Episode 1: The Waiting Station           

This first episode contains interviews with Ali, a member of Amman’s Iraqi community, and Amanda Lane, CRP’s Executive Director. It is a preview of this season and a deep dive into the solutions available (or not) to refugees in Jordan: return, integration, resettlement? Or can we imagine new pathways and new solutions?

Episode 2: Refuge, Home and Memory in Hashemi Shamali

The living conditions of community members in CRP’s neighborhoods is far from ideal. This episode includes a discussion with two men, who arrived from Syria 40 years apart. They talk about their lives in Hashemi Shamali in East Amman, memories from the old country, and prospects for the future.

Episode 3: Jordan and the ‘One Refugee Approach’

Jordan is also home to many minority refugee communities. These often-forgotten minority refugee groups encounter many challenges in Jordan – from bullying to being denied work permits and refugee support. Hear stories full of challenges, but also hope, from two members of the Sudanese and Yemeni communities.

Episode 4: Refugees and Jordan’s Economy with Shaddin al-Masri

The majority of refugees in Jordan face exclusion from the formal economy because of the country’s policies on foreign work. Episode 4 features a discussion with Shaddin al-Masri, a PhD student at Danube University Krems, who analyzes Jordan’s policies and the barriers that refugee communities in Jordan face when trying to enter the labor market.

Episode 5: On the Other Side of Waiting: The Long Path to Resettlement with Kitty Murray

Zach talks with Kitti Murray, CEO and founder of Refuge Coffee, which provides job training for resettled refugees in Clarkston, Georgia, USA. Kitti talks about what resettlement looks like on the other side of all this waiting and gives keen insight into the new journey that awaits people as they navigate finding a job, a home, and a community.

Episode 6: The Border Inside: Notes from Belgrade and El Paso

Zach looks at how global paths of migration are interconnected by talking to Zaki in Belgrade, Serbia, who left Afghanistan to seek safety in Europe. And from El Paso, Texas, Zach talks to Jesus de la Torre and Aimee Santillan of the Hope Border Institute to reflect on what’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Episode 7: Community Empowerment

In the series’ final episode, we hear from the creator of an inventive English Language Program run by CRP partner organization, Sawiyan. With a primary focus on people from Jordan’s Black refugee communities, this program integrates principles of anti-racism and critical theory into language education. Students don’t just become better English speakers, they also learn how to understand and challenge the systems of oppression around them.

Bonus Episode #1: Behind the Community Art Project

In this bonus episode, Grace Nuri, the artist behind the beautiful graffiti you encounter at our centers, reflects upon the significance of this community project. 

Written and hosted by Grace Nuri, Edited by Francesca Maria Lorenzini.