Sudan Pt.2: Hassan al-Turabi, Sudan’s Islamist Pioneer
The second episode of our four part series on the history of Sudan is here! As the British Empire loses its hold on the country, new nationalistic movements in Sudan began to develop. With the help o...
14 Aug 20241h 15min
Conflicted Community: Q&A – Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Assassinated… What Next?
This week for our Conflicted Community, we answer your questions about the recent events and escalation in the Middle East. From Hezbollah bombing a Druze village in the Golan Heights, to the Israeli...
7 Aug 202412min
Sudan Pt.1: The First Mahdi
This week on Conflicted we embark on a four episode exploration of the history of Sudan, to explain the context of the conflict raging there today. In our first episode, we tackle a huge span of histo...
31 Jul 20241h 9min
Introducing… Life Sentences, a new podcast from Thomas Small
Our very own Thomas Small has started a brand new podcast over on Substack called ‘Life Sentences’ – and we want to give Conflicted listeners a listen to the first episode… Life Sentences is Thomas’ a...
22 Jul 20241h 1min
Africa Through Muslim Eyes
Season 5 of Conflicted is here! In this season, we’re delving deep into a continent whose Islamic heritage is often overlooked, but which is one of the most consequential and politically significant ...
17 Jul 20241h 1min
Conflicted Community: Aimen Interviews Thomas
All Conflicted fans know Aimen’s life story – but what about that of his co-host, Thomas Small? Avid listeners will have heard Thomas talk about his Orthodox Christian faith and his time as a novice m...
10 Jul 20241h 3min
Conflicted Community: Eugene Rogan Interview – What do the 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ mean for the Middle East today?
The 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ saw Syrian Christians murdered by their Sunni Muslim neighbours in a brutal genocidal moment that reshaped the late Ottoman Empire. It’s an example of how previously harmoni...
26 Jun 202412min
Conflicted Community: Karim Sadjadpour Interview Pt.1 – Iran’s Global Strategy
Iran is rarely out of the news at the moment: from the death of President Raisi (which we covered in our last Conflicted Community episode), to the rumours of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s illness, and wi...
12 Jun 202448min
