The Habibis
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
The Habibis is three game developers drinking some good Arab Tea for what should be about fourty minutes, inshallah, each week, inshallah. Fawzi Mesmar, Osama Dorias, and Rami Ismail discuss games and media and life as Arabs living all around the big...
Location:
Netherlands
Description:
The Habibis is three game developers drinking some good Arab Tea for what should be about fourty minutes, inshallah, each week, inshallah. Fawzi Mesmar, Osama Dorias, and Rami Ismail discuss games and media and life as Arabs living all around the big world.
Language:
English
Website:
https://thehabibis.com/
Episodes
Pilot Leaderboard
1/17/2025
The 3 Habibis dive into everything from flying planes and wild airport stories to movies, gaming and life lessons from aviation. It's a rollercoaster of laughs, deep thoughts, and unexpected twists.
Duration:00:59:38
The Habibis Game of the Year 2024 - Packing Up The Year
12/27/2024
Fawzi, Osama, and Rami try to beat Fawzi's AirBnB checkout time as they discuss their favorite games from an incredibly tough year for the games industry.
Note that there are spoilers for the original Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth between 42:23 and 45:00.
Duration:01:02:57
Rebirth or Remake
12/20/2024
The Habibis reunite to share laughs, stories, favorite games and what’s been keeping them hooked. Stick around for an exciting surprise reveal!
Duration:01:09:41
Suhoor Bites #04 - Fawzi's Favorite Anime Movies #9
3/14/2024
Every day for the entire Holy Month of Ramadan, one of the Habibis will release a short 5-10 minute "Suhoor Bite" episode to join you for your Suhoor. This year, Fawzi Mesmar will use his Suhoor Bites to describe his top 10 anime movies of all time. Today, #9.
Duration:00:04:53
Suhoor Bites #03 - Osama & the Snoring Contest
3/12/2024
Every day for the entire Holy Month of Ramadan, one of the Habibis will release a short 5-10 minute "Suhoor Bite" episode to join you for your Suhoor. This year, Osama Dorias will use his Suhoor Bites to sit down and tell some fun anecdotes from his life.
Duration:00:04:29
Suhoor Bites #02 - Rami & Maged Hamdy
3/11/2024
Every day for the entire Holy Month of Ramadan, one of the Habibis will release a short 5-10 minute "Suhoor Bite" episode to join you for your Suhoor. As every year, Rami talks to Muslims, Arabs, or those who grew with or around Ramadan. For the first episode, the story of Maged Hamdy and the sprinkle.
Duration:00:11:44
Suhoor Bites #01 - Fawzi's Favorite Anime Movies #10
3/9/2024
Every day for the entire Holy Month of Ramadan, one of the Habibis will release a short 5-10 minute "Suhoor Bite" episode to join you for your Suhoor. This year, Fawzi Mesmar will use his Suhoor Bites to describe his top 10 anime movies of all time. Today, #10.
Duration:00:04:48
One Piece of Advice
2/23/2024
Osama and Rami celebrate Fawzi's GDC Ambassador Award, and the Habibis catch up on what they've been up to, and what they've been playing and watching.
Duration:01:38:11
The Habibis Game of the Year 2023 - Part 2: Inshallah
12/29/2023
How many Habibis does it take to make a Top 10 games of 2023 list? Three Habibis, it turns out: one to make the spreadsheets Fawzi can copy-paste into, one to correct Fawzi's copy-pasting skills, and one Fawzi.
Happy New Year, everyone <3
Duration:00:31:16
The Habibis Game of the Year 2023 - Part 1: Cliffhanger
12/25/2023
The Habibis start on the impossible task of creating a Habibis Top 10.
Duration:01:30:03
Unsammy Valley
12/8/2023
Fawzi, Rami, and Osama try to figure out what they would sound like as Pokémon.
Duration:00:42:36
Talking Smack About Egyptian Kebab / We're Reasonable People Here
12/2/2023
Rami recounts the story of how Fawzi turned the entire country of Portugal against Egyptian kebab (this may be an exaggeration).
Duration:01:13:03
Time Travel Episode: devcom
10/6/2023
Fawzi & Rami visited devcom at the end of August, and caught up with Ahmed Salama to talk about devcom, gamescom, and games industry.
Duration:00:34:29
All The Time Today, Folks!
9/8/2023
Rami, Osama, and Fawzi talk abo-salaam!
Duration:00:58:13
Habiback III: Maximum Inshallah
8/4/2023
Creators & Guests
Rami Ismail / راميOsama DoriasFawzi Mesmar (فوزي) catch up and exchange stories of (busy) lives, travel, games, and to hear Osama get very excited about reading e-mails about Osama.
Duration:01:04:14
100/100
5/19/2023
The Habibis look back at 100 episodes of doilies, agent Smith, segues, and inshallahs.
Duration:01:04:05
Mom Keeps Me Humble (Anisa-Rated)
3/31/2023
Note: as this is an episode featuring Anisa, there is cursing as the edit-time to remove the cursing would exceed the full lifespan of the universe.
Fawzi & Rami are joined by Osama Dorias-representative Anisa Sanusi. We talk about the BAFTAs, Ramadan, and wearing suits in a Starbucks.
Duration:00:47:28
Amr Diab
3/10/2023
The three Habibis talk about a topic that cannot be avoided, the eternal truth of Arab culture: Amr Diab.
Duration:01:08:03
If I Mess Up The Intro, Does That Mean I Will Not Mess Up The Outro?
2/10/2023
Osama and Fawzi spend almost an hour talking about time, Tunic, Pinnochio, and board games - all in anticipation of the big question of the week: if Osama messes up the intro, will that free him from the outro curse?
Duration:00:55:14
I Prefer Nic Cage
2/3/2023
This title will make sense, inshallah.
Duration:00:47:21