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Two juxtaposed years frame the subject matter of Moving Memory: Remembering Palestine in Postdictatorship Chile. In one, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet’s troops stormed Chile’s presidential palace. In the other, 1948, Zionist militias expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinian ... Show More

What if our society’s deepest prejudices weren’t about race, gender, or sexuality—but height? In his groundbreaking allegorical novel, acclaimed Jordanian author and activist Fadi Zaghmout imagines just such a world, crafting a powerful meditation on discrimination and desire tha ... Show More

Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran offers an insightful look at the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran, sparked by the tragic murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of the “morality police” for violating hijab rules. Beyond its feminist undertones a ... Show More

In this episode, we introduce you to the civil war in Yemen, its causes and its impacts. For transcriptions and translation go to https://realarabic.weebly.com To support this podcast, please donate to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22262458 

0:00 Intro 2:27 Defamation, Interrogation & Detainment 37:43 IMF Package & Human Rights 45:07 'Kafala' (Sponsorship) System 1:01:59 Refugees & Human Rights We're back with Aya Majzoub for Episode 180 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/ZUbrWdwCfcY We discuss se ... Show More

The little-known, intertwining of history between Yemen and Vietnam, told through the lens of a single family. Part one of a story told in two parts.Thank you to Faraj and his family for being so open and warm with us despite us poking around in their family history. To Adam Sjob ... Show More

In this blockbuster episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two outstanding guests to discuss the modern history of Yemen, as well as their ongoing struggle against Zionist imperialism and opposition to the genocide in Gaza.   Shireen and Rune bring fantastic insight and analys ... Show More

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad became a regional pariah after brutal crackdowns on his own citizens. But on Friday, the most powerful men in the Middle East welcomed him back into the Arab League.This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sa ... Show More

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here).  In this critical episode, we bring on the wonderful Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the history and impact of the blockade on Yemen, and how this blockade is intimately tied ... Show More

In this episode: we talk to young people born to Jordanian mothers and non-Jordanian fathers about how their status has changed over the years, as well as speak to advocates for the rights of young people like those we interview.Produced and presented by Lina Shannak, audio engin ... Show More

An interview with Salman Sayyid about decoloniality and its place in Critical Muslim Studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory 

For episode 155, Ayman sits with Beirut-based journalist and friend of the show, Justin Salhani, to talk about his recent essay for Al-Jazeera. Expanding on the essay, the two talk about parallels between the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and siege of Beirut and the ongoing ge ... Show More

The US and the UK have launched airstrikes in Yemen, in the name of stopping Houthi actions in the Red Sea. But the Houthis have continued their attacks on ships off Yemen’s coast, in the name of ending Israel’s war on Gaza. So as strikes shake Sana’a and the potential for escala ... Show More