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Since 2014, we have created a digital archive of all afikra content and made it free to browse and explore. This collection represents our community’s collective exploration of the histories & cultures of the Arab world. Please note that all community presenters are not experts in the topic they are presenting on, but rather curious to explore and dedicated enough to do the research and share it with the rest of the community.

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Posts in Amman

FWD: “Molokhia: How a Humble Green Leaf Both Divides and Conquers the Middle East” - Middle East Eye

FWD: “Molokhia: How a Humble Green Leaf Both Divides and Conquers the Middle East” - Middle East Eye

Dania Homsi, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, Amman, food and heritageGuest UserMarch 7, 2024molokhia, food

Spotlight: How are the Inner Lives of Muslim Arab Women Explored in Distant View of a Minaret?

Spotlight: How are the Inner Lives of Muslim Arab Women Explored in Distant View of a Minaret?

Rania Dawud, Amman

Community Presentation, Spotlight, AmmanGuest UserMarch 7, 2024arab women, Alifa Rifaat

Spotlight: How Did the 1982 World Cup Shift Arab Football?

Spotlight: How Did the 1982 World Cup Shift Arab Football?

Nadim Abillama, Paris

Community Presentation, Amman, Spotlight, ParisGuest UserMarch 7, 2024world cup, football

FWD: "A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo" - Humphrey Davies & Lesley Lababidi

FWD: "A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo" - Humphrey Davies & Lesley Lababidi

Theo Rossi, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, AmmanGuest UserMarch 7, 2024cairo, street names

FWD: "Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome" - National Geographic

FWD: "Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome" - National Geographic

Shivonne Logan, Amman

Community Presentation, Amman, HistoryGuest UserMarch 7, 2024syria, palmyra, rome, zenobia

FWD: "El Beida Wel Hagar” - Mahmoud Abu Zaid

FWD: "El Beida Wel Hagar” - Mahmoud Abu Zaid

Abdallah Al-Ani, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, Film Music & Pop Culture, AmmanGuest UserMarch 5, 2024El Beida Wel Hagar

Spotlight: What is the First Autonomous Regime in Ottoman Palestine?

Spotlight: What is the First Autonomous Regime in Ottoman Palestine?

Mohammad Alkiswani, Amman

Community Presentation, History, Spotlight, AmmanGuest UserFebruary 15, 2024palestine, ottoman

Chef Omar Sartawi [Matbakh]

Chef Omar Sartawi [Matbakh]

Matbakh - Oct 7 2021

Matbakh, Amman, Culture Food & Tradition, The afikra Podcastafikra staffOctober 15, 2021Food, Arab Food, Jameed, Chocolate

Mohammed Zakaria - 7Hills Founder & Program Manager

Mohammed Zakaria - 7Hills Founder & Program Manager

afikra conversations - July 28 2020

Film Music & Pop Culture, Amman, Activism, Art Arch & Design, Podcastafikra staffJanuary 15, 2021Mohammed Zakaria, 7hills, Photographer, Skateboarding, Skate Park, Amman, Philadelphia skateboards

FWD: "Arab’s influence on Spanish Cuisine" - Asharq Al-Awsat

FWD: "Arab’s influence on Spanish Cuisine" - Asharq Al-Awsat

Farah Tubeilieh, Amman

Amman, Culture Food & Tradition, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffMarch 5, 2020FWD

FWD: "Antar & Abla"

FWD: "Antar & Abla"

Bayan Dahdah, Amman

Amman, Language & Literature, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffFebruary 27, 2020FWD

FWD: "The Domari of the Middle East (Jerusalem)" - women.of.the.levant

FWD: "The Domari of the Middle East (Jerusalem)" - women.of.the.levant

Zayoun Abu Mayleh, Amman

Amman, Geography & Places, Culture Food & Tradition, FWD, Community Presentationafikra staffFebruary 27, 2020FWD

Feature: What Is the Importance of Karimeh Abbud’s Photography?

Feature: What Is the Importance of Karimeh Abbud’s Photography?

Laila K., Amman

Amman, Art Arch & Design, Important Figures, Community Presentation, Featureafikra staffJanuary 7, 2020Feature

FWD: "The “Flower Men” of Saudi Arabia" - BBC Travel

FWD: "The “Flower Men” of Saudi Arabia" - BBC Travel

Zayoun Abu Mayleh, Amman

Amman, Geography & Places, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffNovember 12, 2019FWD

Feature: What Is the History of the Nairn Transport Company?

Feature: What Is the History of the Nairn Transport Company?

Zein Lozi, Amman

History, Geography & Places, Amman, Community Presentation, Featureafikra staffOctober 11, 2019

FWD: Khirbet Al Mukhayyat

FWD: Khirbet Al Mukhayyat

Abeer Seikaly, Amman

Amman, Art Arch & Design, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffApril 1, 2019FWD

FWD: "The International Zone: Expat Writers in Tangier" - Culture Trip

FWD: "The International Zone: Expat Writers in Tangier" - Culture Trip

Mikey Muhanna, Amman

Amman, Geography & Places, Community Presentation, FWDafikra staffJanuary 2, 2019FWD

FWD: “Quickly, Chicks" - The New Yorker"

FWD: “Quickly, Chicks" - The New Yorker"

Mikey Muhanna, Amman

Amman, Important Figures, FWD, Community Presentationafikra staffJanuary 2, 2019FWD