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Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World

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Khatt Chronicles, in collaboration with afikra, features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World, in engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. A podcast series that chronicles and introduces the latest explorations in Arab visual communication and material culture.

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Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Zainab Fasiki

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Moroccan (Andalusia-Based) activist and comics author Zainab Fasiki. They start the conversation discussing her how she has been an avid r

Oct 2
47 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Leen Charafeddine

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Lebanese graphic designer and educator Leen Charafeddine. They start the conversation discussing her entry into the field of Graphic desig

Sep 4
36 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Nora Aly

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Egyptian graphic designer Nora Aly. They start the conversation discussing her entry into the field of Graphic design and her studie

Aug 7
44 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Rawand Issa

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Lebanese illustrator and graphic artist Rawand Issa. They start the conversation discussing her beginnings first as a journalist for the

Jul 3
42 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Naima Ben Ayed

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews French-Tunisian type and graphic designer Naïma Ben Ayed. They start the conversation discussing Naïma's serendipitous journey into type de

Jun 5
31 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Wael Morcos

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews American-Lebanese designer Wael Morcos. They start by talking about his educational journey in graphic design from Notre Dame Univer

May 1
46 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Sarah Saroufim

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews American-Lebanese illustrator and designer Sarah Saroufim. They start the conversation by taking us through her educational journey first

Feb 20
37 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Golnaz Fathi

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Iranian visual artist Golnaz Fathi, who starts by sharing her educational journey from her initial training as graphic designer and

Jan 23
33 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Hanane Kai

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Lebanese illustrator Hanane Kai who shares her journey from studying and working as a graphic designer to the moment she decided to concen

Dec 27 2025
28 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Golnar Adili

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Iranian-American visual artist Golnar Adili on her journey from architecture to teaching and practicing visual arts. They discuss he

Nov 28 2025
41 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Aude Abou Nasr

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Beirut-based, French-Lebanese illustrator Aude Abou Nasr. They discuss Aude's educational and professional journey from starting in archit

Nov 3 2025
34 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Ghazal Foroutan

Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews Iranian California-based graphic designer and illustrator Ghazal Foroutan. They discuss Ghazal's journey as a designer, her educational sta

Oct 3 2025
36 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Bahia Shehab

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Cairo-based Lebanese designer and visual artist Bahia Shehab. They discuss Shehab's motivation and journey as a designer and educator. Sheh

Sep 5 2025
24 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Dima Nachawi

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Beirut-based Syrian visual storyteller and illustrator Dima Nachawi. They discuss her professional journey, education, and projects. Dima

Aug 8 2025
35 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Kinda Ghannoum

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Brussels-based, Syrian-Polish designer Kinda Ghannoum. They discuss her journey into the field of design, through practical work fol

Jul 11 2025
42 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation with Zeynab Izadyar

Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews New York-based Iranian designer Zeynab Izadyar. They discuss her journey into the field of design and textile design; beginning with her ed

Jun 13 2025
26 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Samar Maakaroun

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews London-based Lebanese designer Samar Maakaroun. They discuss at length her journey into the field of branding and lettering, her work at Pe

May 16 2025
37 min

Khatt Chronicles Hosts Introducing Season 4

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès moderates a conversation between the hosts of season 4 of @khatt_chronicles. The discussion addressed the three main themes that are planned fo

Apr 18 2025
24 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Sahar Afshar

In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews UK-based Iranian type designer and researcher Sahar Afshar. They discuss Sahar's journey into the fiel

Mar 7 2025
36 min

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Walid Bouchouchi

In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews France-based Algerian graphic and designer Walid Bouchouchi. They discuss his journey into the

Feb 7 2025
57 min

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