Qahwa Chats

College sweethearts, Safa & Mohamed, join Qahwa Chats to discuss what love means, and how the community views relationships and love.

Straight from the Bronx, up and coming New York’s artist, Abe, is a Yemeni-American singer songwriter. He is disrupting the narrative by shaking up the standards of the music industry, and paving the path to inspire more creativity within our community. On this episode we will chat about his journey growing up as a Yemeni American and becoming an artist.

Alaa Al-Eryani, founder of Yemeni Feminist Movement (YFM), joins Qahwa Chats to discuss the online bullying and harassment trends happenings towards Yemeni women. On this episode we explore the reasons about why this is occurring, and how it is unacceptable.

Hadil Alashwal, Founder & Managing Director of the MENA Advocates for Gender Equality, joins Qahwa Chats to discuss about her journey leaving Yemeni and pursuing her dreams. On this episode we chat about her journey traveling to Europe for masters and the importance of financial security amongst the Yemeni women community.

While you wait for the next episode to drop, I will treat you all with Qahwa Chats music! Our very own, Layle Omeran, created this master piece.

Layle is an interdisciplinary migrant Yemeni artist and community interpreter. Layle works primarily with language, sound and critical spiritual inquiry to explore meanings of home, belonging, memory, and a migrant queer body theology. Layle’s work manifests in the form of music making, poetry, 2D visual art, and space curation. Layle has performances in YallaPunk, Boston Center for the Arts, the CreateWell Fund, the International Rescue Committee and more. You can find out more about Layle's work at www.layleomeran.com

Marhaba! Welcome to introduction episode of "Qahwa Chats" podcast. Join Somayh, your host, as she discusses the inspiration behind this platform, and what to expect in the upcoming episodes. Grab your qahwa, and get to know Somayh's vision for the podcast.

Amina Atiq, Yemeni-Scouse poet and social activist, joins Qahwa Chats to discuss about her journey balancing her identity and connecting with her roots through spoken words. On this episode we chat about our love for poetry, and Yemen’s rich poets whom have had an impact on the Arab world.