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5. Authoritarianism and Struggles for Change in the Arab World
32:41||Season 5, Ep. 5Join us in a discussion about authoritarianism and struggles for change in the Arab World with guest, Hesham Sallam.
4. The Role of Human Rights Watch in Addressing Human Rights Offenses in Israel/Palestine with Omar Shakir
24:48||Season 5, Ep. 4Today, we invite director Omar Shakir from the Human Rights Watch to talk about Israel and Palestine. Director Shakir is an Israel and Palestine director for Human Rights Watch. His main work is to investigate and report human rights abuses in Israel, The West Bank, and Gaza. And to our listeners at Occidental, he'll visit our campus on March 6, 2024 to give us a talk titled: "Reporting on Rights violations: Israel, Palestine, and Beyond."
3. India-Israel Alliance: Fueling the Palestinian Crisis with Azad Essa
58:34||Season 5, Ep. 3This podcast was recorded in November 2023 by our colleague Salem Hailu. Today on this episode, we'll be diving into the complex world of the global political economy with a special guest, acclaimed journalist and author Azad Essa, here to discuss his new book, Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel.
1. Professor Syeda ShahBano Ijaz: Democracy and Development in the Global South
37:17||Season 5, Ep. 1
3. Professor Crawford
26:25||Season 4, Ep. 3
2. Dr. Stuart Soroka: From Likes to Votes
18:03||Season 4, Ep. 2
1. Erica Marat on the War against Ukraine and the Legacies of Russian Colonialism
47:29||Season 4, Ep. 1
5. Sahar Moazami
19:54||Season 3, Ep. 5Join us in conversation with Sahar Moazami, a UN program officer for Outright Action International at the UN, as they detail mechanisms for state accountability and how to promote LGBT rights on a global scale.
