We interview acclaimed Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir on her latest film, Palestine 36, which debuts in US theaters this weekend.
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We’re live once again at Awesome Con in Washington D.C. discussing SWANA representation in Fantasy & Sci-Fi!
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We discuss the SWANA films that received Oscar nominations and make an exciting announcement about this year’s Awesome Con!
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The Middle Geeks review the concluding film Wicked: For Good and what it has to say about fighting for your cause.
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We review Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s latest film, Palestine 36, which chronicles the last days of the British Mandate of Palestine.
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Nadia Osman joins us once again to review Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady’s new raunchy animated series on Amazon Prime, #1 Happy Family USA.
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We review the 1984 film, Leila and the Wolves, which chronicles the revolutionary role of women in the Levant.
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Tariq Ra’ouf and Kate Sánchez of But Why Tho? join us to review the second and last season of Palestinian comedian Mo Amer’s critically acclaimed Netflix series.
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We’re joined by activist Andrew Kadi to review the harrowing yet hopeful documentary compilation From Ground Zero, in which 22 Palestinian filmmakers document their genocide from Gaza.
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We interview Jaylee Hamidi on their role in Natasha Rothwell’s How to Die Alone!
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Arezou joins us once again to review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 on Amazon Prime!
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Arezou joins us once again along with new guest Noor to review one of the most riveting Star Wars series yet.
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Isa joins us once again to review the second season of Nida Manzoor’s masterpiece Peacock series, We Are Lady Parts!
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We interview the frontwoman (Saira played by Sarah Kameela Impey) and lead guitarist (Amina played by Anjana Vasan) of our favorited Muslim women punk band, Lady Parts.
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We welcome on debut author Rania Hanna to discuss her new book, The Jinn Daughter!
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The Middle Geeks are LIVE at Awesome Con, discussing all things SWANA/MENA Representation!
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The second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune has arrived to theaters, but has it gotten any better in its display of SWANA cultures beyond appropriation? Roxana joins us once again to discuss.
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We welcome back Jasmin and Isa to discuss the latest from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise that takes us to the heart of Abbasid Baghdad!
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Our friends Arezou and Samira join us to review Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version!
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As the genocide of Palestinians continues in Gaza, we welcome back on acclaimed Palestinian American comic and video games writer Nadia Shammas to discuss their seminal work, Squire, through the lens of Palestine.
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Maryam and Isa once again join us to review the latest installment in Kamala Khan’s journey in the MCU, The Marvels.
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We speak with Palestinian American kid-lit author Hannah Moushabeck to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, her work, and Palestinian culture.
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Before anything else, we would like listeners to know we have an episode on Palestine coming soon. In the meantime we’re sharing donation links as we have done before.
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 57: Maryam Keshavarz on Telling ‘The Persian Version’”