Best Learn Arabic Abroad Podcasts (2025)

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One State Reality: What is Palestine Israel (Episode 39) 43:23

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In this episode, we welcome Dr. Nathan J. Brown and Professor Shibley Telhami, leading experts on the region and U.S. foreign policy toward Israel, for a thoughtful examination of the current situation in Israel-Palestine. Our guests provide nuanced analysis of how decades of unsuccessful peace negotiations have transformed the political landscape.…

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The War Economy of the Fragmented Healthcare System in Syria (Episode 38) 42:48

27d ago42:48

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In this episode, regional experts of the Middle East share their knowledge about Syria's healthcare system and how it has been affected by years of conflict. Based on research from the book "Everybody's War: Politics of Aid in the Syria Crisis," (published by Oxford University Press), our guests provide thoughtful analysis of several important issu…

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Innocent Until Proven Muslim with Maha Hilal (Episode 37) 24:48

1M ago24:48

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Host Sahar Aziz is in conversation with scholar and organizer Dr. Maha Hilal as she unpacks two decades of the War on Terror and its devastating impact on Muslim communities. This eye-opening episode, based on Dr. Hilal's book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11, explores how governmen…

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Tracks From Abroad Finale 59:46

2M ago59:46

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U.S. Military Aid to Israel During a Genocide in Gaza with Josh Paul ( Episode 36) 51:58

2M ago51:58

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Sahar Aziz speaks with Josh Paul about the law, politics, and policies surrounding the United States decades long military aid to Israel and specifically how such aid makes the U.S. complicit in Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza since October 2023. Josh Paul resigned from the State Department due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration’…

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Global Islamophobia and the Rise of Populism with Audrey Truschke and Ivan Kalmar (Episode 35) 48:09

2M ago48:09

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Dr. Audrey Truschke and Professor Ivan Kalmar analyze the alarming global surge in Islamophobic violence and discriminatory policies, particularly in Eastern Europe and South Asia. Our guests explore how economic and political insecurities have fueled dangerous scapegoating of Muslim citizens and refugees, transforming vulnerable religious minoriti…

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Carceral Apartheid with Brittany Friedman (Episode 34) 42:58

3M ago42:58

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Prisons are a microcosm of how carceral apartheid operates as a larger governing strategy to decimate political targets and foster deceit, disinformation, and division in society. White supremacy within the institutional conditions in US prisons produces a power dynamic of racist intent in the prison system that culminates in what Professor Brittan…

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China - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 161 59:59

3M ago59:59

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South Asian Diaspora Part 2 - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 160 59:59

3M ago59:59

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South Asian Diaspora Part 1 - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 159 59:59

3M ago59:59

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United Arab Emirates - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 158 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Saskatchewan - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 157 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Ireland Diaspora Part 2 - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 156 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Ireland Diaspora Part 1 - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 155 59:59

3M ago59:59

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ICC Investigation of Biden Administration Officials for Aiding Israeli War Crimes with Sarah Leah Whitson (Episode 33) 43:04

3M ago43:04

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In January of 2025, the human rights organization, Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN), made a formal request with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former U.S. officials President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for their accessorial roles in aiding and abetting, as well as…

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Saudi Arabia - Tracks From Abroad - Ep. 154 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Indigenous Canada Pt. 2 - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 153 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Indigenous Canada Pt. 1 - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 152 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Race and Empire: Legal Theory Within, Through and Across National Borders with Asli Bali (Episode 32) 32:11

4M ago32:11

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In the Global South, the possibility of a post-imperial reality self-determined by former subjects of the empire has been undermined by the dominant Western narrative that centers “humanitarian initiatives, politics of counterterrorism, and migration control”. Host Sahar Aziz will speak with expert, advocate and Law Professor Dr. Asli U. Bali to de…

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Jewish Culture - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 151 59:59

4M ago59:59

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Special 150th Episode - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 150 59:59

4M ago59:59

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Post-Colonial Legality and Human Rights with Abdullahi An-Naim (Episode 31) 33:04

4M ago33:04

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Autonomy and self-determination for all individuals cannot be realized and sustained unless true within every person. Enslavement and dehumanization remain true of citizens of imperial nations so long as they remain true for colonized peoples. This week’s episode explores the contradictions between stated commitments to human rights and actions in …

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Finland - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 149 59:59

4M ago59:59

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Venezuela - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 148 59:59

4M ago59:59

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New Zealand - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 147 59:59

4M ago59:59

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Race, Women and the Global War on Terror with Sherene Razack (Episode 30) 41:01

5M ago41:01

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This episode of the Race and Rights podcast features Professor Sherene Razack discuss how racialized Muslim bodies and gender are constructed by global white supremacy that produces and sustains networks, affinities and ideas in the so-called Global War on Terror. Sherene Razack is a Distinguished Professor and the Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Wom…

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Syria and Seismic Shifts in Middle East Politics with Bassam Haddad (Episode 29) 1:07:48

5M ago1:07:48

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Syria's complex history and politics led to the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad on December 8, 2024 – as unexpected as the Arab Spring revolutions that gripped the Middle East thirteen years earlier. Located at the center of regional competition, the nation of Syria will continue to experience foreign intervention from its neighbors, as well as the Un…

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The Two Faces of American Freedom with Aziz Rana (Episode 28) 32:26

6M ago32:26

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Let’s take stock of the American experience within the global history of colonialism – specifically by examining the intertwined relationship in U.S. constitutional practice between internal accounts of freedom and external projects of power and expansion. This episode reinterprets American political traditions from the colonial period to modern ti…

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Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics with Nazia Kazi (Episode 27) 26:54

6M ago26:54

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This week’s episode offers a powerful introduction to the scope of Islamophobia in the United States. The legacy of Barack Obama and the mainstream media’s typically negative portrayals of Muslims offer incisive examples into the vast impact of Islamophobia – connected to the long history of racism – both within the borders of the United States, an…

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Serbia - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 146 49:17

6M ago49:17

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Our guest, Ava, shares stories about her Serbian heritage!By tracksfromabroad

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Germany - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 145 59:59

6M ago59:59

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Our director, Elžbieta, was able to travel to Germany in person to interview a U of T alum, Mia Lorenz about her experiences as a German-Canadian living in Cologne!By tracksfromabroad

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Hate Crimes, Terrorism and the Framing of White Supremacist Violence with Shirin Sinnar (Episode 26) 28:39

6M ago28:39

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In the face of pervasive racial violence in American society, the effort to address and subdue white supremacist extremism has been underserved by the framing of “hate crimes,” and the movement to re-frame these events as domestic terrorism, as these terms do not meet the heavy task of eliminating the perpetuation of institutional oppression. Host …

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Dominican Republic - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 144 59:46

7M ago59:46

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What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Conversation with Dr. Omar Dahi (Episode 25) 53:31

7M ago53:31

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A complex array of domestic, regional, and international factors contributed to the rise of Hafez Al Assad as president of Syria in 1970 and the ultimate demise of his son, Bashar Al Assad on December 8, 2024 – thirteen years after the Syrian people unsuccessfully rose up peacefully as part of the regional phenomena commonly referred to as the Arab…

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Meet The Team - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 143 1:02:29

7M ago1:02:29

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Each of our team members share a bit about themselves, their roles at TFA, and the music they love in this first episode of Season 12!By tracksfromabroad

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Season's Favourites - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 142 59:48

7M ago59:48

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A review of all of our favourite tracks from this past season!By tracksfromabroad

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Trauma in Gaza: Palestinian Diaspora Experiences with Ghada Ageel (Episode 24) 52:07

7M ago52:07

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In what a growing consensus of international legal scholars describe as a genocide, the systematic destruction of Gaza by the Israeli military has killed over 55,000 Palestinians and injured over 100,000 Palestinians in less than 15 months. The Israeli government’s severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the blockaded Gaza Strip h…

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Holiday Special - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 141 59:27

8M ago59:27

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Hear from the guests of TFA throughout this season to hear about what makes this time of year special to them, and what songs they like to hear!By tracksfromabroad

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Zimbabwe - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 140 59:59

8M ago59:59

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The Fall of Syria's Assad Regime: A Syrian American Perspective (Episode 23) 48:05

8M ago48:05

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On December 8, 2024, the Syrian people overthrew Bashar Al Assad, bringing to an end a brutal fifty-four-year dictatorship. Although the Syrian people partook in the wave of revolutions during the Arab Spring, their efforts to bring about democracy in Syria were hijacked by a host of external actors in what deteriorated into a violent proxy war bet…

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Albania - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 139 59:59

8M ago59:59

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Philippines - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 138 59:45

8M ago59:45

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The Illusory Peace in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict with Amb. Hesham Youssef (Episode 22) 27:33

8M ago27:33

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The present state of the unfulfilled peace brokering process between Palestine and Israel stands to undermine any meaningful progression toward the two-state solution proffered by dominant actors in the West. Host Sahar Aziz, in discussion with the former Egyptian Ambassador Hesham Youssef, explores the argument that Western ambivalence to the issu…

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British Columbia - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 137 59:38

9M ago59:38

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Singapore - Tracks From Abroad Ep. 136 59:59

9M ago59:59

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Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians with Khaled Elgindy (Episode 21) 27:05

9M ago27:05

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The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Israel has effectively blinded it to the most detrimental factors to the dissolution of the peace-brokering process, most notably the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian sovereignty and the legitimacy of international human rights law. Host Sahar Aziz will discuss these complex dynamics with a…