Anwar Sadat: The Last Pharoah Part 3 (Trailer)
In part three of this special series on Anwar Sadat we cover his: • Failed attempts to «liberalise» the Egyptian economy. • Suprise success in the October 1973 war. • Decision to follow this up by ...
2 Dec 20251min
Anwar Sadat: The Last Pharoah Part 2 (Trailer)
In Part 2 of this Patreon-exclusive series we track Sadat’s coming of age:• Sadat as a Gamal Abdel Nasser loyalist and chief communicator of his regime.• Sadat as the quiet observer of Nasser’s f...
24 Nov 202558s
57. Palestinian Rap Group DAM on Their 26 Year Legacy
In the late 1990's, the Palestinian rap group DAM released their breakout single Meen Erhabi? (Who is the terrorist?) interrogating Israel and the Western World's accusations of terrorism against the ...
20 Nov 202534min
Anwar Sadat: The Last Pharoah Part 1 (Trailer)
Anwar Sadat was born in the Egyptian Sultanate, came of age during the Egyptian Monarchy, and became president of the Egyptian Republic. He was killed by Egyptian islamists. But who was he? In this Ka...
16 Nov 20251min
Munadama 5 (Trailer)
Edgar and Sam are in Egypt! Join us for a podcast session at a bar in downtown Cairo, serenaded by the sweet sounds of Umm Kulthum in the background. Subscribe to the Kalam Podcast patreon page to lis...
11 Nov 20251min
56: Syria after al-Assad with Leila al-Shami
Almost 10 months have passed since the unexpected collapse of the Assad regime last December. Since then Syria has passed through several sectarian flareups, relentless terrorising from Israel, as wel...
31 Okt 202532min
55. A Fatal Ceasefire with Muhammad Shehada
Trump calls it a peace plan. For Palestinians in Gaza, it's a fatal farce. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in the last two days as Israel conducted air strikes, ostensibly as a retaliation...
30 Okt 202539min
"Ceasefire" Analysis: Kalam Digest 39
There is an alleged ceasefire in Gaza, despite the fact that Israel has continued to bomb the strip. Sam and Edgar analyse the Israeli, US and Palestinian positions in this situation.Image: Palestinia...
25 Okt 202537min
