30 Best MENA Region Podcasts

1. Arab Talk with Jess & Jamal

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Arab Talk with Jess and Jamal brings news and analysis of the Arab World and Middle East, as well as issues affecting the Arab American community.
Hosts Jamal, Jess Ghannam
Producer/Network News You Can Use with Jamal Dajani & Jess Ghannam
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 731Twitter 625 Avg Length 53 min Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

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Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg's Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sands, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.MORE Email ****@questfze.com
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 12 min Get Email Contact

3. Khatt Chronicles

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Khatt Chronicles, in collaboration with afikra, features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World, in engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. A podcast series that chronicles and introduces the latest explorations in Arab visual communication and material culture.MORE Email ****@afikra.com
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 26.9KTwitter 10.7KInstagram 120.3K Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

4. KPFA

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The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, exploring the complex web of class, gender, ethnic, religious and regional differences which separate and distinguish the ways of life and political and ideological perspectives of people in that part of the world.MORE Hosts Malihe Razazan, Mira Nabulsi
Producer/Network KPFA
Email ****@kpfa.org
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 19.9KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

5. Couchonomics with Arjun

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Grab your front-row seat to the fintech revolution! Join Arjun Singh as he meets with leading business players from across the Metaverse, open banking, the industry of Web 3.0, and decentralized finance to explore the transforming world of finance and technology. Listen to candid conversations and eye-opening discussions on the future of financial services in the MENA region and beyond.MORE Host Arjun Vir Singh
Email ****@couchonomics.com
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 219Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

6. The Radical Contemporary Podcast

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Radical Contemporary is a creative platform and community organization based between Cairo, Egypt & Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the sharing, discovery and appreciation of artistic and personal expression in the MENA region & beyond. Our motto is: 'Learn something new everyday.' Radicals are people who notice things. We are observers. Artists. Writers. Designers. Musicians. Filmmakers. Intellectuals. Cultural Producers. Dreamers. Thought-leaders.MORE Host Nour Hassan
Producer/Network Nour Hassan
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1KInstagram 17.5K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

7. Middle East Analysis

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The Middle East North Africa region is complex - hardly breaking news. There are complex religious, political and socio-economic realities with global players pushing into the ring from every corner - intervening and retreating like a boxer stalking the target of his vested interest. Our 'Middle East Analysis' podcasts feature the analysis of Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer and commentator on the Middle East North Africa region and the Gulf States.MORE Host Dr. Harry Hagopian
Producer/Network Middle East North Africa: An Analysis
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 45 min Get Email Contact

8. The Big Picture by Middle East Eye

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A weekly podcast focused on long-form interviews on history, pop culture and society affecting the MENA region and diaspora communities. It aims to inform and illuminate the region through a non-newsy lens, exploring the MENA region's past, present and future and its people. Each episode begins with a question and an introduction to an expert who will attempt to answer it. MORE Host Mohamed Hassan
Producer/Network Middle East Eye
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9. LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

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Welcome to the LSE Middle East Centre's podcast feed.The MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and North Africa and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE.MORE Email ****@lse.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 11.9KTwitter 26.4KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 70 min Get Email Contact

10. Things You Need to Know About Arabic

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Bilingual En-Ar podcasts, twice a week, to help English speakers learn Arabic and Arabic speakers learn English playfully, on the go.
Host Thouria Benferhat
Producer/Network THOURIA BENFERHAT
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 334Twitter 315Instagram 1.6K Avg Length 3 min Get Email Contact

11. Startups Arabia

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The Arab startups scene is one of the hottest globally. The Startups Arabia podcast is the place to learn all about it. With a 420 million strong population that is young and tech-savvy, the Arab world is proving to be a great market to create a startup. This podcast interviews the best founders, investors and operators of the region. Listening to deep conversations with them, you will learn deep insights about the ecosystem. You will also be inspired by their success, the challenges they overcame and the opportunities they see.MORE Host Ali Zewail
Producer/Network Ali Zewail
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12. BULAQ | بولاق

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BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820.MORE Email ****@sowt.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 5.1K Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact

13. The afikra Podcast

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The afikra Podcast is our flagship series featuring experts from academia, art, media and beyond who are helping document and/or shape the histories and cultures of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community walks away with a new ‎found curiosity and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎MORE Host Mikey Muhanna
Producer/Network The afikra عفكرة Channel
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 26.9KTwitter 10.7KInstagram 120.3K Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

14. Arabic with Imran Lum

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Arabic with Imran is all about getting people to love learning Arabic by speaking, making mistakes and just having a go!Get your FREE 6-part video series that will get you speaking in 35 minutes!Join our newsletter community and start your Arabic language journey today!https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/203521/90979955310068870/shareMORE Producer/Network Dr Imran Lum
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

15. CMEC podcast

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Analysis, debate & all that's happening in the Middle East & North Africa. Hosted by CMEC.
Host Charlotte Leslie
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

16. afikra Matbakh

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Afikra Matbakh is a podcast series that focuses on the food and drink of the Arab world. It is co-hosted by Selma Serry, Tony Tahan, and Mikey Muhanna. Matbakh features conversations with food practitioners who study how food and the kitchen have evolved over time in the Arab world. The guests discuss the history of food, its cultural and social significance, and its future possibilities.The podcast is informative and engaging, as it explores topics such as Mediterranean cookbooks, coffee culture, street food, culinary diplomacy, and more...MORE Producer/Network The afikra عفكرة Channel
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17. Babel: Translating the Middle East

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Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what's happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what's going on, provides context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program.MORE Host Jon B. Alterman
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 536.3KTwitter 415.4KInstagram 85.6K Avg Length 18 min Get Email Contact

18. Women Power Podcast

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A podcast for ambitious women based in MENA. Each week on the Women Power Podcast you will hear honest, vulnerable, authentic conversations from inspiring women. These women will share their experiences and stories into what it takes to build a successful business and career. The podcast will share insight and inspiration to which will allow you to achieve your highest potential. A subsidiary platform to Women Power Summit developed by Obai & Hill.MORE Producer/Network Wafa Alobaidat
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 1 Avg Length 47 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

19. Real Arabic

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Learn spoken Levantine (Syrian/Lebanese) Arabic with engaging and interesting episodes covering culture, history, politics, and the stories of people from the region. These clips are in slow, simplified spoken Arabic from the Levant, with English interjections to help you along. We also provide Arabic and English transcripts on our website:MORE Producer/Network Real Arabic
Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 18 min Get Email Contact

20. Almanac

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Almanac is a student-run initiative at the University of Oxford. Every two weeks, a number of students sit down for an in-depth discussion about the region which has made history for thousands of years and continues to make headlines today.MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
Email ****@it.ox.ac.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 4.9MTwitter 8.8KInstagram 1.8M Avg Length 45 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

21. Middle East Law and Governance

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Middle East Law and Governance (MELG) is a peer-reviewed journal for scholarly analysis on issues about governance and social, economic, and ideological transformation in the MENA region. On the MELG podcast, we talk to the journal's contributors about their work and current events in the region.MORE Producer/Network Middle East Law & Governance Podcast
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1KTwitter 2.1K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

22. FinEcho

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A Bahrain-based podcast that sheds light on financial trends and concepts with experts in the MENA space
Host Fatema Ibrahim
Producer/Network FinEcho
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

23. Arabic Qahwa

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Experience the captivating world of Arabic poetry and literature. The Arabic Qahwa podcast is an effort to present the gems of Arabic literature in an accessible manner to English speakers, and students of the Arabic language. Join us as we translate and explain beautiful Arabic poetry, and relate the legends and stories surrounding it. Experience the world of the Arabs as never before.MORE Producer/Network Fluent Arabic
Email ****@fluentarabic.net
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 5.9KTwitter 317Instagram 30.3K Avg Length 20 min Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

24. Yalla Ne7ki with Amal

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Amal talks about Youth and other topics that interest them in this thought-provoking series of Podcasts. Conversations are in Arabic about topics that matter to women, parents, and youth in the Arab world. I will interview adults and youth from all across the Arab world in conversations to share their experiences with us. Our goal is to make a simple change!MORE Host Amal Al Kadri
Producer/Network Amal Al Kadri
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Apple Rating 4/5 Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

25. Abtal

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Conversations with Arab athletes on their journeys to the Paris 2024 Olympics
Host Reem Abulleil
Producer/Network The National News
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

26. Inside the Arab Classroom

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'Inside the Arab Classroom' is an enthralling podcast series that provides an unprecedented window into the diverse and ever-evolving landscape of education in the Arab world. From the history of education reform to the state of Arabic literacy, the role of international development to the potential of ed-tech, and from the relationship between education, citizenship, and civic engagement to the latest research findings.MORE Producer/Network The afikra عفكرة Channel
Email ****@afikra.com
Apple Rating 1/5Facebook 26.9KTwitter 10.7KInstagram 120.3K Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

27. Future of Retail by TikTok For Business

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The 'Future of Retail' podcast sheds light on the evolution of the retail industry in MENA, and features discussions with some of the retail industry's heavy hitters.
Producer/Network TikTok MENA
Email ****@bytedance.com
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 45 min Get Email Contact

28. CityscapeWIRE: Women in Real Estate

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Welcome to the CityscapeWIRE podcast. In this monthly podcast, we interview trailblazing women in all stages of their careers and life across the real estate industry from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region with the aim to inspire, fuel and unite professional women. Discover the secrets behind their success and learn about the stories that shaped and challenged them. Join Teneshia Naidoo every month as she talks to the MENA region's most inspiring women. This is CityscapeWIRE.MORE Host Teneshia Naidoo
Producer/Network CityscapeWIRE
Email ****@cityscapeegypt.com
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29. MENASP Podcast

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This podcast series is presented by the Middle East and North Africa Social Policy (MENASP) Network. The MENASP Network brings together policymakers and academics to advance social policy in the MENA region. It was founded to advance, exchange and disseminate knowledge and policy experts about social policy in the MENA region.MORE Producer/Network MENASP Network
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30. Tamimi Talks

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Tamimi Talks by Al Tamimi & Company. An insightful podcast series from the leading full-service law firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Listen in to learn about the latest legal news and developments across the region.MORE Producer/Network Al Tamimi & Company
Email ****@tamimi.com
Facebook 2.7KTwitter 4.2KInstagram 3.4K Avg Length 17 min Get Email Contact