About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Orientalism on perceptions of Iran and explores the concept of peace in the Middle East through the insights of Seyed Mohammad Marandi.

What is going to stop this war? What does true peace in the Middle East look like?Endgame sits down with Seyed Mohammad Marandi for answers from an Iranian perspective. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #SeyedMarandi ------------------ About the Guest: Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. His work spans literature, postcolonial studies, and political analysis. About the host: Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy. ------------------ Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW: https://books.endgame.id/ Also available on Amazon: https://sgpp.me/amazon/ Leave your review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes

People in this episode

Host: Gita Wirjawan

Guest: Seyed Mohammad Marandi

Topics covered

• Orientalism
• Information Asymmetry
• Middle East Peace
• Iran
• Postcolonial Studies

Keywords

• Iran
• Orientalism
• Middle East
• Seyed Mohammad Marandi
• Gita Wirjawan
• information asymmetry
• peace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tehran, Ikhlas Capital, Ancora Group, Stanford, Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy

Books & works: What It Takes: Southeast Asia

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