{"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":"Graphic Design & the Arab Creative Inflection Point | Ruba Abu-Nimah","slug":"graphic-design-the-arab-creative-inflection-point-ruba-abu-nimah","published_at":"2026-02-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518/graphic-design-the-arab-creative-inflection-point-ruba-abu-nimah","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afikra-podcast-1800518","url":"https://afikra.simplecast.com/episodes/ruba-abu-nimah-vj_HaP8c","audio_url":"https://afp-922695-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/96f7a68b-b919-40fb-9d0c-366fc6f2d79c/episodes/482124dc-c31e-4c15-901c-a189642eadd1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=96f7a68b-b919-40fb-9d0c-366fc6f2d79c&awEpisodeId=482124dc-c31e-4c15-901c-a189642eadd1&feed=mQeVlZL1","summary":"Award-winning creative director Ruba Abu-Nimah (known to many as @ruba on Instagram) discusses the state of creativity in the Arab world, the importance of young Arab talent embracing their culture, and the challenges of navigating corporate spaces as a Palestinian in the West. She talks about the foundational skills of graphic design, the vital role of design in communication, spaces and politics, and about her career so far. She also shares her strong belief that the Arab world is now the next frontier in global creativity.","meta_description":"Award-winning creative director Ruba Abu-Nimah (known to many as @ruba on Instagram) discusses the state of creativity in the Arab world, the importance o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-afikra-podcast-1800518/episodes/graphic-design-the-arab-creative-inflection-point-ruba-abu-nimah/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/graphic-design-the-arab-creative-inflection-point-ruba-abu-nimah.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}