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)
Episodes
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Apr 5, 2021 • 1h 8min
Marielle Tsukamoto on Japanese Internment (2013)
"First-Hand Accounts of the Japanese American Internment Experience. It is our hope that these stories will build on the work and legacy of the late Mary Tsukamoto, who devoted her life to promoting social justice for all, regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity." Learn more about the Time Remembrance Project Source
Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 3min
Iran-China Deal: Don't buy the hype? w/ Arash Joblaghi
Arash Joblaghi is a Strategic Adviser and the creator of the Iran Military Review Full text of Joint Statement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between I.R. Iran, P.R. China Consider supporting the podcast
Mar 29, 2021 • 1h 5min
Tunisia's Unfinished Revolution? w/ Fadil Aliriza
Fadil Aliriza is a journalist based in Tunis and the founder & editor-in-chief of Meshkal. Support the podcast on patreon
Mar 26, 2021 • 28min
(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 96 - Salman Abu Sitta "Eleven Wars against Palestinians"
A reading of Dr. Salman Abu Sitta's article "Eleven Wars against Palestinians: How Palestinians are coping with their Elimination" Read by Nyla Matuk Unlocked from behind the paywall. Sign up for the bonus feed at Patreon.com/east_podcast to get great bonus content and help sustain the show.
Mar 18, 2021 • 48min
Lebanon's economic freefall w/ Ehsani
Friend of the podcast Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's worsening cash crisis. Link to sign up for the MATCH4SARA Campaign Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.
Mar 14, 2021 • 1h 1min
Abdel Razzaq Takriti: "Kurdistan, Palestine, and the Politics and Poetics of Solidarity"
A talk by Abdel Razzaq Takriti for the Global Middle East Seminar Series at Goldsmiths Centre for Postcolonial Studies. Introduction by friend of the show, Eskandar Sadeghi
Mar 11, 2021 • 49min
Maps of Return: an interview with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta is the Founder and President of the Palestine Land Society and the General Coordinator of the Right of Return Congress and has served as a member of the Palestine National Council. Nyla Matuk is the author of two collections of poetry and the editor of Resisting Canada: An Anthology of Poetry.
Mar 10, 2021 • 13min
(Preview) The Anti Empire Project : Sorry for using the word “Corbyn” (in Canada)
An excerpt from a recent episode of Justin Podur's fantastic podcast, The Anti Empire Project. If you like my show you will probably enjoy Justin's! Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website
Feb 28, 2021 • 1h 5min
The OG Moderate Rebels: Iran-Contra and the violent legacies of US foreign policy w/ Alexander Aviña
Alexander Aviña is Associate Professor of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Check out his article. Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.
Feb 24, 2021 • 57min
Malcolm Byrne: "Iran-Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power" (2015)
A 2015 lecture hosted by the US National Archives. Get the book Source
