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Episode 194 [in English]: The Healing Khan

Ahmed Sadkhan (The Healing Khan) is a queer activist and life coach specializing in inner alignment and inner child work.  He is Lebanese-Iraqi and grew up in Berlin; during this episode, Ahmed discusses the work he has done internally and externally to examine the pieces of himself and his identities that have yet to receive needed care.  Ahmed also talks about the work he has done with others to help them along their healing journeys, the ways he has contributed in the collective aim for queer liberation, and more.

You can follow Ahmed on Instagram @TheHealingKhan, and check out his website here:  thehealingkhan.com

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Episode 177 [in English]: Raed Rafei

Raed Rafei is a Lebanese filmmaker, researcher, and multimedia journalist, currently pursuing a PhD in film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It was a joy to have Raed back on the podcast after meeting him at the exhibit Mark for Redaction 3(!) years ago!

We discussed Raed’s academic research on queer Lebanese filmmakers, focusing on perspectives that go beyond frameworks of identity politics and individual rights, and see queer communities at the forefront of broader political change. 

We also talked about his first feature film “The Reconstitution of a Struggle” about the 1974 student occupation of the American University of Beirut, and his docu-fiction approach creates a dialogue between past and present. He also describes one of his current projects exploring his native Tripoli from a queer lens, investigating popular ideas of “the natural,” and identifying the beauty in failure. 

We also discuss transitioning into the arts after more “practical” career plans, being away from home during the pandemic period, and more.

https://film.ucsc.edu/people/raed_el_rafe

Raed’s feature film (Here I am … Here you are) can be viewed on www.shashamovies.com.

To watch Raed’s essay Al-Atlal (The Ruins):  https://www.crypto-fiction.com/distribution
To read Raed’s essay Fragments of Shame and Pride: https://www.thecommononline.org/fragments-of-shame-and-pride/

 

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