Episodios

  • Where Do We Go From Here?

    Where Do We Go From Here?
    Feb 8 2017
    A look at (the first) Trump travel ban and its effects. 

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    24 m
  • Fight or Flight

    Fight or Flight
    Jan 23 2017

    When you're forced to leave your home, what traditions do you take with you? A journey with an Afghani kite fighting master. 

    Credit to The Kite Runner film, a 2007 production by Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Classics, for some of the audio we used. 


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    30 m
  • Birthplace of the UAE

    Birthplace of the UAE
    Dec 3 2016
    The year is 1959, and 1 in every 2 babies are dying in childbirth in the United Arab Emirates.

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    27 m
  • KC Short: Mid East for Trump

    KC Short: Mid East for Trump
    Oct 10 2016

    A US election special: meet the Americans of Middle Eastern descent supporting Trump. 

     

    For more, visit our episode page. Produced by Hebah Fisher, Razan Alzayani, Fact Checking by Lilly Crown, with sound design by Mohamed Khreizat.


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    14 m
  • Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas

    Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas
    Aug 27 2016

    It's 2011, and Bahrain is a divided society. Can they reconcile?  

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    For more, visit this episode's page. Produced by Hebah Fisher, Razan Alzayani, and Lilly Crown, with sound design by Ramzi Bashour.  

    Update 29 August 2016: The episode erroneously claims Yacoub is a current member of the Bahrain Foundation for Reconciliation and Civil Discourse; he is only a supporter of their efforts.


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    42 m
  • Border(less)

    Border(less)
    Jul 21 2016
    How do you lose a family member in Europe's elusive borders? And as a refugee how do you navigate the world of smugglers when crossing the English Channel? At a time when nations are sealing off their borders, we explore the nuances of migration, border ambiguity and smuggling in this episode of Kerning Cultures.

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    1 h y 1 m
  • Love in 56KB

    Love in 56KB
    May 31 2016
    An epic modern love story. He was in Beirut during the Lebanon-Israel war; she was in a small village outside of Rotterdam. They met on MSN Messenger.

    Produced by Alex Atack, Razan Alzayani, and Hebah Fisher, with sound design by Ramzi Bashour.

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    22 m
  • My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 2)

    My Mother's Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 2)
    Mar 23 2016
    "No one believed I was moving back to Cairo; it's a jungle there."
    Chapter 2 finalises our exploration into Egyptian brain drain.

    Featuring guests Sylvia, Alaa Shaker, and Tarek Hosny. Produced by Razan Alzayani and Hebah Fisher, with editorial support and sound design by Ramzi Bashour.

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    22 m