6-9: Crises And Conflicts

Host Majid and guest Muttaqi Ismail discuss recent US enforcement actions—ICE and Border Patrol raids, the killing in Minneapolis, and community reactions—placing these events in the context of immigrant communities, politics, and public protest. They also cover how social media, ...  Show more

In this episode of the Islamic History Podcast, we explore the Umayyad Caliphate’s growing instability during 121–122 AH. From failed Byzantine campaigns to major rebellions in Iraq and North Africa, the empire's reliance on Syrian troops reaches a breaking point. 

It is a war with many names - The Yom Kippur War, the Ramadan War, the October War. What is clear 50 years after it was fought is that it was a conflict that really did change the world. Michael Goldfarb tells the story of the war that began on the 6 October 1973 and ended less t ...  Show more

With the recent Israel and Palestine conflict we need to talk about proxy wars and how we should view them...

Voilà désormais deux mois que la guerre fait rage entre l’armée israélienne et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas. Si l’attaque terroriste du 7 octobre 2023 a provoqué la sidération des Israéliens, la réplique militaire de l’État hébreu à Gaza n’en suscite pas moins d’inter ...  Show more

Also known as the October War and the Ramadan War, this conflict was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, as a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and the Muslim month of Ramadan. It was motivated by a desire among Arab states to rega ...