

The East is a Podcast
Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
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)
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Jul 13, 2021 • 1h 13min
In the ruins of Oslo w/ Tamara Nassar
Tamara Nassar is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada Please consider supporting the show

Jul 7, 2021 • 30min
Haiti's Presidential crisis w/ Chris Bernadel
Chris Bernadel is on the Haiti Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. See their recent statement on the country's illegitimate government Hosted by Justin Podur, author of Haiti’s New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake, and the UN Occupation (2012) Consider supporting the podcast patreon.com/East_podcast

Jul 7, 2021 • 43min
Sudha Bharadwaj: Fighting in the courts and on the streets (2016)
A lecture hosted by Azim Premji University in August 2016 Source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4bdkxXT_h4NlnmNhDbq4w

Jun 25, 2021 • 20min
(Preview) Rewatchability 457- STARGATE with Sina Rahmani
(A preview of the latest episode of Rewatchability. For the entire episode, subscribe to Rewatchability wherever you get your podcasts) Grab your space-ankh, this week we walk like an Egyptian-from-another-planet with STARGATE! Starring Snake Plissken, I mean Kurt Russell, and the part of James Spader not obscured by his exceedingly floppy mop, this military sci-fi action flick combined your grade 4 history unit on Egypt with a random episode of Star Trek. Sina Rahmeni from The East Is A Podcast joins us once again to pick apart this Roland Emmerich blockbuster We thought it was fascinating and mysterious when we were kids, but how does it hold up now?

Jun 21, 2021 • 46min
Bordering midnight w/ Suchitra Vijayan
Suchitra Vijayan's book, Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India, is available now. Check out the Polis Project and their podcast. Consider supporting the podcast. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to patreon, Gofundme, merch store, and cash apps.

Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 6min
The ecumenical frame w/ Ussama Makdisi
Ussama Makdisi is the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University. Check out his book, Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast Consider supporting the podcast!

Jun 6, 2021 • 58min
National sovereignty in the era of multinational capital w/ Mick Wallace and Clare Daly
Mick Wallace (link) and Clare Daly (link) are Members of European Parliament. Check out their podcast, I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Jun 6, 2021 • 58min
News in Perspective: Gamal Abdel Nasser (1969)
Gamal Abdel Nasser, the influential President of the United Arab Republic from 1956 to 1970, discusses the Arab-Israeli conflict and Arab unity, emphasizing the need for mutual consent in negotiations. Clifton Daniel, managing editor of The New York Times, interviews Nasser about the complexities of peace efforts, including UN Resolution 242 and the historical dynamics between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Nasser critiques U.S. policies and highlights a vision for industrial growth, promoting a comprehensive solution that respects Palestinian rights.

May 31, 2021 • 1h 10min
The meaning of missiles w/ Arash Joblaghi
Arash Joblaghi returns to the podcast to talk about rocketry, missiles, and hegemony. Check out his YouTube channel. Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

May 28, 2021 • 1h 31min
Richard Falk: "The Palestinian Future After Gaza" (2014)
Richard Falk's keynote at the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture in October 2014, hosted by Columbia University. The lecture begins around min 15. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAVjIfTBVo&ab_channel=SOFHeyman