Interviews and Talks

When I was at The Economist, and later Al Jazeera, I used to speak at conferences, and in the media, about global health, science and technology. When I joined the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, I talked a lot about AIDS. Now that my book has been published, I’m mainly asked to speak about sex. Here’s a selection:

Shereen El Feki: A little-told tale of sex and sensuality (TED.com, 21 January 2014)

Sex and the Citadel: Shereen El Feki moderated by Jonathan Shainin (Jaipur Literary Festival, 20 January 2014)

“Forbidden” pleasure: It’s not just sex (Times of India, 10 January 2014)

Does the Arab Spring Need a Summer of Love? (Durham Castle Lecture, 30 October 2013)

Women We Love: Is Sex in the Arab World Really Any Different (Huffington Post Live, 28 October 2013)

Ideas at the House: Shereen El Feki–Sex and the Citadel (Sydney Opera House, 2 September 2013)

Ägypten: Keine Revolution im Privaten (SRF, 15 August 2013)

ممارسة الجنس بوتيرة أعلى تُحصّن المجتمع  (Now Lebanon, 13 May 2013)

Sexual Healing (Now Lebanon, 10 May 2013)

Shereen El Feki, “Sex and the Citadel” on Q with Jian Ghomeshi (CBC, 6 May 2013)

Veils of Grey (Rover, 5 May 2013)

Shereen El Feki, “Sex and the Citadel” on On the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe (PBS, 3 May 2013)

Shereen El Feki and Elif Shafak on Impact with Mishal Hussein  (BBC World, 26 April 2013)

Sex, Money and Trafficking, What Next? (Thomson Reuters Foundation, 24 April 2013)

Meet Shereen El Feki, the woman calling for an Arab sexual revolution (The Telegraph, 24 April 2013)

Shereen El Feki and “Sex and the Citadel” on Morning Brew with Phil Whelan (RTHK, 24 April 2013)

Forfatter: Der mangler noget sex i det arabiske forår (Politiken, 23 April 2013)

Shereen El Feki and “Sex and the Citadel” on the Lisa Wexler Show (1230AM WFAS, 23 April 2013)

Sex and the Citadel: A Conversation with Shereen El Feki (LinkTV and KCET, 16 April 2013)

Shereen El Feki’s Sex and the Citadel on Nihal (BBC Asian Network, 16 April 2013)

Insight with Shereen El Feki: Sex and the Citadel (Frontline Club, 16 April 2013)

The Importance of Being Sexual on Tapestry (CBC, 12 April 2013)

Femen and Islam on To the Contrary (PBS, 12 April 2013)

Newsmakers–Shereen El Feki: Sexuality in the Arab world (CTV Montreal, 12 April 2013)

Sex and the Arab World on On Point (WBUR, 11 April 2013)

Sex and the Arab World on The World (PRI, 11 April 2013)

Sex in the Arab World on Sex City (CIUT, 10 April 2013)

Sexuality and the Arab world (National Yemen, 7 April 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” on Nine to Noon (Radio New Zealand National, 4 April 2013)

Arabische Bettgeschichten: Eine Ärztin verrät, was das Sexleben der Muslime mit Politik zu tun hat (Kurier, 4 April 2013)

The lost language of Arab sexuality (Xtra.ca, 3 April 2013)

Post-Arab Spring gays don’t want to come out (Xtra.ca, 3 April 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” by Shereen El Feki (Yen Mag, April 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”–Arts and Culture (Radio Canada International, 31 Mar 2013)

Секс в арабском мире: что нового? (BBC World Service Russian , 31 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”–in conversation with Tracy Quan at NYC Museum of Sex (Reason.tv, 30 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”–Air Talk (KPCC, 28 Mar 2013)

Sexualität in der arabischen Welt (Deutschlandfunk, 28 Mar 2013)

Erotik hinter dem Schleier–Shereen El Fekis Buch bricht Tabus (Annabelle, 26 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”–Rob Breakenridge Show (CHQR 770AM, 26 Mar 2013)

الفقي: “الجنس والقلعة” يروي حكايات العلاقات الحميمة في زمن عربي متغير  (Al Arab Al Yawm, 26 Mar 2013)

Signature Lecture: “Sex and the Citadel” (CIGI Canada, 25 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” on Free Radicals (CKUT 90.3FM, 25 Mar 2013)

Shereen El Feki: “Sex and the Citadel” (570News, 25 Mar 2013)

This is No Peep Show (CJAD 800AM, 23 Mar 2013)

Sex hinter Mauern–Liebesleben in arabischen Welt (SRF Kultur, 22 Mar 2013)

Shereen El Feki on sex in the Arab Region (NewsTalk 2010, 22 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” Peeks Inside Arab Lives In The Arab World on Fresh Air with Terry Gross (WHYY, 20 Mar 2013)

Shereen El Feki interview, ZED Book Club (Radio 4ZZZ, 20 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”, with Pamela McCall (CFAX1070, 20 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” on CanadaAm (CTV, 20 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” on Arts.21/Cultura.21 (DW, 17 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”–Starr Forum  (MIT, 14 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”-Leonard Lopate Show (WNYC, 12 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel” on The Cycle (MSNBC, 13 Mar 2013)

Liebesleben in der arabischen Welt (BR2, 13 Mar 2013)

“Sex and the Citadel”—Comment is Free (The Guardian, 11 Mar 2013)

1001 Märchen über Sex im Orient (Bild, 11 Mar 2013)

The Body Sphere (ABC, 10 Mar 2013)

Shereen El Feki discusses her new book on sex in the Arab world (LA Times, 9 Mar 2013)

Global Feminism and the Middle East (Wow Festival, 9 Mar 2013)

World Have Your Say (BBC World Service, 8 Mar 2013)

Midori House (Monocle Radio, 7 Mar 2013)

Reality Check (FM4 ORT, 6 Mar 2013)

Sex unterm Schleier (Frankfurter Rundschau, 6 Mar 2013)

Start the Week–Feminism at 50 (BBC Radio 4, 4 Mar 2013)

Nightwaves (BBC Radio 3, 4 Mar 2013)

Unter dem Schleier: Ein Buch über das Tabu Sex in der arabischen Welt (3Sat, 4 Mar 2013)

“Sexualität ist der Schlüssel” (Der Freitag, 4 Mar 2013)

Die Literatur-Agenten (Radio Eins, 3 Mar 2013)

Sex ist ein Schlüssel zur Demokratie (Die Welt, 3 Mar 2013)

Sexuality forced to hide under a burqa (The Sunday Times, 3 Mar 2013)

Sexuelle Zufriedenheit als universeller Wert (FAZ, 1 Mar 2013)

Sex und die Zitadelle–eine Beziehungsgeschichte (WDR 5, 1 Mar 2013)

Agenda (DW, 27 Feb 2013)

Sexualität im arabischen Raum (ORF, 27 Feb 2013)

Die arabische Welt und Sexualität (Deutschlandfunk, 25 Feb 2013)

1002 Nächte (Der Spiegel, 25 Feb 2013)

“Sex und Islam sind vereinbar” (Die Presse, 23 Feb 2013)

Deine Vagina gehört allen (Die Zeit, 14 Feb 2013)

“Sex und die Zitadelle” (SRF, 13 Feb 2013)

Ein Tabuthema wird öffentlich (ARD, 11 Feb 2013)

HIV – How to Fight an Epidemic of Bad Laws (TEDx Summit 2012)

What lies ahead for Egypt’s women (BBC World Today, 27 Dec 2011)

Pop Culture in the Arab World (TED Global 2009)