On Cairo’s Tech Trends, we discuss Technology Adaptation & Awareness as a subject matter for everyday people. Cairo has on topic interviews, with some of her Tech-All Stars. Join them as they discuss the Technology-Driven Future. Find Cairo everywhere @cairoqween or #CairoQween https://qweenlyco.com💜
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Tahrir Podcast is the first political podcast to broadcast from Cairo, offering conversations on Middle Eastern and North African politics and history, along with independent analysis, reporting, and commentary on Egyptian politics. Top 5% podcasts globally. Best 60 Middle East podcasts. .أول بودكاست سياسي يُبث من القاهرة. لقائات مع أكاديميين وصحفيين ونشطاء وسياسيين وأفراد بارزين حول سياسات وتاريخ الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيامن أكثر البودكاست إستماعًا في الشرق الأوسط ومن ضمن أعلي ٥٪ عالميًا. ...
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Hiraeth is a Welsh word which means "nostalgia for a home that no longer exists or that never was". This podcast features stories of home, whether found or made. Hiraeth is a not-for-profit creative platform run by a small team of passionate volunteers, whose collective mission is to spread empathy and unity through storytelling and art. For more information or to submit your story, please visit our website.
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History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in twelve volumes, was translated from the French original, “Histoire ancienne des peuples de l'Orient classique” by E. L. McClure and published in 1903-1904. Maspero was a largely self-taught master of hieroglyphic translation. In November 1880, he was placed at the head of a French archeological mission, which developed later into the Institut Français d’Archéol ...
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Faith Driven Entrepreneur Africa exists to encourage, equip, empower, and support Christ-following entrepreneurially-minded people with world-class content and community. Here, you'll find conversations with business leaders from all across Africa who will share how their faith affects their work.
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EP 42 - Anita R. Gohdes: Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence
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Anita R. Gohdes is a Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School in Berlin. In episode 42 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed her most recent book, “Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence,” (Oxford University Press 2023) which theoretically and empirically investigates how gove…
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EP 41 - Jerome Drevon: From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
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Jerome Drevon is a Senior Analyst in Jihad and Modern Conflict at the International Crisis Group, where he undertakes research and analysis on Islamist militancy across regions. In episode 41 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his most recent book, “From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics,” (Oxford University Press 2024) which loo…
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EP 40 - Alex Rowell: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World
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Alex Rowell is a journalist, writer, and online editor at New Lines Magazine. In episode 40 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his most recent book, “We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World,” which offers an eccentric but provocative retelling of modern Arab history, providing an engaging account of Nasser's influence on the…
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EP 39 - American Campuses Erupt Over Gaza: Interviews from MIT, Columbia, and UNC Chapel Hill
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Over the past couple of weeks, American campuses have erupted over Israel's war in Gaza, with encampments springing up all over the nation. Some of these movements have been met with anti-semitism allegations and police violence alike. In this episode, I speak to the people behind these movements–two organizers, a reporter and a participant. Zeno (…
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EP 38 - Mairav Zonszein: Navigating Israeli Politics and Society Amid the Gaza War
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Mairav Zonszein is an Israel-Palestine senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. She has been covering Israeli politics and U.S foreign policy for over a decade.In episode 38 of the Tahrir Podcast, Mairav tuned in to speak about how the current right-wing Israeli government, led by Bibi Netanyahu, came to be. She discussed the military obje…
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EP 37 - Khalil Sayegh: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Ceasefire Prospects, and West Bank Expansion
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Khalil Sayegh is a Palestinian political analyst. In episode 37 of Tahrir Podcast, Khalil joined me to speak on Gaza's humanitarian crisis as Israel continues to block aid from going in while continuing to indiscriminately bomb the strip, Hamas, ceasefire prospects, what the future might hold for Gaza, and the Israel's expansion in the West Bank.Ep…
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EP 36 - Nadwa Al-Dawsari: Yemen's Houthi Rebels, Iran, and the Red Sea Crisis
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Nadwa Al-Dawsari is a researcher and conflict practitioner with over twenty years of field experience in Yemen where she worked with tribes, civil society, local authorities, security actors, and non-state armed groups. Nadwa is currently a nonresident Scholar with the Middle East Institute and a fellow at the Center on Armed Groups. In episode 36 …
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EP 35 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election Wrap Up
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EP 34 - SOS from Sudan: Wad Madani's Harrowing Reality
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Omenya is a Khartoum resident who joined me from Wad Madani, Sudan as it fell to the RSF to talk about the harrowing situation unfolding there.A safe haven for those who fled from Khartoum as the war broke out in April 2023, Wad Madani fell to the RSF just four days ago. A safe haven no longer, hundreds of civilians are now trapped in the city. Hos…
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EP 33 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election: All You Need to Know
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In this episode, I carry on from where I left off in EP 30, further analyzing Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election, touching on nearly everything related to it now that we're only nearly two weeks away. Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r45NY89FUk4Streaming everywhere! https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcastSupport us on Patreon for as…
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EP 32 - Gaza Under Siege: A Palestinian Journalist’s Message to the World Through the Blackout
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Hind Khoudary is a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza.One of the only people in Gaza with a connection to the outside world, Khoudary joins me in this episode to talk about how things are looking on the ground as the Israeli ground invasion commences, the communication blackout, Israel's carpet-bombing of Gaza, and her message to the people of th…
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In this episode, I share some thoughts on the Egyptian state's war on reality. I go into depth about how the state tricked, bribed, and blackmailed thousands of Egyptians into 'endorsing' the president (which I witnessed in real time by going to one of these rallies in Cairo), how media is manipulated, and ultimately the Orwellian nature of the Egy…
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EP 30 - Egypt's Microwave Election: Potential Presidential Candidates, Censorship, and Reality
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On the 25th of September 2023, Egypt's National Election Authority announced the dates for the presidential election. Set to take place in December and with a tight schedule, the self-explanatory title "Egypt's Microwave Election" perfectly captures that image. In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, joined by Mahmoud Salem, an award-winning writer and …
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EP 29 - Jean-Loup Samaan: Gulf Military Education, Autonomy, Arms, Yemen War and Western Dependence
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Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan is a senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore, as well as a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. He is also an associate research fellow with the French Institute of International Relations.In episode 29 of Tahrir Podcas…
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EP 28 - Sharan Grewal: Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring
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Dr. Sharan Grewal is an Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy. In episode 28 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his book, "Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring." Analyzing the …
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Episode 40 - Finding and Fulfilling a Calling with Ayodeji Megbope
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How do we find and fulfill a calling from God? This episode’s guest addresses this question by highlighting the story of Ayodeji Megbope, founder of the Nigerian catering company, No Left-Overs. Ayo started the company after feeling like she had reached a dead end with her 20-year career as a secretary. She wanted to provide greater financial stabi…
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EP 27 - Arash Azizi: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran's Global Ambitions
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Dr. Arash Azizi is an Iranian journalist, author, and adjunct instructor at NYU.In episode 27 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his book "The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S, and Iran's Global Ambitions." The book looks at the life and influence of General Qassem Soleimani. Assassinated by a U.S drone strike in 2020, Soleimani was almost the sec…
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Episode 39 - Revolutionizing Transportation with Adetayo Bamiduro and Chinedu Azodoh
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Starting a company comes with plenty of challenges. Scaling comes with others. Metro Africa Express co-founders Adetayo Bamiduro and Chinedu Azodoh understand this well. The two entrepreneurs have created a thriving business that has made an impact in the transportation industry and has positively impacted the lives of many across Africa. In 2021, …
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EP 26 - Cameron Hudson: Sudan's Warring Generals and How They Could Be Stopped
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Cameron Hudson is a senior associate at the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). An analyst and consultant on African peace, security, and governance issues, Hudson has held various positions such as Intelligence analyst in the Africa Directorate at the Central Intelligence Agency, Chief of Staff to successiv…
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Episode 38 - From Doctor to Entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist: A Journey of Solving Problems
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What causes someone to go from medical doctor to entrepreneur to venture capitalist? Few people succeed in any of those fields. This episode’s guest excelled in all three. Dr. Ola Brown is the founder of the investment firm Healthcap that focuses on venture capital and infrastructure building across Africa. Prior to that, she worked as a medical do…
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Episode 37 - Paying Back a $20 Million Debt Through Faithfulness and Good Work with Shady Hebeish
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What would you do if you were presented with the opportunity to take over a business with 20 million dollars worth of debt? Most of us would pass on the offer, but today’s podcast guest felt a call to step in and help. Shady Hebeish was working as a pastor when his father passed away suddenly from a heart attack, leaving behind the family business …
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Episode 36 - Rebuilding Rwanda After Genocide with Robert Bayigamba
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How do you rebuild a company and your faith in the wake of immense tragedy? For Robert Bayigamba, this was not a mental exercise. Robert began leading Manumetal Ltd, a manufacturing firm in Rwanda following the country’s horrific 1994 genocide. He took over during a time when inventory had been looted and employee numbers were decimated. But throug…
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الحلقة 25 - خالد فهمي: عن حجب التاريخ، الديمقراطية، و رفض الهزيمة
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المؤرخ الدكتور خالد فهمي أستاذ التاريخ ينضم إلي التحرير بودكاست من بوسطن لتناول العديد من الموضوعات ومنها أهمية كتابة ودراسة الماضي، الديمقراطية، المعوقات التي تواجه الباحثين المصريين وال٢٠١١This episode is in Arabic. English subtitles are available on YouTube. In episode 25 of Tahrir Podcast, I flew out to Boston to record in-person with renowned …
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Episode 35 - Creating from a Place of Helping People with Anthony Tan
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Anthony Tan’s entrepreneurial journey started with a simple question: how can I best take care of other people? Through that he founded Grab, the leading superapp in Southeast Asia. Grab provides food delivery, ridesharing, and digital payments for its users. It’s also valued at $14 billion. Anthony sat down with our global podcast hosts in the mid…
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Episode 34 - Bridging Church and Entrepreneurship in Cairo, Egypt with Tony George and Peter Ramzy
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Despite the North Africa and Middle East being known as an area closed off to Christianity, Tony George and Peter Ramzy are tapping into the ancient roots of Faith Driven Entrepreneurship that exists in Egypt. Under Tony’s leadership, the Community (tC) Egypt disciples young people, recovering addicts, women, and business professionals and prepares…
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Episode 33 - Responding to Crisis Without Losing Faith with Dr. Ngozi Onyia
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God can redeem broken situations. We just have to have faith in the midst of the crisis. That’s what we learn in today’s podcast episode with Dr. Ngozi Onyia. Dr. Onyia started Paleon Memorial Hospital in memory and honor of her daughter Patricia, who was born with a rare congenital syndrome and passed away at 9 years old. After seeing the care and…
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Episode 32 - Investing in Overlooked Entrepreneurs with Alfa Demmellash
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As the CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Tide Capital, Alfa Demmellash is working to help underserved entrepreneurs get the recognition and investment capital they need for success. Along the way, she was recognized by former US President Barack Obama in a speech at the White House and was named one of Forbes Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Changing the …
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EP 24 - Aaron Salzberg: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Fight for Nile Water
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Dr. Aaron Salzberg is a distinguished Holzworth professor in the department of environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and is the director of the Water Institute. He was previously the U.S State Department's First Special Coordinator for Water where he led the development and implementatio…
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Episode 31 - The Power of Sports to Unite a Country with Maged Fawzy and Waseem Arsany
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Most of the world has been impacted by sports in some way. We might see them as a hobby, a passion, or a way to build character and learn teamwork. But do they have the power to unite a country? For business partners Maged Fawzy and Waseem Arsany, the answer is yes. The two Egyptian leaders met through their church. Maged was doing sports ministry,…
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Episode 30 - “The Sunshine Approach”: Investing 90% of Profits in Mozambique with Don Larson
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What does it look like to use our businesses to fulfill biblical commands? James 1 describes “undefiled religion” as caring for widows and orphans. And that’s exactly what Don Larson is doing in Mozambique with the Sunshine Nut Company. After an impressive career as an executive at Hershey’s Chocolate, God called Don to move to and invest in Mozamb…
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Episode 29 - Entrepreneurship Takes a Village with Joram Mwinamo
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Joram Mwinamo believes it takes a village to raise an entrepreneur. The Co-Founder and CEO of SNDBX International is turning the mentality he learned from an old proverb into a scalable model that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Joram’s uniquely African approach to SNDBX brings together over 30 professional services under one roof so that business lea…
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Episode 28 - Alpha Was Just the Beginning with Nicky Gumbel
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Entrepreneurs, no matter where they’re from, are frontline ministers in the workplace. As a pastor and the former Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, the largest Anglican church in Britain, Nicky Gumbel believes that it is his task to equip the saints for ministry in the places where they work and live. For the past 3 decades, Nicky Gumbel has pioneere…
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Episode 27 - Serving an Underserved Healthcare Ecosystem with Fola Laoye
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Fola Laoye joins us on the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Africa podcast to talk about investment opportunities in the healthcare landscape across the continent. During her time at Harvard Business School, Fola researched the HMO model of health insurance. When she returned to Nigeria, Fola became one of the founding board members of Hygeia, a private h…
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Episode 26 - The True Moringa Resilience Story with Kwami Williams
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Kwami Williams has learned a lot from miracle trees. These trees, which are actually called “Moringa Trees” thrive in arid climates and even help the crops around them grow. Inspired by their resilience, Kwami has utilized the African superfood to meet the wellness needs of customers and improve the lives of rural farmers, by transforming the tree’…
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Episode 25 - Bridging the Gap Between Idea and Prototype with Dr. Kamau Gachigi
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Dr. Kamau Gachigi got tired of seeing brilliant Kenyan engineers leave the industry because they lacked resources. That’s why he created Gearbox, a hardware accelerator and makerspace that trains, resources, and equips innovators in Kenya so they can turn ideas into physical reality. In this episode, Dr. Kamau gives an overview of the fourth indust…
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Episode 24 - Creating Africa’s Next Generation of Geeks with Lindiwe Matali
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Lindiwe Matlali is making geeks cool in South Africa. As the founder and CEO of Africa Teen Geeks, the largest computer science non-profit organization in the continent, Lindiwe is inspiring the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in her country. She has a particular passion for helping those from disadvantages backgrounds ris…
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Episode 23 - I Married My Business Partner with John and Ashely Marsh
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When your spouse is your business partner, it’s easy for business decisions to get personal, and personal decisions to seep into the business operations. John and Ashely Marsh know the tension first hand. The husband and wife team are the co-founders of the Marsh Collective, pioneering the redemption of Opelika historic downtown. Opelika’s story, a…
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Episode 22 - Rising from Bean Cakes to BMWs with Cosmas Maduka
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How does someone go from selling bean cakes in the streets of Nigeria to building one of the largest companies in the country? In the case of Dr. Cosmas Maduka, it takes an encouraging mother, a strong wife, and a lifetime of faithful confidence in a God who helps him persevere. Dr. Maduka is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist who began his …
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Episode 21 - Breaking Barriers and Better Narratives For All with Julian Kyula
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Rev. Julian is an internationally accomplished business leader, serial FinTech entrepreneur, and the founding senior pastor of the Nairobi-based Purpose Centre Church. From his unique vantage point, he speaks to the backdrop of history and education that has set the stage for kingdom businesses to grow in Africa. In 2010, Rev. Julian founded the MO…
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Episode 20 - Telling Africa’s Story Through Africa’s Fashion with Didier de Villiers
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In this podcast we talk to Dider de Villiers, the visionary behind one of South Africa’s leading fashion brands: Magents. In the years following apartheid, Magents stood out as a uniquely African brand committed to sharing the story of the continent through their expression of fashion. Didier shares with us how Magents has remained focused on celeb…
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Episode 19 - Going Beyond the Question of IF with Jennie Allen
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Jennie Allen is the founder and visionary of the women’s organization IF:Gathering, the host of the top rated Made for This podcast (17 million downloads) as well as the New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head, which was the #1 bestselling religion title of 2020. Her latest book is Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lo…
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Episode 18 - A Portfolio of Many Colors with Ted Pantone
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Ted Pantone has done everything from water initiatives to impact investing. He even opened the first Pizza Hut franchise in Uganda. Today, the American expat is the CEO of Turaco, a microinsurance company that seeks to free people from the fear of financial shock. The company has headquarters in Kenya with a presence in Uganda and Nigeria as well. …
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Episode 17 - The Prosperity Paradox with Efosa Ojomo
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Efosa Ojomo believes that market-creation plays a key role in economic development, but he didn’t come to that conclusion in a usual way. He ran a nonprofit for 10 years and realized the limitations of his model. After that, he closed the doors of the organization and switched his focus to researching and writing about global prosperity with the Cl…
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Episode 16 - Investing in Africa’s Emerging Markets with Richard Okello
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Richard Okello has had a vision all his life to leave every community or situation better than he found it. This started as a teenager and continues today in his role as Co-founder and President of Sango Capital, an investment firm dedicated to bringing global investments to Africa. He joins the show to talk about what it takes to invest in Africa’…
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EP 23 - Elizabeth R. Nugent: After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition
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Dr. Elizabeth R. Nugent is an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the politics of authoritarianism and religion in the Middle East. Dr. Nugent's first and award-winning book, After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition, documents repression and polarization among the opposition in Eg…
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Andy Crouch, best-selling author and a partner of theology and culture at Praxis, is a leading voice in the Faith Driven movement. In 2021, Andy spoke at the Faith Driven Investor Conference on a topic that many faith driven investors are wrestling with regularly: God and money, we cannot serve both. How do we balance out Jesus’ teaching and our ca…
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Episode 14 - Modeling Faith in Action with Michael El Daba
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Michael El Daba’s career has been shaped by a clear desire to do great work. After years of working with corporations, he felt a draw to become the funding and investments director for Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services, a Christian-based NGO that partners with people of various faiths and backgrounds to create better social struct…
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Episode 13 - Rewriting Narratives with Michelle Essomé
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Michelle Essomé’s deep love for Africa was instilled in her as a child, and she has taken that passion into her career. As the founding CEO of Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Michelle played a fundamental role in promoting and enabling VC and PE investments on the continent. She joins the show to discuss how investing has cha…
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Lecrae and Ben Washer on Reach Records Origin Story
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Lecrae is a staple of the Christian hip hop scene, and with good reason. The 2-time Grammy award-winner helped pioneer the genre and take it to the mainstream. But Lecrae is also an entrepreneur. In the early parts of his career, he and Ben Washer, now Co-Founder and CEO of Reach Records, were recording songs for summer camps and pursuing their cre…
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Putting Faith on Film with Phil Cunningham
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Phil Cunningham’s journey from farmer to filmmaker has taken all sorts of turns. He produced Africa’s first ever feature-length animated movie, lost everything he had, created a successful Youtube series, and released a film on Netflix. Today, the Sunrise Productions founder is working on an animated version of the biblical story of David. He joins…
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