Dr. Nahid Siamdoust is the author of “Soundtrack of the Revolution:The Politics of Music in Iran”.

Interviewed by Malihe Razazan
(English)

Status host Malihe spoke with Dr. Siamdoust about her work and some of the most important songs that continue to define modern Iran.

In this lecture, Mouin Rabbani examines the present crisis of the Palestinian national movement in terms of its various domestic dimensions as well as external challenges. Rabbani offers a discussion of the prospects for Palestinian national reconciliation, the potential for renewed conflict with Israel, and analysis of President Trump's declared objective of pursuing "the ultimate deal.” The crises of both Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority will be examined, particularly in light of recent initiatives to achieve agreements between rival Palestinian factions.

Mouin Rabbani is an independent analyst, commentator, and researcher specializing in the contemporary Middle East. He has previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with Crisis Management Initiative/Martti Ahtisaari Centre, Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. He is Senior Fellow with the Institute for Palestine Studies, Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, Contributing Editor of Middle East Report, Associate Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka - The Palestinian Policy Network. A graduate of Tufts University and Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Rabbani has published, presented, and commented widely on Middle East issues, including for a variety of major print, television, and digital media.

Sponsored by Middle East and Islamic Studies and Arab Studies Institute. Co-Sponsored by Schar School of Policy and Government, Center for Global Islamic Studies, Global Affairs, Middle East Policy Group, History Department.

Diya Azzony is a Saudi Arabian jazz and rock fusion guitarist and founder of record label Libra Productions.

Abdullah Filfilan is a saxophonist and collaborator of Azzony's in the band Hejazz.

Interviewed by Paola Messina
April 5th, 2017| English

In this episode of Status's "The Indie and Alt-Music Scene in the Arab World", Diya Azzony and Abdullah Filfilan share their thoughts on the current state of the independent music scene in Saudi Arabia.

أبو غابي مغني فلسطيني, ولد في سوريا سنة 1983 ,ويعيش اليوم في فرنسا
درس الصحافة في سوريا ولكن الظروف في سوريا أجبرته على المغادرة سنة 2013 متجها إلى لبنان, ليبدأ هناك طريق مغاير لما اختاره في سوريا إذ بدأ يخطو في بيروت أولى خطواته باتجاه حلمه بأن يصبح مغنيا محترفا, فمن أغنية لولاك التي سجلها مع مجموعة من الموسيقيين المحترفين وتم توزيعها من قبل مغني الراب الفلسطني (أسلوب), إلى أن سجل مجموعة من الاغاني مع عدة موسيقيين منهم الموزع المصري أحمد عمران, وتجارب موسيقية هنا وهناك حتى تمكن رغم كل الظروف من إصدار ألبومه الأول ( حجاز حرب).

Interviewed by Raghad Al Makhlouf
September 27th, 2017 | Arabic

وسام تلحوق مواليد سنة 1983 ممثل ومخرج مسرحي سوري وخريج المعهد العالي للفنون المسرحية سنة 2010

عمل كمساعد مدرس في نفس المعهد لمدة سنة لمادتي التمثيل و المختبر المسرحي, وعمل في سوريا كمدرب ضمن مشروع المسرح التفاعلي لمدة سنة, شارك كممثل بعدة عروض مسرحية بعدة دول منها سوريا وتونس, بلجيكا والمانيا واليونان, وعمل وسام كمخرج لعدة أعمال عرضين مسرحيين هما جزيرة البجع واحد واثنان في القاهرة عن نصي النظام العالمي الجديد لهارولد بنتر وارتجالية أوهايو لصامويل بيكيت , وعرض إثبات العكس عن نص السويسري اوليفيه شيشياري

Interviewed by Raghad Al Makhlouf
September 27th, 2017 | Arabic

عملت كممثلة في العديد من الأعمال المسرحية والسينمائية والتلفزيونية, روميو وجولييت اخراج الفرنسي دافيد بوبيه, العادلون مهدي ذهبي, وعملت في العروض المسرحية "فصل من الجحيم" و"الحلاج" و"أدونيس" إخراج أمل عمران، كما عملت بعدة عروض مسرحية خارج سوريا باللغات العربية والفرنسية والانجليزية مع مخرجين عدة أمثال "دافيد بوبيه" "مارسيل بوزونيه" "مهدي الذهبي" و"سليمان البسام".
عملت في السينما أمام كاميرا المخرج السوري أسامة محمد في صندوق الدنيا والمخرج المصري يسري نصر الله في باب الشمس

Interviewed by Raghad Almakhlouf
September 29th, 2017 | Arabic

Status host Raghad Almakhlouf speaks with Syrian actress Hala Omran.

Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul is a Syrian poet and psychiatrist currently working in the United States. He has published two poetry collections, "The Opener of Canned Hope" (Damascus, 2008) and "Birds that Smoke Marijuana" (Milan, 2017).

Interviewed by Osama Esber

May 1, 2017 | Arabic

In this episode of "In Their Own Voices", Status host Osama Esber speaks with Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul about his work as a poet and how his experiences in psychiatry inform his art.

Fadwa Mahmoud is one of the founders of "Families For Freedom", a Syrian organization led by women, which campaigns for the release of those detained and missing on all sides of the conflict. Fadwa's husband is Syrian opposition figure Abdul-Aziz al-Khayir, who was kidnapped in Damascus in 2012.

Interviewed by Katty Alhayek
October 22nd, 2017 | Arabic

Status host Katty Alhayek speaks with Mahmoud about her activism for the organization and Families for Freedom's newest campaign, "freedom bus", which launched in early October.

Nikolaos (Koos) Van Dam is a Dutch scholar and author on the Middle East, and a leading specialist on Syria. He also was Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Egypt, Germany and Indonesia, and Netherlands Special Envoy to the Syrian Opposition.

Interviewed by Mouin Rabbani
August 29th, 2017 | English

In this episode of "Politics and Policy", Mouin Rabbani speaks with Nikolaos Van Dam on the conflict in Syria.