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Apr 2020
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Ep.131 (Video): Policy and Personality w...

Ronnie Chatah
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We're joined by Jasmine El-Gamal for Episode 131 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss the coronavirus pandemic, its impact on recent protests that swept the region and the continued demands for economic reform and political change. Jasmine takes us back to the beginning of her political career as a translator and cultural advisor for the US Army following t ... Show More
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