Category: Hebah Fisher

Reviving the Culture of Hamra Street in Lebanon

November 29, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Reclaiming the culture of Lebanon with culture and art: reviving Hamra Street with graffiti. By: Kerning Cultures Yazan Halwani is a street artist, still in his early 20s. Over the past year, I’ve met with Yazan a few times, following his work closely and always, with great admiration. When I finally got to sit down with him…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Hebah Fisher, News, Photographs, Podcast

Behind the scenes: Middle East poetry

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The behind-the-scenes when 3 musicians and a poet in the Middle East come together for the first time. By: Kerning Cultures This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials, and experimentation of 3 musicians and a poet in the Middle East preparing for a spoken word…

Arab World, Entertainment, Hebah Fisher, Podcast

Egypt’s Brain Drain

October 19, 2016August 20, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

What do we owe the places that raised us? Exploring brain drain from Egypt. By: Kerning Cultures Note: the episode above supplements the article below; they’re both different! Mention “brain drain” to any Middle Easterner and they’ll nod sadly: yes, we have this problem in our country, too. Tracing the history of emigration in…

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Arab World, Hebah Fisher, Podcast

Middle Eastern Americans Supporting Trump

October 10, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A US election special: meet the Americans of Middle Eastern descent supporting Trump By Kerning Cultures Author’s note: The views expressed herein do not reflect Kerning Cultures’ and company’s personal views. As always, we remain agnostic. And, the above episode is different from the article below. “Donald J Trump is calling for a total and…

Activism, American Arabs, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Hebah Fisher, religion, US Arab Politics

Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures

October 3, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures, the popular podcast series that focuses on the Middle East By Ray Hanania In our podcast, we take a moment to talk with Heba Fisher, one of the editors at Kerning Cultures which explores Middle East issues in their weekly…

American Arabs, Arab World, Features, Hebah Fisher, Middle East, Podcast, Ray Hanania

A Love Story to Defeat the Odds

September 28, 2016September 30, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

A Love Story to Defeat the Odds. A modern love story By Kerning Cultures Love in 56KB. He was in Beirut during the Lebanon-Israel war; she was in a small village outside of Rotterdam. They met on MSN Messenger. Episode Credits Produced by Alex Atack, Razan Alzayani, and Hebah Fisher, with sound design by Ramzi…

Entertainment, Features, Hebah Fisher