As the people of Eastern Ghouta in Syria suffer from horrific bombing by the Syrian regime forces and its allies, media and Twitter storms rage on with campaigns in support of this brutal massacre. We are frankly shocked at the similarities bet

Palestine part 2: The Palestinian perception of the Arab spring, the Gaza strip today & battle for survival An in depth episode.

Feb 20th, 2018 43m 41s

In this episode, a continuation of the previous discussion. We go into the details of Palestinian micropolitics and the different perceptions of the Arab spring inside of Palestine. Hamas and other Palestinian factions response to the Arab spri

Palestine Part 1: Theorizing the 2011 moment and analyzing its impact on Palestine.

Feb 12th, 2018 49m 36s

In this episode, we finally take a first step towards capturing the complexity of the Arab revolutions of 2011 in relation to the Palestinian struggle. We invited two of Palestine's most prominent activist Jehad Abusalim currently a PhD student

Mashrou3 Leilas Hamed Sinno: A Heart to Heart with The Irrelevant Arabs

Nov 29th, 2017 1h 16m

We sit down to explore the personal journey of Hamed Sinno, the lead singer of the Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou3 Leila. From gender politics in the middle east and the bands' struggle against an increasingly fascist world to personal

We Crossed A Bridge & It Trembled : A peoples History of The Syrian Revolution, Wendy Pearlman

Nov 7th, 2017 41m 54s

What happens to the world when dictators are allowed to crush their people without consequences? Who will write the history of those who faced the most horrific terrors for standing up against oppression, and failed? We try to answer those ques

Egypt: From Dictatorship to Democracy And Back, A conversation with journalist Wael Eskandar

Oct 30th, 2017 45m 46s

From the formation of the new dictatorship in Egypt to the fall of civil society and the battle against NGOs. The world has turned a deaf ear to the struggle of the Egyptian people. in this episode, we discuss the many problems that stand in th

How El Raqqa became the capital of ISIS in Syria: A conversation with journalist Anand Gopal & Murtaza Hussain

Oct 25th, 2017 40m 8s

The Irrelevant Arabs is a crowd-funded project. If you enjoy our episodes and would like to contribute to this project please follow the link below to our Patreon page and subscribe to our channel on SoundCloud. We are glad to receive your emai

An Intro To The Yemen Conflict: A Conversation With Afrah Nasser & Sara Obeidat

Oct 18th, 2017 48m 39s

Given the media blackout that is occurring, we decided to have a conversation about Yemen with Yemeni human rights blogger Afrah Nasser and Frontline journalist Sara Obeidat.

On Syria & The Impossible Revolution. A Conversation With Yassin Al-Haj Saleh.

Sep 1st, 2017 46m 42s

After publishing his first book in English, The Impossible Revolution, author Yassin Al-Haj Saleh and podcast hosts Loubna Mrie & Mustafa have a conversation on the history of the Syrian uprising and the implications it has on the world. From t

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