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Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Firas Al-Sawah, a Syrian writer, intellectual, and philosopher. He examined the history of religions and mythology as a means of understanding the nature of humanity. Now he teaches as a professor of Foreign Studies at Beijing University. Samer will now tell us about his...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Ahmed Shawqi. Ahmed Shawq was a prolific Egyptian poet who is nicknamed the “prince of poets” of modern Arabic poetry and is known as a pioneer of Arabic poetical drama. Prominent singers such as Um Kollthoum also admired and sang his poetry. To this day his work is an i...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Taha Hussein. Taha was a famous intellectual and writer from Egypt, who was a figurehead of Egypt's Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East. Did you know he was also blind? The transcript and translation can be found on our website, www. yallaarabe...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Ibrahim Al Faqi. Samer recently enjoyed reading one of his books, so we thought we would make a short episode about him. Al Faqi was an Egyptian writer, lecturer, and human and self-development coach. The transcript and translation can be found on our website, www. yalla...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! This episode is all about Saeed Akl, a Lebanese poet, philosopher, writer, and playwright . He was a proud Lebanese nationalist and is considered one of the most important Lebanese poets of the modern era. The transcript and translation can be found on our website, www. yallaarabee.com/podcast I...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! This episode is all about the famous Lebanese singer Fairouz. Maybe we've all heard of Fairouz or listened to her music, but what do we know about her life? In this episode, Samer gives us all the details about the musical icon. The transcript and translation can be found on our website, ww...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! In our latest episode, we are interviewing live from Beirut, Dzovig Arnelian, artist and founder of Arneli Art Gallery. Dzovig is an experimental and bold feminist artist and gallerist who works on themes related to gender roles, women empowerment, patriarchy criticism and so on. Yalla Arabee wi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Ghassan Kanafani. He was a Palestinian author and political activist. Maybe you know him from his infamous interview where he talks about peace talks with Israelis being a "conversation between the sword and the neck."  The transcript and translation can be fou...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! Today’s episode is about Sultan Baasha al-Atrash, who is a name you have definitely come across if you have studied Middle Eastern history. Sultan al-Atrash was a prominent Arab Druze Leader, Syrian Nationalist, and leader of the Syrian Revolution against the French in 1925. He played a major ro...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, let's Learn Arabic with Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! This episode is all about May Ziadeh, one of the most prominent pioneers and figures of the literary renaissance in the history of Arab feminist literature. During May's life, women writers were rare and almost unheard of. She was known for her eloquent, passionate style of writing, and for...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! This episode is all about Ahlam Mosteghanemi, a famous Algerian writer and novelist. She is one of, if not the most famous woman Arab writers in the world. She attended the first Arabic primary school for girls in Algeria. Her father's decision at this time went on to become a part of her destiny She went on to becom...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Transit Station محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! This episode is all about Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, who is the current vice president, prime minister, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Dubai. We will be talking about how he transformed the emirate of Dubai into a wealthy business and tourism hub in the Middle East. We wanted to chan...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! In this episode we talk about the life of the Syrian poet and diplomat, Nizar Qabbani. Qabbani spent most of his life outside of the Middle East, and many of his writings were considered highly controversial such as female sexuality and political criticisms. The transcript and translation can be found on our website, www. yallaarabee.com...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! In this episode we talk about the life of the Egyptian feminist writer, novelist, doctor, and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi. El Saadawi was a fierce feminist and activist, which often put her life at risk. She considered her truth, pen, and paper to be her greatest weapons against oppressive systems. The transcript and translation can be...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to محطّة عبور by Yalla Arabee! In this episode we talk about the fascinating life of the Lebanese writer and artist, Gibran Khalil Gibran. Transcript and translation available on our website: www.yallaarabee.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What is Transit Station? Transit Station is a podcast by Yalla Arabee to learn about famous writers, thinkers, poets, and social justice leaders in the Arab World. All transcripts and translations are available on our website www.yallaarabee.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail About the life of the late Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish. Transcript and translation available on our website: www.yallaarabee.com Find the transcript to this episode here on our website: https://www.yallaarabee.com/podcast-episode-1 Support the show