Ariella Steinreich, Senior Vice President at Steinreich Communications joins co-hosts Robert Curtis & Fleur Hassan-Nahoum on this episode of the Abraham Accords. Ariella has been working in the Middle East long before the normalization agreements and has been part of telling the ongoing narrative by helping companies, organizations and individuals …

Kareem Yahya, an Israeli-Arab businessman joins co-hosts Robert Curtis & Fleur Hassan-Nahoum on this episode of The Abraham Accords Podcast. Coming after the recent conflict with Hamas, tensions in Jerusalem and violence on the streets of Israel between Israeli Arabs and Jews, this was a timely conversation to hear about the success of co-existence…

Mainstream media around the world will not tell you the truth about the current situation in Israel. The build up to why we are in this crisis has a wider narrative and Fleur Hassan-Nahoum discusses these elements with me in a SPECIAL EDITION of 'The Abraham Accords Podcast'. You will hear the truth about the Palestinian elections and East Jerusale…

Bryan Leib joins co-hosts Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and Robert Curtis. In his capacity as Executive Director of Iranian Americans for Liberty and NewsMax Insider for the Middle East, Bryan discusses his work with the Iranian diaspora in the USA, regional developments with Iran following the Biden administration taking office and the impact on the burgeon…

Aida Al Busaidy joins co-hosts Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and Robert Curtis. Aida shares what she knew about Israel before the normalization of relations and shares her vision for how Dubai will become the world's most visited city. She also outlines how she sees Israelis and Jews from all around the world selecting Dubai as a business and leisure destina…

Ambassador Eitan Na'eh touched down in Abu Dhabi earlier this week to take up his new and historic role as the first 'Head of Diplomatic Mission' to the UnitedArab Emirates. He is seasoned diplomat with over thirty years service to the State of Israel serving as Ambassador to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Ambassado…

Al Anoud Al Hashmi is an entrepreneur working in the field of innovation, business, media and Events. She is the Founder and CEO of 'The Futurist Company' established after putting together a team of experts in innovation and technology from all around the world to consult, research and execute future facing projects in MENA. Al Anoud is also the M…

Elan Carr currently serves as US Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Anti-Semitism. He was appointed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in February 2019. Elan shares his views on how the Abraham Accords can be an exemplar of combatting anti-semitism and the impact of normalization in educating Arab children about Israel and the history of the Jews thr…

Loay Al-Shareef is a social media activist and linguist who has been involved in welcoming Israelis to the UAE since the signing of the Abraham Accords. Loay discusses his views on the emerging regional peace, the impact this will have on the future of the Gulf, the tolerance of the citizens and leadership of the UAE, how social media can play a ke…

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren joins the podcast to share his views on how the Abraham Accords and the region will fair under a Joe Biden Presidency, flashbacks to the Obama administration's handling of the Middle East and his own personal relationship with Joe Biden. Ambassador Oren also provides important early insig…

Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone is a Senior Adviser to the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. He is a key member of the Trump Administration facilitating the normalisation of relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain and currently manages the emerging Abraham Fund created to deploy billions of dollars to the region to enhance peace. Aryeh shares t…

In this introductory episode to the new podcast series, co-hosts and founding members of the UAE-Israel Business Council, Robert Curtis and Fleur Hassan-Nahoum discuss how the normalization of relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain will impact the region in terms of business, tourism and more. We also discuss the spectre of a Joe Biden Presi…

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After a long break, Iran Chat is back and we felt this year’s series should begin with a deep dive into the current state of US-Iran relations, focusing on the very real and growing possibility of war with Iran. To help sort through all the recent news and issues concerning US-Iran relations, we spoke with journalist Jim Lobe. He served as chief of…

Our latest Iran Chat is with Dr. James Miller, Managing Director of the Oxford International Development Group, a health research and project management consulting company in Oxford, Mississippi. Dr. Miller began working in the area of health diplomacy in 2004 while seeking ways to improve health outcomes and access to medical care for people in th…

Our latest Iran Chat is with Iranian-American celebrity chef Ariana Bundy. Ariana is the award-winning author of two cookbooks, Pomegranates and Roses: My Persian Family Recipes and Sweet Alternative: More than 100 recipes without gluten, dairy and soy. She is also the writer, director and star of the 8-part television series Ariana's Persian Kitch…

Our latest Iran Chat is with Swedish ultra-runner, coach and motivator, Kristina Paltén, who holds the World Record in 48 hour treadmill running, covering a distance of 322.93 kilometers. She is also the first woman to have run across Iran, and the star of a film that covers that journey called Alone Through Iran - 1144 Miles of Trust. We spoke wit…

Our latest Iran Chat is with Dr. David Collier, author of the new book, Democracy and the Nature of American Influence in Iran: 1941-1979. Dr. Collier is also a research consultant in Washington DC and teaches democracy and democratization in Boston University's Washington DC program. The first half of our conversation focuses on Dr. Collier's usag…

Less than one week after President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, our latest Iran Chat is with Ian Samuel, Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. Ian previously served in the United States Department of Justice in the Office of the Solicitor General and on the appellate staff of the Civil Di…

Our latest Iran Chat is with comedian and actor, Maz Jobrani. A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, his comedy covers a wide-range of issues, but often focuses on race and the ways that Middle Easterners are misunderstood in the U.S. He performs stand-up live around the world and recently published a book about his experiences, I'm Not…

Our latest Iran Chat is with Navid Khonsari, video game creator and the founder of Ink Stories, the independent film and gaming studio responsible for the development of the fascinating video game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, which puts players into the world of the revolution in Iran in 1979. While our conversation focused on this game about the…

The American Iranian Council (AIC) is pleased to announce that we are bringing our interview series, Iran Chat, to audio format with a new podcast. Our first interview is with Sufi musician, Amir Vahab – one of New York’s most celebrated and distinguished composers and vocalists of Sufi and folk music. The interview includes a discussion of Mr. Vah…