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Instant Coffee

This is Instant Coffee, your quick fix of everything Middle East. This podcast, brought to you by the LSE Middle East Centre, features 20-minute conversations with activists, artists, journalists and ... Read more

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2.10 A Brief History of Wine with Farrah Berrou

2.10 A Brief History of Wine with Farrah Berrou

From Tlmecen through to Bethlehem and the Bekaa Valley, we chart the history of wine production in the Middle East and N... Read more

23 Nov 2021

23mins

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2.9 An A-Z of food names with Salma Serry

2.9 An A-Z of food names with Salma Serry

Have you ever thought about the names behind the dishes you’re eating? Salma Serry, an Egyptian born filmmaker and inter... Read more

26 Oct 2021

26mins

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CALLOUT: We want your stories of food names

CALLOUT: We want your stories of food names

No new episode this week, but we're working on something that requires your help. Do you know any interesting facts, sto... Read more

12 Oct 2021

1min

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2.8 The Sudanese Kitchen(s) with Omer Eltigani

2.8 The Sudanese Kitchen(s) with Omer Eltigani

Camel milk, mushrooms, ta’miyah, agashe, aseeda, tarkeen, these are just some of the foods and dishes that make up Sudan... Read more

28 Sep 2021

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Is there such a thing as a Dubai cuisine? What role do the migrants and expats of the Emirate play in curating this food... Read more

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2.6 Behind 'The Iranian Vegan' with Mana Shamshiri

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In this episode, we speak about veganism both around the world and in Iran with Mana Shamshiri. Mana is a philosophy gra... Read more

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2.5 Food as a human right with Michael Fakhri

2.5 Food as a human right with Michael Fakhri

‘UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food’ - who wouldn’t want that job title? When we read about Michael, we knew we ... Read more

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2.4 Sowing Solidarity with Vivien Sansour

2.4 Sowing Solidarity with Vivien Sansour

On episode 4, Nadine Almanasfi speaks with artist, storyteller and conservationist Vivien Sansour. Nadine has been tryin... Read more

20 Jul 2021

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2.3 Iraqi Cuisine from Mesopotamia to Mosul with Nawal Nasrallah

2.3 Iraqi Cuisine from Mesopotamia to Mosul with Nawal Nasrallah

On episode 3, Taif Alkhudary speaks with Nawal Nasrallah about the history and development of Iraqi cuisine from Mesopot... Read more

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2.2 Yemen's Coffee Revolution with Faris Sheibani

2.2 Yemen's Coffee Revolution with Faris Sheibani

On episode 2, Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed speaks with Faris Sheibani about the history and culture of coffee in Yemen, a... Read more

22 Jun 2021

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