show episodes
 
Stories of women in Kosovo, the neighborhoods where they live and work. How they were shaped by their own communities and how they influenced the cities. The name is reference to the famous song Suzanne. Many people know the song about a woman Suzanne and "her place by the river", but only few know of the woman Suzanne and her neighborhood. Suzanne Podcast. Stories Retold. By Arlinda -- Author: Arlinda Ramadani Production: Leutrim Bajrami, Besnik Krapi Creative: Rina Meta Graphic design: Ber ...
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
Today’s guest is Jeta Abazi Gashi, an award-winning journalist from Kosovo and a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at the George Washington University. In this episode, Alon and Jeta discuss the question of identity and belonging among Kosovar youth, especially given Kosovo’s status as the you…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan lawyer, journalist, and digital activist. She is the host of Agora Discourse, a digital public square, and has been involved in social media campaigns that have sparked national conversations and policy changes on the poor state of roads, healthcare, and security. Agather is the 2023 recipient of the EU …
  continue reading
 
This is the eigtth episode of the podcast "Suzanne", and Arlinda is hosting Dea Luma, a Prishtina-born architect who lived in Japan, where she became assistant-professor in neuro-architecture. A fascinating talk about Dea's upbringing in Aktash, the family, life in Japan and in Kosovo and much more. Suzanne podcast focuses on telling the stories of…
  continue reading
 
This is the ninth episode of the podcast "Suzanne", and Arlinda is hosting Rina Mujku, a young Kosovan journalist working in Klan Kosova national broadcaster. We discussed Rina's upbringing in Prishtina, her life story and the difficult job she has as a journalist, in a difficult world. We also listen a bit t o Rina's favorite music and we bring mu…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to the sixth episode of the podcast "Suzanne", where Arlinda hosts Filiz Telaku, a graphic and fashion designer, born in Istanbul, educated in Italy, working in Prishtina. A great talk on how hoods impacted a real 'hood girl, with her attention on many urban arts. Suzanne podcast focuses on telling the stories of how women in Kosovo shape t…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to the sixth episode of the podcast "Suzanne", where Arlinda hosts Nezahate Ramadani Salihu, known as Nezi, the director of SOS village in Kosovo. Nezi has run for decades the orphanage and children's daycare center and has amazing stories of growing up in Pirinazi neighborhood. We also discuss her love of both Pink Floyd and Shkurte Fejza …
  continue reading
 
Welcome to the fifth episode of the podcast "Suzanne" and the talk between Arlinda and Jeta, a psychologist and the director of National Association for Autism. Jeta did opposite of what many people do: she moved from the city to a village, in search of family bliss. Suzanne podcast focuses on telling the stories of how women in Kosovo shape their …
  continue reading
 
This is the fourth episode of the podcast "Suzanne", where Arlinda hosts Donikë, a professor of law living and working in Prishtina. We talked of her award-winning students, her neighborhood of Ulpiana and music that inspires her. Suzanne podcast focuses on telling the stories of how women in Kosovo shape their communities and neighborhoods. Please…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to another episode of “On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir.” Today’s guest is Fatou Baldeh, a survivor of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and a Gender Justice specialist with an extensive experience in gender, health and development. Over the past decade she has been a leading advocate and contributor to knowledge on women’s rights and the era…
  continue reading
 
This is the third episode of the podcast "Suzanne", where Arlinda hosts Klarita, a librarian born in Ferizaj but now living and working in Prishtina. We talked of her neighborhoods and diverse experiences, her work in Dukagjini bookshop, reading trends and much more! Suzanne podcast focuses on telling the stories of how women in Kosovo shape their …
  continue reading
 
This is the second episode of the podcast "Suzanne", where Arlinda hosts Vesa, a contemporary art curator and a writer from Prishtina. The podcast focuses on telling the stories of how women in Kosovo shaped their communities and neighborhoods. Author: Arlinda Ramadani Guest: Vesa Sahatçiu Production: Leutrim Bajrami, Besnik Krapi Creative: Rina Me…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Lamar Zala Gran, an Afghan activist and founder of the nonprofit organization Empowering Afghan Women, which provides online courses for high school girls in Afghanistan. She is currently a student at Berea College in Kentucky, continuing her educational journey from the American University of Afghanistan after escaping the country…
  continue reading
 
This is the pilot episode of podcast Suzanne. Arlinda is hosting a special guest Selvete Ismaili, a composer, author, radio host, who has been a part of Kosovo's music landscape since 1970. Listen to the episode to hear about Selvete's relationship with places she has lived, how she was influenced by them and hear clips of her own award-winning mus…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Gulnoza Said, Europe and Central Asia program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists. She is a journalist and press freedom advocate, and at CPJ, she has conducted several missions to Europe and Central Asia, and advocated for greater press freedom and the release of jailed journalists. In this episode, we discuss the …
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former senior advisor on Iran at the State Department. In this episode, we discuss the mindset of the Iranian regime and what the US’ understanding of it may be, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ and Iran’s use of proxies in various region…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies at Carnegie and former Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan. In this episode, Alon and Marwan discuss the Israel-Hamas war – what exit strategy that can be envisioned at this time and what parameters will need to be established, what changes are needed among the Israeli, Pa…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Dov Waxman, a professor of political science and the director of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA. This special episode was recorded in two parts; the second part was recorded in late September, just a week and a half before Hamas’ attack on Israel, and the first part was recorded in October, two weeks after the o…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to another episode of “On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir.” Today’s guest is Yossi Alpher, a consultant and writer on Israel-related strategic issues. He is a former intelligence officer, and served as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel in July 2000, during the Camp David talks, concentrating on the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Avi Shlaim, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford. His most recent book, Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab Jew, discusses his childhood in Baghdad and his family’s flight to Israel, interwoven with the history of the Jews in Iraq in the early 20th century. In this episode, …
  continue reading
 
Today’s guests are the Honorable Paul Johnson, former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, and Dr. Emily Bashah, a clinical psychologist. Paul and Emily are the authors of the book Addictive Ideologies, where they discuss the psychology that leads to terrorism and strategies to combat extremism. In this episode, Alon, Paul, and Emily use the experience of th…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Koby Huberman, co-founder of the Israeli Peace Initiative, which works with Israeli leaders and decision makers in order to promote a new regional alliance with Israel and key Arab states. In this episode, Alon and Koby discuss Alon’s proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian confederation, alongside Koby’s work on a Regional F…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Azadeh Nikzadeh, an Iranian writer, director, producer, and women’s rights activist. Azadeh’s current project is a short film, inspired by the true story of Sarina Esmailzadeh, a young teenager who was brutally murdered by security forces during a women's rights protest in September 2022, that aims to shed light on the struggles of…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Berat Buzhala, a Kosovar journalist and former Member of Parliament for the Democratic Party of Kosovo. Buzhala is the founder of the media group Nacionale, and was a co-founder of Gazeta Express. In this episode, Alon and Berat discuss the recent turmoil in northern Kosovo over the election of four Albanian mayors in Serb-majority…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Cemre Ulker, the UN Representative and US Director of the Journalists and Writers Foundation. Cemre is a human rights expert dedicated to the gender-sensitive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and focuses on civil and political rights violations and issues related to violence against women and sexual violence in …
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Naim Rashiti, Executive Director of the Balkans Group, a think tank dedicated to regional cooperation and peace in the Balkans. In this episode, which was recorded prior to the agreement reached between Kosovo and Serbia on March 18, Alon and Naim discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Kosovo’s challenges with corruption and other domesti…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to another episode of “On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir.” Today’s guest is John J. Nance, a decorated Air Force veteran, aviation safety expert, and New York Times bestselling author, whose latest book, “The Nine Lives of Cristal Global,” discusses the need of Saudi Arabia to modify its economic approach to succeed in the future. In this ep…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a Syrian-American critical care specialist and president of MedGlobal, an organization that provides medical care in disaster regions, and the founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria and Syria Faith Initiative. Dr. Sahloul is considered one of the world’s experts on the humanitarian crisis in his homel…
  continue reading
 
Today I am happy to welcome back to the podcast David Rundell. David is a former American diplomat who served for thirty years in the Foreign Service, including fifteen in Saudi Arabia, and is widely regarded as one of America’s leading experts on Saudi Arabia. In this episode, we continue our discussion on the US-Saudi relationship, including an a…
  continue reading
 
Bryce and James discuss the Ethereum merge, glasses sunglasses, games, electric scooters, SD cards, James' phone, surprise parties, cartoon characters, words, the Try Guys, food, dogs, Squid Game, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Parent Trap, and being a dinosaur. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-w-bryce-and-ja…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Fadia Thabet, a Yemeni conflict analysis and peacebuilding practitioner. Fadia worked on countering violent extremism, or CVE, programs in the MENA region, focusing on Al Qaeda and ISIS movements, and gender-based violence prevention. In this episode, Alon and Fadia discuss child soldiers and child recruitment in the war in Yemen, …
  continue reading
 
Bryce and James discuss bike safety, Newfoundland, the Steam Deck, the Stephenville Theatre Festival, & Juliet, The Rehearsal, #Gentleminions, Bryce's food buddy, the Covid Double Whammy, A Way Out, Greyhound updates, and craft nights. James' owl mug --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-w-bryce-and-james/mess…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Veton Surroi, a Kosovar publicist, politician, and former journalist who currently serves as a consultant to the government on negotiation issues. In this episode, we discuss the current status of Kosovo-Serbia normalization efforts, the process of reconciliation, and the role of the EU and NATO in the region. Full bioVeton Surroi …
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is David Rundell, a former American diplomat who served for thirty years in the Foreign Service, including fifteen in Saudi Arabia, and is widely regarded as one of America’s leading experts on Saudi Arabia. In this episode, we discuss Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, efforts to mend the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia in t…
  continue reading
 
Bryce and James discuss Newfoundland, water, geography, James reads his medical records verbatim, cherries, fast food breakfasts, Goodnight Hockey Fans, Bloons TD6, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. James' Newfoundland recording studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-w-bryce-and-james/message…
  continue reading
 
Bryce and James discuss Podcast with Bowels & James, movies, fast food breakfasts, gotcha, Bryce's mystery food, animal friends, BC, baptism, straws, games, and music Check out Chiki's Chase here: https://www.chikischase.com/ What other offline games should James try? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-w-br…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Suzan Khairi Khedher, a Yazidi lawyer and activist supporting girls’ development. In this episode, Alon and Suzan discuss the genocide of the Yazidi people and their ongoing plight, relations between the Yazidis and the central government in Iraq, and the ongoing need for support from the international community.Full bioSuzan Khair…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Helen Lee Bouygues, a world-renowned misinformation and critical thinking expert and President of the Reboot Foundation, which is devoted to elevating critical thinking. In this episode, we discuss the rise in misinformation and the role of social media in that regard, media literacy and the importance of teaching it in schools, an…
  continue reading
 
My guest today is Teuta Sahatqija, former Consul General of the Republic of Kosovo in New York and parliamentarian in Kosovo’s Assembly. An electronic engineer by training, she now works in Digital Transformation and is Smart City Advisor for the Municipality of Pristina. In this episode, we discuss the Kurti government’s performance, the status of…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Stanislav Puzdriak, a cinematographer and filmmaker originally from Ukraine. In this episode, we discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s needs from the international community, and what could be in store for Ukraine’s future after the war.Full bioStanislav Puzdriak was born on August 2nd, 1993 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. At …
  continue reading
 
Bryce and James discuss James' birthday, infamousness, Windows 11, Valorant, masks, Blaston, closing your eyes, getting fit, 911 Operator, Back 4 Blood, and wings. The Spongebob musical: https://rcmpi.ca/shows/2022s.shtml Stand with Ukraine Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle --- Send in a voice message: https://po…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and a historian and commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda, and the threats these present to democracies. In this episode, we discuss her latest book, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present, Trump’s authoritarian behavior here in the…
  continue reading
 
Today’s guest is Stuart Gottlieb, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs and Public Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. In this episode, we discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the effectiveness of sanctions, international reliance on Russian oil and gas, and what Putin’s broader interests may …
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide