logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2022
56m 9s

S2 Interview - Usamma Makdisi and "The A...

BASSAM
About this episode
I am joined by Dr. Usamma Makdisi to discuss his most recent book "The Age of Coexistence". In this book Dr. Usamma Makdisi explores the politics of pluralism during the Ottoman Empire and in the post-Ottoman Arab world. Rather than judging the Arab world as a place of age-old sectarian animosities, "Age of Coexistence" describes the forging of a complex sys ... Show More
Up next
Jun 8
Martyrdom Inc Ep5 - Revolution Until Victory! (thawra hatta al nasr)
"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen."In the wake of the six-day war and the defeat of the Arab armies, Palestinian led armed resistance would emerge to take center-stage in the fight against Israel. This armed resistance would lead t ... Show More
1h 26m
Apr 15
BONUS EPISODE: Palestine 36 - Interview with Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir is the director of Palestine 36, the first major firm to bring the Great Revolt of 1936 revolt to the big screen. I sat down with Annemarie Jacir to speak about the release of the film, Palestinian storytelling, and so much more. Enjoy!Support this podcast at — ht ... Show More
1h 18m
Feb 2026
Martyrdom Inc Ep4 - The Generation of Revolution (Jeel al Thawra)
The creation of the PLO placed new pressures on both Fatah and the Arab National Movement. This episode dives into the dawn of the Palestinian thawra (revolution) era, and the operation that birthed it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief- ... Show More
38m 13s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2023
Age of Coexistence w/ Ussama Makdisi
Featuring Ussama Makdisi on the late Ottoman Empire’s Arab culture of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence—an ecumenical frame that was interrupted by European colonialism and Zionism, which exacerbated and exploited sectarianism. This is the first of a two-part interview. S ... Show More
1h 57m
Jun 2021
The ecumenical frame w/ Ussama Makdisi
Ussama Makdisi is the Arab-​American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University. Check out his book, Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast Consider supporting ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2023
Ussama Makdisi: Narrating our Middle Eastern History
In this episode, Rafeef, Tayla, and Tom are joined Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Palestinian-American scholar and academic, currently a Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. Dr Makdisi is the author of several books and publications on sectar ... Show More
49m 17s
Apr 2021
Sectarianism in the Post-Ottoman Era & the Quest for Coexistence | Ussama Makdisi
<p>In this conversation, we discussed Professor Makdisi's scholarship on Modern Arab History, snd Ottoman History. Dr. Ussama Makdisi is a Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University. </p><p>Create ... Show More
54m 58s
Jan 2024
The Dig: Colonialism, Zionism, Sectarianism w/ Ussama Makdisi
<p>Featuring Ussama Makdisi on how Western colonialism and Zionism exploited, exacerbated, and imposed sectarianism across the Arab Middle East. This is the SECOND of a two-part interview.</p><br><p>Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com ... Show More
1h 39m
Jan 2024
Colonialism, Zionism, Sectarianism w/ Ussama Makdisi
Featuring Ussama Makdisi on how Western colonialism and Zionism exploited, exacerbated, and imposed sectarianism across the Arab Middle East. This is the SECOND of a two-part interview. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Contact Spotify and tell them: stop hiding The Dig! Why ... Show More
1h 39m
May 2021
Decolonization in Palestine w/ Ussama Makdisi
<p>Historian <a href="https://twitter.com/UssamaMakdisi">Ussama Makdisi</a> discusses about the current uprisings in Palestine and the enduring legacy of the Nakba.</p> <p><br /> Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> 
57m 31s
Mar 2025
534. How Some Muslim Countries Navigate Extremism | Mark Siljander
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with ex-Congressman, ambassador, and author Mark Siljander. They discuss the numerous times he brokered peace in Middle Eastern and African conflicts, the Neo-con worldview, Donald Trump, his role in the Abraham Accords, pushing back against Islam ... Show More
1h 31m
Jul 2016
Shadi Hamid on "Islamic Exceptionalism"
<p>Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Project on US Relations with the Islamic World and the author of the new book <em>Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World.</em> Shadi sat down with Benjamin Wittes to discuss his b ... Show More
57m 1s