{"podcast":{"title":"The afikra Podcast","slug":"the-afikra-podcast-1800518","podcast_index_feed_id":1800518,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/mQeVlZL1","website_url":"https://afikra.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1ce0a58c-3e05-4d4b-a2e7-f3ffb869b215/29decdd8-9ed2-413f-87ee-5362994ea4a1/3000x3000/the_afikra_podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"afikra","episode_count":485,"summary":"The afikra Podcast is our flagship series featuring experts from academia, art, media, urban planning and beyond, who are helping document and shape the histories and cultures of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community walks away with a new‎found curiosity, and recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518"},"episode":{"title":"A Love Letter to Tunisian Artisans | Kenza Fourati","slug":"a-love-letter-to-tunisian-artisans-kenza-fourati","published_at":"2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518/a-love-letter-to-tunisian-artisans-kenza-fourati","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518","url":"https://afikra.simplecast.com/episodes/kenza-fourati-zLnNLUsg","audio_url":"https://afp-922695-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/96f7a68b-b919-40fb-9d0c-366fc6f2d79c/episodes/0635db94-4f2b-4379-9570-b47fc55f0d9e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=96f7a68b-b919-40fb-9d0c-366fc6f2d79c&awEpisodeId=0635db94-4f2b-4379-9570-b47fc55f0d9e&feed=mQeVlZL1","summary":"Model and entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discusses her origins, growing up 1990s in Tunisia to becoming a trailblazing figure in the international fashion industry. She reflects on how she initially viewed beauty through a French lens and the subsequent realization of how limiting that perspective was to the beauty of her immediate surroundings. The conversation delves into her brand, Osay (Our Stories Are Yours), which seeks to challenge the traditional fashion hierarchy by making Tunisian artisans the central designers and protagonists of their own craft. Through Osay, Fourati emphasizes the importance of supply chain accountability and human connection, moving away from a model of nameless, faceless hands toward one that celebrates the ingenuity and heritage of the Global South.","meta_description":"Model and entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discusses her origins, growing up 1990s in Tunisia to becoming a trailblazing figure in the international fashion ind…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-afikra-podcast-1800518/episodes/a-love-letter-to-tunisian-artisans-kenza-fourati/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518/a-love-letter-to-tunisian-artisans-kenza-fourati.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}