The Habibis

Jan 17 2025 172 ep. 40 mins 345
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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.

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Pilot Leaderboard

Jan 17 2025 59 mins  
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.

The Habibis Game of the Year 2024 - Packing Up The Year

Dec 27 2024 62 mins  
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.

Rebirth or Remake

Dec 20 2024 69 mins  
The Habibis reunite to share laughs, stories, favorite games and what’s been keeping them hooked. Stick around for an exciting surprise reveal!

One Piece of Advice

Feb 23 2024 98 mins  
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.

The Habibis Game of the Year 2023 - Part 2: Inshallah

Dec 29 2023 31 mins  
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

The Habibis Game of the Year 2023 - Part 1: Cliffhanger

Dec 25 2023 90 mins  
The Habibis start on the impossible task of creating a Habibis Top 10.

Unsammy Valley

Dec 08 2023 42 mins  
Fawzi, Rami, and Osama try to figure out what they would sound like as Pokémon.

Talking Smack About Egyptian Kebab / We're Reasonable People Here

Dec 02 2023 73 mins  
Rami recounts the story of how Fawzi turned the entire country of Portugal against Egyptian kebab (this may be an exaggeration).

Time Travel Episode: devcom

Oct 06 2023 34 mins  
Fawzi & Rami visited devcom at the end of August, and caught up with Ahmed Salama to talk about devcom, gamescom, and games industry.

All The Time Today, Folks!

Sep 08 2023 58 mins  
Rami, Osama, and Fawzi talk abo-salaam!