Stories from the Middle East and North Africa, and the spaces in between. Kerning Cultures is produced by Kerning Cultures Network. Support this... more
You might remember Somali bananas from your childhood, lining the shelves at your local supermarket. During the late 80s and... more
'Yasir?' That's too difficult. I'll just call you Tony. This episode originally aired in October 2017. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures... more
In 2014, the palaeontologist Nizar Ibrahim went public with an astonishing discovery he’d made while studying a set of dinosaur... more
Nagi Daifallah was a young farm worker from Yemen who moved to California in the early 1970s, when he was... more
After finally reaching Europe, Aizen was back in jail. He had calculated that the journey from Afghanistan to France would... more
Through smugglers, barbed wire fences and forests, Aizen arrives in Europe. But the sense of relief he feels at making... more
‘A game’ is what smugglers and migrants call attempting to cross illegally from one country to another. As Aizen leaves... more
‘Aizen’ says he’s the most unlucky person in the world. This football-obsessed teenager from Afghanistan grew up in the chaos... more
When you think of good quality olive oil, which countries first come to mind? This week, we’re travelling to the... more
A father and daughter journey to their ancestral homeland, looking to track down the place their family had lived before... more
‘Aizen’ says he’s the most unlucky person in the world. This football-obsessed teenager from Afghanistan grew up in the chaos of Kabul,... more