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Abby and Patrick discuss repression, resistance, and reenactment with journalist Séamus Malekafzali.

Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness Abby and Patrick are joined by Séamus Malekafzali, a journalist whose reportage and commentary has proven indispensable to processing the United States’ war with Iran, and whose historical research and critical essays are vital for thinking about the modern Middle East in general. Séamus begins by talking about his work, setting ongoing events in context, and re...

People in this episode

Hosts: Abby, Patrick

Guest: Séamus Malekafzali

Topics covered

• repression
• resistance
• reenactment
• journalism
• Middle East
• war

Keywords

• repression
• resistance
• journalism
• Middle East
• Iran
• war
• historical research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States, Iran

Places: Middle East

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