Arab Tyrant Manual Podcast
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Arab Tyrant Manual Podcast
Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash study global authoritarianism, with a focus on the MENA region, and dive deep into universal strategies and tactics of authoritarians, as well as the best ways to resist. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kawaakibi
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43 epizód
043 - Ukraine is Dividing the Gulf States from the West
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused global energy prices to spike, the US looked to its traditional gulf partners to increase supply. However, Moha...
042 - Working for Libyan Accountability, with Elham Saudi
In this episode, Ahmed Gatnash speaks to Elham Saudi, co-founder and director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya, about the fight for accountability and...
041 - Authors' Retrospective of the The Middle East Crisis Factory
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed interview each other about their own book, The Middle East Crisis Factory. They discuss the origin and context of the...
040 - The Middle East Crisis Factory: an Interview on Gaslit Nation
This is a repost of an interview on the Gaslit Nation podcast, hosted by Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa. Iyad discusses the origin of the Middle Ea...
039 - The Changing Activism Paradigm
Iyad and Ahmed discuss human rights and political activism around the world, and why it seems to fail so often.
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038 - Changing Horizons
A continuation of the previous episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss new changes in world politics, human rights activism and the podcast!
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037 - The Podcast Returns
Iyad and Ahmed kickstart the podcast again after a long hiatus - with updates on various developments at the Kawaakibi Foundation, in their personal l...
036 - What does Justice For Jamal Khashoggi look like?
Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash discuss the release of the ODNI report confirming US intelligence's conclusion that MBS directly ordered the murder...
035 - The Xinjiang Victims Database, with Gene Bunin
In this episode, Ahmed talks to Gene Bunin, founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database - a unique initiative to track the crimes being committed against...
034 - Reflections on the podcast, US elections and the future...
Ahmed Gatnash and Iyad El-Baghdadi reflect about the podcast, how far it's come, and plans for the future, as well as discussing Joe Biden's election...
033 - The Left's Tribal Anti-Imperialism
In September, Ahmed spoke to Joey Ayoub, Lebanese writer and researcher, about tankies, genocide denial, red-brown alliances and the uncomfortable aff...
032 - Lebanon vs Sectarian Warlord Oligarchy
Ahmed talks to Timour Azhari and Joey Ayoub about the massive popular movement against the entire political order which has rocked Lebanon for over 2...
031 - Lessons from Egypt's latest protests
Ahmed Gatnash speaks about the recent protests in Egypt, which surprised almost everyone but show that the lessons of 2011 have still not been fully a...
030 - Is Your Phone Safe? Inside Saudi's Phone Hacking Scandal
Human Rights Foundation and Arab Tyrant Manual present this panel from this year's Oslo Freedom Forum, in which Iyad el-Baghdadi and Karen Attiah disc...
029 - Art vs Repression, from Egypt to Hong Kong - with Amr Waked & Denise Ho
Celebrities are notoriously shy of politics, advised to stay neutral for the sake of their careers. But what do you do when you can no longer be silen...
028 - In the Mirror: What Went Wrong with the Arab Spring?
At the Oslo Freedom Forum last year, 7 activists from the Arab region found ourselves in a room together. This is the discussion which followed - on i...
027 - Iyad's Statement on Saudi Threats
This episode is a recording of Iyad El-Baghdadi's recent press conference, in which he speaks about the recent revelations from intelligence agencies...
026 - The Power of Nonviolence, with Jamila Raqib
What is the purpose of nonviolence? What are its limits? Surely it couldn't work against someone as brutal as the Nazis...could it?
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025 - Bombs, Ballots and Bullets: the Battle for Libya's Future
Ahmed Gatnash (@gatnash) discusses Libya with Nadine Dahan (@NadineDahan), a journalist and independent analyst focussed on Libya, human rights and tr...
024 - Why There Are Few Ex-Presidents in Africa
Abderrahmane Weddady, the brother of regular Arab Tyrant Manual contributor Nasser Weddady, has been charged with "spreading fake news" and jailed pen...
023 - Raed Fares: The Man Who Built a Civil Society in a War Zone
On Friday, November 23nd, Raed Fares was assassinated in northern Syria by masked gunmen suspected of being affiliated with al-Qaeda. This episode fea...
022 - Fauré Must Go!
In Togo, protests are gathering steam against the 50-year rule of the Gnassingbé family. In this episode, Farida Nabourema, a blogger and human rights...
021 - Is There a Light at the End of 2019's Tunnel?
Ahmed and Iyad do a roundup of major news from 2018, and discuss the outlook for the world in 2019. Where were we vindicated over the last year? Which...
020 - Sudan, Mother of Arab Revolutions
Sudan is in the middle of an uprising. That alone is notable, but Sudan is also one of the most fascinating and under-studied countries in the region,...
019 - The Kawaakibi Foundation Story
In this very special episode, we go through the history of our project from the early days of the Arab Spring through to the present. Our project is a...
018 - The End Of Arab History
Ahmed and Iyad discuss the aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and current narratives around authoritarianism in the Middle East. Has Mohammed...
017 - Where is Jamal Khashoggi?
Jamal Khashoggi, the veteran Saudi journalist and former royal advisor, is missing and presumed kidnapped. He was last seen entering the Saudi consula...
016 - Mauritania's Democratic Tipping Point?
Where in the world could you find out that your deceased grandfather voted in a constitutional referendum 3 years after he died? In this episode, Ahme...
015 - How Gary Lineker Once Helped an Innocent Iranian Prisoner
How do you get one of the world's most beloved ex-footballers to speak out about an innocent political prisoner in Iran? In this episode (part 2 of a...
014 - Inside the Iran Bubble, with Maryam Nayeb Yazdi
In this episode (part 1 of another 2-part show), Iyad El-Baghdadi (Twitter: @iyad_elbaghdadi) interviews Maryam Nayeb Yazdi (Twitter: @MaryamNayebYazd...
013 - Can Debate Save the Arab World?
A discussion between Belabbes Benkredda, Founding Director of the Munathara Initiative, and Iyad El-Baghdadi, Nasser Weddady and Ahmed Gatnash, on the...
012 - The Absentee Landlord of Cambodia's Internet?
Part 2 of the conversation with Buzzfeed News' Megha Rajagopalan, continuing the discussion on China but also touching on the effects of Facebook on v...
011 - China: The Police State of the Future
Part 1 of a meandering conversation between Ahmed and Megha Rajagopalan, BuzzFeed News' China bureau chief and Asia correspondent, about surveillance...
010 - Dictators and Development Statistics
We attended the Oslo Freedom Forum last month. Ahmed (@Gatnash) sat down with Alex Gladstein (@Gladstein) to get an introduction to the forum, and spe...
009 - The Catch-22 of Arab Economic Reform
In this conversation, Ahmed and Nasser discuss the Catch-22 of economic reform in the Arab World - the conflicting pressures on regional governments f...
Alert: The Saudi Regime Declares War on Women's Rights Activism
An emergency episode about the 9 women's rights activists arrested in Saudi Arabia in the last week. They are: Dr Eman al-Nafjan, Loujain al-Hathloul,...
007 - Inside the UAE-Saudi Alliance
In this experimental episode format, Iyad gives his take on the dynamics of the UAE-Saudi alliance and the possibility of fractures appearing. Let us...
006 - The Arab World Won't Fix Itself
A wide-ranging conversation in which Ahmed Gatnash and guest Nasser Weddady, touching on American air strikes on Syria, coup-proofing, Syrian regime r...
005 - Nonviolence
Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash discuss nonviolent resistance to oppression - realistic mechanism of change or idealistic and ineffective? What is...
004 -Scholars and Tyrants
Ahmed and Iyad talk about #globalpeace17 and Muslim scholars who legitimise and support tyrants. Why they do so, and what does this mean both for the...