Clash of titans in the Middle East

Slavery was prevalent in many parts of the world and it left scars to this very day. The Middle East had its own share of enslavement that was fueled by superiority, greed and power. In this episode: Eve Trout Powell, Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of ...  Show more

With the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon, twin blasts in Iran, and Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, 2024 is already off to a turbulent start in the Middle East. So what’s the state of play in the region?

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Marwan Kraidy, CEO and Dean of Northwestern Qatar and leading scholar of global communication and media, joins us on the afikra podcast to discuss media, truth, and journalism in the Arab world.

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United Nations officials warn of the possibility of a wider war as fighting intensifies along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel. Each side says it is responding to attacks by the other, but could the situation spin out of control? And what does that mean for the people who ...

As the world awaits Israel’s reaction to Iran’s attacks, we look at two of its neighbors: Lebanon and Jordan, and their very different responses to what's already happened. What can they tell us about what’s to come?

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