Hauntologies
The Fire These Times
Special Episode: Palestine and Global Solidarity
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Special Episode: Palestine and Global Solidarity

This is a special episode with Sumaya Awad and Shireen Akram-Boshar. Sumaya's the co-editor of the book "Palestine: A Socialist Introduction" which Shireen contributed to.

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Topics Discussed:

  • Our relationship to Palestine

  • What triggered the recent brutalities and broader context

  • Connecting protests in Israel-Palestine with protests in the US (Black Lives Matter especially) and globally (Arab Spring, Syrian revolution etc)

  • Israel's ethnic cleansing projects

  • The youth-led resistance

  • Shifting narratives on Zionism and Israel in the USA

  • Reviving BDS

  • What progressives need to be paying attention to

Books Recommended:

Shireen:

  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Paperback by Angela Davis

  • The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

  • Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire by Deepa Kumar

  • A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution by Samar Yazbeck

Sumaya:

  • The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

  • Smiley's People by John le Carré

Movies:

  • Qafr Kassem by Borhan Alaouié

  • The Feeling of Being Watched by Assia Boundaoui

Discussion about this podcast

Hauntologies
The Fire These Times
A podcast project working to uplift internationalist dialogues on human rights, climate change, and visions of bold futures. Our unique editorial team are deeply committed to weaving together radical perspectives from the periphery. By Elia Ayoub, Leila Al-Shami, Ayman Makarem, Dana El Kurd, Karena Avedissian, Daniel Voskoboynik, Anna M, Aydın Yıldız, Ed S, Alice Bonfatti & Israa Abdel Fattah.
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