A Syrian refugee in San Francisco works to educate communities in the Middle East about LGBTQ rights issues, while teaching people here in the West about what it means to be a Middle Eastern refugee.
Mar 9, 2017
14 min
Iraqi-American actress Alia Shawkat became famous for her roles as Maeby Fünke in the award-winning T.V. show Arrested Development. Now she’s using her platform in Hollywood to show millennials a different side of women and Arabs on television.
Mar 9, 2017
10 min
We go to West Hollywood to see how comedy can be a tool to educate people and dispel ugly myths about the Middle East diaspora.
Mar 9, 2017
10 min
The singer of Afghanistan’s first rock band, now an immigrant in Oakland, California, talks about how music can bring communities together.
Mar 9, 2017
13 min
An Iranian immigrant loses her heart in the Amazon Rainforest when she realizes community goes beyond diaspora, community is global.
Mar 9, 2017
13 min
An Iranian immigrant is creating a new generation of mindful change-makers inside of a Farsi-language preschool in Berkeley, California.
Mar 9, 2017
11 min
An Iranian immigrant who became a millionaire in the U.S. is using her resources to support arts, education and podcasts like this one, that help create understanding about the Middle East diaspora.
Mar 9, 2017
13 min
Keely Badger, Executive Director of Neda Nobari Foundation, talks about the inspiration behind producing a podcast like West of Middle East, today.
Mar 9, 2017
9 min