Kalam Podcast

01/10/2025

EMPEROR TRUMP & BIBI VADER DECLARE ETERNAL PEACE

In the 37th installment of Kalam Digest, we analyse the US-Israeli peace plan for Gaza. What does the proposal say and how is Hamas likely to respond?

Kalam Digest 37

02/09/2025

Theater has been central to the formation of Palestinian national consciousness for almost a century. One of the foremost Theater troupes active today is Betlehem’s al-Harah. Before summer of this year, the visited Sweden’s Tribunalen theater, touring their play Meramieh (Sage), a powerful staging of a number of personal testimonies of al-Nakba.

Earlier this year Samuel Carlshamre had the honour of recording an episode with Nicola Zreineh and Marina Barham from al-Harah Theater, live on stage. The conversation ranged from the conditions of theater under occupation and genocide, the educational and artistic challenges confronting Palestinian art today, to Palestinian identity as a source of pride and inspiration, as well as a cage and a constraint.

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01/08/2025

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28/07/2025

Ziad Rahbani is no longer of this world. We thank him for his music and give our thoughts and pray to his mother, Fairuz.

We just released a special edition episode of entirely dedicated to the life and works of زياد الرحباني Ziad Rahbani. Ziad was a child prodigy turned musical genius. He wrote plays, operettas, musicals, essays and bangers.

This tragic world is less funny, less warm and less intelligent without him. Ziad, we love you – thank you for EVERYTHING ❤️‍🔥

24/07/2025

The people of Gaza are being forcibly starved. This is another facet of the genoc!de.

In the 33rd installment of Kalam digest, Sam and Edgar give you the latest on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which now in it’s 94th week. Also: last week’s sectarian fighting in southern Syria and the US seemingly throwing the Kurds under the bus.

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07/07/2025

Tuseday 15th of July 19.00 CET (NOTE: changed date!) is the occasion for the first ever Kalam Seminary – the first in a series of four, on the topic of Arab Socialism.

If you want to participate, please comment on this post or send us a direct message, and you will be provided with a link to the Zoom-meeting as well as the full readings and background materials.

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03/07/2025

In the latest newsletter we included a translation of ‘s column originally written in Swedish about ‘s historic Democratic primary victory in the New York mayoral race.

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19/06/2025

Listen to the latest episode of Kalam Digest where the team speaks about the latest escalation in the Middle East after Israel struck Iran last week.

09/06/2025

Global public opinion has shifted dramatically in favour of the Palestinian cause in the last few weeks. The likes of Piers Morgan and Ehud Olmert would have called themselves anti-Semites just a few weeks ago. Edgar and Sam discuss these developments as well as the political ongoings in Syria.

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13/05/2025

On this week’s news summary, Samuel and Edgar discuss the world historic decision made at last weeks PKK congress, and what it will mean for the Middle East more broadly. Also: Israel’s relentless genocide Gaza is ongoing, but the souring relationship between Netanyahu and Trump does not bode well for Israels hopes for regional domination.

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11/05/2025

on the responses to his film “The Settlers”, which features – the latest guest on

Following the release and success of the documentary, which sheds light on Israel’s brutal apartheid on the West Bank, Issa was harassed by gangs of settler thugs and Israeli military.

Listen to the latest episode of to hear Issa Amro talk about the history of Hebron and how Israeli apartheid is destroying his hometown.

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07/05/2025

The history of the city of Hebron is ancient and fascinating. But Hebron is being torn apart by illegal Israeli settlement and formal Israeli apartheid.

Listen to the Palestinian human rights defender talk about the history of his hometown on the latest episode of

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Poddavsnitt · Kalam · 2025-05-07 · 37 min