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Semicolons and Teardrops in the Middle East is a podcast about living in, and reflecting on, human lives across division.
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- Sep 4, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Aya, to whom engineering is simple when life is hard (opens the original)
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In this episode, Nathan speaks with Aya Almadhon, a 22-year-old computer systems engineering student and full-stack developer at Al-Azhar University in Gaza. Aya shares what it means to pursue an education and career while living through war, describing the challenges of studying without reliable electricity, internet, or classrooms, walking long distances to find charging stations and internet access, and navigating displacement and ongoing violence. Despite repeatedly losing hope and facing pr
Manal, the Moroccan from Amsterdam (opens the original)
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Manal Daddah has spent her life in Amsterdam but her summers in Morocco. In this episode, she reflects on her Moroccan-Dutch identity and how she - and the people she meets - understand the many parts of who she is. She takes us through her travels to Morocco and her semester studying in the United States, weaving these experiences into a deeper exploration of identity, belonging, and the ways we understand the world around us. She opens and closes the episode with poems, offering a glimpse into
Saeede, an Iranian human rights scholar in Galway (opens the original)
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Saeede Mokhtarzade studied law in her native Iran before moving to Europe in 2019. Living in Germany and Ireland, she has added two degrees, and is onto the third, a PHD on Human Rights. In this episode, she explains her PHD topic of marriage and divorce contradictions across religious and secular legal systems. She also addresses Islamic Feminism, authoritarian regimes, separating people from their government, and how media coverage is unproportional. She conveys her understanding thoughtful an
Aviva, the producer (opens the original)
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In this special episode, the microphone turns to the person usually behind the scenes. Producer Aviva Gould joins host Nathan Brown to reflect on the experiences that shaped her understanding of Israel, Palestine, and Jewish identity: from a gap year in Tel Aviv and studying Arabic in Jordan to navigating campus after October 7th and finding community through social justice work in New York. Together, they explore what it means to hold complexity, resist easy labels, and keep asking difficult qu
Yitzok, the Haredi on the outskirts (opens the original)
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Yitzchok Horowith was raised in Jerusalem's Haredi community but now lives on its outskirts, balancing tradition with a life that defies expectations. In this episode, he explains what it means to be Haredi, why he chose to serve in the Israeli military, and how he navigates religious, cultural, and political divides. Nathan and Yitzchok also discuss the changing role of the Haredi community in Israeli society and what its future may look like.
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