From the archives of Alternative Views “TV/film producer-director Chris Thomas brings with him an insightful documentary which he made showing the nature and extent of racism on English television, using clips from documentaries, panel discussions, interviews and entertainment programs. The program, which was shown on…

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Another very special episode produced by three students at Whitman College as part of Arash Davari’sMiddle East Politics course. This episode explores the strange case of “good immigrant” MohamedSalah. Thank you to Arash Davari and Whitman’s Politics Department for their support of this experimental project….

Ilan Pappé is Professor of History and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studiesat the University of Exeter. Please considersupportingthe show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com

A short mashup on the Millennium Challenge 2002. #nowarwithIran Please considersupportingthe show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com

It’s been almost three years since the death of Abbas Kiarostami, one of the titans of modern cinema. Included in this episode is a tribute by Martin Scorsese as well as a portion of a long sit-down interview with Kiarostami at the Toronto International Film…

Edward Said sharing his memories of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine (Nakba, catastrophe), marked annually by people around the world on May 15th. Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRcMrcMHTk

A very special episode produced by three students at Whitman College as part of Arash Davari’sMiddle East Politics course. This episode explores both the overwhelmingly negative portrayal of Iranians in American pop culture/news media and how to undo it by engaging Iranians both as individuals…

Dr. Isa Blumi is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Turkish Studies at Stockholm University. This talk was given at apublic event at the University of Copenhagen organized by The Turban Times in May 2018

A sneak preview of Reza Zia-Ebrahimi’s bonus episode. Sign up for the Patreon to gain access to this and other great bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com