The Middle Geeks Episode 34: ‘A Hero’ Review and Reputation
The Middle Geeks are joined by NIAC organizing director Donna Farvard and Roxana Hadadi to dicuss Asghar Farahadi’s riveting film “A Hero.”
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The Middle Geeks Episode 33: ‘Gaza Mon Amour’ Review and Holiday Edition
The Middle Geeks discussion “Gaza Mon Amour” and reflect on the holidays!
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Peacock’s ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Renewed for a Second Season
“We Are Lady Parts,” a punk-rock comedy featuring all Muslim women of color has been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 32: The Promise of ‘Star Wars: Visions’
The Middle Geeks welcome on Meg Humphrey to discuss all things Star Wars: Visions
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The Middle Geeks Interview: Abubakr Ali of Netflix’s ‘Grendel’
We’re joined by the star of Netflix’s “Grendel” series, Abubakr Ali, who’s the first Arab-American Muslim to lead a comic-book series!
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Interview with ‘Batman and Robin and Howard’ Author Jeffrey Brown
Swara interview Jeffrey Brown, author and artist of the upcoming “Batman and Robin and Howard!”
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The Middle Geeks Episode 31: ‘Dune’ Review
The Middle Geeks review “Dune” with fellow MENA critics Hanna Flint and Roxana Hadadi!
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The Middle Geeks 30: ‘AlRawabi School for Girls’ Makes ‘Mean Girls’ Look Like Cotton Candy
Ferdosa joins us to talk about the Netflix documentary “Lift Like a Girl”!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 29: ‘Lift Like a Girl’ and an MCU Assessment
Ferdosa joins us to talk about the Netflix documentary “Lift Like a Girl”!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 28: Palestine in Pop Culture and ‘Loki’
Palestinian historian and scholar N.A. Mansour joins us to discuss the situation in Palestine and Loki!
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The Middle Geeks Interview: Amin El Gamal of ‘Breaking Fast’
We’re joined by Amin El Gamal of “Breaking Fast” for this special interview for Pride Month!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 27: ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Review
The Middle Geeks discuss Nida Manzoor’s Peacock original, We Are Lady Parts which premieres today!
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Peacock Reveals ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Trailer and Character Posters
Take a look at the character posters and trailer for “We Are Lady Parts,” a punk-rock comedy featuring all Muslim women of color premiering June 3rd on Peacock!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 26: ‘The Present’ in Palestine
We discuss the most recent IDF and Israeli government brutalization and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and East Jerusalem
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The Middle Geeks Episode 25: The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, and… Chad
This month, we’re reviewing not one, but TWO series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+, and Nasim Pedrad’s Chad on TBS!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 24: ‘WandaVision’ Review
We’re joined once again by the wonderful Arezou to discuss and review the entirety of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 23: ‘I Still Hide to Smoke’ and a Plethora of MENA News
We’re joined by Mae’s sister Sonia to discuss the inaugural film of Algerian director Rayhana Obermeyer, “I Still Hide to Smoke.”
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The Middle Geeks Episode 22: ‘Breaking Fast’ Review
We are joined by our friend Tariq Raouf to discuss the upcoming film Breaking Fast, which features a gay Arab-American Muslim as its protagonist!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 21: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ and its MENA Issues
We are joined by the wonderful Hanna Flint to discuss Wonder Woman 1984 in this special bonus episode!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 20: Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and Mosul
We’re back with a LOT to discuss on Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and Mosul! Joining us is a prolific cosplayer, streamer, and friend, Jasmin!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 19: ‘Paranormal’ Activity in Egypt (on Netflix)
This month we’re joined by filmmaker Shahab Zargari to discuss Netflix’s new supernatural series Paranormal, a supernatural drama set in
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The Middle Geeks Episode 18: DC’s Arabian Sights Festival and DC’s MENA Heroes
This month we’re discussing films we watched as part of Washington DC’s Arabian Sights Film festival. With films from Palestine,
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The Middle Geeks Episode 17: MENA in the Stars and Middle Earth
We’re excited to have on TV writer, blogger, and Star Wars fan Arezou Amin on to discuss the long history
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