On this episode of Instant Coffee, Isabel Käser talks to Houzan Mahmoud about the state of feminism in Kurdistan and Culture Project, a platform for writers, feminists, artists and activists from Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora to freely express their ideas. Houzan, a Kurdish feminist and public lecturer is co-founder of Culture Project.  Culture Project: cultureproject.org.uk/ Kurdish Women's Stories (edited by Houzan Mahmoud): www.waterstones.com/book/kurdish-wo…//9780745341132

On the fifth episode of Instant Coffee, LSE Middle East Centre's Muna Dajani talks to Salem Barahmeh about technology and activism in Palestine. Salem is Executive Director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and an advocate for Palestinian freedom and rights.  You can find the PIPD on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePIPD/ Twitter: twitter.com/thepipd Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepipd/?hl=en Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1faJEQ…PLIBIS-g/featured

On the fourth episode of Instant Coffee, LSE Middle East Centre's Jack McGinn talks to Alon-Lee Green about the future of the Israeli Left. Alon-Lee is National Director of Standing Together, a Jewish-Arab grassroots movement organising in Israel.  You can find Standing Together on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/standingtogetherenglish/ Twitter: twitter.com/omdimbeyachad Instagram: www.instagram.com/standing.together.movement/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCEE8M44MkYm6wqN8HN98jnA

In episode 3 of Instant Coffee, Rasha Obaid Ba Sabih (@Rasha7Rasha) talks to Hafez Al-Bukari of the Yemen Polling Centre (@yemenpolling)about the challenges of researching in Yemen. The Yemen Polling Centre is an independent research centre which aims to impact local and international policymaking with the ultimate goal of improving the living conditions of the Yemeni people.

On the second episode of Instant Coffee, Sinéad Murphy (@DrS1neadMurphy) talks to Ahmed Masoud (@masoud_ahmed) about 'Obliterated', the play that never happened. Ahmed is a Palestinian & British writer from Gaza, living in London/UK. Author of the mystery novel Vanished & The Shroud Maker.

On this first episode of Instant Coffee, Omar al-Ghazzi (@omar_alghazzi) talks to Jean Kassir about covering the Lebanese revolution in times of Coronavirus. Jean is co-founder of Megaphone news, an independent media platform covering Lebanon and the region.  You can find Megaphone on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/megaphone.news/ Twitter: twitter.com/megaphone_news Instagram: www.instagram.com/megaphonenews/