Ezgi Başaran on the new spirit of Islamism

Ezgi Başaran on the new spirit of Islamism

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Reuben Silverman on the rise and fall of Turkey's Democrat Party

Reuben Silverman on “The Rise and Fall of Turkey's Democrat Party: The Cold War and Illiberalism, 1945–60” (Cambridge University Press). Today's AKP government is often placed in the lineage of the Democrat Party, in power for 10 years before being overthrown in a coup in 1960. B ...  عرض المزيد

Seçil Daǧtaș on religious difference in Turkey's Hatay

Seçil Daǧtaș on “Under the Same Sky: Everyday Politics of Religious Difference in Southern Turkey” (University of Pennsylvania Press). The book is an ethnographic study of “the social reproduction of religious differences” in Turkey's uniquely diverse Hatay province.

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"...likely due to a misunderstanding": Kalam Digest 33
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Turmoil in Turkey: the people vs Erdogan
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The arrest and jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkey’s main political challenger to President Erdogan, has sent shockwaves across the country. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest his detention and express growing concerns over Turkey's shift ...

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"Every single one of us has a role to play" w/ Mohammed el-Kurd
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The brothers welcome journalist and writer Mohammed el-Kurd to the show to discuss his new book, Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal (2025), his family's surreal experiences with Jewish Israeli settlers in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the role of resistance ...  عرض المزيد

45. Being Queer in Syria with Khaled Elesmael (Live)
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This is a live show where I speak to the Syrian author Khaled Elesmael about queer rights in Syria, gay desire in Arab literature some exciting news at the end of the episode. Khaled Elesmael’s books Salemlike and Gateway to the Sea are seminal works of literature and are a must- ...  عرض المزيد