Special series on the Iraqi revolts by guest host Yousef K. Baker. Zahra Ali is a sociologist and Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, she is the author of Women and Gender in Iraq: between Nation-building and Fragmentation (2018)

Olivia Giovetti is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, VAN Magazine and other venues. We discuss this article Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit…

Karim Makdisi is Associate Professor of International Politics at the American University of Beirut. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give…

Tim Anderson is an academic based in Australia and the author of the forthcoming book, Axis of Resistance: Towards an Independent Middle East. Thanks to Nazanin Zarepour for arranging and conducting this interview. An appeal Please consider…

Ali Alizadeh is a political analyst and media activist based in London. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough…

Louis Alldayis an academic and researcher based in London. Read the piece here An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally…

Assal Rad is a Research Fellow at the National Iranian American Council. Check out her article.

Federico Fuentes is a political analyst and writer based in Australia. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for…

Suchitra Vijayan is the founder and Executive Director of the Polis Project. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would…

Unlocked from behind the paywall Here is a short archival mashup exploring the widely-held belief in Hollywood liberalism and ways in which women/PoC actors are often conscripted into gender/racewashing the not-so-pretty parts of US pop culture history. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, has…