Return to Makdisi Street w/ Samir Makdisi

The brothers welcome the journalist and Green Party congressional candidate Sam Husseini (@samhusseini) to the show to discuss his electoral run in Maryland's 4th congressional district, changing attitudes on Palestine in the US, the stubborn gap between public opinion and offici ...  Show more

The brothers host author Assal Rad (@AssalRad) to discuss her new book, Don't Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide (2026). Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/WThjVoeoJRw Date of recording: Oct 20, 2026 X: @MakdisiStreet YouTu ...  Show more

**Note 2: Given everything that's happened, I've unlocked this episode for the main feed** *Note: This is the part of my conversation with Karim. We continued for another 45 mins! To listen to the entire episode, join The East is a Podcast Patreon. Help keep the show going and ac ...  Show more

In this episode, our host Yara Hawari joins hosts of the Makdisi Street podcast Saree, Ussama and Karim Makdisi to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, intra Palestinian-Israeli politics and more.

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Ben and Nizar are joined by Rima Majed, assistant professor of sociology at the American University of Beirut to discuss recent attempts to sectarianize the protests, the class dynamics at play, and how protesters are coming together to organize based on profession. Also covered: ...  Show more