S2E6 - Season Finale Part 2 - The Annihilation of the Fellah
Last episode we saw how the notables of Palestine cleverly adjusted to the demands of modernity, emerging as winners in the Ottoman reform era. But just as the sky parted above the urban elite, storm ...
7 Feb 202345min
BONUS EPISODE - Interview with "Stories from Palestine"
This interview originally aired on "Stories from Palestine", a great podcast where the host, Kristal, uncovers the mysteries of contemporary Palestine through interviews with Palestinian experts. In...
16 Jan 20231h 11min
S2E5 - Season Finale Part 1 - From Turban to Tarbush
The period of the Tanzimat - a time of rapid, relentless, state-sponsored modernization - ran from 1840 to 1876. In less than four decades, a highly decentralized empire that stretched across three co...
28 Dec 202244min
S2 Interview - Usamma Makdisi and "The Age of Coexistence"
I am joined by Dr. Usamma Makdisi to discuss his most recent book "The Age of Coexistence". In this book Dr. Usamma Makdisi explores the politics of pluralism during the Ottoman Empire and in the post...
21 Nov 202256min
S2 Interview - Andrew Delatolla and "The Making of the State in Lebanon and Syria."
Dr. Andrew Delatolla is a professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Leeds. His book "Civilization and the Making of the State in Lebanon and Syria" explores the ever-shifting civilizati...
14 Nov 202258min
S2E4 - The Bloody Birth of the Arabs pt 2
In part two of "The Bloody Birth of the Arabs", we explore how the violence of 1860 gave voice to a new message: "Hob al watan min al iman." Love of your nation is part of your faith. This episode ...
7 Nov 202249min
SE2E3 - The Bloody Birth of the Arabs pt 1
In 1860, two communities in Mount Lebanon - who had coexisted for centuries - found themselves barreling toward a head on collision. With almost two centuries of hindsight, this episode explores the m...
19 Sep 202241min
S2E2 - The Tanzimat
The Tanzimat reforms stretched from 1839 to 1876. In that time, the Ottoman empire engaged in a centralization campaign that completely altered the relationship between the Ottoman government and its ...
13 Juni 202250min
