Radio War Nerd EP 255 — Arab Conquests, Part 4: Reign of Ali to Battle of Karbala, with Aamer

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Guest: Aamer , podcaster & writer Recorded: October 21, 2020 The final episode in our 4-part series on the early Arab Conquests, with popular guest Aamer. This episode begins with the doomed reign of Ali (656-661) through the epochal Battle of Karbala, the formative events in the Shia-Sunni divide through today. Follow Aamer on Twitter here . Check out Aamer's true crime podcast Das Criminal here . Sign up for Aamer's new substack here . Read Aamer's post on his cancer diagnosis here . Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here . Buy John Dolan's "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell" . Total time: 1:42:54 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here .

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