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Dec 2024
1h 35m

Chaos in the Levant: Fake ceasefire in L...

SINA RAHMANI (@URORIENTALIST)
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Adnan Husain (@adnanahusain), Medieval European and Middle Eastern historian at Queen's University and co-host of Guerilla History, returns to discuss recent developments in the region.

Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast Youtube channel or Adnan's (still under construction) personal channel (Coming soon!)

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