Join me and the renowned Persian historian Farshid Emami, as we discuss the importance of coffee to Persian royal society, common culture and its impact on architecture in Isfahan.

Weekly Gruel 02 - Slaves And Statues

Jun 9th, 2020 9m 53s

Reading of my latest poem titled 'Slaves and Statues' from my second poetry book (in progress).

Weekly Gruel 01 - What's new?

May 27th, 2020 9m 53s

Welcome to the weekly gruel with Zirrar. Where we talk about what's new and important and of course recite some poetry.

Coffee, the wine of Islam feat. Mokhtar Alkhanshali

Apr 17th, 2020 1h 27m

Join me and Mokhtar Alkhanshali (historian, community historian and coffee innovator) as we follow the roots of Coffee from Ethiopia, Yemen to Makkah and then Istanbul and Europe. Mokhtar shares the intimate history of Coffee in Islam and its u

History of the Ghazal with @PersianPoetics

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 59m

What is the Ghazal? Where did it start and to where did it travel? PersianPoetics (Sharghzadeh) and I discuss the beautiful structure of the Ghazal and its most famous poets from Attar, Mawlana Rumi, Hafez and Attar to Ghalib, Iqbal and modern

02 - Mexican Orientalism

Oct 27th, 2019 45m

You've heard about Orientalism of the east, but are things much different in Mexico, Central America or South America? Join me and Andrea Muñoz, a Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist discuss the common phenomenon of being studied and cat

History of Islamic Cairo

Aug 21st, 2019 45m

Episode 1: Join Omar Sheira and me for a walk through of the history of Cairo, from its foundations a thousand years ago to present time. We discuss the Fatimid, Ayyubid (and of course Saladin) and the mighty Mamluks, the giant Ottomans before

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