https://simplecast.com Rebooting the Middle East, one episode at a time. Hosted by John Ghazvinian and "Brian the IT Guy". A production of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center. en Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:31:57 +0000 Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:41:46 +0000 https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5123cd88-0999-4c14-80e7-8f15feae6e32/bfb071f4-859a-4f63-bbcf-3b94dbec8a56/3000x3000/thumbnail-coverart-1teal.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com episodic Rebooting the Middle East, one episode at a time. Hosted by John Ghazvinian and "Brian the IT Guy". A production of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center. Middle East Center no https://feeds.simplecast.com/LVxjHQ__ middleeast, mideast, universityofpennsylvania, upenn Middle East Center mec-info@sas.upenn.edu a7142011-4a14-41d6-8804-a9dfc310edc4 Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:31:57 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/from-basra-to-brooklyn-via-tunis-XjOvQePX Episode 7: From Basra to Brooklyn via Tunis Middle East Center 00:41:14 From the marshes of southern Iraq, to a limestone quarry in Tunisia, to a small Sicilian village to Ditmars Park in Brooklyn and the building of the New York City Subway and the Statue of Liberty…. anthropologist Bridget Guarasci somehow connects it all. From the marshes of southern Iraq, to a limestone quarry in Tunisia, to a small Sicilian village to Ditmars Park in Brooklyn and the building of the New York City Subway and the Statue of Liberty…. anthropologist Bridget Guarasci somehow connects it all. no full 7 60ee4fea-829c-457c-b4bb-8c5ca7513a81 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:57:00 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-6-the-politics-of-middle-eastern-art-Qeg71706 Episode 6: The Politics of Middle Eastern Art Middle East Center 00:31:13 Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, founder of the renowned Barjeel Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates, takes us on a journey through the fascinating, high-voltage landscape of Middle Eastern art in a very special summer edition of Middle East 2.0. Al-Qassemi will discuss his beginnings in the world of art, new artistic directions, and the importance of highlighting women artists in the region. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, founder of the renowned Barjeel Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates, takes us on a journey through the fascinating, high-voltage landscape of Middle Eastern art in a very special summer edition of Middle East 2.0. Al-Qassemi will discuss his beginnings in the world of art, new artistic directions, and the importance of highlighting women artists in the region. upennmec, mideast, politicalart, swana, mideastart, contemporaryart, mena, middleeast no full 6 e92abbb8-f8e8-4c28-9db4-0202ccb6a5b1 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:28:41 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-5-robots-and-magic-in-the-medieval-middle-east-h7FY50Nh Episode 5: Robots and Magic in the Medieval Middle East Middle East Center 00:31:34 Join us as Elly Truitt takes us into the weird and wonderful world of early Middle East tech -- from the world's first analog computer, to a mechanical wine servant, to a royal throne that could whiz up to the ceiling on command. Join us as Elly Truitt takes us into the weird and wonderful world of early Middle East tech -- from the world's first analog computer, to a mechanical wine servant, to a royal throne that could whiz up to the ceiling on command. middleeasttech, mideast, medievalmiddleeast, medievalhistory, middleeast no full 5 b4e898f9-f92e-4600-9e2c-737d1d1bd403 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:11:28 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-4-the-arab-poetic-tradition-3hi3tv_g Episode 4: The Arab Poetic Tradition Middle East Center 00:33:32 Penn's leading scholar of Arabic literature, Huda Fakhreddine, shares her thoughts on poetry, translation, orientalism, and the meaning of her father's poetic legacy. Penn's leading scholar of Arabic literature, Huda Fakhreddine, shares her thoughts on poetry, translation, orientalism, and the meaning of her father's poetic legacy. mideast, poetry, middle east, arabic, mena, arabic poetry, poetic tradition no full 4 ce77d7dd-55d8-425f-8e61-40ca2aeb7f4a Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:24:34 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-3-meet-harun-kucuk-5DHNptbC Episode 3: Meet Harun Küçük Middle East Center 00:34:57 The Middle East Center's new director, Harun Küçük, joins us for a very special edition of the podcast. The Middle East Center's new director, Harun Küçük, joins us for a very special edition of the podcast. mideast, university of pennsylvania, middle east, turkey, upenn, middle east center no full 3 210f8725-08ae-4e94-b120-8ea6ae4f0213 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:39:37 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-2-a-tale-of-two-cities-beirut-dakar-in-the-french-colonial-empire-jIgXRigX Episode 2: A Tale of Two Cities: Beirut-Dakar in the French Colonial Empire Middle East Center 00:46:23 Penn Ph.D. candidate Dahlia El Zein explores the worlds of Senegalese soldiers and Syrian-Lebanese traders against the backdrop of French imperialism from 1920 to 1946. Penn Ph.D. candidate Dahlia El Zein explores the worlds of Senegalese soldiers and Syrian-Lebanese traders against the backdrop of French imperialism from 1920 to 1946. no full 2 348d4cb6-fd3b-4d72-8a10-7752d2e75cb8 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:23:04 +0000 mec-info@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center) https://middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-1-muslims-motorcycles-and-manuscripts-uw9p1bcu-GjaL6q_P Episode 1: Muslims, Motorcycles, and Manuscripts Middle East Center 00:35:40 Penn’s own Professor Jamal Elias takes us on a wide-ranging journey through Islamic iconography, visual art, trucks and motorcycles — and how he discovered a lost manuscript in the mountains of Tibet. Penn’s own Professor Jamal Elias takes us on a wide-ranging journey through Islamic iconography, visual art, trucks and motorcycles — and how he discovered a lost manuscript in the mountains of Tibet. no full 1