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Elia Ayoub reads his Hauntologies essay "Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation" (00:00 to 09:50) and reflects on it (09:50-36:49).You can support Elia's work with a one-off or monthly donation on Ko-fi.For more:The Fire These Times is on Bluesky, Instagram⁠ and has a⁠ ⁠w ...  Afficher plus

Elia Ayoub is joined by three folks from Minneapolis, sociologist Nicole Bedera and From The Periphery's very own Aydin and Ed from Antidote Zine, to talk about the ongoing resistance against the federal occupation of the state of Minnesota by ICE. What is happening? How are they ...  Afficher plus

This episode is about the explosion that destroyed a significant part of Beirut on August 4th. If you want to donate to support people struggling in Lebanon, we recommend supporting 26 Letters who do incredible work with Syrian refugees in Beirut, or the Lebanese Red Cross who fu ...  Afficher plus

This week, we tackle the aftermath of the massive explosion that shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4.The cataclysmic blast at Beirut’s port claimed the lives of at least 171 people and injured around 6,500 others. About half the city was left damaged or destroyed, with hun ...  Afficher plus

Discussion of HRW's Beirut Blast report begins at 07:30. Ben and Timour are joined this week by Aya Majzoub, Lebanon and Bahrain researcher at Human Right's Watch, to walk through HRW's mammoth 700+ page report: “They Killed Us from the Inside” An Investigation into the August 4 ...  Afficher plus

Links referenced in this episode to help donate to the victims of yesterday's explosions in Beirut. Lebanese Red Cross: https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/ Impact Lebanon / Just Giving: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=re7R78DA2/ Ahla Fawda: https:// ...  Afficher plus