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The East is a Podcast

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)

Islam Politics News Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
556
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Solidarity is a weapon: Yemen fights for Gaza w/ Isa Blumi

Solidarity is a weapon: Yemen fights for Gaza w/ Isa Blumi

Isa Blumi is Docent/Associate Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. 

He is the author of among other works…

01:05:53  |   Sat 30 Dec 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #8 on Gaza War Day 78

Tankie Group Therapy #8 on Gaza War Day 78

Our usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War but this time we're joined by Lara Sheehi, an actual therapist, who guides us through as we try to understand where things stand on Day 78 of …
00:29:13  |   Sun 24 Dec 2023
Lebanon, Culture, Love and Hope w/ Daniel Drennan El-Awar

Lebanon, Culture, Love and Hope w/ Daniel Drennan El-Awar

Interview with Daniel was conducted by Ian Anderson (of the Anti-Imperialist Archive)

Daniel can be found at:

Writing Jamaa Al-Yad Artists' Collective

Blog

2006 war diary

 

Support www.patreon.com/e…

01:21:40  |   Sat 23 Dec 2023
(Preview) Bonus Episode 176 - You shall not pass: Yemenis besiege Israel w/ Nasser Arrabyee

(Preview) Bonus Episode 176 - You shall not pass: Yemenis besiege Israel w/ Nasser Arrabyee

*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!*

(Note: Apologies for my sound quality; selected the wrong mic l…

00:12:26  |   Sat 16 Dec 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Refaat Alareer

Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Refaat Alareer

Our usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War, this time we all share some words about literature prof, teacher, poet and hero Refaat Alareer, assassinated by Israel a couple of days ago. …
01:27:02  |   Mon 11 Dec 2023
(Preview) AIA Memorial Episode for Refaat Alareer

(Preview) AIA Memorial Episode for Refaat Alareer

Link to the Anti Imperialist Archive episode

Anti Imperialist Archive is edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Their Twitte…

00:22:10  |   Sat 09 Dec 2023
The anachronism of Zionism w/ Ussama Makdisi

The anachronism of Zionism w/ Ussama Makdisi

Dr. Ussama Makdisi (@UssamaMakdisi) is Professor of History and Chancellor's Chair at the University of California, Berkeley. He is co-host of the newly-launched podcast, Makidisi Street,

 

Consider …

01:01:42  |   Fri 08 Dec 2023
(Preview)

(Preview) "I just look for the day there will be justice" w/ Francesca Albanese

*A preview of the latest episode of Makdisi Street, a new podcast hosted by Saree, Ussama, and Karim Makdisi*

The Makdisi brothers welcome Francesca Albanese (@FranceskAlbs), the UN Special Rapporteu…

00:17:35  |   Fri 08 Dec 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #6: The Al-Nasr Premature Babies, Violence resumes after pause

Tankie Group Therapy #6: The Al-Nasr Premature Babies, Violence resumes after pause

Nora, Matteo, Rania, and Alex are gathered to talk about what we're seeing and trying to make sense of on Israel's War on Gaza after 8 weeks, a couple of days after the end of the "humanitarian pause…

01:18:03  |   Sun 03 Dec 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #5: October 7th was a prison break

Tankie Group Therapy #5: October 7th was a prison break

Lie down on the couch and prepare yourself for another session of Tankie Group Therapy featuring friend of the podcast Bikrum Gill (@bikrumsinghgill) and hosted by Matteo "Super Mario" Capasso (@capa…

00:50:34  |   Fri 01 Dec 2023
An attack on life itself w/ Mary Turfah and Adam Horowitz

An attack on life itself w/ Mary Turfah and Adam Horowitz

This is only 65% of the conversation. Subscribe to the East is a Podcast on Patreon to listen to the rest of the episode.)

Mary Turfah (@maryturfah) is a physician and writer.  Check out her amazing…

00:57:23  |   Mon 27 Nov 2023
Demystifying Gaza w/ Palestinian Youth Movement

Demystifying Gaza w/ Palestinian Youth Movement

Miriam and Naye from the Palestinian Youth Movement do a deep dive into the modern history of Gaza and what role it plays in the Palestinian people's liberation struggle.  

 

Check out their teach-i…

01:12:56  |   Tue 21 Nov 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #4: Whose side is time on?

Tankie Group Therapy #4: Whose side is time on?

The alliance between the East is a Podcast, the Brief, and the Anti-Empire Project continues as we discuss the Gaza War six weeks in (since October 7, 2023). Structured as group therapy (the fourth …

01:26:23  |   Mon 20 Nov 2023
Bonus Episode 173 - War is a racket w/ Ali Kadri

Bonus Episode 173 - War is a racket w/ Ali Kadri

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode.  The conversation continued for another 45 minutes in which Ali discusses the current war in Gaza and its significance to global capitalism. Please sub…

00:42:20  |   Sat 18 Nov 2023
Anticipatory self-defence: Hizbullah and the Northern Front w/ Amal Saad

Anticipatory self-defence: Hizbullah and the Northern Front w/ Amal Saad

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 o…

01:00:59  |   Sat 11 Nov 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #3: Faris Odeh is immortal

Tankie Group Therapy #3: Faris Odeh is immortal

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 Est…

01:36:15  |   Mon 06 Nov 2023
Criminalizing solidarity: Germany's ban on Samidoun and the attack on civil activism

Criminalizing solidarity: Germany's ban on Samidoun and the attack on civil activism

*Editor's note: A glitch in the recording software used for this episode abruptly cut off the last couple of minutes of the conversation.*

Charlotte Kates (@charlottekates) is International Coordinat…

01:08:04  |   Sun 05 Nov 2023
Trajectories of the war for Palestine w/ Ali Jezzini

Trajectories of the war for Palestine w/ Ali Jezzini

Ali Jezzini (@Aly_jezzini) is a producer for Al Mayadeen English based in Beirut.

Check out his very good thread on the limitations of missile defense. 

Watch the video edition on The East is a P…

01:04:06  |   Sat 28 Oct 2023
Tankie Group Therapy #2: Weeks where decades happen

Tankie Group Therapy #2: Weeks where decades happen

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 …

01:39:12  |   Sun 22 Oct 2023

"This Is A War on All Fronts": Zionism, Palestinian Resistance & Al Aqsa Flood

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 wit…

01:47:23  |   Fri 13 Oct 2023
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