Understanding Hamas: Anti-Authoritarian Persp...

This will come as a total surprise, but I really like James Baldwin. I know, it’s shocking. I always kept it subtle, like how I named this podcast after his book The Fire Next Time, and how I have been bringing him up every other episode for years, and how I have a shelf that is ...  Show more

In which I talk about the upcoming class on modern Lebanese history and politics, the 5th and last one one this year. Dates (UK Time): November 7, 2-4 pmNovember 14, 4-6 pmNovember 21, 4-6 pmNovember 28, 4-6 pmQuick links:All details here: https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanoncla ...  Show more

Featuring Tareq Baconi on the history of Hamas. This is the context we need. And it is precisely what mainstream discourse mystifies, denies, and disavows. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Contribute to Palestinian relief: pcrf.net map.org.uk anera.org Buy Light in Gaza at h ...  Show more

The brothers welcome analyst Tareq Baconi, author of <a href= "https://www.sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/hamas-contained" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollo ...

Here are two thoughts I believe need to be held at once: Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 was heinous, murderous and unforgivable, and that makes it more, not less, important to try to understand what Hamas is, how it sees itself and how it presents itself to Palestinians.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the erudite Palestinian thinker, writer and activist, Dr Azzam Tamimi.    Topics of discussion include: <ul><li>Events of October 7th from a Palestinian perspective.</li> <li>Are Hamas and the resistance to ...  Show more