Hajar Meddah

Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast

Title	Description	People	Date
Independence and Colonialism in the Western Sahara	Piotr Schulkes, Helna Murphy, Hajar Meddah, and Felix Walker discuss the recent development in the Western Sahara, caused by America’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory.	Piotr Schulkes, Helna Murphy, Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker	6 October, 2021
New Year’s Episode	The whole team gets together to discuss what their moment of note of 2020 was, what they are looking out for in 2021, and what their favourite book on the Middle East is.	Piotr Schulkes, Helena Murphy, Frederike Brockhoven, Max Randall, Rose Johnson, Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker, Michael Memari	26 January, 2021
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	2 November, 2020
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 September, 2020