Tahrir Podcast - بودكاست التحرير
By Tahrir Podcast - بودكاست التحرير
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Tahrir Podcast - بودكاست التحريرMar 17, 2023
EP 39 - American Campuses Erupt Over Gaza: Interviews from MIT, Columbia, and UNC Chapel Hill
EP 38 - Mairav Zonszein: Navigating Israeli Politics and Society Amid the Gaza War
In episode 38 of the Tahrir Podcast, Mairav tuned in to speak about how the current right-wing Israeli government, led by Bibi Netanyahu, came to be. She discussed the military objectives of Israel's brutal war in Gaza, the Israeli public's perception of this aggressive war, Bibi being on trial for corruption, as well as the intimidation, forcible expulsion, and harassment of Palestinians in the West Bank. She also explored what a Rafah Operation would mean for Gazans displaced there on the border with Egypt and, ultimately, how the U.S. could pressure Israel into a permanent ceasefire.
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EP 37 - Khalil Sayegh: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Ceasefire Prospects, and West Bank Expansion
In episode 37 of Tahrir Podcast, Khalil joined me to speak on Gaza's humanitarian crisis as Israel continues to block aid from going in while continuing to indiscriminately bomb the strip, Hamas, ceasefire prospects, what the future might hold for Gaza, and the Israel's expansion in the West Bank.
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EP 36 - Nadwa Al-Dawsari: Yemen's Houthi Rebels, Iran, and the Red Sea Crisis
Nadwa Al-Dawsari is a researcher and conflict practitioner with over twenty years of field experience in Yemen where she worked with tribes, civil society, local authorities, security actors, and non-state armed groups. Nadwa is currently a nonresident Scholar with the Middle East Institute and a fellow at the Center on Armed Groups. In episode 36 of Tahrir Podcast, Al-Dawsari joined me from Washington D.C to speak on Yemen‘s Houthis, their ideologies, origins, Iran links, and the Red Sea crisis.
Episode on YouTube: http://youtu.be/juHKqb-8gY4
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EP 35 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election Wrap Up
EP 34 - SOS from Sudan: Wad Madani's Harrowing Reality
A safe haven for those who fled from Khartoum as the war broke out in April 2023, Wad Madani fell to the RSF just four days ago. A safe haven no longer, hundreds of civilians are now trapped in the city. Hospitals are no longer functional. Tune in to hear from one of the people there.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4_ovZNIB6qY
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EP 33 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election: All You Need to Know
Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r45NY89FUk4
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EP 32 - Gaza Under Siege: A Palestinian Journalist’s Message to the World Through the Blackout
One of the only people in Gaza with a connection to the outside world, Khoudary joins me in this episode to talk about how things are looking on the ground as the Israeli ground invasion commences, the communication blackout, Israel's carpet-bombing of Gaza, and her message to the people of the world.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_nLTe_78D04
Hind's Twitter: @Hind_Gaza
Hind's Instagram: @HindKhoudary
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EP 31 - Some Thoughts on the Egyptian State’s Orwellian Media and Propaganda
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EP 30 - Egypt's Microwave Election: Potential Presidential Candidates, Censorship, and Reality
In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, joined by Mahmoud Salem, an award-winning writer and commentator on Egyptian politics, we analyze the current state of affairs now that the presidential election dates have been released, what it means for potential presidential candidates and Egypt's opposition, all from the heart of Cairo. Tune in.
Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/WskwI6yougc?si=KwmiCvQ5VDG0SPIV
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EP 29 - Jean-Loup Samaan: Gulf Military Education, Autonomy, Arms, Yemen War and Western Dependence
In episode 29 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his book, "New Military Strategies in the Gulf: The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar," and in turn touched on, military education in the Gulf, Gulf arms deals with Russia and China, Gulf militaries' reliance on the West, the Yemen War, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/loszDquo-Bs
Samaan's book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-military-strategies-in-the-gulf-9780755650712/
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EP 28 - Sharan Grewal: Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring
Dr. Sharan Grewal is an Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy.
In episode 28 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his book, "Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring."
Analyzing the conduct of the Egyptian and Tunisian militaries within the context of the Arab Spring, Grewal presents the compelling argument that the manner in which militaries are treated during periods of autocracy plays a pivotal role in shaping their behavior under democratic systems. This perspective not only provides insight into the distinct responses exhibited by these militaries in the face of the uprisings but also sheds light on their divergent reactions to the subsequent waves of political turbulence that ensued.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ccHcjy0epeo
Grewal's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/soldiers-of-democracy-9780198873518
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EP 27 - Arash Azizi: The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran's Global Ambitions
EP 26 - Cameron Hudson: Sudan's Warring Generals and How They Could Be Stopped
Cameron Hudson is a senior associate at the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). An analyst and consultant on African peace, security, and governance issues, Hudson has held various positions such as Intelligence analyst in the Africa Directorate at the Central Intelligence Agency, Chief of Staff to successive presidential special envoys for Sudan and Director for African affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House during the Bush administration.
In episode 26 of Tahrir Podcast, he joins me from Durham to talk about how the conflict started (Sudan 2023), why ceasefires have been failing, the international dyanmics of the conflict, and how it could be ultimately resolved.
Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKSbDG4tlp8
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الحلقة 25 - خالد فهمي: عن حجب التاريخ، الديمقراطية، و رفض الهزيمة
EP 24 - Aaron Salzberg: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Fight for Nile Water
Dr. Aaron Salzberg is a distinguished Holzworth professor in the department of environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and is the director of the Water Institute. He was previously the U.S State Department's First Special Coordinator for Water where he led the development and implementation of U.S foreign policy on water and sanitation, water resources management, and transboundary water and conflict.
In episode 24 of Tahrir Podcast, Dr. Salzberg joined me to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), its implications, uses, harms, and the fight to secure an agreement among Nile basin countries, namely Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Q_9CHv4nbU
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EP 23 - Elizabeth R. Nugent: After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition
Dr. Elizabeth R. Nugent is an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the politics of authoritarianism and religion in the Middle East.
Dr. Nugent's first and award-winning book, After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition, documents repression and polarization among the opposition in Egypt and Tunisia. She presents a theory of polarization under authoritarianism, highlighting the repression that defines these contexts. On the one hand, Hosni Mubarak's Egypt demonstrated targeted repression, which was overwhelmingly directed at the Muslim Brotherhood. Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali (ZABA)'s Tunisia, on the other hand, demonstrated widespread repression. The former and latter's repression, as put forward by Nugent, affected both transition outcomes.
In this episode, Nugent joined me to further discuss her book, After Repression, and ultimately why Egypt and Tunisia had divergent outcomes.
Don't share this episode with your local dictator.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RYCw7nfabLo
Dr. Nugent's book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691203065/after-repression
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EP 22 - Kyle J. Anderson: The Egyptian Labor Corps and Reinterpreting the Egyptian Revolution of 1919
Dr. Kyle J. Anderson is an assistant professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Old Westbury.
Anderson's most recent book, "The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War," (University of Texas Press 2021) tells the history of Egypt's involvement in World War I (WWI) by telling the story of the Egyptian Labor Corps (ELC) and how the treatment of these primarily rural workers influenced the 1919 Egyptian Revolution.
In episode 22 of Tahrir Podcast, Anderson joins me for a conversation on the ELC, Egypt's role in WWI, and most importantly, a reinterpretation of the 1919 Egyptian Revolution.
Special thanks to the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) for giving me access to their library where I had the opportunity to read the first chapter of this book in person.
Dr. Anderson’s book: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/anderson-egyptian-labor-corps
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UP2bLOwLsOA
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EP 21 - Egypt's 2022 National Dialogue: Political Shitshow or Beginning of a New Era?
As of the 30th of June 2022, only 236 political prisoners have been released, most of whom are already widely known within the Egyptian political sphere––activists, legitimate party members––or have been on hungerstrike beforehand.
With a board of trustees released two days ago, the so-called national dialogue proposed in April is set to start in a couple of days. Is it all just a political shitshow? Or the beginning of a new era? Well, one would have to wait and see how it unfolds.
In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, fellow Egyptian researcher and friend Ahmed Nada joins me in a lively albeit humorous conversation on how that ought to unfold, and other alternative the Egyptian state could undertake for it to actually show goodwill, and open up political space. I argue that for that so-called dialogue to work (or to not), the Egyptian constitution must be activated, pretrial detention laws must be implemented and non-combatants should stop standing before the infamous SSP accordingly.
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EP 20 - Zaynab El Bernoussi: Dignity in the Egyptian Revolution
Dr. Zaynab El Bernoussi is an assistant professor of International Politics at Sciences Po Rabat, International University of Rabat.
El Bernoussi’s most recent publication and first book, “Dignity in the Egyptian Revolution: Protest and Demand During the Arab Uprisings,” (Cambridge University Press 2021) explores the concept of Dignity (or Karama in Arabic) in the context of the Egyptian Revolution (#Jan25). Based on interviews with participants in the 2011 protests and analysis of the art forms that emerged during protests, Zaynab El Bernoussi explores understandings of the concept of dignity, showing how protestors conceived of this concept in their organisation of protest and uprising, and their memories of karama in the aftermath of the protests, revisiting these claims in the years subsequent to the uprising.
Dr. El Bernoussi’s book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/dignity-in-the-egyptian-revolution/E66234FA0A694166A7FEC7EF62582A15
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1asKdPfMInA
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EP 19 - Andrew Simon: On Music Censorship, Vulgarity, and Historical Counter-narratives in Egypt
Dr. Andrew Simon is a lecturer and research associate in Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College.
Simon's most recent publication and first book, "Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt," (Stanford University Press 2022) draws on a wide array of audio, visual, and textual sources that exist outside the Egyptian National Archives, and in so doing, provides a new entry point into understanding everyday life and culture. He investigates the social life of the cassette tape to offer a history of modern Egypt.
In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, Simon joined me to talk about his time in Egypt, his book "Media of the Masses," music censorship, vulgarity, historical counter-narratives, and Sheikh Imam.
Dr. Simon's book: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=31649
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1fm3H0H_S9g
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EP 18 - Mahmoud Salem: Egyptian Award-Winning Blogger and Former Politician Shares Insights
Salem, under his online nom de guerre 'Sandmonkey' rose to fame amid his blog, 'Rantings of a Sandmonkey' claiming him various awards including best Middle East and Africa blog in 2006 and 2007, best English blog in the Deutsche Welle Best of Blogs award in 2011. Salem was one of the leading voices of the Egyptian revolution. In 2011, he ran for parliament. In 2013, he was put on an Ansar Al Sharia death list. He is known online as Sandmonkey.
In this episode, Salem talks to me about his experience being politically active starting from the mid-2000s, the Egyptian blogosphere, how Egyptian activists mobilized before social media, Alaa Abd El Fattah, his political campaigning experience in Suez and Sinai (spoiler alert: it was quite hostile), how he deals with death threats, how he ended up on Ansar Al Sharia's death list, and much more. Tune in for a lively (and humor-packed) conversation. Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/b61e7hIA03o
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EP 17 - Dana M. Moss: The Arab Spring Abroad: Diaspora Activism Against Authoritarian Regimes
Her most recent publication and first book, “The Arab Spring Abroad: Diaspora Activism Against Authoritarian Regimes,” (Cambridge University Press, 2022) investigates when diaspora actors mobilize, how they intervene, or what makes them effective. Drawing on over 230 original interviews, fieldwork, and comparative analysis, examining Libyan, Syrian, and Yemeni mobilization from the US and Great Britain before and during the revolutions, Dr. Moss presents a new framework for understanding the transnational dynamics of contention and the social forces that either enable or suppress transnational activism.
Dr. Moss’ Book [FREE]: www.cambridge.org/core/books/arab-spring-abroad/D7EC15ED46D37A2DB8CDDB83F06CC591#overview
Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/_lmVYdTWltw
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EP 16 - Erin Snider: Marketing Democracy: The Political Economy of Democracy Aid in the Middle East
Dr. Erin A. Snider is an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Snider’s most recent book, “Marketing Democracy: The Political Economy of Democracy Aid in the Middle East,” (Cambridge University Press, 2022) examines the construction and practice of democracy aid in Washington DC and in Egypt and Morocco, two of the highest recipients of US democracy aid in the region. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, novel new data on the professional histories of democracy promoters, archival research and recently declassified government documents, Dr. Snider focuses on the voices and practices of those engaged in democracy work over the last three decades to offer a new framework for understanding the political economy of democracy aid. Her research shows how democracy aid can work to strengthen rather than challenge authoritarian regimes. Marketing Democracy fundamentally challenges scholars to rethink how we study democracy aid and how the ideas of democracy that underlie democracy programs come to reflect the views of donors and recipient regimes rather than indigenous demand.
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EP 15 - Ido Levy: Soldiers of End-Times: Assessing the Military Effectiveness of the Islamic State
Ido Levy is an associate fellow with The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, specializing in military and counterterrorism operations, particularly relating to jihadist groups. Formerly editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Public Policy Review, he has written for publications including Studies in Conflict & Terrorism and Middle East Policy. He holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University.
His first book and most recent publication, "Soldiers of End-Times: Assessing the Military Effectiveness of the Islamic State," looks at jihadist warfare from the 1970s to the present, building on primary sources, and interviews with military officers, experts, and journalists. In doing so, Levy explains how the Islamic State (IS) used conventional military capabilities to defeat larger, better-equipped state armies and conquer land in Syria, Iraq, Libya, the Philippines, and Nigeria. Anchored by four case studies—Ramadi, Kobane, Mosul, and Baghuz—the volume illuminates potential strategies to prevent a resurgence by IS or similar groups.
Levy's book [FREE]: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/soldiers-end-times-assessing-military-effectiveness-islamic-state
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ghpmg9HcedM
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EP 14 - Farah Darwish: Student Activist Leader Speaks On Lebanon’s October 2019 Uprising and Lebanese Student Activism
Farah Darwish is a Syrian student activist, founder, and president of the Lebanese International University (LIU)'s Secular club. Darwish took part in Lebanon's 2019 uprising that lead to --then Prime Minister-- Saad Hariri's resignation. In this episode, Darwish gets into what it felt like protesting the government in Beirut, being Syrian in Lebanon (even though her mother is Lebanese), and what the future holds for the country.
Farah Darwish's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefarahdarwish/
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EP 13 - Kate Romashko: Kyiv Resident Speaks On Russian Invasion of Ukraine As Russian Troops Close in
Kate Romashko is an Ukrainian teacher, and Kyiv resident. In this episode of Tahrir podcast, she gets into how the Russian invasion of Ukraine had changed life in Ukraine, as Russian troops close in on Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.
The episode was recorded on the 26th of February, 2022.
Kate Romashko's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romashko_kate/
Kate Romashko's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romashkokate
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EP 12 - Charlotte Streinger: On Moving From France to Syria, and The Catastrophe That Looms
Charlotte Streinger is a French blogger and tutor. Joining us from Damascus, Syria, in this episode, Streinger, among many things, talks about how she ended up in Damascus, how sanctions are affecting Syrians as of 2021, and the catastrophe that looms.
Streinger's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlota_green_/
Streinger's Blog: http://carlotagreen.com/
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EP 10 - Ghaya Ben Mbarek: On Tunisian Democracy, Student Activism, and Kais Saed's 25 July 2021 Coup
In episode 10 of Tahrir podcast, Ben Mbarek talks about her student activism, Tunisian democracy, Nourredine Bhiri and Fathi Baldi's arrests, Ennahda, Kaes Saed's 25th of July measures, and much more.
Ben Mbarek's Twitter (@Ghaya_BM): twitter.com/Ghaya_BM
Ben Mbarek's bylines (@Meshkal_TN): meshkal.org/
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EP 9 - Laura Kasinof: On meeting Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tawakkol Karman and Socotra
Laura Kasinof was one of the few foreign journalists in Yemen as the Arab Spring started to unfold there. From Yemen, she reported for the New York Times. Kasinof is also the author of "Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen."
In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, she talks about how she met Nobel peace prize winner Tawakkol Karman, how Abdurrabuh Mansur Hadi--current Yemeni President-- called her so she could hand the phone over to Karman so he could congratulate her, and much more.
Kasinof's book "Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen." : https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Afraid-Bullets-Accidental-Correspondent/dp/1628726482
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EP 8 - Laura Kasinof: Accidental Yemen War Correspondent on Why Yemenis Aren't Afraid of Bullets
Laura Kasinof was one of the few foreign journalists in Yemen as the Arab Spring started to unfold there. From Yemen, she reported for the New York Times. Kasinof is also the author of "Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen." In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, she talks about how she ended up in Yemen, how that was motivated by a conversation she had at a DC party, and why Yemenis aren't afraid of bullets (and RPGs).
Kasinof's book: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Afraid-Bullets-Accidental-Correspondent/dp/1628726482
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EP 7 - Ronnie Close: Cairo's Ultras, Resistance, and Revolution in Egypt's Football Culture
Cairo's Ultras book (Egypt): aucpress.com/product/cairos-ultras/
Cairo's Ultras book (Outside of Egypt): www.amazon.com/Cairos-Ultras-Resistance-Revolution-Football/dp/9774169212
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EP 6 - Hollie S. McKay: War crimes investigator, correspondent and bestselling author tunes in from Kabul
Hollie S. McKay is a foreign policy expert and war crimes investigator. McKay has worked on the frontlines of several major warzones and covered humanitarian and diplomatic crises in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other areas. Her most recent work is the Amazon best-seller "Only Cry For the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield," where she offers a raw, chronological construction, through her memos, of the historical impact of ISIS across Iraq and Syria as seen through the eyes of sex slaves, internally displaced people, persecuted minorities, humanitarian workers, religious leaders, military commanders and even the terrorists themselves. McKay joins us from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Only Cry for the Living: Memos from the ISIS Battlefield book: https://www.amazon.com/Only-Cry-Living-Battlefield-Foreword/dp/1942549636
Hollie McKay: http://holliemckay.com/
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EP 5 - Ahmed Nada: Staunch Egyptian Communist speaks on the role Communists and Anarchists played during the Egyptian Revolution
A staunch Egyptian communist, Ahmed Nada speaks on the role Egyptian Anarchists and Communists played during the revolution, showcasing the similarities between what happened in 1952, 1956, 1977, 2011, 2015. Nada has been a member of the Egyptian Communist Party for nearly six consecutive years. He had also participated in the Egyptian Revolution, and for the 7 years to follow, had been getting treatment for the PTSD it caused. Did you know Egypt's current PM is a former Communist? Listen to the episode.
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EP 4 - Michael Roque: From LA to Tahrir
Born and raised in LA, Michael Roque was traveling around in 2011, where he happened to find himself in Egypt as the Arab Spring unfolded. In this episode of the Tahrir Podcast, Roque talks about his experience and how it had impacted and remains to impact him.
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ِEP 3 - Ryan Klawitter: On Meeting Noam Chomsky in Tahrir and Getting Arrested for Cat Pics in Egypt
Ryan Klawitter had visited Egypt in 2010 for a summer program at the American University in Cairo, and two years later decided to pursue his graduate studies, also at the American University in Cairo, during the Arab Spring's unfolding. In this episode, we dive deep into some of the crazy situations he's been in. From why he decided to set foot in Cairo in 2010, to witnessing protests, and eventually being taken in custody for a couple of hours while jokingly taking some pictures for friends and family, to random music gigs at different Cairo coffeeshops.
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EP 2 - Ameen: The UK, Yarmouk Camp, and moving to Damascus: a Syrian Artist's Story
Ameen is a Syrian artist and a student at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. Ameen lives in Damascus, Syria. In this episode, he takes us on a journey into how life in Damascus, Syria, is like in 2021. He also goes into depth about his art, photography, and future projects he's working on.
Ameen's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ameenakaseem/
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EP 1 - Jonathan Pye: From picking olives in Palestine to being a voluntary human shield in Tahrir Square
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