EPISODE · Dec 22, 2024 · 2H 10M
#062 what's the story with the middle east, Zaynab? feat. Zaynab Lotfi
from Celtic Ligers · host Celtic Ligers
Gar and Zaynab talk about stuff that's going on in the middle east. they start with a timeline of events leading from the Arab Spring (Zaynab shares her experiences of that in Egypt) to the Syrian Civil War and what's happening currently.they talk about Assad (bad man) being another in a long line of boogeymen for the west and how the western media has been reacting. Their feelings on what's going on and then the comeback of the popular image of the Evil Arab exemplified perfectly in the trailer for the new Alex Garland movie "Warfare".Throwing the whole episode up for free because it's Christmas! You can thank our Patrons of become one of them over on www.patreon.com/celticligersFor anyone interested (not mentioned in the episode) AMERICAN PRESTIGE. Their latest news round up linked below is always a good listen:American Prestige podcast - News - Russian General Assassination, Turkey-SDF Tensions, Israel in SyriaAlso just finished listening to the latest Bad Faith episode Assad Aside (w/Rania Khalek)which is a much more informed version of our discussion.... but without that Ligers Jenny Say Kwah?
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Gar and Zaynab talk about stuff that's going on in the middle east. they start with a timeline of events leading from the Arab Spring (Zaynab shares her experiences of that in Egypt) to the Syrian Civil War and what's happening currently.they talk about Assad (bad man) being another in a long line of boogeymen for the west and how the western media has been reacting. Their feelings on what's going on and then the comeback of the popular image of the Evil Arab exemplified perfectly in the trailer for the new Alex Garland movie "Warfare".Throwing the whole episode up for free because it's Christmas! You can thank our Patrons of become one of them over on www.patreon.com/celticligersFor anyone interested (not mentioned in the episode) AMERICAN PRESTIGE. Their latest news round up linked below is always a good listen:American Prestige podcast - News - Russian General Assassination, Turkey-SDF Tensions, Israel in SyriaAlso just finished listening to the latest Bad Faith episode Assad Aside (w/Rania Khalek)which is a much more informed version of our discussion.... but without that Ligers Jenny Say Kwah?
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