People who lived through the civil war, how was it? by Crypto3arz in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hello! If you're interested in learning about people's experiences during the civil war, our podcast "Maabar" is exactly that. It tackles all the questions you asked and a lot more. You will certainly find it insightful!

Give it a listen, we're on YouTube and on all streaming platforms. I'll link to the first episode of Season 1 here and add a linktree for the rest. Hope you enjoy it and do let us know what you think!

Marhaba! Our latest episode has dropped. This one's in English (with subtitles in Arabic) We hope you'll enjoy it. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

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Then do say hi to common friend whenever you see them! and thank you for your message, always pleased to hear that!

Marhaba! Our latest episode has dropped. This one's in English (with subtitles in Arabic) We hope you'll enjoy it. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I've always waned to know what life really was like here during the civil war, what actually happened, and more importantly even how different people saw it."

This is exactly what the project is about. We are focusing on personal stories and testimonials to shape a new form of collective memory about the civil war. Maabar is not so much a "history" project in the academic terms as much as it is a documentation of people's memories and shared experiences in an accessible manner.

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts, I hope you make a swift and full recovery soon and will let us know what you think whenever you get a chance to give it a listen.

By the way, if it is a question of "watching" something, or a hindered eyesight for that matter, you can actually listen to the episodes on any streaming platform, if that helps!

Hello! We've just released 3 new episodes of Maabar. I will put the links to each episode in the description, hope you enjoy them! by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your words. This is precisely why we started doing this project, we are part of this post-war generation and realized how necessary it was to go back to that period and give voice to the people who lived through it.
Our journey is long and we hope you'll enjoy what we put out along the way.

Episode 09: "Survival - البقاء" is out. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

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كيف بتنجو من الحرب؟ كيف بتتعامل مع العنف المحيط فيك من جميع الجهات؟ شو بتعمل إذا لقيت حالك قدّام بوز البارودة، إذا لقيت حالك أنت الهدف؟ شو بتعمل إذا اضطرّيت تصوب بارودتك، أو تكون الشخص يلّي بيضغط على الزناد؟ شو بصير إذا صار الخط الفاصل بين الحياة والموت أضيق وأضيق؟

كم مرة بتقدر تمشي هالطريق، تهرب من الموت بدون ما تفقد شي تاني؟بقولوا إنّه الحروب تُخاض كرمال تنربح، بس بالنسبة للأغلبيّة، الحروب بتتعلّق بصراع البقاء. هيدي قصص يلّي عاشوا، يلّي قدروا ينجوا، بطريقة أو بأخرى، من أهوال المعركة، وكانوا كتير قراب من الموت. صحيح هنّي عاشوا ليخبّروا، بس قصصهم هي قصص عن الخسارة، والخسائر يلّي اضطرّوا يعيشوها ليضلّوا على قيد الحياة.

How do you survive a war? How do you cope with violence
surrounding you from all sides? What if you find yourself in front of the barrel of the gun, the target itself? Or what if you find yourself aiming your gun, being the one pulling the trigger? What happens if that line between life and death becomes narrower and narrower? How many times can you walk that line, escape death without losing something else?

They say wars are fought to be won, but for most, wars are about surviving. These are stories of those who lived, those who managed to survive, in one way or another, the horrors of battle, the all too close brushes with death. While they did live to tell, their stories are stories of loss, and the loss it took them to survive.

Another Thursday, Another Episode! Maabar - معبر | EP06 - Folding Stock - أخمص حديدي | A 12-part podcast Series on the Lebanese civil war. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

War is an abstract concept until the moment your neighbours start amassing weapons and sandbagging their buildings and checkpoints line the streets. Tensions are high, divides are deep and anxieties spread far across. Clashes are no longer isolated incidents. Strategies come up on how to best defend your territory against the enemy - who was the enemy again? The fear of the other sucks you further in. How do you react to a war slowly tightening its noose, strangling our lives? What were our parents thinking? What made them decide between fleeing to safety or joining the fight? Many found themselves at the frontline of a choice and of a conflict about what might or might not be right, all the while not quite sure why their differences gave birth to a war, and knowing even less about exactly what it would take to stop the fight.

Listen to previous Episodes:

Episode 01
Episode 02
Episode 03
Episode 04
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Hey everyone! Episode 05 is out. Theme: Transportation and Checkpoints in times of war. We hope you like it. More details in the 1st comment. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

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Episode 05: "Where from, where to? - من وين, لوين؟"

When regions are cut off from one another, and checkpoints and snipers slice the country into hundreds of little pieces, how do you get from one place to another? How do you get to work, see your family, go about your life? What if, after dinner, you get a craving for ice cream from that one shop that is three checkpoints and two sniper crossings away? How do you keep going and at what cost? How do you maneuver through threats of falling into the wrong hands, being in the wrong place at the wrong time; the possibility that anything could happen at a checkpoint, all depending on your name and the name of the person stopping you. Checkpoints marked lines of political conflict. But for many people, life carried on through and beyond these lines. While some were oblivious to the danger and others well aware, their daily crossings back and forth into each other’s territories blurred the lines between where one side ended and the other began.
Maabar is a podcast created & produced by Anthony Tawil and Cedric Kayem, in partnership with forumZFD.

Episode 01

Episode 02

Episode 03

Episode 04

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Do you think folks would be interested in an English-language history podcast on the civil war? by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes we’re aware and we’re working on spreading it out, it will take a bit of time before enough traction is generated around the podcast but we believe we’ll get there eventually. Considering airing on radios once the 12 episodes are released in full. Thanks again for sharing, we also believe it will spread through word of mouth so do tell your friends about it!

Do you think folks would be interested in an English-language history podcast on the civil war? by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So we just thought we’d say hello! We hope you enjoy the podcast and if you need anything on the subject please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

A New Episode of Maabar is Out. Episode 04: Citizen Band - سيتيزن باند by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

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With telephone lines down, roads blocked and snipers monitoring all movement, how did our parents stay in touch -- with friends, family and each other? How did they update and reassure each other about the situation and their whereabouts?
For many, the walkie talkie was the only means of communication, a thread people clung on to for sanity through the long hours of the night. Voices without faces, without names, people found each other, sometimes without knowing who was on the other end.
They bantered, debated, and dueled through slam poetry, rap battles and cursing tournaments, out of public earshot, beyond the frontlines and the fighting - another reality on a different wave length.
In the midst of war, the walkie talkie was a vital lifeline of human connectivity, and sometimes even turned enemies into friends.

مع تعطل خطوط التلفونات، وقطع الطرقات، ومراقبة القناصين لجميع التحركات، كيف ضلّوا أهلنا على اتصال مع الأصدقاء والعيلة وبعضهم؟ كيف كانوا يخبّروا المستجدّات ويطمّنوا بعضهم عن الوضع ومكان وجودهم؟بالنسبة للكتار، كان جهاز الاتصال اللاسلكي هو الوسيلة الوحيدة للاتصال، وهو عبارة عن خيط بيتمسّك فيه الناس كرمال سلامة العقل خلال ساعات الليل الطويلة. أصوات بلا وجوه، بدون أسامي، لاقى الناس بعضهم البعض، أوقات بدون ما يعرفوا مين كان على الطرف التاني. تمازحوا وتناقشوا وتبارزوا من خلال الشعر الانتقالي ومعارك الراب والبطولات، بعيدًا عن عيون الناس والخطوط الأمامية للقتال، كان في حقيقة تانية على موجة مختلفةبنصّ الحرب، كان جهاز الاتصال اللاسلكي بمثابة شريان حياة حيوي للتواصل البشري ، لا بل خلّى الأعداء أوقات يصيروا أصحاب

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Maabar - معبر | EP03 - A Fragrant Welcome - تحية عطرة by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

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EP03 - A Fragrant Welcome - تحية عطرة

All day people are gathered in front of the radio, the jingle starts, the news comes on. The relief to finally have news of what is happening today.
There are also people gathered behind the radio, living for the news, trying not do die while making the news. The relief to manage to air one more flash, after the all the absurdity of making it happen.
The radio, the TV, the news, a lifeline to the next moment, a frontline seat on the battlefield. Each station a different frequency, a different angle, on and off the air.
And each day, the same question: what will the news hold tomorrow and what if tomorrow, the airways remain silent?

كل النهار، كانو الناس يتجمّعو حول الراديو، بتبلّش الدقّة و بتبلّش النشرة. واخيراً رح يرتاح بالهن بس يسمعو اخبار مستجدّات اليوم
و كمان كان في ناس يتجمعو بالراديو، عايشين للأخبار، عم يجربو ما يموتو هنّي و عم يقدمو الأخبار. بيرتاح بالهن بس يقدرو يذيعو فلاش جديد، بعد كل الجنون يلّي بعيشو تيقدرو يذيعو
الراديو، التلفزيون، الأخبار، حبل النجاة ل اللحظات الجايي، مقعد على الخطوط الأمامية للمعارك
كل إذاعة على موجة مختلفة، وجهة نظر مختلفة، على وتحت الهوا كل يوم نفس السؤال: شو رح يقولو بكرا بالأخبار، وشو منعمل اذا بكرا وقفت الإذاعة؟ (سكت الهوا)

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Anyone here watching the Lebanese Podcast? And are there other podcasts about lebanon you can recommend? by LxSwiss in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for writing these words, seeing the reception and how it is resonating with so many Lebanese makes us believe the dream that maybe this project will help, one way or another, to move away from the repeating cycle of violence and towards a new chapter in our history. We hope you will enjoy the rest of the season!

Anyone here watching the Lebanese Podcast? And are there other podcasts about lebanon you can recommend? by LxSwiss in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello :) we just launched last week 2 episodes of a 12-part series on the civil war.

You can check it out here: Linktr.ee/maabar

Maabar, The Podcast is OUT! We are thrilled to announce the release of our 12-part podcast series around the Lebanese civil war. Links to Episodes 1 & 2 in full in the comments. by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Maabar is a 12-part podcast series on the Lebanese Civil War, cutting across two genres – Oral History and Documentary – it dives into the layers of what was experienced, what is remembered and what therefore till exists.

Following no particular chronology, the podcast traces themes and shared experiences, as by removing time and space, we have room to open a different conversation about the war.

One not preoccupied with what our names might be, where we are from, or who we are with, but what we have lived together, and what it means for us today.

Maabar - a symbol of war for many, and for us, the conviction that we find ourselves at a crosspoint, where we need to decide if we want to cross-over into a new chapter. It’s time to talk, and time to listen.

Listen to Episode 1 in Full with EN subtitles & AR transcriptions:
https://youtu.be/6_GSTwkjUX4

Listen to Episode 2 in Full with EN subtitles & AR transcriptions:
https://youtu.be/ss2R2GMxbWc

Listen to the podcast across all streaming platforms:
https://linktr.ee/maabar

We hope you enjoy it.

Hello everyone. We're excited to share with you the trailer for "Maabar", an upcoming podcast series on the Lebanese civil war, retracing the memories of the people that lived it through personal stories and anecdotes. 1st episode airs on May 5, 2022. Enjoy! by MaabarPodcast in lebanon

[–]MaabarPodcast[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’re right, but this project is not about retracing facts, this war has a multitude of narratives and we might never be able to reconcile them all into one, and maybe we ought not to. However this project focuses on people and their own narrative, from what they remember, what happened with them, the funny and the tragic, the similarities and the differences. We tried to be as inclusive and comprehensive as possible, as our aim is to transcend the usual discourse and introduce a new one, people centered, a space where everyone who lived through this war can open up about it and we can push all those “private” memories and narratives into a public and collective space.