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My Arab Identity - بودكاست الهوية

by SBS

'My Arab Identity' is an award-winning podcast that explores what it feels like to belong in two places, and nowhere, at the same time. Season two delves into the personal journeys of Arab-Australian migrants, who are dealing with the complexities of their sense of belonging and intercultural identities. - بودكاست الهوية الحائز على جوائز عدة يشارك معكم في موسمه الثاني قصصاً واقعية تعكس تحديات الانتماء التي يواجهها الشباب من أصول عربية في أستراليا، وكيف شكلت تجاربُهم ملامح هوياتهم الدينية والجنسية وقناعاتهم الشخصية.

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Episodes

  1. Why statelessness prompted this Palestinian refugee to hide her 'true identity' in Australia - "كنا محظوظين": من عديمة جنسية إلى لاجئة فمواطنة أسترالية

    In this episode of the 'My Arab Identity' podcast, Jeanine Hourani shares her family's story of asylum in Australia, which she says happened by chance, after living the first years of her life stateless. We learn about the challenges she faced as a refugee, which prompted her to conceal her...

  2. Why an Arab Australian chose atheism: 'I don't have to believe in God to be a good human' - طبيب عربي أسترالي: "ليس عليّ أن أؤمن بإله حتى أكون إنسانا صالحًا"

    This episode of ‘My Arab Identity’ looks at the challenges faced by Kareem, a general practitioner in Sydney, who embarked on a journey of spirituality and identity which re-shaped his view of religion. - ضيفنا في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست "الهوية" طبيب للصحة العامة. سيشاركنا برحلته الخاصة في البحث…

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  3. 'I've been Egyptian all my life': Why this man left Australia 13 years after migrating here - بعد 13 عاما في أرض الفرص ترك أستراليا وعاد الى مصر

    In this episode of the 'My Arab Identity' podcast, journalist Farid Farid details the reasons that led him to carry out what he calls an “opposite migration journey” from Australia to Egypt, at a time when most people sought to emigrate Down Under, and to other Western countries, from the Arab...

  4. ‘They thought I was possessed’: What prompted a provisional psychologist to think of taking his own life? - "ظنوا أنني ممسوس": ما الذي دفع بطبيب متدرب للصحة النفسية الى التفكير بإنهاء حياته؟

    In this episode of ‘My Arab Identity’ podcast, Palestinian-Australian provisional psychologist Tareq Ahmed shares his story with mental illness. He had a challenging childhood and tried to please family and society but ignored his own needs. His lack of mental health awareness and the social…

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  5. ‘A maid and a prisoner in my house’: Australian Arab explains the reasons for leaving her parents' home - "خادمة وسجينة في منزلي": عربية أسترالية تشرح أسباب ترك منزل والديها

    In this episode of ‘My Arab Identity’, Alissar Gazal talks about the reasons that led her, as an Arab girl living with her family in Australia, to wait for the first opportunity to leave their home. She explains why she challenged some Arab customs and traditions that she says restrict girls’...

  6. 'I hid my sexuality for 20 years to avoid losing my family' - "ميولي الجنسية ليست بيدي": هكذا تصرفت عائلتي عندما صارحتها بمثليتي

    In the first episode of ‘My Arab Identity’ season two, journalist Elias Jahshan shares the challenges he faced as a child after losing his hearing, and as a teenager who hid his Arab identity. He also talks about how coming out as a gay man challenged culturally-imposed stigmas which threatened…

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  7. My Arab Identity season two: youth revolt against migrants' traditions - بودكاست الهوية الموسم الثاني: الشباب العربي الأسترالي يتمرد على تقاليد المهاجرين

    The My Arab Identity podcast is back for a second season, following on from the award-winning first season. The second instalment of this podcast highlights some of the challenges that second-generation Arab migrants face due to their mixed and intercultural identities in Australia and the things...

  8. Why I accepted daily bullying at school? - "الحيوان المشعر": هكذا واجهت تعرضي للتنمر

    Sara El Sayed dreamed of becoming part of the aerobics team at school when she was 12 years old. But the challenges she faced were greater than just getting accepted into auditions. She wanted to be just a simple, normal, and acceptable part of the broader school community, especially among her...

  9. How one advice stopped me from taking my own life - نصيحة عابرة منعتني من إنهاء حياتي خلال المراهقة

    Mohammad Awad hated his name not because of its meaning or its descent, but because of the obstacles it forced him to face. He felt isolated and developed mental health issues to a point where he contemplated suicide. Now, he suffers from ”police-anxiety” which he developed after many traumatic...

  10. Reflections of an Iraqi-Australian on Identity - عراقية أسترالية: لهذه الأسباب تمردت على التقاليد

    Rama* rebelled against what her community considered indispensable social constants. She struggled growing up between two worlds and wanted her life free of any restrictions, especially those imposed by her parents, culture, and traditions. - تمردت راما* على ما يعتبره مجتمعها ثوابت دينية…

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  11. What does it take to become a 'real Egyptian' in Australia? - كيف تصبح "مصري بِجَد" في أستراليا؟

    Miran Hosny is proud of her Egyptian heritage. But you won't know she has Egyptian heritage if you hear her Arabic dialect, simply because she cannot associate herself with belonging to Egypt only. She was born and lived all her life in Australia, in a neighbourhood full of migrants who come from...

  12. Culture shock: From Islamic school to university - صدمة الانتقال من مدرسة إسلامية أسترالية إلى الجامعة

    Abdulrahman Hammoud went to an Islamic school where he found solidarity to fast during Ramadan, celebrate Eid, and saw his friends’ mothers wearing hijabs. He did not feel different and never questioned himself for holding the Arab Muslim identity. But this world, which is ideal for some…

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  13. I changed my Arab name to fit in - عربية ولكن أخفيت هويتي لأكون مثلهم

    Ruby Hamad refused to reveal her Arabic identity and her ability to speak the language outside of her home. It broke her father's heart. She explains how some second-generation Arab-Australians are “avoiding racism” and attempting to fit in, from a young age. - روبي حمد كانت ترفض الكشف عن هويتها...

  14. Dear Queensland, not all Arabs are Muslims - الاسلاموفوبيا تلاحق مسيحيا عربيا في كوينزلاد

    Ryan Al-Natour is a young man who lived most of his life in western Sydney, within a very multicultural space. He never thought how his cultural identity and appearance would impact on his settlement and acceptance one day in Rockhampton, North Queensland. He often had to stand up and defend the...

  15. Healing after mum's murder - العنف الأسري: أبي قتل أمي

    Amani Haydar is a young woman of Lebanese descent. She had a restricted social life as a child and was deprived of her mother in horrible circumstances. Her experience with her parents' migration to Australia revolved around a thin line between the expectations that migrants imposed on their...

  16. Where will I be buried? - أين سأُدفن؟

    Sara Saleh speaks about a dilemma that may face some migrants – where to be buried after death. How can an Arab-Australian woman with a migrant background, mixed between Egyptian and Lebanese-Palestinian, decide in which country her body would be buried? How can she choose? - سارة صالح تشاركنا...

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    This podcast explores what it feels like to belong in two places, and nowhere at the same time. Hear from Arab-Australian migrants on how they’re dealing with the complexities of a mixed identity. - سلسلة حلقات تسلط الضوء على التحديات التي يواجهها المهاجرون العرب وابناؤهم بسبب هويتهم المختلطة في...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

'My Arab Identity' is an award-winning podcast that explores what it feels like to belong in two places, and nowhere, at the same time. Season two delves into the personal journeys of Arab-Australian migrants, who are dealing with the complexities of their sense of belonging and intercultural identities. - بودكاست الهوية الحائز على جوائز عدة يشارك معكم في موسمه الثاني قصصاً واقعية تعكس تحديات الانتماء التي يواجهها الشباب من أصول عربية في أستراليا، وكيف شكلت تجاربُهم ملامح هوياتهم الدينية والجنسية وقناعاتهم الشخصية.

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