Arab Tyrant Manual Podcast

Apr 08 2022 43 ep. 43 mins 1.5k

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Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash study global authoritarianism, with a focus on the MENA region, and dive deep into universal strategies and tactics of authoritarians, as well as the best ways to resist. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kawaakibi

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043 - Ukraine is Dividing the Gulf States from the West

Apr 08 2022 41 mins

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused global energy prices to spike, the US looked to its traditional gulf partners to increase supply. However, Mohamed bin Zayed and Mohamed bin Salman chose not to - refusing President Joe Biden's calls and even raising prices, whilst making overt gestures of support for Putin.In this episode, Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash discuss how the wa

042 - Working for Libyan Accountability, with Elham Saudi

Mar 25 2022 42 mins

In this episode, Ahmed Gatnash speaks to Elham Saudi, co-founder and director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya, about the fight for accountability and how human rights defenders can work towards accountability in areas that are ordinarily pushed to the sidelines.Elham can be found on Twitter (@elham_lfjl) and at libyanjustice.org (@LibyanJustice). They publish the Libya Matters podc

041 - Authors' Retrospective of the The Middle East Crisis Factory

Mar 11 2022 56 mins

In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed interview each other about their own book, The Middle East Crisis Factory. They discuss the origin and context of the book, detail various struggles that were overcome through the writing process, and share their reflections on the project 12 months on from its publication.Buy The Middle East Crisis Factory: https://menacrisisfactory.com/Support the

040 - The Middle East Crisis Factory: an Interview on Gaslit Nation

Feb 25 2022 59 mins

This is a repost of an interview on the Gaslit Nation podcast, hosted by Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa. Iyad discusses the origin of the Middle East Crisis Factory book, the context of the Middle East's struggle for democracy in the world, and how that shapes the work of Kawaakibi Foundation.Find the Gaslit Nation podcast online: https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/ and on Twitter:

039 - The Changing Activism Paradigm

Feb 11 2022 64 mins

Iyad and Ahmed discuss human rights and political activism around the world, and why it seems to fail so often.Follow us on Twitter @ArabTyrantMan, and join our Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive clips and pre-release episodes: https://patreon.com/kawaakibiEpisode Time tags:2:00 – Feelings of pointlessness in human rights activism4:30 – "Folk politics"6:00

038 - Changing Horizons

Jan 28 2022 31 mins

A continuation of the previous episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss new changes in world politics, human rights activism and the podcast!Follow us on Twitter @ArabTyrantMan and join our Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive clips and pre-release episodes.Episode timestamps:0:30 - The growth of Arab Tyrant Manual5:00 - Overhauling the western democratic paradigm10:00 -

037 - The Podcast Returns

Jan 14 2022 37 mins

Iyad and Ahmed kickstart the podcast again after a long hiatus - with updates on various developments at the Kawaakibi Foundation, in their personal lives and in global human rights.Follow us on Twitter @ArabTyrantMan and join our Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive clips and pre-release episodes. Episode timestamps:0:30 - Intro to episode1:30 - Changes to ATM,

036 - What does Justice For Jamal Khashoggi look like?

Mar 03 2021 18 mins

Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash discuss the release of the ODNI report confirming US intelligence's conclusion that MBS directly ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Now that two years of gaslighting by the Trump administration are finally over, we can turn to the important question: what does justice for Jamal look like? Iyad's article in the Washington Post: https://www.was

035 - The Xinjiang Victims Database, with Gene Bunin

Dec 02 2020 51 mins

In this episode, Ahmed talks to Gene Bunin, founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database - a unique initiative to track the crimes being committed against individuals in the western region of China and investigate the fate of those missing. Find the database online at: https://shahit.biz/ https://twitter.com/shahitbiz Find us on Twitter at @gatnash and @arabtyrantman. Support our

034 - Reflections on the podcast, US elections and the future...

Nov 14 2020 38 mins

Ahmed Gatnash and Iyad El-Baghdadi reflect about the podcast, how far it's come, and plans for the future, as well as discussing Joe Biden's election victory and Trump's defeat, and what they mean for the MENA region and the global struggle for human rights. Support our work on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/kawaakibi