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Dec 2023
1h 27m

Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Ref...

SINA RAHMANI (@URORIENTALIST)
About this episode
Our usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War, this time we all share some words about literature prof, teacher, poet and hero Refaat Alareer, assassinated by Israel a couple of days ago. Some discussion of military tactics and strategies as always.
 
Check out the Anti-Imperialist Archive episode dedicated to Refaat to hear him in his own words.
 
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