She spoke against the Iran War. Her community turned on her | Ariana Jasmine | Real Talk

About this episode

Ariana Jasmine discusses the backlash she faced from her community for opposing the US-Israeli war on Iran.

"I don't feel safe with my own people." Ariana Jasmine is one of the biggest Iranian-American political content creators, whose videos on Iran's history, the US-Israeli war on the country, and US politics have been widely shared online. In this conversation on Real Talk, she speaks with Mohamed Hashem to discuss the Iranian diaspora's split over western intervention, the Pahlavi monarchist movement and its "cult-like" following, and why she believes opposing the US-Israeli war on Iran made her a target within her own community. Ariana also reflects on the personal cost of speaking out, the threats, the harassment, and why she refuses to stay silent in spite of it all.

People in this episode

Host: Mohamed Hashem

Guest: Ariana Jasmine

Topics covered

• Iran War
• Iranian diaspora
• US politics
• Pahlavi monarchist movement
• Western intervention
• Political content creation
• Community backlash

Keywords

• Iran
• US-Israeli war
• Ariana Jasmine
• Iranian diaspora
• Pahlavi
• political content
• community backlash
• harassment
• Western intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, US-Israeli, Pahlavi

Places: Iranian, US

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