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Salam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: What Does it Mean to Be an Arab?Ahlan wa Sahlan everyone! In this episode, Rawan, the president of Arab and North African society at UCL, is joined in conversation by Munawar, the VP, Meriam, the events lead, and Mahmoud, the Arab class lead, in the discussion of what it means to be an Arab. They explore the different features of being an Arab based on their own experience and on anecdotal evidence.If you enjoyed this episode, make sure that you check out our previous podcast content, which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and make sure you follow us on all so...
2022-02-0751 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam- S2E2: Students discuss Palestine, Living in Diaspora and More!Ahlan wa sahlan bikum. In this episode, Rawan is joined by Salem and Sayf from UCL's SJP (Student for Justice in Palestine) society. They discuss student activism for the Palestinian cause and what is means to be a Palestinian student living in Diaspora. Some helpful resources on Palestine: https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/ https://www.foa.org.uk https://www.visualizingpalestine.org https://www.btselem.org
2021-12-241h 20Salam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Society Presidents Discuss Leadership, Society During COVID-19 and More!Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome back to a brand new season of Salam Wa Kalam! In this episode, the current UCL Arab and North African society president, Rawan, is joined in conversation by the 3 previous society presidents: Abdullah, Yasmine, and Nora. They discuss the challenges they faced whilst undertaking their roles, the skills required to be a leader, and their contrasting leadership styles. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure that you check out our previous podcast content, which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts,, and make sure you follow us on all social media accounts!
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Salam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Jeremy Bowen on Interviewing Assad & Gaddafi, the Arab Spring and More!Ahlan wa sahlan bikum! In this week's episode, we are joined by Jeremy Bowen, the BBC Middle East Editor! Join us in this speaker event recording as we explore Jeremy’s stories from over 25+ years of experience reporting in the Middle East. If you liked this episode check out our other episodes as well!
2021-04-0955 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Do Protests Really Work? Palestine and More!Ahlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Nora is joined by Abdulrahman on the podcast to chat about UK politics and discuss whether protests work.If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing!
2021-03-2853 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Learning Arabic (Funny Stories, Regrets and More!)Ahlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Abdallah is joined by Ayman on the podcast to chat about their experiences learning Arabic (it gets deep!). If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing!
2021-02-2119 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Growing Up with Immigrant ParentsAhlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Munawar is joined by Fresher Rep Makarim to chat about stories of growing up with immigrant parents. A lot of laughs and relatable moments in this one!If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing.
2021-02-1419 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Travel, Books and Broadening HorizonsWelcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam. In this episode, Abdullah is joined by a new guest on the podcast - Mai!Listen in to their discussion about how travelling makes us better people, why you should start reading and how to widen our horizons! Mai also talks about her blog writing experiences and converses about the idea of accepting criticism to achieve self-growth.
2021-01-3119 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Arab Students Talk Mental HealthWelcome, everyone! We are back with another episode of Salam Wa Kalam and this time we are joined by our very own Welfare Officer, Mona.This week we chat about the very important issue that is mental health, focusing on our perspectives as Arab students. We hope you find it interesting!
2021-01-1808 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: The 2020 Uni ExperienceWelcome back to a special episode of Salam Wa Kalam as we look back at how life has been as a university student over the past year.Today, we are joined by Rayan. We discuss a variety of topics including the problems with goals, changing our mindsets and much more.
2021-01-1613 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Halima Aden, Hijab and RepresentationWelcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam. In this episode, Fatima is joined by a new guest on the podcast - Sara Hubbi!Listen in to their discussion about Halima Aden‘s decision to quit runway modelling, as well as a wider conversation about the hijab and representation.
2021-01-1609 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Reflections of a Black ArabWelcome back to Another episode of Salam Wa Kalam. In this episode, join the conversation with Munawar and Alla as they reflect on life as a Black Arab, Cultural Appropriation and lots more!
2021-01-1610 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Visiting PalestineWelcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam. Join us this week on a journey with Sammy to Palestine. He shares his experiences of travelling to his home country for the first time in his life.
2021-01-1615 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: France, Islamophobia & BoycottsWelcome back to another episode of Salaam Wa Kalam! This week we are joined by our very own Ayman as we discuss recent events in France, the growing problem of Islamophobia and the effectiveness of boycotts. Be sure to give it a watch and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
2021-01-1610 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: Culture, Religion and IdentityWelcome to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam!This week Fatima and Ayah discuss cultural identity in the diaspora, how culture and religion are interrelated and much more.
2021-01-1611 minSalam Wa KalamSalam Wa Kalam: FreshersIn this episode, two UCL students, Abdallah, a third-year medical student, and Fatima, a second-year French and Spanish student discuss their experiences starting their first week of university. They share some pieces of advice for new freshers starting university in London from an Arab perspective.
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