniel Newman

Isabella Hammad

Randa Jarrar

Michael Rice

OwlTail

Moumne and Imam, founders and directors of Studio Safar, talked about taking the first steps to opening an independent studio, branching into publishing, and their experience working around the world. Follow Studio Safar: https://www.instagram.com/studiosafar/Follow Journal Safar:https://www.instagram.com/journalsafar/Connect with Maya Moumne:https://www.instagram.com/mayamoumne/Connect with Hatem Imam: https://www.instagram.com/hatem_imam/ Created &amp; Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna, afikraEdited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek YamaniAbout the afikra conversation series:Our long-form interview series, hosted on Zoom, featuring academics and arts ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new ‎found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&amp;A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp  Follow afikra:‎Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/Patreon: https://patreon.com/afikraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/‎Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/‎Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikraWebsite: afikra.comAbout afikra:‎afikra is a grassroots movement that has evolved into a global community dedicated to exploring the history and ‎culture of the Arab world. Starting in 2014 in NYC, our mission has always been two-pronged: cultivate curiosity and ‎to build community. We've hosted intimate salon-style events all over the world that feature in-depth presentations on ‎topics related to the Arab world, given by members of our community. What makes afikra different is that our ‎programs and platform is designed to engage our community to ask their own questions, and provide an open ‎community of peers who support each other as we all look for the answers together. Our vision is to build a global ‎community of curious minds who are interested in promoting intellectualism and deepening our communal ‎knowledge of the Arab region.‎

Moumne and Imam, founders and directors of Studio Safar, talked about taking the first steps to opening an independent studio, branching into publishing, and their experience working around the world. Follow Studio Safar:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studiosafar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/studiosafar/</a>Follow Journal Safar: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/journalsafar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/journalsafar/</a>Connect with Maya Moumne: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mayamoumne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mayamoumne/</a>Connect with Hatem Imam:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hatem_imam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hatem_imam/</a> Created &amp; Hosted by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikey_mu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mikey Muhanna</a>, afikra Edited by: Ramzi Ramman Theme music by: Tarek YamaniAbout the afikra conversation series: Our long-form interview series, hosted on Zoom, featuring academics and arts ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new ‎found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&amp;A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: <a href="https://www.afikra.com/rsvp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.afikra.com/rsvp </a> Follow afikra:‎ Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/afikra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/afikra</a> Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/‎</a> Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/‎</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/afikra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/afikra</a> Website:<a href="http://www.afikra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> afikra.com</a>About afikra:‎ afikra is a grassroots movement that has evolved into a global community dedicated to exploring the history and ‎culture of the Arab world. Starting in 2014 in NYC, our mission has always been two-pronged: cultivate curiosity and ‎to build community. We've hosted intimate salon-style events all over the world that feature in-depth presentations on ‎topics related to the Arab world, given by members of our community. What makes afikra different is that our ‎programs and platform is designed to engage our community to ask their own questions, and provide an open ‎community of peers who support each other as we all look for the answers together. Our vision is to build a global ‎community of curious minds who are interested in promoting intellectualism and deepening our communal ‎knowledge of the Arab region.‎

Studio Safar Founders Maya Moumne & Hatem Imam [afikra Conversations]‎

Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and English)and biannual visual and design culture magazine launched in 2014. Journal Safar provides a window into cultural production in the Middle East, focusing on contemporary design, critical thinking and experimentation in the region by inviting  designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a specific theme per issue. Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam discuss the reasons behind launching a bilingual magazine, how they choose their themes and collaborating with contributors, how they go about producing the magazine in terms of funding and distribution. www.journalsafar.com/ facebook.com/journalsafar/ twitter.com/JournalSafar instagram.com/journalsafar/ www.studiosafar.com/

Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and English)and biannual visual and design culture magazine launched in 2014. Journal Safar provides a window into cultural production in the Middle East, focusing on contemporary design, critical thinking and experimentation in the region by inviting designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a specific theme per issue. Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam discuss the reasons behind launching a bilingual magazine, how they choose their themes and collaborating with contributors, how they go about producing the magazine in terms of funding and distribution. <a href="http://www.journalsafar.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.journalsafar.com/</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/journalsafar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/journalsafar/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/JournalSafar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/JournalSafar</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/journalsafar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/journalsafar/</a> <a href="http://www.studiosafar.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.studiosafar.com/</a>

Interview with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam from Journal Safar

Huda Smitshuijzen

Khatt interviews Hatem Imam from Studio Safar talking about design as a tool for cultural production and effecting change. A talk about alternative publishing, breaking rules, Arab comics, translation, experimental music, and the importance of this to the Arab design community. ***** About Khatt Chronicles ***** Khatt Chronicles podcast features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World. We host engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. In line with the rest of the Khatt foundation projects, focuses on new developments with Arab typography and design. By Arab, we mean people working with the Arabic language, script, and audience, who are not necessarily Arabs. These initiatives are dedicated to the younger generation as an alternative medium. It also focuses on the younger generations of designers to fulfill three primary objectives: 1. Promote designers in the Arab World to the region and the rest of the world.2. Continue the mission of Khatt foundation as a network between designers to support fostering and exploring new ideas.3. Present these podcasts for inspiration and educational reasons. The podcast is an ongoing platform covering design initiatives and developments around the world. Our aim is to identify and highlight designers from the Arab World that have made meaningful contributions in their fields or have demonstrated excellence in design. Through storytelling, the Khatt Chronicles podcast will get you to know the designers on a personal level, and get to learn about how they think, and what makes them tick. Khatt Chronicles podcast is in collaboration with afikra. Follow Instagram: @khatt_chronicles Twitter: @khttnet YouTube: Khatt Chronicles - YouTube Khatt.net_Khatt Chronicles: https://www.khtt.net/en/page/28678/khatt-design-chronicles ***** About afikra ***** afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on afikra.com

Khatt interviews Hatem Imam from Studio Safar talking about design as a tool for cultural production and effecting change. A talk about alternative publishing, breaking rules, Arab comics, translation, experimental music, and the importance of this to the Arab design community. ***** About Khatt Chronicles ***** Khatt Chronicles podcast features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World. We host engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. In line with the rest of the Khatt foundation projects, focuses on new developments with Arab typography and design. By Arab, we mean people working with the Arabic language, script, and audience, who are not necessarily Arabs. These initiatives are dedicated to the younger generation as an alternative medium. It also focuses on the younger generations of designers to fulfill three primary objectives: 1. Promote designers in the Arab World to the region and the rest of the world. 2. Continue the mission of Khatt foundation as a network between designers to support fostering and exploring new ideas. 3. Present these podcasts for inspiration and educational reasons. The podcast is an ongoing platform covering design initiatives and developments around the world. Our aim is to identify and highlight designers from the Arab World that have made meaningful contributions in their fields or have demonstrated excellence in design. Through storytelling, the Khatt Chronicles podcast will get you to know the designers on a personal level, and get to learn about how they think, and what makes them tick. Khatt Chronicles podcast is in collaboration with afikra. Follow Instagram: @khatt_chronicles Twitter: @khttnet YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoMIyj1Mtcrc31FO_o5RIQ/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khatt Chronicles - YouTube</a> Khatt.net_Khatt Chronicles: <a href="https://www.khtt.net/en/page/28678/khatt-design-chronicles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.khtt.net/en/page/28678/khatt-design-chronicles</a> ***** About afikra ***** afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on <a href="afikra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">afikra.com</a>

Hatem Imam in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès