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Gayatri Spivak “Inside Saudi Arabia” (1980)

An interview with Gayatri Spivak fom the archives of Alternative Views, the legendary public access TV show based in Austin created and hosted by Douglas Kellner and Frank Morrow. In the episode, the hosts ask Spivak about her experiences teaching in the KSA.Interview begins around…

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“The Incredible Turk” (1958)

Turkey has for decades been one of the most important allies of the Western powers. The rise of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan–a charismatic nationalist and polarizing figure who survived a coup attempt in July 2016–has stirred up consternation among the establishment about his loyalty to the…

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Haji Malcolm

In April 1964, Malcolm X traveled to Saudi Arabia to complete the Hajj. Upon his return, he gave a press conference and explained what lessons his experiences abroad had taught him about the problems facing African-Americans. Please send all comments and suggestions to Read More

Eqbal Ahmad – “Terrorism, Ours and Theirs”

Recorded at the University of Colorado, Boulder on October 12, 1998, Eqbal Ahmad speaks about the dangers and dishonesty of the rhetoric of terrorism. For more on Ahmad’s remarkable life: https://www.hampshire.edu/critical-social-inquiry/biography-of-eqbal-ahmad Please send all comments and suggestions to eastisapodcast@gmail.com or reach us through…

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The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 1) – Said on Eqbal Ahmad

Edward Said on his close and intimate relationship with revolutionary political scientist and activist Eqbal Ahmad. Please send all comments and suggestions to eastisapodcast@gmail.com or reach us through Twitter https://twitter.com/east_podcast Podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)

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The drone who would be king w/ Emran Feroz

Emran Feroz is an Austro-Afghan journalist and author based in Stuttgart. He is the author “Tod per Knopfdruck” [Death at the Push of a Button] published by Westend in Oct 2017. His work has appeared with The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, The…

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