Ussama Makdisi
Palästinensisch-amerikanischer Historiker, spezialisiert auf die Geschichte des modernen Nahen Ostens. Er ist Professor für Geschichte und Chancellor’s Chair an der University of California Berkeley.
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May 13, 2025 • 1h 53min
#762 - Palestinian American historian Ussama Makdisi on Gaza, Palestine & Israel
Ussama Makdisi, palästinensisch-amerikanischer Historiker an der UC Berkeley, spricht über die brisante Situation im Gaza-Konflikt. Er beleuchtet die Rolle der Studentenproteste in den USA und Deutschland für palästinensische Gerechtigkeit. Makdisi kritisiert die verzerrte Berichterstattung durch die Medien und die Ignoranz der westlichen Eliten. Zudem reflektiert er die historischen Wurzeln des Konflikts und die Auswirkungen des Zionismus auf die palästinensische Identität. Wichtig ist ihm das Plädoyer für Empathie und gegenseitiges Verständnis.
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Apr 19, 2024 • 2h 16min
Scholars Against Genocide
Scholars discuss the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, highlighting the historical context of Zionism, struggles for liberation, and the blurred lines between armed conflict and law enforcement in Israel. They explore the Western ruling class's support for Zionism, denial of Palestinian genocide, and the resilience of Palestinian academic life despite suppression by Israeli authorities.
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Jan 6, 2024 • 1h 39min
Colonialism, Zionism, Sectarianism w/ Ussama Makdisi
Ussama Makdisi, expert on Western colonialism and Zionism, discusses how these forces exploited and imposed sectarianism in the Arab Middle East. Topics include the impact of Western imperialism, the divergence between Turkey and Arab Mushryk, Arab political radicalisms, the emergence of the Arab identity, early Palestinian opposition to Zionism, consequences of colonialism and Zionism, the Farhud and colonial Zionist project, and demystifying violent events in the Middle East.
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Dec 23, 2023 • 1h 58min
Age of Coexistence w/ Ussama Makdisi
Ussama Makdisi, expert on the late Ottoman Empire's Arab culture of coexistence, discusses the impact of European colonialism and Zionism on sectarianism in the region. Topics include missionary movements, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, European intervention, post-Ottoman mandate states, colonial Zionism, and the making of the modern world.
Apr 22, 2024 • 57min
McCarthyist Attack On Columbia University Students
Dr. Ussama Makdisi discusses Israel's genocide in Gaza and global anti-Israel movement on college campuses. The podcast explores parallels between current protests and Vietnam era activism, censorship on campuses, and Netanyahu's push for US involvement in Iran. It also debates Israeli actions as a settler colonial state, American policy towards Palestine, and the disconnect between rhetoric and reality.
