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Hope, strength, and creativity: How Middle Easterners are taking the battle with the coronavirus into their own hands

Hope, strength, and creativity: How Middle Easterners are taking the battle with the coronavirus into their own hands

FromThe New Arab Voice


Hope, strength, and creativity: How Middle Easterners are taking the battle with the coronavirus into their own hands

FromThe New Arab Voice

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode we want to bring to light the heart-warming stories that have emerged from the tragedy of the Coronavirus pandemic: from the frontline medics and nurses, to creatives and activists, individuals across the globe have banned together to fight the virus that is changing the very fabric of our society. First, we'll discuss how doctors in Egypt are finding creative ways to give their patients medical advice, and how medics in Iran are keeping positive by busting a move in their medical wards. Then, we will speak to the founder of a Lebanese effort that is building life-saving equipment which is running in low supply in hospitals all over the world. We will also be speaking to the founder of Baytna Baytak, a Lebanese initiative to provide medics with homes so they can quarantine away from their families.We will also find out how activists in Palestine and refugees in Lebanon are desperately trying to sow more face masks and encourage people to wear them. At the end of this episode, find out how an Egyptian immigrant is provide vital resources in one of the worst-hit areas of Coronavirus-plagued Italy.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza, Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel)Subscribe on:Apple - http://apple.co/33GTVz9Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2worjyqFind us below:Website - https://www.alaraby.co.uk/englishFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlAraby.enTwitter - https://twitter.com/TheNewArabVoiceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenewarab/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTSYCBRRUStmL2oQLaqbDQ
Released:
Apr 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: thenewarab.co.uk