"No one has a national interest in a unilateral declaration of Syria's future" w/ Omar S. Dahi

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"FIFA is a racket" w/ Abdullah Al-Arian

With the 2026 World Cup having started in the USA, the brothers welcome Abdullah Al-Arian, Chair of History at Georgetown University Qatar and editor of Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game. We talk about how football shapes Arab identity, including ...  Show more

Makdisi Street Reviews w/ Eyal Weizman

In anticipation of the publication of Eyal Weizman's new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, which will be released in the US next month, the brothers hosted a livestream with Eyal to which our Patreon supporters had access, including the opportunity to ask questions ...  Show more

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