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The Podcast in Arabic

The Podcast in Arabic

Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad

"The Podcast in Arabic" by Anwar Jebran and Malek Abdulsamad, founders of Arabic Media Company. We feature stories and ideas about Arab Americans who impacted their organization, city, and community in North America. We highlight ideas worth sharing with our community.

15 - O'Hare Airport Art Project - Representing Chicago's Immigration communities in Terminal 5
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  • 15 - O'Hare Airport Art Project - Representing Chicago's Immigration communities in Terminal 5

    The Podcast in Arabic is a show series that highlights stories & ideas interesting to the Arab American communities in North America's major cities.

    In this episode, we will be talking about Chicago's O'Hare Airport. As part of their expansion project, they will be installing an art project next summer at O’Hare Airport as part of theTerminal 5 Expansion Project.

    We interviewed Jina Valentine, the leading artist for this project.

    About the Project: This project maps the demographic composition of the state of Illinois from colonization and ratification (1818) to twenty years into the future (2040). It can
    be read as a two-century-long demographic timeline of immigration to the
    state of Illinois. It will consist of approximately 850 wall-mounted convex
    aluminum discs of varying sizes which correspond to census data visualizations
    of the state’s population growth. The discs will be etched with texts sourced
    from the ephemera of numerous community organizations that have existed in
    Chicago and transcribed in the original languages. As the discs themselves are
    semi-reflective, they will both allow light to pass into the space through the
    windows above, and reflect light from adjacent windows-- and travelers’
    images-- back into the space.

    We wanted to highlight the important opportunity for Arab Americans in Chicago, and the State of Illinois to leave a mark in the airport by providing a relevant quote to be installed in this project.

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    Sat, 05 Mar 2022
  • 13 - The Podcast Season 1 Intro

    An introduction promo for the first season. 

    Music: Bassel & The Supernaturals.  

    Sun, 12 May 2019
  • 12 - Bassel & The Supernaturals Band - Syrian Heart, Chicago Soul

    Syrian Heart. Chicago Soul. 

    These words summarize the mission of the amazing Bassel & Supernaturals Band. The soulful Syrian-American vocalist and his ensemble have been performing around the nation on an impressive tour. 

    We sat with Bassel Almadani and talked about his music, life, and vision. 

    Enjoy this amazing episode, and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google, and Stitcher. 

    Check out Bassel Music Website: https://www.basselmusic.com. 

    Sat, 04 May 2019
  • 11 - Safina Ice Cream - First Authentic Booza Ice Cream in Chicago.

    When Mohamed and Zein, Co-founders of Safina Ice Cream, moved to Chicago, they were frustrated by the Ice cream options in the city. Led by their nostalgia for the traditional Arabic Ice Cream Booza, they founded the first Booza Ice cream startup in the Chicagoland area. They are producing pints of delicious Booza Ice Cream with amazing flavors.

    Now, they are available in many stores throughout the city and they also deliver to your doorsteps.

    for more info, please visit: www.safinaicecream.com,

    We sat with these two co-founders and had an amazing chat with them. 


    Wed, 24 Apr 2019
  • 10 - Upwardly Global - Eliminating the barrier for immigrants & refugees to enter the professional US workforce.

    Upwardly Global’s mission is to eliminate employment barriers for skilled immigrants and refugees and integrate this population into the professional U.S. workforce.

    It was a great podcast session with Kayla & Fahed from Upwardly Global. We discussed their mission, vision, and effort to help immigrants resettle in their new city in the USA.

    Website: https://www.upwardlyglobal.org/Programs/

    Music: Bassel & The Supernaturals 

    Sun, 16 Feb 2020
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