We sit down with Sudanese-American director, editor and visual artist, Sara Idriss. This conversation was hosted by Sally Howell and took place on October 30, 2023. Learn more about our guest at https://seenjeempodcast.org/season-three-1/saraidriss ..read more

Today's episode of the Seen Jeem Podcast features Iraqi-American filmmaker and artist, Usama Alshaibi. This episode was hosted by Sally Howell and took place on October 9, 2023. Learn more about our guest at https://seenjeempodcast.org/season-three-1/usama-alshaibi ..read more

We sit down with Palestinian-American New York Times Bestselling author, Etaf Rum. This episode was hosted by Wessam Elmeligi and took place on October 11, 2023 ..read more

Seen Jeem Podcast host Sally Howell sits down with Lebanese-American filmmaker, Jude Chehab. This conversation took place on September 30, 2023. Learn more about our guest at seenjeempodcast.org/season-three-1/judechehab ..read more

On this episode, we chat with Palestinian poet and writer from Gaza, Yahya Ashour. This conversation took place on February 19, 2024 ..read more

We are kicking off season 3 with an interview with Dana Dargos. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seenjeempodcast/message ..read more

Author and professor Diana Abu-Jaber joins us to chat about her new young adult fantasy novel, Silverworld (2020), which she reads a short passage from! She shares with us her trajectory as a writer who often focuses on food and identity.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seenjeempodcast/message ..read more

In this episode of the Seen Jeem podcast, Arab American National Museum (AANM) Director Diana Abouali chats with award-winning author Massoud Hayoun about his book, When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family's Forgotten History. In this decolonial memoir, Massoud explores his grandparent's remarkable story as Jewish Arabs whose experiences were shaped by colonial ambitions in North Africa. Listen to this episode to hear from Massoud about his investigation of regional politics and how it helped him uncover his incredible family history. To watch a recording of Massoud's reading visit https://seenjeem ..read more

In this episode of the Seen Jeem Podcast, Sally Howell interviews author Safia Elhillo about her latest book, Home is Not a Country. The novel in verse explores themes of diasporic belonging through the experiences of the main character, 15-year-old Nima. Elhillo reads several excerpts from the book including "America," "Nostalgia Monster," "Haytham," and "Baba." Recordings of the readings are available on our website at  seenjeempodcast.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seenjeempodcast/message ..read more

In this episode, acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye discusses her collection of poems, The Tiny Journalist (2019), with Diana Abouali, director of the Arab American National Museum. The “tiny journalist” refers to Janna Jihad Ayyad, the Palestinian citizen journalist who has been documenting and reporting Israel’s colonization of her homeland since she was a young girl. Recorded a few weeks after the 2021 Israel attacks on Gaza, Shihab Nye reflects on her identity as a Palestinian-American as well as the resilience of Palestinians in the face of ongoing adversity. For video recordings of her read ..read more