From Persia to Iran: Islam, Empire, and the Politics of West Asia-Adnan on RevLeftRadio!

Adnan joined Breht O'Shea on Revolutionary Left Radio for a deep dive into history. We are sharing it here for our subscribers to the Adnan Husain Show as a bonus and relevant extra! Thanks to Breht for the invitation and graciously allowing us to repost here. Check out his amazing, long-running podcast: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/ and on all the usual platforms. And you can support his efforts, just like ours, on patreon. Detalis at https://revolutionaryleftradio.com Here is his episode description:  In this episode, Breht interviews Adnan Husain -- Historian of the Medieval Mediterranean and Islamicate Worlds and Director at the School of Religion at Queen's University -- about the deep historical roots of today's Middle East. The conversation traces the arc from ancient Persia to the Islamic era, explores how Iran became a center of Shi'a Islam, and examines the long rivalry between Persian and Ottoman power. Along the way, they unpack the Sunni-Shia split, the political role of Turkey in the region, the ways Western narratives about Islam were forged through the Crusades and carried forward into the modern world, Zionist Expansionism, and the ongoing illegal war of aggression waged by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, and indeed, the whole region. Check out Adnan's previous appearences on Rev Left HERE Subscribe to Adnan's YouTube channel HERE Watch Adnan's 2 Part episode on Yemen HERE Listen to Guerrilla History podcast HERE Support the show on Patreon or Substack, if you can (and get early access to episodes as well as full audio of all livestreams)!  www.patreon.com/adnanhusain  https://www.adnanahusain.substack.com Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Like, subscribe, share!  Also available in video on YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@adnanhusainshow X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com  www.adnanhusain.org