When the 9/11 attacks happened, it changed the world forever. The Middle East, however, was the most impacted by what came next. Nicholas Frakes speaks with Paul Salem about the last 25 years.
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11 Aug 2026
Laila Shadid: Finding herself and her calling
For the last year, Laila Shadid has been working as a journalist in Egypt where she covers art and culture, though her work has also brought her to the Gulf, Lebanon and beyond. Nicholas Frakes sat down with Laila to discuss her work as well as what it means to be a journalist in the modern era.
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13 May 2026
Hunter Williamson: Covering conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East
What does it mean to cover conflict? What are the morals surrounding being a journalist in a conflict zone? Journalist Hunter Williamson speaks with Nicholas Frakes about his time in Ukraine after the Russian invasion as well as covering conflicts in the Middle East.
Hunter also publishes a Substack, Middle East Witness, which you can find here.
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15 Apr 2026
Rayanne Tawil: The importance of culture
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8 Apr 2026
Amal Najjar: Responding to a crisis
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2 Apr 2026
Faezeh Firuzeh: Watching the war on Iran from afar
Iranian-American Faezeh Firuzeh speaks with Nicholas Frakes about what it is like to watch the Israeli-American war on Iran unfold from afar while still having friends and family living under the bombs. Firuzeh also discusses her experience during the 12-day war on Iran in 2025 and her efforts to garner anti-war support in Congress during this one.
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22 Mar 2025
Behind the story: ‘There isn’t any Ramadan or Eid this year’: Nabatiyeh observes muted Ramadan after end of war with Israel
As Nabatiyeh marks its first Ramadan after the war between Hezbollah and Israel, the usual warmth of the holy month has been replaced by grief and absence.
You can read the full story for L'Orient Today here (https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1452769/there-is-no-eid-this-year-nabatieh-observes-muted-ramadan-after-cease-fire-with-israel.html).
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16 Dec 2024
Finally free: The fall of Bashar al-Assad
Dana recounts living under Bashar al-Assad's regime and shares her relief and concern for Syria's future after his unexpected downfall.
19 Oct 2024
EP 2: Ghadir Hamadi on covering the wars in Gaza and Lebanon
In this episode of the Shafet Ahwe Podcast, Nicholas Frakes speaks with L’Orient Today journalist Ghadir Hamadi about being a journalist, covering the war in Gaza and what it has been like professionally and personally when the war came home to Lebanon.
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24 Sept 2024
Ep 1: An escalation in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel
After nearly a year of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, this past week saw the biggest escalations that have raised fears of a possible full-scale war. Nicholas Frakes breaks down what happened and what its possible ramifications could be.
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