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Digital Natives, a project by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, asked us to share our experiences through a podcast:
Continuing its exploration of digital activism from last week, the Digital Natives Reporters in the Field series turns its microphone over to Esra’a Al Shafei of Bahrain, the 21-year-old director of […]

Interview with Huma Imtiaz [16:10m]:
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Huma is one of my all-time favorite writers, and we are lucky to have her occasionally guest blogging on MideastYouth.com
While news was still hot on Musharraf’s resignation I chose to feature her in this week’s podcast to discuss the current situation and the future of Pakistan.
Apparently this is her first podcast ever, which is […]

Voices Without Votes [25:14m]:
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For this podcast I interviewed Amira Al Hussaini, the Middle East and North Africa editor for Global Voices Online and also the editor of Voices Without Votes, which this podcast revolves around. You can read about the project here.
You might remember her from our previous podcast here.

Interview with an American Jew in Iran [24:38m]:
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Today’s podcast features blogger, writer, and photographer Tori Egherman who lived in Iran for 4 years and will be talking to us about her experiences there.
Tori and her husband Kamran published a photobook a year ago (discussed in podcast) which you can purchase here.

Integration of Islamic youth into Western society [66:36m]:
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This is the latest speech given my Tariq Ramadan at my college today. I immediately began recording it because of the relevance to the recent discussions here.
This podcast answers the questions for many Islamophobes out there, and also brings up the issues of certain people who hide their anti-immigration agendas behind “religious disputes,” such as […]

Teleconference with American students, Part II [47:59m]:
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Hey everyone, after a slight delay our second teleconference with American students is ready for your listening enjoyment. Participating in the conference are Esra’a, Liz and myself. Our first conference was very successful and we’ve followed it up with what I believe to be an even better discussion than the first.

Flood the jail with mail [4:00m]:
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First, if you are not familiar with Kareem, the young imprisoned Egyptian blogger, or our new Flood the Jail with Mail campaign, read these two links:
Kareem Amer FAQ
Flood the Jail with Mail! (background info on why we’re doing this and also contains Kareem’s new prison address)
Here’s a section from the new podcast published on BBC’s […]

Interview with Nergez [32:05m]:
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Following up on this previous interview, I conducted another interview with a Kurdish student to represent more perspectives on the Kurdish issue.
Kurdish activists have a lot to say and are outspoken, but unfortunately not many people care to listen, or are generally aware of the severity of the many human rights abuses against Kurdish minorities […]

Interview with Niroj [20:15m]:
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A few weeks ago, I spoke with two Kurdish students about their human rights in the region as well as the recent conflict that took place between PKK guerillas in Iraqi (Northern) Kurdistan and Turkey.
Unfortunately the sound quality wasn’t the best (though it gets better a few minutes into the podcast.)
Some highlights include:
A brief […]
A while ago I announced that we were going to have a Skype conference with a few students from Pennsylvania. D.B shortly wrote a follow-up to that after the conference call, and this is the third follow-up with the actual podcast!

Teleconference with American high school students [23:39m]:
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Here are some great photos to go along with it: