Lebanese Comics w/ Omar Khouri and Fadi “the fdz” Baki

UChicago Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Fadi “the fdz” Baki and Omar Khouri are co-founders and editors of the Lebanese comics magazine Samandal. In this episode of Ventures the two take listeners back to the comic’s early days, to Lebanon in the year 2006; post-war with Israel, but before an established comics scene existed in the country. The two wanted to create a space where people could tell authentic stories in their own way. And in September of 2007, Samandal was born. Interview by Benny Vanderburgh and Yzza Sedrati. The views expressed in this podcast are the participants' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.