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The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)www.eastpodcast.com
A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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South Africa presents its case against Israel at the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f_yoal4gx8&ab_channel=SABCNews

Jan 11, 20242 hr 54 min

Water, Palestine, and settler colonialism w/ Matt Hooley

Matt Hooley is Assistant Professor at Dartmouth and his book Against Extraction can be pre-ordered now through Duke University Press. Guest hosted by Ian Anderson (of the Anti-Imperialist Archive ) Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Jan 02, 202452 min

Solidarity is a weapon: Yemen fights for Gaza w/ Isa Blumi

Isa Blumi is Docent/Associate Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He is the author of among other works Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World (2018) Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Dec 30, 20231 hr 6 min

Tankie Group Therapy #8 on Gaza War Day 78

Our usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War but this time we're joined by Lara Sheehi , an actual therapist, who guides us through as we try to understand where things stand on Day 78 of the war. Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 24, 202329 min

Lebanon, Culture, Love and Hope w/ Daniel Drennan El-Awar

Interview with Daniel was conducted by Ian Anderson (of the Anti-Imperialist Archive ) Daniel can be found at: Writing Jamaa Al-Yad Artists' Collective Blog 2006 war diary Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Dec 23, 20231 hr 22 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 176 - You shall not pass: Yemenis besiege Israel w/ Nasser Arrabyee

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. Sign up for $5 a month to access the entire conversation and help keep the show going!* (Note: Apologies for my sound quality; selected the wrong mic like a noob!) Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee (@narrabyee) returns to the show to talk about the closure of the Bab el Mandab strait to Israeli-linked vessels by Yemen in solidarity with Gaza....

Dec 16, 202312 min

Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Refaat Alareer

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. Consider support the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Dec 11, 20231 hr 27 min

(Preview) AIA Memorial Episode for Refaat Alareer

Link to the Anti Imperialist Archive episode Anti Imperialist Archive is edited by Ian Anderson (@ starsalwayslost ), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Their Twitter presence is @ AntiImpArchive. Subscribe via this RSS feed...

Dec 09, 202322 min

The anachronism of Zionism w/ Ussama Makdisi

Dr. Ussama Makdisi ( @UssamaMakdisi ) is Professor of History and Chancellor's Chair at the University of California, Berkeley. He is co-host of the newly-launched podcast, Makidisi Street , Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 08, 20231 hr 2 min

(Preview) "I just look for the day there will be justice" w/ Francesca Albanese

*A preview of the latest episode of Makdisi Street , a new podcast hosted by Saree, Ussama, and Karim Makdisi* The Makdisi brothers welcome Francesca Albanese ( @FranceskAlbs ), the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to the podcast. The discussion covers international humanitarian law, the concept of self-defense as it is understood in international law, the right to resist military occupation, the specificities of settler colonial occupation, and the qu...

Dec 08, 202318 min

Tankie Group Therapy #6: The Al-Nasr Premature Babies, Violence resumes after pause

Nora, Matteo, Rania, and Alex are gathered to talk about what we're seeing and trying to make sense of on Israel's War on Gaza after 8 weeks, a couple of days after the end of the "humanitarian pause". We open with a discussion of the five premature babies left to die in Al-Nasr hospital when doctors and parents were forced out of the hospital at gunpoint by the Israeli military. We conclude with a discussion of what wars of resistance and guerrilla wars have looked like in history. Consider sup...

Dec 03, 20231 hr 18 min

Tankie Group Therapy #5: October 7th was a prison break

Lie down on the couch and prepare yourself for another session of Tankie Group Therapy featuring friend of the podcast Bikrum Gill (@bikrumsinghgill ) and hosted by Matteo "Super Mario" Capasso ( @capassomat ). Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 01, 202351 min

An attack on life itself w/ Mary Turfah and Adam Horowitz

This is only 65% of the conversation. Subscribe to the East is a Podcast on Patreon to listen to the rest of the episode .) Mary Turfah (@maryturfah) is a physician and writer. Check out her amazing piece on Mondoweiss, "Before the light goes out" Adam Horowitz (@mondowitz ) is the Executive Editor at @Mondoweiss Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Nov 27, 202357 min

Demystifying Gaza w/ Palestinian Youth Movement

Miriam and Naye from the Palestinian Youth Movement do a deep dive into the modern history of Gaza and what role it plays in the Palestinian people's liberation struggle. Check out their teach-in at the People's Forum in NYC Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 13 min

Tankie Group Therapy #4: Whose side is time on?

The alliance between the East is a Podcast, the Brief, and the Anti-Empire Project continues as we discuss the Gaza War six weeks in (since October 7, 2023). Structured as group therapy (the fourth in the series) we cover some of the news, the dynamic of aggression and resistance, military analysis of guerrilla war, the painful search for historical analogies to help us understand the moment, and more. Watch the video edition on The Anti-Empire Project YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/eas...

Nov 20, 20231 hr 26 min

Bonus Episode 173 - War is a racket w/ Ali Kadri

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. The conversation continued for another 45 minutes in which Ali discusses the current war in Gaza and its significance to global capitalism. Please subscribe to the show for as little as $5 a month to get access to this and hundreds of hours of great bonus content.* Ali Kadri is the author of numerous books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment (2014) , The Unmaking of Arab Socialism (2016), The Cordon S...

Nov 18, 202342 min

Anticipatory self-defence: Hizbullah and the Northern Front w/ Amal Saad

Amal Saad (@amalsaad_lb) is Lecturer in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University and one of the world's leading experts on Lebanon's Hizbullah movement. Guest hosted by long time friend of the show Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) , Founding Editor of Liberated Texts . Consider supporting the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Nov 11, 20231 hr 1 min

Tankie Group Therapy #3: Faris Odeh is immortal

Another round of group therapy featuring Justin Podur ( @justinpodur ) from The Anti-Empire Project, Nora Barrows-Friedman ( @norabf ) and Jon Elmer ( @jonelmer ) from The Electronic Intifada, and Nick Estes ( @nickwestes ) from The Red Nation. Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 36 min

Criminalizing solidarity: Germany's ban on Samidoun and the attack on civil activism

*Editor's note: A glitch in the recording software used for this episode abruptly cut off the last couple of minutes of the conversation.* Charlotte Kates ( @charlottekates ) is International Coordinator with Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Guest hosted by longtime friend of the show Max Ajl ( @maxajl ) Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Nov 05, 20231 hr 8 min

Trajectories of the war for Palestine w/ Ali Jezzini

Ali Jezzini ( @Aly_jezzini ) is a producer for Al Mayadeen English based in Beirut. Check out his very good thread on the limitations of missile defense. Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Oct 28, 20231 hr 4 min

Tankie Group Therapy #2: Weeks where decades happen

The second round of group therapy featuring friends of the podcast Nora Barrows-Friedman ( @norabf ) and Justin Podur ( @justinpodur ) Check out Justin's latest piece, "Gaza: The Combined West opts for genocide" Nora's author page at Electronic Intifada Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Oct 22, 20231 hr 39 min

"This Is A War on All Fronts": Zionism, Palestinian Resistance & Al Aqsa Flood

A conversation about the recent developments in Palestine with MAKC's Jared Ware ( @jaybeware) and Josh Briond ( @queersocialism ), and friend of the podcast Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) Co-published with Milenials are Killing Capitalism , which you can support on Patreon . Consider supporting the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Oct 13, 20231 hr 47 min

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine w/ Rashid Khalidi (pt.1)

*This episode is divided into two parts; the full conversation clocks in at almost two hours! You can listen to the second half by becoming a patron of the podcast $5 level on Patreon.com or you can watch for free on the East is a Podcast YouTube channel * Friend of the podcast Frances Hasso ( @nasawiyya ) guest hosts an extra-long conversation with Professor Rashid Khalidi , Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. Check out his latest book, The Hundred Years' War on...

Oct 10, 20231 hr 13 min

Live episode with MAKC's Jared Ware

**Trying out something new and recorded a livestreamed episode with friend of the podcast Jared Ware. We recorded a live episode and plan to do more in the coming weeks. When we record next, I will promo it on the show beforehand and put it on the podcast socials. I hope you enjoy this episode and join us in the future! It was a lot of fun to interact live with listeners for the first time** Jared Ware ( @jaybeware ) is one of the co-hosts of (the very good and extremely prolific) Millenials are...

Oct 02, 20231 hr 38 min

“You live a life”: a Conversation with Minoo Moallem

*Note: This is roughly 75% of the conversation. To listen to the entire episode, subscribe to the show on Patreon for as little as $5 a month* Friend of the podcast Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) and Minoo Moallem , a professor at UC Berkeley, had a conversation about Persian carpets as commodities and more than commodities, Iran, Islamophobia, diasporic loss, feminism, patriarchy, culture, and the making and unmaking of theory and area studies. Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTu...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 13 min

Tankie Group Therapy #1: The Airing of the Grievances 2023

Friends of the show Justin Podur (@justinpodur) , Nora Barrows-Friedman ( @norabf ), and Matteo Capasso (@capassomat) joined me for a discussion about the ideological hellscape in which we are incarcerated. Watch the video edition of The East is a Podcast YouTube channel . Consider supporting the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Sep 01, 20231 hr 37 min

China's ecological miracle w/ Kyle Ferrana

Kyle Ferrana ( @KyleTrainEmoji )is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. Check out his amazing thread on China's rapid advances in renewable energy and infrastructure. Watch the video edition of the episode on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the podcast. www.patreon.com/east_podcast...

Aug 08, 20231 hr 21 min
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