EPISODE 50: Reclaiming Martyrs Square with Samir Khalaf

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Live at Union Marks with Bashshar Haydar & Michael Young (Ep.441)

LIVE at Union Marks with Bashshar Haydar & Michael Young. Taped live on Saturday, 28 February - hours before learning of Ali Khamenei's fate. A discussion covering security arrangements with Israel, questions surrounding normalization efforts and potential fallout from a forced p ...  Show more

Live at Union Marks with Ammar Abd Rabbo, George Azar & Patrick Baz (Ep.440)

LIVE at Union Marks with Ammar Abd Rabbo, George Azar & Patrick Baz. Part of the REMAINING photo exhibition discussion series for the Lokman Slim Foundation at the Abroyan Factory / Union Marks in Burj Hammoud The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donation ...  Show more

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