The Big Picture with Mohamed Hassan
A weekly podcast focused on long-form interviews on history, pop culture and society affecting the MENA region and diaspora communities. It aims to inform and illuminate the region through a non-newsy lens, exploring the MENA region's past, present and future and its people. Each episode begins with a question and an introduction to an expert who will attempt to answer it.
Podcasting since 2023 • 59 episodes
The Big Picture with Mohamed Hassan
Latest Episodes
The Muslim senator who took on Australia’s government | Fatima Payman | The Big Picture
When Fatima Payman was first elected to Australia’s senate - she didn’t imagine she’d go to war with the Prime Minister two years later.Back in May, the country’s first ever hijabi lawmaker broke ranks with the gover...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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Piers Morgan, CNN and the fight for Palestinian dignity | Mohammed el-Kurd
What makes a perfect victim?For Palestinians fighting to keep their stories alive in the media, it often feels that they must audition for the sympathies of their Western audiences.If they do...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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The Syrian dream rises from the ashes of Assad’s nightmare | Waad al-Kateab
Two years after our conversation with Waad al-Kateab about the desperate plight of Syrian refugees, we return to have a very different conversation.Less than a week after the dramatic and unexpected collapse of Basha...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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Trump’s intrusive demons and Israel’s ‘enlightened cause’ | Norman Finkelstein
Has Donald Trump peeled back the veil on the toxicity of America?What will his second term mean for Israel, Palestine and the pursuit of justice?This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we welco...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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Americans are socialised into capitalism, racism and then Zionism | Noura Erakat
What is the link between Zionism, capitalism and the American empire?Fresh off the back of a deeply toxic, all consuming US election - one in which the issue of Palestine and the war in Gaza was largely ignored - we ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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