Podcast
Living in a State of Hopelessness: On the Ground in Israel — With Lisa Goldman
“What I saw in Israel, and also in Palestine, was a sense of fatalism. Everybody I spoke to seemed to be in a terrible state of nervous agitation.” New Lines’ Contributing Editor Lisa Goldman breaks down her recent reporting trip to Israel with Kwangu Liwewe on Global Insights.
On the Ground in Gaza — With Arwa Damon
“Going into Gaza, that pit of fear was more like a web that sat on my chest and never settled.” Returning from a humanitarian trip to Gaza, veteran CNN correspondent Arwa Damon sits down with Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede for a rare insight into life in Gaza from the perspective of a Western journalist.
A Portal to Another World: Translating Early Arabic Poetry — With James Montgomery
James Montgomery, Sir Thomas Adams's professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge, tells New Lines’ Lydia Wilson how the early Arabic hunting poetry in his latest book is a portal into another world, on this week’s episode of The Lede.
Rethinking Nasser: A New Look at One of the Arab World’s Most Polarizing Figures — With Alex Rowell
Is the legacy of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser due for a rethink? New Lines’ Online Editor Alex Rowell thinks so. On this week’s episode of The Lede he discusses his new book, “We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World.”
Democracy and Controversy in the World’s Largest Elections — With Surbhi Gupta
In a year of elections across the globe, none will be bigger in scale than that in India, where nearly 1 billion people are eligible to vote. “In the seven decades since India got its independence, democracy has been its identity,” Surbhi Gupta tells Kwangu Liwewe on The Lede. But with elections coming up in April, Gupta and Liwewe explore whether that commitment to democracy is as strong as it once was.
In the Firing Line — With Joumana Haddad and Faisal Al Yafai
“War changes you. It doesn’t necessarily make you a tougher person or a better person or a worse person, but it is a training on the art of dying.” Lebanese author Joumana Haddad tells New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai about the events that shaped her insistence on living a political life.
One Day on TV: Israel’s Media War — With Laliv Melamed
Laliv Melamed discusses her book “Sovereign Intimacy” with New Lines’ Lisa Goldman, looking into how home movies about fallen soldiers have helped shape the narrative about Israel’s ongoing occupation and war in Gaza.