Open and honest conversations are integral to achieving cultural and societal change. It is by allowing people to speak up, to be listened to, and to provide them with a space where they can be truly themselves and courageously speak about deeper issues that ‘hidden’ injustices become visible to society. Podcasting, a new form of digital audio (radio), helps achieve that. It turns silenced stories and invisible pain to spoken words and conversations that can be listened to and shared by anyone. For Arab women, it has recently become their weapon to document their experiences, stories, work and connect with other women in order to touch upon key issues in society. Hosted by Alaa Balkhy, a serial entrepreneur from Jeddah and manages the platform Minnana, which is Kerning Cultures Network production, Arab women podcasters came together for a roundtable on July 30 to talk about how they are starting conversations to inspire change and change perceptions towards the MENA region. Here is a list of these Arab women podcasters that you should listen to: 1. Bayneh W Baynak https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRTpCEJhHL/ Rana Alamuddin is a Lebanese actress and TV host, and founder…
