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.
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| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child abuse and dancing boys in Afghanistan | Piotr Schulkes, Rose Johnson, and Max Randall dive into the phenomenon of the Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. | Piotr Schulkes, Rose Johnson, Max Randall | 03 Dec 2020 | |
| 2 | Avi Shlaim on Revisionist History and Israel | Piotr Schulkes and Avi Shlaim, Fellow of the British Academy, sit down to discuss Israel’s New Historians; who they are, what they believe, and the popular reception to it. | Avi Shlaim, Piotr Schulkes | 20 Nov 2020 | |
| 3 | Orientalism and the Language of the Middle East | Lillie Sullivan, Piotr Schulkes, and Hajar Meddah discuss what the Middle East as a region is and how it is portrayed in academia and the media. | Piotr Schulkes, Hajar Meddah, Lillie Sullivan | 02 Nov 2020 | |
| 4 | Female Entrepreneurship in the Middle East | Frederike Brockhoven sits down with Rania Ayman of Entreprenelle, Yasmeen Mjalli of Babyfist, and Lina Khalifeh of Shefighter to discuss female entrepreneurship in the Middle East. | Frederike Brockhoven, Rania Ayman, Lina Khalifeh | 07 Oct 2020 | |
| 5 | The Kafala System | Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker and Piotr Schulkes discuss the Middle East’s controversial Kafala system, that allows employers to exploit workers and undermine their rights without breaking the law. | Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker, Piotr Schulkes | 28 Sep 2020 | |
| 6 | Normalization, annexation, and the Palestinians | Piotr Schulkes, Frederike Brockhoven, and Michael Memari discuss the impact of the normalization of the UAE-Israeli relationship on Netanyahu’s annexation plan, why it's yet more bad news for Palestinians, and American reticence to improve the situation. | Michael Memari, Frederike Brockhoven, Piotr Schulkes | 08 Sep 2020 |