The East is a Podcast

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

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 

Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator with Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, joins host Max Ajl to discuss the recent ban on Samidoun in Germany. They explore the criminalization of pro-Palestinian activities, the impact of the Oslo Accords, US legislation on terror organizations, and the parallel tracks of criminalization and NGOization. They also delve into armed resistance in Palestine and the importance of supporting civil activism in a restrictive environment.

Ali Jezzini, a producer for Al-Maidian English, discusses the importance of knowledge in military and security issues for understanding the Arab world. The podcast covers personal experiences growing up in a region of conflict, the role of the military in the US economy, the concept of deterrence in the war for Palestine, the impact of drones in modern warfare, limitations of naval interceptors, and the consequences of a possible war with Israel.

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

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

Frances Hasso guest hosts an extra-long conversation with Rashid Khalidi, discussing the construction of Palestinian identity, British National Archives, complexities of Palestinian history, lack of Arab knowledge, budgets and economic interests in Palestine, and the role of the USSR and Cold War politics.

**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 Killing Capitalism.  We discuss the shameless embrace of Nazism by the Canadian political class, the Ukraine war hypocrisy, the generally abysmal state of the legacy media, and a whole lot more! Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube Channel Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast    

Justin Boldaji is an artist and children's book author based in Seattle. Check out his designs for The East is a Podcast merch store! *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!*    

Minoo Moallem, Professor at UC Berkeley, joins the podcast to discuss Persian carpets as commodities and more, Iran, Islamophobia, diasporic loss, feminism, patriarchy, culture, and the making and unmaking of theory and area studies. They delve into topics such as the challenges faced by transnational feminist scholars, the cultural significance of Persian carpets, and the impact of war and occupation on women in the Muslim and Arab world.