Arab Is Me

About Arab Is Me

Arab Is Me is a podcast hosted by comedian, humanitarian, and community organizer Said Durrah that explores Arab identity through honest conversations with artists, activists, entrepreneurs, athletes, scholars, entertainers, and changemakers from across the Arab world and diaspora. Every guest has a different story. Together, they explore culture, heritage, family, faith, success, struggle, and what it truly means to be Arab. For too long, others have tried to define Arabs through headlines, politics, and stereotypes. Arab Is Me hands the microphone back to Arabs themselves.

Publisher

Said Durrah | Arab Is Me

Category

comedy · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Jun 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Pomegranate Is a Grenade | Maha Hashwi | Arab Is Me Podcast

   When Poetry Becomes Resistance: Maha Hashwi on Identity, Culture & the Power of Words Can poetry be an act of resistance? Can a few carefully chosen words preserve a culture, challenge expectations, and give a voice to stories the world needs to hear? In this episode of Arab Is Me, Said Durrah sits down with Lebanese American poet, author, and educator Maha Hashwi, whose powerful poetry collection, The Pomegranate Is a Grenade, explores identity, heritage, belonging, and the emotions that...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Arabs Need to Step Up & Speak Up | Reem & Said | Arab Is Me Podcast

   🔥 Some conversations need to be had — especially within our own community. This week, Said is joined by his wife, Reem, for a special episode of Arab Is Me that gets honest, funny, fiery, and maybe a little uncomfortable. The question at the heart of it all: Are we doing enough to support our own — and are we willing to speak up when it matters? Said and Reem get into why Arab artists and creators sometimes struggle to get support before they become famous, whether Arab celebrities have a res...

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Knafeh, Culture & Resistance: The Story of Sitti’s House | Arab Is Me Podcast

   🇵🇸 IT’S NOT JUST FOOD. It’s memory. Identity. Culture. Resistance. This week on Arab Is Me, Said sits down with Farah, founder of Sitti’s House, a Palestinian cultural cooking experience bringing people together through food, storytelling, and the traditions passed down through generations. 🍉 Food as resistance. Farah talks about why preserving Palestinian recipes means preserving something much bigger than what’s on the plate—and why our grandmothers may be some of our greatest cultural pres...

Who has been a guest on Arab Is Me

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Abdul Kareem Al Selwady
• Omar Baddar
• Linda Humaidan-Zayed
• Hani Almadhoun
• DJ Ahmed

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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