Were the Divas of Egypt’s Roaring 20’s also pioneers of Egyptian Feminism? A conversation with Raphael Cormack
Raphael Cormack, visiting researcher at Columbia University, discusses his book, Midnight in Cairo; profiles the amazing women who shaped and dominated Egypt’s music, theater, film, and cabaret scene ...
14 Juni 202156min
Children in Gaza most affected by war, says Hana Salah
Hana Salah, Al-Monitor columnist reporting from Gaza, discusses the impact of Israeli restrictions on Gaza’s reconstruction; the lack of clarity on the mechanism for international assistance; why peop...
10 Juni 202132min
US-Turkish relations difficult, but manageable, says ECFR senior fellow Asli Aydintasbas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden are scheduled to hold their first meeting since Biden took office on the sidelines of next week's NATO summit in Brussels. Turkey's gr...
2 Juni 202135min
Despite Gaza devastation, Hamas may have gained politically from war, says Shibley Telhami
Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, Director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, explain...
24 Maj 202135min
Latest Israel-Hamas war won’t resolve underlying problems, says Jon Alterman
Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss...
18 Maj 202136min
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more
Dr. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, president of the Emirates Policy Center, discusses how the Abraham Accords could help provide context for tough concessions on the most controversial issues facing Israelis and P...
11 Maj 202122min
Gaza preparing for escalation between Israel and Hamas over Jerusalem, says Hana Salah
Hana Salah, Al-Monitor columnist based in Gaza, discusses the uptick in violence after the cancellation of Palestinian elections and skirmishes in Jerusalem; why Gaza youth feel hopeless about politic...
5 Maj 202132min
Middle East scholar Arzu Yilmaz says limits of Turkish military activity in Iraq are mostly set by Iran
Middle East scholar Arzu Yilmaz argues that Iran has made irreversible gains in Iraq allowing it to more or less dictate the limits of Turkish intervention in Iraq. Turkey is free to operate against t...
28 Apr 202119min
