In this remastered release, Joey Ayoub is joined by Sumaya Awad and Shireen Akram-Boshar. Awad is a co-editor of the book Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, and Akram-Boshar is a contributor to the same book. Originally released on May 20th 2021, this episode has been remastered and re-released. Many of the topics discussed - including the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, the growing solidarity movements around the globe, the Palestinian struggle for liberation - all resonate in today’s context. This episode serves as a reminder that the recent escalation in Palestine has origins well before Oct 7 and that calls to end Israel’s genocide are growing louder and louder. 

Recommendations:

Shireen:

• Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Paperback by Angela Davis

• The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

• Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire by Deepa Kumar

• A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution by Samar Yazbeck

Sumaya:

• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

• Smiley’s People by John le Carré

Movies:

• Qafr Kassem by Borhan Alaouié

• The Feeling of Being Watched by Assia Boundaoui

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Episode Credits

Host: Joey Ayoub

Producer: Ayman Makarem

Music: Rap and Revenge

Main theme design: Wenyi Geng

Sound editor: Ayman Makarem

Episode design: Joey Ayoub