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State of the World from NPRSyria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades AgoSyria’s Jewish community fled the country’s repressive Assad regime. Now, a new government is encouraging their return by giving back ownership of synagogues and other property. Jane Arraf is there as one Jewish group turns the key on a synagogue’s door in the northern city of Aleppo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2026-02-1106 min
Consider This from NPRWhat is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she is watching for to see if the ceasefire can hold.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Linah Mohammad and Avery Keatley. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.c...
2025-10-1810 minConsider This from NPRWhat is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she is watching for to see if the ceasefire can hold.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Linah Mohammad and Avery Keatley. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.c...
2025-10-1810 min
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics PodcastHamas, Hostages, Humanitarian Aid, and Israel On The World StageRecent developments on the world stage may be shifting the geopolitical calculations of the Israel-Hamas war. On Today's Show:Jane Arraf, international correspondent covering the Middle East for NPR, talks about the latest developments in Gaza as Israel clamps down on volunteer doctors and threatens more restrictions on humanitarian aid amid reports of famine.
2025-09-0523 min
The Brian Lehrer ShowThe Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza WorsensJane Arraf, international correspondent covering the Middle East for NPR, talks about the latest developments in Gaza as Israel clamps down on volunteer doctors and threatens more restrictions on humanitarian aid amid reports of famine, plus other news on the war and attempts to end it.
2025-09-0534 min
State of the World from NPRUnderstanding an Important Religious Group in SyriaSyria is in a precarious place as it emerges from civil war and a long dictatorship. The recently announced removal of U.S. sanctions bring hopes that the economy might stabilize. Another challenge is Syria's population— it is one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East and with that comes competing demands and priorities from various groups. NPR's Jane Arraf takes us to southern Syria, near the border with Israel and introduces us to one of the biggest minority groups, the Druze.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2025-05-1406 min
Cancel Me, DaddyConclave Me, DaddyConclave Me, Daddy! Katelyn and Christine’s long-anticipated “cradle Catholic” episode arrives as the church’s cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis in April. Come for the “cardinal stacking,” stay for the cosplaying on Cancel Me, Daddy’s YouTube channel, where you can stream the full episode.This week, Katelyn and Christine put the “Spotlight” on the “Conclave” with an expansive conversation about the past, present, and future of the Catholic Church in their lives and as an influence on policy and politics around the world. Was Pope Francis really th...
2025-05-0855 min
The NPR Politics PodcastTrump's Next Foreign Policy Challenge: SyriaSyria is in the midst of rebuilding after a long civil war and the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. What happens next in Syria poses a challenge for the U.S. and the Trump administration's goals, especially as roughly 2,000 U.S. troops are in Syria to help keep the peace.This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, national security correspondent Greg Myre, and international correspondent Jane Arraf.The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics...
2025-02-2716 min
What Next | Daily News and AnalysisCan Gaza Survive on Airdropped Aid?Airdropping aid, food, and supplies is expensive, inexact, and inefficient and usually only a last resort when your enemies have left you no other options. So why is the United States airdropping aid into Gaza, when the borders are controlled by America’s ally, Israel?Guest: Jane Arraf, reporter for NPR based in the Middle East.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free...
2024-03-0626 min
Consider This from NPRUS troops in the Middle East face a growing challengeEver since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas almost four months ago, U.S. leaders have been afraid that the conflict will grow. That could have consequences for American troops in the Middle East. Recently, U.S. forces have been attacked in Iraq by Iran-backed militias, for example.Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR's Jane Arraf in Amman, Jordan and NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about what all this could mean for troops in the region.Email us at considerthis@npr.org
2024-01-2509 min
Consider This from NPRUS troops in the Middle East face a growing challengeEver since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas almost four months ago, U.S. leaders have been afraid that the conflict will grow. That could have consequences for American troops in the Middle East. Recently, U.S. forces have been attacked in Iraq by Iran-backed militias, for example.Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR's Jane Arraf in Amman, Jordan and NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about what all this could mean for troops in the region.Email us at considerthis@npr.orgLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices...
2024-01-2509 min
Consider This from NPRViolence in Iran and Lebanon Prompts Concern Israel-Hamas War Could ExpandTwin bombings in Iran and a senior Hamas leader killed in Lebanon are just two recent events that are prompting concern that the war between Israel and Hamas could be expanding to other parts of the Middle East.NPR correspondents Jane Arraf and Peter Kenyon, both with deep experience in the region, talk to All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the days events, and what it could mean for the stability of the region going forward.Email us at considerthis@npr.org
2024-01-0410 min
Consider This from NPRViolence in Iran and Lebanon Prompts Concern Israel-Hamas War Could ExpandTwin bombings in Iran and a senior Hamas leader killed in Lebanon are just two recent events that are prompting concern that the war between Israel and Hamas could be expanding to other parts of the Middle East.NPR correspondents Jane Arraf and Peter Kenyon, both with deep experience in the region, talk to All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the days events, and what it could mean for the stability of the region going forward.Email us at considerthis@npr.orgLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-01-0410 min
Babel: Translating the Middle EastMarsin Alshamary: Iraq's Political CrisisThis week on Babel, Jon speaks with Marsin Alshamary, a research fellow with the Middle East Initiative at Harvard’s Belfer Center. We talk about the ongoing crisis happening outside of Iraq’s parliament, why the current intra-Shi’a conflict is unique and how it echoes similar crises before, and where Iran and the United States stand. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Lubna Yousef about what a lighter U.S touch in Iraq might look like moving forward.
Marsin Alshamary , "The Sadrist Gamble: A Make-or-Break Moment for Iraq?," Italian Institute for Interna...
2022-08-2337 min
Babel: Translating the Middle EastJane Arraf: Not Your Mother's IraqThis week on Babel, I speak with Jane Arraf, the Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times. She's spent more than a quarter-century as a journalist in the Middle East, working for National Public Radio, CNN, the Christian Science Monitor, and other leading outlets. I talk with Jane about the way that Iraq is becoming surprisingly normal, how Iraqis think about sectarianism now, and the way in which corruption affects nearly every aspect of society in Iraq. Then, Will Todman, Danny Sharp, and I continue the conversation about corruption in Iraq and across the Middle East.
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2022-03-0132 min
New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy | PodcastsIraq's Revolutionary Inflection PointNewlines Institute’s Rasha Al Aqeedi and The New York Times’ Baghdad bureau chief Jane Arraf discuss the current state of Iraq’s October Revolution movement that began nearly two years ago. They are joined by a prominent figure in Iraq’s political activism scene. Newlines Institute has decided to keep the activist anonymous for security reasons, as threats and assassinations continue targeting political activists. Newlines Institute’s Nick Heras moderates the discussion.
2021-06-1041 min
Foreign CorrespondenceJane Arraf - Iraq - New York TimesJane Arraf (@janearraf) didn’t go seeking war, war came to her. She first moved to Iraq in 1997 under Saddam Hussein and was kicked out twice before returning when the U.S. invaded. She also bore witness to the carnage in Mosul in the wake of ISIS. Her reporting on conflict stands out for its humanity, vibrancy and - when possible - hope. She is now the Baghdad bureau chief of The New York Times.
Countries featured: Canada, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt
Publications featured: NPR, CNN, Reuters, New York Times
Jane discusses growing up...
2021-02-281h 15
The TripIraq: Sangar KhaleelBehind almost every great piece of war reporting is a local fixer. In Mosul, that fixer was Sangar Khaleel, whose LandRover and endless contacts kept him and the journalists he worked with safe through Iraq's darkest days.Show notes:Sangar Khaleel InstagramWest Mosul Music in the RuinsSangar and Jane Arraf’s NPR report on Syrian ISIS nostalgiaNPR’s Rough Translation podcast with Sangar: DIY MosulKurt Schork Award page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-11-051h 06
The Fire These Times19/Our Women on the Ground (with Zahra Hankir)This is a conversation with Lebanese-British journalist and editor Zahra Hankir. She's the editor of the award-winning, best-selling anthology Our Women on the Ground which features 19 women reporters from the Middle East and North Africa.
The book includes essay by Donna Abu-Nasr, Aida Alami, Hannah Allam, Jane Arraf, Lina Attalah, Nada Bakri, Shamael Elnoor, Zaina Erhaim, Asmaa al-Ghoul, Hind Hassan, Eman Helal, Zeina Karam, Roula Khalaf, Nour Malas, Hwaida Saad, Amira Al-Sharif, Heba Shibani, Lina Sinjab, and Natacha Yazbeck.
Zahra spoke to me about the formation of this book and how she started following some of th...
2020-05-1346 min
New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsOur Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Natacha Yazbeck, Lina Sinjab, Heba Shibani, Amira Al-Sharif,Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World Author: Natacha Yazbeck, Lina Sinjab, Heba Shibani, Amira Al-Sharif, Hwaida Saad, Nour Malas, Roula Khalaf, Zeina Karam, Eman Helal, Hind Hassan, Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Zaina Erhaim, Shamael Elnoor, Nada Bakri, Lina Attalah, Jane Arraf, Hannah Allam, Aida Alami, Donna A Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it’s li...
2019-08-0610 min
Last WordRosamunde Pilcher OBE, Hugh Lewin, Lamia Al-Gailani, Dr Stewart Adams OBE, Dr Adam WatsonPictured: Rosamunde Pilcher Andrea Catherwood on:Activist Hugh Lewin who was jailed for his stand against apartheid in South Africa,Iraqi archaeologist Lamia Al-Gailani who helped rebuild the National Museum of Iraq after looting,Dr Stewart Adams, the Boots pharmacist who invented Ibuprofen,Scottish ecologist Adam Watson who devoted his life to protecting the Cairngorms,and author Rosamunde Pilcher, the mistress of the British Family Saga.Interviewed guest: Lord Peter Hain
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2019-02-0828 min
PRI's The World Mar 15, 2013Iraq Ten Years Later: Violence and Instability Still the NormIt's been 10 years since American troops entered Iraq and helped topple Saddam Hussein. Marco Werman speaks with veteran Middle East reporter Jane Arraf on what life is like for Iraqis a decade since the US-led invasion.
2013-03-1503 minPRI's The World Dec 19, 2012Iraq's President Talabani Suffers StrokeIraq's President Jalal Talabani is recovering from a stroke. The 79-year-old former Kurdish warlord was taken ill on Tuesday. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Baghdad based reporter, Jane Arraf.
2012-12-1904 min