Podcasts about Levant

While the crusades raged across the Holy Land in the southern Levant, the kingdoms of central and northern Europe were engaged in their own battle to extend Christendom. Speaking to James Osborne, Aleks Pluskowski details how and when the Baltic crusades – or Northern crusades – began, and examines their links to the broader crusading culture of the Middle Ages. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST To learn more about the medieval history of central and eastern Europe, listen to our episode on the role of the Rus people in the formation of the lands that are now Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia: https://bit.ly/4k7dF68 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COMMENTAIRE DE L'EVANGILE DU JOUR Matthieu 17, 1-9En ce temps-là, Jésus prit avec lui Pierre, Jacques et Jean son frère, et il les emmena à l'écart, sur une haute montagne. Il fut transfiguré devant eux ; son visage devint brillant comme le soleil, et ses vêtements, blancs comme la lumière. Voici que leur apparurent Moïse et Élie, qui s'entretenaient avec lui. Pierre alors prit la parole et dit à Jésus : « Seigneur, il est bon que nous soyons ici ! Si tu le veux, je vais dresser ici trois tentes, une pour toi, une pour Moïse, et une pour Élie. » Il parlait encore, lorsqu'une nuée lumineuse les couvrit de son ombre, et voici que, de la nuée, une voix disait : « Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, en qui je trouve ma joie : écoutez-le ! » Quand ils entendirent cela, les disciples tombèrent face contre terre et furent saisis d'une grande crainte. Jésus s'approcha, les toucha et leur dit : « Relevez-vous et soyez sans crainte ! » Levant les yeux, ils ne virent plus personne, sinon lui, Jésus, seul. En descendant de la montagne, Jésus leur donna cet ordre : « Ne parlez de cette vision à personne, avant que le Fils de l'homme soit ressuscité d'entre les morts. » 

Voici l'Évangile du dimanche 1er mars 2026 :« Il fut transfiguré devant eux » (Mt 17, 1-9)En ce temps-là, Jésus prit avec lui Pierre, Jacques et Jean son frère, et il les emmena à l'écart, sur une haute montagne. Il fut transfiguré devant eux ; son visage devint brillant comme le soleil, et ses vêtements, blancs comme la lumière. Voici que leur apparurent Moïse et Élie, qui s'entretenaient avec lui. Pierre alors prit la parole et dit à Jésus : « Seigneur, il est bon que nous soyons ici ! Si tu le veux, je vais dresser ici trois tentes, une pour toi, une pour Moïse, et une pour Élie. » Il parlait encore, lorsqu'une nuée lumineuse les couvrit de son ombre, et voici que, de la nuée, une voix disait : « Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, en qui je trouve ma joie : écoutez-le ! » Quand ils entendirent cela, les disciples tombèrent face contre terre et furent saisis d'une grande crainte. Jésus s'approcha, les toucha et leur dit : « Relevez-vous et soyez sans crainte ! » Levant les yeux, ils ne virent plus personne, sinon lui, Jésus, seul. En descendant de la montagne, Jésus leur donna cet ordre : « Ne parlez de cette vision à personne, avant que le Fils de l'homme soit ressuscité d'entre les morts. »– Acclamons la Parole de Dieu. Cet enregistrement est proposé bénévolement pour répandre la Parole de Dieu

How did the Phoenicians create the alphabet we still use today? Was the Bronze Age collapse comparable to the fall of Rome? What does DNA evidence tell us about the origins of the Philistines and Israelites? William is joined by Professor Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed and After 1177 B.C.: The Survival Of Civilizations, to explore the era of recovery that followed the Bronze Age collapse and the new world which emerged from its ashes.  Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com  For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Editor: Adam Thornton Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Modern Syria has seen violence, repression, and autocracy, suffering through tragedy after tragedy over the past century. Yet the history of Syria is not just a tale of dictators and generals. From the 1800s to the 2020s, the Syrian people have engaged in a passionate struggle for justice, equality, and a better future. Whether fighting for national independence from French colonial rule, battling local landowning elites to share the country's wealth, or rising up against the Assad regime, the Syrian people have fiercely clung to their right to live with respect and dignity. Theirs is a story of protest and perseverance in the long fight to reshape the political destiny of their nation. Daniel Neep's new book, A History of Modern Syria, offers a gripping narrative of how Syrians have navigated the events of the last two centuries. Never losing sight of the fates of ordinary people, it provides a comprehensive account of how a nation born in conflict sustained a rich, complex, and diverse society that after the fall of Assad will chart a new path into the uncertain future. Daniel Neep is Non-Resident Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, and Senior Editor at Arab Center Washington DC. He has taught Middle East politics at George Washington University, Georgetown University, and the University of Exeter. He was previously Research Director (Syria) at the Council for British Research in the Levant and spent several years living in Syria and Jordan. He is also the author of Occupying Syria under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space, and State Formation (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and articles in journals including International Affairs, Journal of Democracy, New Political Economy, and the Journal of Historical Sociology. Meet our discussant and chair Charles Tripp FBA is Professor Emeritus of Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His research interests include the nature of autocracy, state and resistance in the Middle East, the politics of Islamic identities, and the role of art in the constitution of the political. He is currently working on a project on the politics of memory in Tunisia. Jasmine Gani is Assistant Professor in International Relations Theory at LSE. She specialises in anti-colonial theory and history, and the politics of empire, race and knowledge production. She is author of 'The Role of Ideology in Syria-US Relations: Conflict and Cooperation' (2014), and co-editor of 'Actors and Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict's Middle Phase' (2022).

We've reached the finale of our coverage of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 and we saved the best for last (and the last for last because it's the final episode!). Written and directed by the legendary Shinya Ohira, BLACK gives us a surreal look at the final moments of a Stormtrooper's life as the Death Star is destroyed.But the episode is so much more than that--it's a celebration of animation, music, and, of course, Star Wars. We talk about fan reactions, Ohira's influence in animation, and give our final thoughts on Volume 3.- Sources -Artist Spotlight: Shin'ya Ohira - Animetudes- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

In this gold medal edition of ECP, the boys are here to bring you the latest news, notes, highlights, and previews of all things Barcelona and Real Madrid. We start with Real Madrid's miserable game against Osasuna (6:14), followed by Barcelona's thunderous bounce-back against bottom side Levant (21:55). Then, it's time to cover the 2nd leg of Madrid's UCL matchup against Mourinho's Benfica (37:04).

For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian and Middle East scholar Raymond Ibrahim for a deep historical examination of the Crusades, the centuries long conflict between Islam and Christianity, and the moral framework of just war.We challenge the modern narrative that portrays the Crusades as unprovoked Christian aggression, and instead trace the centuries of Islamic expansion that preceded them, from the conquest of the Levant and North Africa to the fall of Christian territories across the Mediterranean. Ibrahim lays out the theological, military, and political realities of the era, arguing that the Crusades were understood at the time as defensive wars within a Christian just war tradition.The conversation explores jihad doctrine, papal authority, pilgrimage routes, the Byzantine appeal for help, and the brutal realities of medieval warfare on all sides. We discuss how both Christian and Muslim chroniclers recorded atrocities, enslavement, and religious violence, and why sanitised or selective readings distort the period.We also examine how the Crusades are invoked in modern political rhetoric, why historical memory shapes contemporary tensions, and whether the West has lost confidence in telling its own story honestly.A rigorous and unfiltered discussion about faith, war, civilisation, and what the Crusades really meant in their own time.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WATCH THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION HERE: https://open.substack.com/pub/winstonmarshall/p/heroic-the-uncensored-history-of?r=18lfab&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshallInsta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshallLinktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapters00:00 Introduction03:09 The 7th Century Islamic Conquests and Europe's Shock07:30 How Early Christians Interpreted Islam11:41 Jihad: Faith, Plunder, or Both?16:57 Just War Theory and the Theology of Violence20:00 The Rise of the Seljuk Turks and New Atrocities23:35 The Destruction of the Holy Sepulchre 27:48 Pacifism vs Defence: What Did Christ Teach?31:36 The “Two Swords of Christ” Explained41:16 Medieval Honour vs Modern Materialism47:37 Pope Urban II and the Call to Crusade 49:12 The People's Crusade and the Rhine Pogroms52:32 The Professional Crusaders March East58:42 Why They Fought: Holy Land and Christian Solidarity1:00:07 The Capture of Jerusalem 1:03:35 The Birth of the Knights Templar 1:18:00 Saladin and the Loss of Jerusalem 1:48:00 How the Crusades Are Misunderstood Today2:01:00 Did the Crusades Ultimately Fail? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to historian Yossef Rapoport about his new book Becoming Arab, and the revolutionary argument at its heart: that Arab identity in Egypt and the Levant was not the result of mass migration from Arabia, but was forged in the medieval countryside between the 11th and 15th centuries. Rapoport explains: What the word ‘Arab' meant in the early Islamic centuries Why most medieval villagers in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine did not initially think of themselves as Arabs Why migration models fail to explain Arabisation in the settled countryside How Islamisation and Islamic governance reshaped rural society The role of clan genealogies, taxation, and local leadership in creating Arab village identities The extraordinary 1245 Fayyum survey and what it reveals about rural Egypt The rise of popular Arab epics and the imagination of tribal ancestry Ibn Taymiyyah's critique of manufactured tribalism in the 14th century How medieval Arabisation reshapes modern debates about identity, belonging, and land Join the Conflicted Community here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm Find Conflicted on X: https://x.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sdlF1mY5t4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. This episode was produced by Thomas Small and edited by Lizzy Andrews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In the depths of ancient Jericho, beneath layers of earth dating back 10,000 years, archaeologists uncovered something extraordinary: human skulls cast in plaster, their faces carefully reconstructed and their eyes set with shells. Who were these haunting figures meant to represent?In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by archaeologist Raven Todd DaSilva to explore the mysterious plastered skulls of Jericho. Dating to the Neolithic period, these striking objects reveal complex beliefs about memory, identity and the dead in some of the world's earliest farming communities. How were they made? What did they mean? And why did this unusual practice spread across the Levant? Join us to dive into one of prehistory's most compelling archaeological discoveries.MOREJericho:Listen on AppleListen on Spotify Origins of the Inuit:Listen on AppleListen on Spotify Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: @TheAncientsPodcastPresented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here:https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.comHabía una vez un muchacho llamado Lucas  que desde muy pequeño le había llamado la atención la magia blanca. Aquella magia que se hace con cartas y otros artículos que aparecen, se transformas o desaparecen. Ya en sus 16 anos Lucas ya dominaba algunos trucos de magia Lucas siempre había presumido de ser el gracioso del grupo, el que sabía trucos de cartas y leía curiosidades para impresionar. Pero con Elena era diferente. Elena le ponía nervioso.Era una tarde lluviosa de domingo y estaban sentados en la alfombra de la sala, rodeados de libros viejos y tazas de té. Lucas encontró un pequeño tomo de magia y, queriendo hacerse el misterioso, leyó en voz alta sobre la hipnosis. Aquel libro tenía una capitulo entero en como hipnotizar a alguien. Y comenzaba con un pequeño instructivo de hipnotismo. —Seguro que no funciona —dijo Elena, sonriendo de lado, con esa expresión escéptica que a Lucas le encantaba.—¿Ah no? —retó él, dejando el libro a un lado y acercándose un poco más—. Según lo que he encontrado en este capitulo estoy seguro de que yo podría hacerlo. Es más te Apuesto a que puedo hipnotizarte en menos de un minuto. Solo tienes que seguir mis comandos y mirarme fijamente a los ojos.Elena soltó una risita suave, dejó su taza en la mesa y se cruzó de piernas frente a él. —Adelante, gran mago. Haz tu mejor intento. Dijo con esa sonrisa picara que solo una joven puede tener. Lucas carraspeó, adoptando una postura solemne, aunque por dentro el corazón le latía a mil por hora. —La voy a  hipnotizar —pensó, convenciéndose de su papel.Levantó un dedo, pero luego lo bajó. Su mano realmente temblaba un poco y su respiración se hacia cada vez más rápida, su corazón era ahora una maquina. Perturbado y temeroso de que Elena lo notara  Decidió que la conexión directa seria  mejor. —Mírame —susurró—. No parpadees.Y con absoluta resolución decidio mirarla a los ojos, los ojos de ella se cruzaron directamente con los de el. Al principio, Lucas estaba concentrado en su "técnica", buscando si en aquel rostro hermoso de aquella donsella había señales de sueño que el pudiera identificar. Estaba básicamente, esperando que en algún moementos sus párpados se notaran un poco pesados, que sus ojos pudieran presentar un pequeño vacilar hacia el sueno. Pero entonces, la luz tenue de la lámpara iluminó la mirada de Elena y el tiempo pareció detenerse.Lucas nunca se había fijado con tanto detalle en aquellos ojos. Los ojos de Elena eran  unos ojos de mar, de un color azul que cambiaba constantemente con cada pensamiento, Su mirada realmente transmitía calma y profundidad No eran solo azules o verdes; tenían ese color indescifrable de las olas cuando están tranquilas, una mezcla de turquesa y misterio.El plan de Lucas se desmoronó. Se olvidó de contar hacia atrás, se olvidó de decirle que sus párpados comenzaba a sentirse pesados, como lo explicaba aquel capitulo del libro. Simplemente, se quedó allí, flotando en esa mirada.  Lucas que siempre pensaba que tenía el control de todas las situaciones se fue  perdiendo en las  profundidades de aquellos ojos, y su alma fue tomando una paz absoluta, como si estuviera sumergido bajo el agua, donde el ruido del mundo no llega. Se sentía flotar en un mar de paz y tranquilidadPasaron los segundos, quizás minutos. Nadie hablaba. Solo se escuchaba la lluvia golpeando la ventana.De repente, Elena parpadeó y rompió el silencio con voz suave: —Lucas... ¿Crees que si vas a poder hipnotizarme? Porque no me siento diferenteLucas parpadeó también, volviendo a la realidad, pero sintiéndose completamente distinto. Sonrió, derrotado pero fel

BTC is on the road at the First Frontier Circuit Finals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, sitting down with Larry Frost — a rodeo producer from Levant, Maine whose story proves rodeo doesn't always start with a business plan.It starts with a dream, a family willing to do the work, and a commitment to community.In this Friday night bonus episode, Larry shares how a phone call turned into a charity rodeo that feeds cowboys lobster and steak, supports causes like Shriners and Make-A-Wish, and brings people together rain or shine. You'll hear about perseverance, small-town rodeo roots, and why memories — not money — are the real payoff.Recorded live at the First Frontier Circuit Finals. Unscripted. Honest. Full of heart.Beyond the Chutes — because these stories matter.#BeyondTheChutes #RodeoPodcast #FirstFrontierCircuit #FFCF #RodeoLife #RodeoHistory #RodeoCommunity #WesternLifestyle #SmallTownRodeo #CharityRodeo #RodeoProducers #BehindTheScenesRodeo #TheseStoriesMatter

"Somehow you survived. You know what that means? It means there must be a reason you're still alive."We're flying solo as we wind down our coverage of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 and we're talking about one of our favorite episodes this volume has to offer. From the incredible music by Towa Tei to the adorable introduction to the force-sensitive, Pokemon like Woopas, we adored everything Project Studio Q gave us with this episode.- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

Our winter season continues with Adina Hoffman (recipient of a 2013 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction) chatting with Michael Kelleher about Georges Perec's magical and mercurial and maddening An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris, translated by Marc Lowenthal. Adina Hoffman is the author of House of Windows: Portraits from a Jerusalem Neighborhood, My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century, Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza (with Peter Cole), Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City, and Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures. Hoffman's essays and criticism have appeared in the Nation, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the TLS, Raritan, Bookforum, the Boston Globe, New York Newsday, Tin House, and on the World Service of the BBC. She is formerly a film critic for the American Prospect and the Jerusalem Post and was one of the founders and editors of Ibis Editions, a small press devoted to the publication of the literature of the Levant. She has been a visiting professor at Wesleyan University, Middlebury College, and NYU, as well as the Franke Fellow at Yale's Whitney Humanities Center. She lives in Jerusalem and New Haven.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Bible Fiber, we explore the Torah portion Yitro (Exodus 18:1–20:23). While most weekly readings have titles that describe actions, this portion is one of only five named after a person: Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.We look at how Jethro served as an "executive consultant" to Moses. He identified a major flaw in Moses' leadership and provided the recipe for its correction. By advising Moses to delegate authority, Jethro helped build the foundation for the Israelite judicial system. Jethro is more than a biblical figure; he is the chief prophet and spiritual ancestor of the Druze community. About 140,000 Druze live in Israel today, with over one million across the Levant.Support the show

In today's episode of the Atheist Experience, Secular Rarity and The Cross Examiner dismantle the legal myths of Christian nationalism and expose the tribalistic roots of biblical law. From the dark history of slavery in the Levant to modern-day "persecution" complexes, the hosts challenge believers to provide evidence that justifies merging church and state!Mason in OK argues the Bible guides morality. Hosts pivot to laws regarding chattel slavery in Leviticus 25, questioning why a good deity endorses owning people. They challenge the reliance on tradition to mask biblical cruelty. How does one choose which divine commands to follow?Emmanuel in TX proposes a theocracy where non-believers are taxed to incentivize conversion. Hosts identify this as a violation of the First Amendment and Establishment Clause. They warn against discriminatory policies that create second-class citizens. Would a just society ever benefit from state-sponsored religious extortion?Mike in SC fears hate speech laws are tools for Christian persecution. The Cross Examiner clarifies that hate crime enhancements require criminal acts and intent, not just offense. They debunk algorithm-driven misinformation regarding religious suppression. Is the perceived war on faith just a result of confirmation bias?Moises in CA questions the need for proof and miracle claims. Hosts apply theological non-cognitivism and note that miracles lack reliable eyewitness accounts. They also explore how faith healing leads to medical neglect. Can a story be a reliable pathway to truth if it cannot be verified?James in OH critiques states' rights rhetoric using the Articles of Secession. Discussion moves to the Insurrection Act and the dangers of religious exemptions in child protection laws. They highlight the struggle against abuse permitted by dogma. Will legal systems ever prioritize children over ancient dogmas?Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience--3254896/support.

As we continue our series on the different flavors that each grain brings. We dive into Wheat this episode. The abundance of it, it's many uses. And it's flavor contribution to a whiskey, and the world. I hope you enjoy and Be BlessedBadmotivatorbarrels.com/shop/?aff=3https://www.instagram.com/zsmithwhiskeyandmixology?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Wheat is a global staple because of its high yields, extreme climate adaptability, and exceptional shelf stability. In the world of whiskey, it acts as a "gentling agent," transforming the spirit's character from bold and spicy to soft and approachable. Why Wheat is So AbundantExtreme Adaptability: Wheat grows in diverse climates across six continents, from sub-arctic regions in Scandinavia to subtropical zones in Africa.High Efficiency: Modern hybrid varieties have significantly increased production yields while maintaining a stable harvested area.Long Shelf Life: When kept dry, wheat seeds are shelf-stable for years, a historical necessity for surviving droughts and famines.Ease of Cultivation: Unlike more labor-intensive crops like rice, wheat is relatively easy to grow in massive amounts. Wheat's Contributions to WhiskeyMellowed Flavor Profile: Replacing spicy rye with wheat in a mash bill (creating "wheated bourbon") removes peppery notes, allowing the natural sweetness of corn to shine through.Soft Mouthfeel: Wheat contributes a creamy, velvety, or "pillowy" texture to the liquid, often described as a "rounded" mouthfeel.Distinct Aromas: It typically imparts notes of honey, vanilla, caramel, and freshly baked bread.Graceful Aging: Wheat's gentle nature allows it to interact harmoniously with charred oak, letting barrel notes like toffee and toasted coconut emerge without being overshadowed by heavy spice.Approachability: Because it is less aggressive on the palate, wheated whiskeys (like Maker's Mark) are frequently recommended as entry points for beginners. 1. The "Cradle" and Ancient FoundersGeographic Origin: Wheat was first domesticated around 10,000–12,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, particularly in modern-day southeastern Turkey and parts of the Levant.Ancestor Species: It began with wild Einkorn and Emmer, two of the "eight founder crops" of the Neolithic Revolution.The "Accidental" Harvest: Hunter-gatherers initially gathered wild grains that shattered easily. Domestication happened when humans unknowingly selected mutant strains with a "tough rachis", which kept the seeds attached to the stalk rather than scattering them, making large-scale harvesting possible.2. Genetic ComplexityPolyploidy (Genome Merging): Unlike many plants, wheat has a massive, complex genome. Modern bread wheat is "hexaploid," meaning it contains six copies of its genes. This resulted from natural hybridization events between different wild grass species and ancestral wheats over thousands of years.Resulting Adaptability: This genetic "super-stacking" gave wheat the ability to adapt to almost any climate, from the sub-arctic to the sub-tropics.3. The Shift to CivilizationPermanent Settlements: Because wheat could be easily stored for years, humans were no longer forced to follow seasonal food sources. This surplus led to permanent villages, specialized labor (like potters and bakers), and eventually the first empires in Mesopotamia and Egypt.Industrial and Green Revolutions:In the 1870s, the steel roller mill allowed for the mass production of white flour.In the 1950s–60s, Norman Borlaug (the "Father of the Green Revolution") developed semi-dwarf, high-yield varieties that doubled global production and saved millions from starvation.4. From Bread to the BottleColonial Impact: European settlers brought wheat to the Americas in the late 15th century. By the 1800s, the U.S. Great Plains became the world's "breadbasket."

In this special podcast we go deep into the darkness that has descended upon the Kurdish ethnic minority in northern Syria. The massacre of civilians and brutality is reminiscent of ISIS. In fact, the Syrian state army is comprised of many former jihadists - some still openly wearing ISIS patches on their uniforms. The Kurds, of course, led the military force that led the assault on ISIS and its eventual retreat and defeat. But with the anointment of former al Qaeda man, Ahmed al Sharaa, as President of Syria…..violent Islamism has enjoyed something of a resurgence.Absolute hell has been visited upon the Syrian Kurds while the west and the world are distracted by chaos in the Islamic Republic of Iran. But the massacre of Syrian Kurds has barely been noticed. We feature interviews with four experts on the Syrian Kurds. (Their photos and bios are set out below in the Podcast Notes.) Each one brings a very deep understanding of the complexity of this situation. In order to assist as you work your way through this we have provided time stamps so that you may skip to particular bits that interest you more.In addition to the experts featured here we spoke to many others. I am grateful to all for their time and generosity in sharing their expertise and insight. I would like to draw particular attention to Noor Dahri, a devout Muslim living in the UK and originally from Pakistan. I learned so much from Noor and hope to share part of our interview in the near future. Editing such rich material is not easy. So thanks, Noor, for helping me to better understand the forces that are driving fanatical Islamism in the Middle East and the west.And to our loyal listeners, this episode is being made available to all subscribers in full. Consider it our contribution to doing whatever is possible to amplify awareness of the Kurdish plight.There are some graphic videos included in this podcast. If you prefer not to view them we provide advance notice so that you may skip over them.Timestamps:Introduction with video clips: 00:00Interview with Dr. Qanta A. Ahmed: 05:53Al Jazeera report on the release of ISIS prisoners in Al Hol Detention Camp in northern Syria: 36:41Interview with Ateret Shmuel: 39:22Interview with Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan: 51:54Interview with Ahmad Sharawi: 01:02:15Conclusion: 1:19:08Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivPodcast Notes:* Maps referred to and shown in the podcast introduction:* X post of U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, on January 20, 2026:Full text of this post: The greatest opportunity for the Kurds in Syria right now lies in the post-Assad transition under the new government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa. This moment offers a pathway to full integration into a unified Syrian state with citizenship rights, cultural protections, and political participation— long denied under Bashar al-Assad's regime, where many Kurds faced statelessness, language restrictions, and systemic discrimination.Historically, the US military presence in northeastern Syria was justified primarily as a counter-ISIS partnership. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by Kurds, proved the most effective ground partner in defeating ISIS's territorial caliphate by 2019, detaining thousands of ISIS fighters and family members in prisons and camps like al-Hol and al-Shaddadi. At that time, there was no functioning central Syrian state to partner with—the Assad regime was weakened, contested, and not a viable partner against ISIS due to its alliances with Iran and Russia.Today, the situation has fundamentally changed. Syria now has an acknowledged central government that has joined the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (as its 90th member in late 2025), signaling a westward pivot and cooperation with the US on counterterrorism. This shifts the rationale for the US-SDF partnership: the original purpose of the SDF as the primary anti-ISIS force on the ground has largely expired, as Damascus is now both willing and positioned to take over security responsibilities, including control of ISIS detention facilities and camps.Recent developments show the US actively facilitating this transition, rather than prolonging a separate SDF role:• We have engaged extensively with the Syrian Government and SDF leadership to secure an integration agreement, signed on January 18, and to set a clear pathway for timely and peaceful implementation.• The deal integrates SDF fighters into the national military (as individuals, which remains among the most contentious issues), hand over key infrastructure (oil fields, dams, border crossings), and cede control of ISIS prisons and camps to Damascus.• The US has no interest in long-term military presence; it prioritizes defeating ISIS remnants, supporting reconciliation, and advancing national unity without endorsing separatism or federalism.This creates a unique window for the Kurds: integration into the new Syrian state offers full citizenship rights (including for those previously stateless), recognition as an integral part of Syria, constitutional protections for Kurdish language and culture (e.g., teaching in Kurdish, celebrating Nawruz as a national holiday), and participation in governance—far beyond the semi-autonomy the SDF held amid civil war chaos.While risks remain (e.g., fragile ceasefires, occasional clashes, concerns over hardliners, or the desire of some actors to relitigate past grievances), the United States is pushing for safeguards on Kurdish rights and counter-ISIS cooperation. The alternative—prolonged separation—could invite instability or ISIS resurgence. This integration, backed by US diplomacy, represents the strongest chance yet for Kurds to secure enduring rights and security within a recognized Syrian nation-state.In Syria, the United States is focused on: 1) ensuring the security of prison facilities holding ISIS prisoners, currently guarded by the SDF; and 2) facilitating talks between the SDF and the Syrian Government to allow for the peaceful integration of the SDF and the political inclusion of Syria's Kurdish population into a historic full Syrian citizenship.* Dr. Qanta A. AhmedDr. Ahmed is a physician, non-fiction author and broadcast media commentator. Her first book, In the Land of Invisible Women (Sourcebooks 2008) details her experience of living and working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has been published internationally in 14 countries. She is also a prolific opinion journalist and contributor to the American, British, Australian, Pakistani and Israeli media. Dr.Ahmad has been recognized for her work as a physician, researcher, journalist and advocate. She lives and works in New York City.* Ateret Shmuel Ateret Shmuel lives with her two children in Jerusalem and is the founder of the not-for profit organization Indigenous Bridges and has worked with Kurdish communities and organizations in the Middle East for more than 20 years. https://www.indigenousbridges.com/* Jan Ilhan KizilhanDr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan is a psychologist, psychotherapist, trauma expert, orientalist, author and publisher. He is also the Director of the Institute for Health Science the State University in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and the chief psychologist of the Special-Quota Project, a programme funded by the State Government of Baden Württemberg. The project brought 1,100 women and children who were in IS captivity to Germany for medical treatment. He is the Founding Dean of the Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology at the University of Duhok/Northern Iraq.* Ahmad SharawiAhmad Sharawi is a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focusing on Middle East affairs, specifically the Levant, Iraq, and Iranian intervention in Arab affairs, as well as U.S. foreign policy toward the region. Previously, Sharawi worked at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he focused mainly on Hezbollah. He created a map visualizing the border clashes on the Israeli-Lebanese frontier and authored articles on Jordan and Morocco. Ahmad previously worked at the International Finance Corporation and S&P Global. He holds a B.A. in international relations from King's College London and an M.A. from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

"May I always be at one with the force."Polygon Pictures is no strangers to Star Wars animation, having worked on both The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Resistance. But how will their first outing in the Visions series fair? Helping us take on this story of a hot-headed, selfish Jedi padawan in some of the most gorgeous animation and art direction in Volume 3 is Russ Moran from Kaiju ComicCast! Russ isn't just an expert in Kaiju, he's also a massive Star Wars! We talk to Russ about his history with Star Wars, why his favorite character is Emperor Palpatine, what makes a good Star Wars villain, and why the Sith are so damn cool. - More from the Russ- Subscribe to Kaiju ComicCast: kaijuunited.com/kaiju-comiccastRead Russ's articles at Kaiju ComicCast: kaijuunited.com/author/cantankerussFollow Kaiju ComicCast on Bluesky: @kaijucomiccast.bsky.social- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey.The term came into widespread usage by Western European nations in the early 20th century as a replacement of the term Near East (both were in contrast to the Far East). The term "Middle East" has led to some confusion over its changing definitions. Since the late 20th century, it has been criticized as being too Eurocentric. Furthermore, the term has no ability to identify the ethnicity of any individual or individual people and is in fact ineligible for such use. This clip is just an intro to the subject matter that will be discussed in the near future concerning the pseudo-Israelites who's origins are opposite that of the ancient Hebrews of antiquity.For those who would like to financially support and contribute to the enhancement of this podcast show its Research and Educational Programmes, please send all funds and gifts to:[$aigner2019 (cashapp)] or [https://www.paypal.me/Aigner2019] or [Zelle (1-617-821-3168).]Shalom Aleikhem!

"If it wasn't for me, you'd have been frozen in carbonite a long time ago!"It's Studio Wit's first outing with Star Wars: Visions, and they're taking on one of the most beloved tropes in Star Wars canon: Bounty Hunters. Does their split-personality droid and haunted human companion stack up? To help us answer that question and talk all about this action-packed episode, we're joined by Chris Osborne from Play Comics & Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine! We talked all about the mecha-droideika, the banger of a closing credits song, and even dreamed up dual-personality droids for ourselves!- More from the Chris - Subscribe to Play Comics: playcomics.comSubscribe to Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine: sugarspiteeverythingisfine.com- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

Gayle Levant is a remarkable musician. She has been a superstar harpist in records, television and film for more than 60 years. She's played at the Academy Awards show for the past 31 years. Listen to this list of just a few of the artists she's performed with: Liberace, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney. She's Barbra Streisand's harpist. And most impressive, she once played the harp on a floating boat at a Las Vegas restaurant. And she heads up the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers, the first woman to do so.My featured song is “Because She Said So” from the album Play by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.—-----------------------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!Click here for All Episodes Click here for Guest List Click here for Guest Groupings Click here for Guest TestimonialsClick here to Subscribe Click here to receive our Email UpdatesClick here to Rate and Review the podcast—----------------------------------------CONNECT WITH GAYLE:www.inceptionorchestra.org—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST RELEASE:“MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert's latest release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars.CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—---------------------------------------ROBERT'S RECENT SINGLE“MI CACHIMBER” is Robert's recent single. It's Robert's tribute to his father who played the trumpet and loved Latin music.. Featuring world class guest artists Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhornCLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—--------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST ALBUM:“WHAT'S UP!” is Robert's latest compilation album. Featuring 10 of his recent singles including all the ones listed below. Instrumentals and vocals. Jazz, Rock, Pop and Fusion. “My best work so far. (Robert)”CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL VIDEOCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com  

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"Les tableaux de Marmottan n'avaient aucune valeur, ils avaient toutes les valeurs. C'est-à-dire, on ne peut pas donner une valeur à quelque chose qu'on considère comme un trésor national, ou un trésor artistique mondial."C'est l'histoire d'un trafic international d'œuvres d'art. Des voleurs bien organisés parviennent à dérober des toiles de maîtres dans de prestigieux musées, en plein jour. Des tableaux inestimables qui voyagent de la France au Japon entre les mains de malfrats prêts à tout pour les faire disparaître. Interpol met tout en œuvre pour sauvegarder un patrimoine artistique qui n'a pas de prix.Interpol est un podcast d'Initial Studio, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle éponyme produite par New Dominion Pictures. Cet épisode a été écrit par Steve Zorn et Michael Eldridge. Il a été réalisé par Bertrand Morin.Bonne écoute !Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Marie AgassantMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix d'Alix Martineau Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

"Dans cette affaire-là, beaucoup sont morts, beaucoup de ceux que nous avions identifiés sont morts depuis. Morts de mort violente, assassinés."C'est l'histoire d'un trafic international d'œuvres d'art. Des voleurs bien organisés parviennent à dérober des toiles de maîtres dans de prestigieux musées, en plein jour. Des tableaux inestimables qui voyagent de la France au Japon entre les mains de malfrats prêts à tout pour les faire disparaître. Interpol met tout en œuvre pour sauvegarder un patrimoine artistique qui n'a pas de prix.Interpol est un podcast d'Initial Studio, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle éponyme produite par New Dominion Pictures. Cet épisode a été écrit par Steve Zorn et Michael Eldridge. Il a été réalisé par Bertrand Morin.Bonne écoute !Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Marie AgassantMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix d'Alix Martineau Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

En conversación con El Líbero, Claudia Lillo conversa sobre panorama en La Araucanía, la gestión del gobierno actual y los desafíos para Kast en la zona.

Send us a textA roasty Lebanese single malt takes center stage as we trade Kentucky comfort for global curiosity, tracing a bottle discovered in Chicago back to an eight-generation family distillery. We score it live, debate the finish, and explain why it belongs on a bourbon lover's shelf.• origins of Middle East single malt and Riachi family legacy• why imperial dark malt tastes like coffee and chocolate• proof, legs, and how viscosity shapes perception• tasting notes from toasted coconut to burnt graham• finish debate and the campfire echo• price-to-value case and dessert-pour pairings• upcoming lineup: Starward and other world malts• how the barrel bottle breakdown scoring works• community chat highlights and live feedback• platforms, merch, and where to leave reviewsPlease go do that if you haven't. And then also you can always super chat us on YouTube. And then also you can always super chat us on YouTube. And then make sure that you know we also are on Patreon. So go check out the Patreon levels, those are pretty cool. And you can subscribe to us or become members.Ever tasted a Lebanese single malt that smells like a coffee shop at closing time and sips like dessert by a campfire? We tracked down Levant Dark Malt after a Chicago trip with our friend Martin Duffy, then brought it home for a full barrel bottle breakdown. What we found was a roasty, chocolate-forward whiskey from an eight-generation family distillery that refuses to copy Scotland or Kentucky and instead speaks in its own voice.We start with the story: a Lebanese producer blending winery heritage and distilling tradition since 1839. From there, we dig into the grain choice—imperial dark malt roasted deep—why that matters for aroma, and how the 86-proof bottling changes the mouthfeel. On the nose, we call out toasted coconut, dark chocolate, and espresso; on the palate, it swings from burnt graham cracker to chocolate Malt-O-Meal with a nutty toast. The finish is a gentle ember—more glow than smoke—medium length with a soft char that keeps the roasted profile alive.If your bar leans bourbon, this is an easy gateway into world malts. If you collect globally, it's a distinctive regional expression worth a dedicated spot on the shelf. We tally scores live, argue body versus finish, share pairing ideas (dark chocolate, biscotti, mild cigars), and land on a verdict that balances flavor, price, and approachability. Stick around to hear what's next as we line up Australia's Starward and other bottles for “Whiskey Without Borders.”Liked the ride across regions? Follow the show, drop a review with five stars, and share this episode with a friend who thinks whiskey has to come from one place. Your support helps us bring more bottles—and more stories—into the glass.voice over Whiskey Thief Add for SOFLSupport the showhttps://www.scotchybourbonboys.com The Scotchy bourbon Boys are #3 in Feedspots Top 60 whiskey podcasts in the world https://podcast.feedspot.com/whiskey_podcasts/

Une étude raconte que les mecs, plus que les filles, pensent très souvent à l'Empire ou à la République de Rome… Je sais pas si c'est vrai, mais quand on pose la question des armées invincibles, c'est vrai que la Légion romaine atterrit souvent dans le top 3 : peut être parce qu'elle peut plier les éléphants de Carthage, les phalanges de Grèce, et même le village d'Astérix ! Ou peut-être aussi parce qu'on ne parle pas très souvent de ses défaites… Comme par exemple la bataille de Carrhes, ou plutôt la boucherie de Carrhes ! C'est simple : c'est l'un des plus grands désastres qui ait frappé l'armée romaine, toutes périodes confondues. Bah oui, 30 000 soldats en moins en 24h, ça pique un peu. Mais alors, qui sont les fous furieux qui ont réalisé cet exploit ? Des Pictes, des Wisigoths, des Burgondes ? On découvre ça tout de suite !

In this episode of Energy Vista, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Geoffrey Pyatt, former US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and former Ambassador to Greece and Ukraine, for a candid conversation on the new energy geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean.Why is Greece emerging as a strategic energy gateway linking the Levant, the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans, the Black Sea, and Ukraine? How does LNG, power interconnection, and infrastructure investment reshape Europe's security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine? And why does the future of the region hinge not only on gas molecules, but also on electrons, transmission lines, and diplomacy?We unpack the momentum behind East Med cooperation, from Israel–Egypt gas ties to undersea electricity interconnectors, and tackle the hard questions:Can energy cooperation really stabilize historically tense regions? Who could disrupt this fragile alignment? And how should Europe and the US think about Turkey, Qatar, and the shifting balance of power across the Eastern Mediterranean?A must-listen conversation at the intersection of energy, strategy, and transatlantic geopolitics.

El poder del Espíritu 1) Volvió: Es necesario que este año que recién iniciamos vuelvas a vos, te trates de encontrar con lo que fuiste y con lo que eres, porque en esta vida tu trabajo es sacar la mejor versión de ti mismo. Todos tenemos errores, pecados, fracasos cometidos, y tenemos que asumirlos, pero es necesario que te mires y que te vuelvas a vos. 2) Levantó: También es necesario que te digas que podés y por, sobre todo, que tenés que levantarte después de un error y de una caída. Hace un tiempo cometí un error bastante grave para mí porque herí a una persona y me costó ir a sentarme y dar la cara. Lo tuve que trabajar muy fuerte internamente. Creo que mi mente no acertó con el actuar de esa persona y mi imaginación se fue. Pero, luego de pedirle disculpas y mostrarle con franqueza mi error, me dio mucha paz su actitud. Si bien escuché en silencio su regaño, luego de ello vino la paz. Tenía que aceptar su regaño. Levantarse también es aceptar que uno está caído. 3) Mirada: Los que te subestiman siempre estarán atentos a lo que harás y estarán atentos no para aprender de ti, sino para verte caer. Por eso, los que más te critican no te quitan los ojos de encima, por tanto, no te escondas ni rebajes. Hasta incluso te diría que no tenés que estar explicando todo lo que haces, porque tu tarea en esta vida es dar luz y brillar con un Cristo vivo en tu corazón. Por ser hijo de Dios tienes que ir por la vida con dignidad. Como diría un amigo “No bajes el volumen de tu vida porque a otros les moleste tu sonido”. Algo bueno está por venir.

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib again talks to George Washington University archaeologist Eric Cline. The author of 1177 B.C. - The Year Civilization Collapsed and After 1177 B.C. - The Survival of Civilizations, Cline has a new book out, Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed. While 1177 B.C. closed with the end of the first global civilization, that of the Eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age, and After 1177 B.C. tells the story of those who picked up the pieces, Love, War, and Diplomacy puts the spotlight on the Late Bronze Age at its peak. Razib and Cline discuss the two major threads in Love, War, and Diplomacy: the decipherment of cuneiform and the emergence of the field of Assyriology, and the diplomatic world of Bronze Age Great Powers. Cline addresses the reality that 19th-century archaeology was not an idealized enterprise, and scholars had to compete with treasure hunters, and negotiate difficult nationalist sensitivities. He also explains how they deciphered cuneiform decades after hieroglyphs, providing an alternative view of the earliest antiquity. The discussion then focuses on the intricate and tense relationship between Egypt, Assyria, the Hittites, and the Mitanni. Cline also highlights the reality that the Amarna Letters also shed light on the bickering between the petty states of the Levant and their relationship to their hegemon, Egypt.

Our exploration of Leslie Charteris's famous character continues here in the first of a two-part special on this (not-so) short story collection from 1956. From the warm beaches of Bermuda to a naturalist colony on Ile du Levant, the Saint's predictable charm, comeuppance and occasional moral lecturing are all on display here amidst a series of globe-trotting capers. This episode features reviews of stories 1-3 in the collection, "The Patient Playboy", "The Talented Husband" and "The Reluctant Nudist". Pack lightly and leave your disbelief behind - you're travelling with Simon Templar, remember!Story1 @04:00; Story2 @26:00; Story3 @48:00

Welcome to the rebellion...and "It's a Favorite Series, Dude (of Star Wars)" our brand-new and impeccably-named bonus series where we invite guests to gush about their favorite episodes of Star Wars television (and maybe other media down the road). And to help us kick off this new series, we're joined by none other than Patrick Cotnoir, Executive Producer for the ⁠George Lucas Talk Show⁠! We gushed about this episode with Patrick, discussed how it beautifully bridges two eras of Star Wars, and of course, got a little silly and crowned our first Glup Shitto Watch awardee. Plus, we caught up with Patrick about the I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story Blu-Ray and the upcoming Moof-milkers: An All Star Live Reading of Star Wars Episode 7 - The Force Awakens!- More from Patrick - 1/10 - Moof-milkers: An All Star Live Reading of Star Wars Episode 7 - The Force Awakens1/13 - George Lucas Talk Show Live at Dynasty Typewriter1/16 - George Lucas Talk Show Live at SF SketchfestBuy your copy of I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story at Kino LorberSubscribe to Hey That's Me: A Commentary Podcast- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した (intro) and Revelations (outro) by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

SAN MARCOS 1:35 35 Levantándose muy de mañana, siendo aún muy oscuro, salió y se fue a un lugar desierto, y allí oraba.Iglesia Bautista de Santa AnaPastor Ringo Ayalahttp://santaanabaptist.orgContactenos en: info@santaanabaptist.orgRecursos: https://payhip.com/ContendiendoPorlaFe

One of the most significant and long-lasting outcomes of World War I didn't take place in Europe. It was a reshuffling of the political order in the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant.  During the war, various Arab tribes joined together to free themselves from centuries of Ottoman Rule.  The legacy of the rebellion can still be seen in the map of the Middle East today.  Learn more about the Great Arab Revolt on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Chubbies Get 20% off your purchase at Chubbies with the promo code DAILY at checkout! Aura Frames Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DAILY. Promo Code DAILY DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order. Uncommon Goods Go to uncommongoods.com/DAILY for 15% off! Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first episode of season 3 we go into depth in discussing the Seeger family's trip around the world, lasting from August, 1963 to early June 1964. We'll examine several of the performances Pete makes as he and the Seeger family make their geographical traverse through a dozen and a half countries, and will also discuss the wide variety of music and dance that the Seegers documented along the way. Get ready to hear about an often unspoken piece of Pete Seeger's musical and cultural work in the family's travels from Western Samoa, Australia and India to East Africa and West Africa, the Levant, western and central Europe, and eventually the USSR. We'll discuss the greater meaning of the work Pete and the Seeger family were doing, and in doing so, hopefully have a most holistic understanding of this under-researched period of Pete's Seeger work.

La poétique du souvenir avec Yasmine Hamdan (Liban) et Christine Zayed (Palestine). (Rediffusion) Yasmine Hamdan est notre 1ère invitée pour la sortie de son 3ème album I Remember I Forget Yasmine Hamdan a d'abord surgi sur la scène musicale avec la formation indie électronique pionnière Soapkills, formée avec Zeid Hamdan dans le Beyrouth de la fin des années 90. Le répertoire entêtant et irrévérencieux du duo ainsi que ses visuels auront rayonné créativement à travers le monde arabe et au-delà, culminant avec une anthologie en 2015. Après s'être installée à Paris en 2005, la musicienne collabore avec le producteur Mirwais (ex-Taxi Girl et producteur de Madonna) pour le projet Y.A.S., à l'origine d'un album dansant et raffiné, Arabology, paru chez Universal en 2009. Depuis, elle s'est fait un nom au-delà des frontières en tant qu'autrice-compositrice et productrice solo, entrelaçant avec élégance des univers éloignés comme la poésie, la pop et la tradition panarabe, l'electronica, la soul ou encore la guitar music. Elle a collaboré avec des cinéastes de tous horizons tels que Elia Suleiman, Jim Jarmusch (chantant notamment à l'écran dans le film de 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive), Daniele Arbid ou Ghassan Salhab, et a joué au sein de projets collectifs majeurs comme Africa Express. En solo, Yasmine Hamdan a sorti un premier disque en 2013, Ya Nass, un en 2017, Al Jamilat, et à présent son troisième album I Remember I Forget, co-produit aux côtés de son collaborateur de longue date Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). La mémoire est une force sans pareille. I Remember I Forget [Je me souviens que j'oublie] succède à deux disques solo salués à l'international, Ya Nass (2013) et Al Jamila (2017). L'album scelle la réputation de Yasmine Hamdan en tant que conteuse talentueuse, performeuse captivante et défricheuse indépendante. L'artiste polyglotte, née à Beyrouth et installée à Paris, a toujours mêlé dans sa musique l'intime, le poétique et la politique, souvent avec un humour vif, puisant ses influences dans les dialectes et sonorités du monde pan-arabe et d'ailleurs. C'est plus que jamais le cas sur ce nouvel album, un ensemble de chants de beauté et de fureur légitime, forgé dans le tumulte de crises mondiales, notamment l'explosion en 2020 du port de Beyrouth et l'effondrement économique du Liban (désastre financier qui aura protégé l'élite aux dépens du plus grand nombre). Dans un monde moderne de plus en plus fracturé, les prises de parole de Yasmine Hamdan semblent plus vitales que jamais. «Pour cet album, je voulais m'attacher à un lieu spécifique — et il fallait que ce soit le Liban», explique Yasmine Hamdan. «Mon lien avec le Liban et ce qui lui est arrivé a constitué le terreau à partir duquel j'ai commencé à écrire et composer l'album. Cependant, au fur et à mesure du processus créatif, cet endroit est devenu un symbole, une métaphore, une catharsis pour ce qui se passe plus largement dans le monde et à travers l'expérience collective.»  «En dépit de la douleur ressentie devant ce qui est infligé à mon lieu de naissance, s'est installé peu à peu un sentiment de tendresse, de familiarité, ce qui m'a apporté de l'espoir et de l'inspiration. Beyrouth a certainement continué à être généreuse avec moi», raconte-t-elle. Yasmine Hamdan s'est ainsi attelée à l'écriture des chansons, renouant pour l'occasion avec un collaborateur de longue date, Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). I Remember I Forget a été produit sous la tutelle de leurs labels respectifs, Hamdanistan et Kwaidan, et paraît chez Crammed Discs / [PIAS]. Titres joués durant l'entretien : I Remember I Forget, Shmaali, Shadia et The Beautiful Losers. ► Album I Remember I Forget (Crammed Discs / [PIAS] 2025). Site Yasmine Hamdan - Bandcamp. YouTube. Actu concert 18 mars, Paris Le Trianon.   Puis la #SessionLive reçoit Christine Zayed pour l'album Kama Kuntu. Née dans une famille mélomane de Palestine, élevée entre Jérusalem et Ramallah, Christine Zayed est une chanteuse, une compositrice et une instrumentiste, virtuose du qanûn. Elle a été initiée dès son plus jeune âge à la musique arabe classique et contemporaine, ainsi qu'à la musique traditionnelle palestinienne. Son répertoire s'appuie principalement sur la musique arabe classique, basée sur le maqam (la science et la pratique de l'improvisation modale arabe), et sur la poésie arabe, en particulier la poésie palestinienne contemporaine. Ses compositions, fortement ancrées dans la tradition, sont résolument contemporaines, recherchant les chemins de la modernité dans le croisement avec d'autres univers musicaux. Elle vit et travaille en France depuis quelques années et collabore à de multiples projets, notamment au sein de l'Ensemble Chakâm ou du groupe Atine. Elle se produit en solo ou en trio avec le flûtiste Sylvain Barou et le percussionniste Habib Meftah interprétant un répertoire que l'on retrouve dans son premier album, Kama Kuntu («Ce que j'étais»). On y croise plusieurs invités, notamment Piers Faccini. Titres interprétés au grand studio : - Avant que je photographie les oiseaux, Live RFI - Animal, Feat. Piers Faccini, extrait de l'album  - Ghalimi Live RFI. Line Up : Christine Zayed (qanûn, chant), Sylvain Barou (flûtes, duduk) et Habib Meftah (percussions) Son : Mathias Taylor, Benoît Letirant. ► Album Kama Kuntu (T-Rec 2024). Site - YouTube. Actu concerts : 11 décembre – Festival NoBorder, Brest // en trio + 12 décembre – Le Chenal, Porspoder // dans le cadre de NoBorder // en trio.

La poétique du souvenir avec Yasmine Hamdan (Liban) et Christine Zayed (Palestine). (Rediffusion) Yasmine Hamdan est notre 1ère invitée pour la sortie de son 3ème album I Remember I Forget Yasmine Hamdan a d'abord surgi sur la scène musicale avec la formation indie électronique pionnière Soapkills, formée avec Zeid Hamdan dans le Beyrouth de la fin des années 90. Le répertoire entêtant et irrévérencieux du duo ainsi que ses visuels auront rayonné créativement à travers le monde arabe et au-delà, culminant avec une anthologie en 2015. Après s'être installée à Paris en 2005, la musicienne collabore avec le producteur Mirwais (ex-Taxi Girl et producteur de Madonna) pour le projet Y.A.S., à l'origine d'un album dansant et raffiné, Arabology, paru chez Universal en 2009. Depuis, elle s'est fait un nom au-delà des frontières en tant qu'autrice-compositrice et productrice solo, entrelaçant avec élégance des univers éloignés comme la poésie, la pop et la tradition panarabe, l'electronica, la soul ou encore la guitar music. Elle a collaboré avec des cinéastes de tous horizons tels que Elia Suleiman, Jim Jarmusch (chantant notamment à l'écran dans le film de 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive), Daniele Arbid ou Ghassan Salhab, et a joué au sein de projets collectifs majeurs comme Africa Express. En solo, Yasmine Hamdan a sorti un premier disque en 2013, Ya Nass, un en 2017, Al Jamilat, et à présent son troisième album I Remember I Forget, co-produit aux côtés de son collaborateur de longue date Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). La mémoire est une force sans pareille. I Remember I Forget [Je me souviens que j'oublie] succède à deux disques solo salués à l'international, Ya Nass (2013) et Al Jamila (2017). L'album scelle la réputation de Yasmine Hamdan en tant que conteuse talentueuse, performeuse captivante et défricheuse indépendante. L'artiste polyglotte, née à Beyrouth et installée à Paris, a toujours mêlé dans sa musique l'intime, le poétique et la politique, souvent avec un humour vif, puisant ses influences dans les dialectes et sonorités du monde pan-arabe et d'ailleurs. C'est plus que jamais le cas sur ce nouvel album, un ensemble de chants de beauté et de fureur légitime, forgé dans le tumulte de crises mondiales, notamment l'explosion en 2020 du port de Beyrouth et l'effondrement économique du Liban (désastre financier qui aura protégé l'élite aux dépens du plus grand nombre). Dans un monde moderne de plus en plus fracturé, les prises de parole de Yasmine Hamdan semblent plus vitales que jamais. «Pour cet album, je voulais m'attacher à un lieu spécifique — et il fallait que ce soit le Liban», explique Yasmine Hamdan. «Mon lien avec le Liban et ce qui lui est arrivé a constitué le terreau à partir duquel j'ai commencé à écrire et composer l'album. Cependant, au fur et à mesure du processus créatif, cet endroit est devenu un symbole, une métaphore, une catharsis pour ce qui se passe plus largement dans le monde et à travers l'expérience collective.»  «En dépit de la douleur ressentie devant ce qui est infligé à mon lieu de naissance, s'est installé peu à peu un sentiment de tendresse, de familiarité, ce qui m'a apporté de l'espoir et de l'inspiration. Beyrouth a certainement continué à être généreuse avec moi», raconte-t-elle. Yasmine Hamdan s'est ainsi attelée à l'écriture des chansons, renouant pour l'occasion avec un collaborateur de longue date, Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). I Remember I Forget a été produit sous la tutelle de leurs labels respectifs, Hamdanistan et Kwaidan, et paraît chez Crammed Discs / [PIAS]. Titres joués durant l'entretien : I Remember I Forget, Shmaali, Shadia et The Beautiful Losers. ► Album I Remember I Forget (Crammed Discs / [PIAS] 2025). Site Yasmine Hamdan - Bandcamp. YouTube. Actu concert 18 mars, Paris Le Trianon.   Puis la #SessionLive reçoit Christine Zayed pour l'album Kama Kuntu. Née dans une famille mélomane de Palestine, élevée entre Jérusalem et Ramallah, Christine Zayed est une chanteuse, une compositrice et une instrumentiste, virtuose du qanûn. Elle a été initiée dès son plus jeune âge à la musique arabe classique et contemporaine, ainsi qu'à la musique traditionnelle palestinienne. Son répertoire s'appuie principalement sur la musique arabe classique, basée sur le maqam (la science et la pratique de l'improvisation modale arabe), et sur la poésie arabe, en particulier la poésie palestinienne contemporaine. Ses compositions, fortement ancrées dans la tradition, sont résolument contemporaines, recherchant les chemins de la modernité dans le croisement avec d'autres univers musicaux. Elle vit et travaille en France depuis quelques années et collabore à de multiples projets, notamment au sein de l'Ensemble Chakâm ou du groupe Atine. Elle se produit en solo ou en trio avec le flûtiste Sylvain Barou et le percussionniste Habib Meftah interprétant un répertoire que l'on retrouve dans son premier album, Kama Kuntu («Ce que j'étais»). On y croise plusieurs invités, notamment Piers Faccini. Titres interprétés au grand studio : - Avant que je photographie les oiseaux, Live RFI - Animal, Feat. Piers Faccini, extrait de l'album  - Ghalimi Live RFI. Line Up : Christine Zayed (qanûn, chant), Sylvain Barou (flûtes, duduk) et Habib Meftah (percussions) Son : Mathias Taylor, Benoît Letirant. ► Album Kama Kuntu (T-Rec 2024). Site - YouTube. Actu concerts : 11 décembre – Festival NoBorder, Brest // en trio + 12 décembre – Le Chenal, Porspoder // dans le cadre de NoBorder // en trio.

"Will you be my smuggler?""The Smuggler" is Studio Trigger's third entry in the Star Wars: Visions pantheon, but will it match up to their Volume 1 entries "The Elder" and "The Twins"?To tackle the prolific anime studio and action packed episode, we had to call in the big guns. Joining us today are the always hilarious anime experts Nic, Nisho, and Stik from Together We Anime! We chatted with the crew about their history with Star Wars and what makes a "good" anime in their minds. Then, they helped us find anime connections we wouldn't have found otherwise, break down the surprising voice talent in this episode including Judith Light, and we all scratched our head at the end-scene...proposal? - More from the Together We Anime Crew - YouTube: youtube.com/@togetherweanimeInstagram: instagram.com/togetherweanimeListen to NishoSoul's newest album "Freewrites and Honesty" on Bandcamp: nishosoul.bandcamp.comCheck out all of Stik's books at braxtonbooks.com and follow him on Instagram to find all his other podcast, Too Tall Boyz and Clueless Vino: instagram.com/stikaround54- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

El hallazgo de una nueva inscripcion sobre la Gran Piramide de Keops vuelve a resucitar la teoria de que es mucho anterior a lo que dice la version oficial. Una vez mas hablamos en Sin Limites de la cultura mas asombrosa de la antiguedad.

Starting from the early third century B.C., the Nabataean kingdom ruled over much of the Levant from the Sinai Peninsula to the Hejaz. Most known for their famous rose-colored capital city of Petra, the Nabataeans occupied a unique position within the eastern Mediterranean for nearly five hundred years, competing with the Hellenistic, Hasmonean, and Herodian kingdoms. Yet they also acted as a stabilizing force for the so-called "Incense Road", leaving behind brilliant rock-cut monuments like al-Khazneh ("The Treasury"). Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/114-the-nabataean-kingdom/) Episode Transcript: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/114-the-nabataean-kingdom-transcript.pdf) Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hellenisticpod.bsky.social) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u) Donations: Patreon (https://patreon.com/TheHellenisticAgePodcast) Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)

Prayer in the Ancient World is the resource on prayer in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. With over 350 entries it showcases a robust selection of the range of different types of prayers attested from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, the Levant, early Judaism and Christianity, Greece, Rome, Arabia, and Iran, enhanced by critical commentary.The Prayer in the Ancient World will also be available online.Preview of the 'Prayer in the Ancient World' Daniel K. Falk is Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies at Penn State University. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The tribe of Asher was populous, and their land allotment in the Levant bordered Sidon and Tyre. Their descendants included the Vandals, and they spread to many lands, including the Eurasian steppes, Wales, Sweden, and North Africa.  Many of them ultimately became Arian Christians, and amazingly God has the ability to identify who are His, and where they all went! Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2025 Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved

In a recent speech Turkish President Erdogan praised Syrians who were born and raised in Turkey, speak Turkish, and are now in Syria, saying, "Right next door to us… a brother nation that speaks our same language is rising anew from the ashes.” The quote has drawn the attention of experts like Ryan Gingeras, who joins Thanos Davelis as we look into what it tells us about Erdogan's worldview, and why this is something to keep an eye on as we look at the shifting power dynamics in the Levant.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Erdogan praises Syrians born and raised in TurkeyFrom Grexit to Eurogroup chief: Greece's recovery storyPierrakakis elected Eurogroup chiefEuropean Commission firmly behind Greece-Cyprus power link

As global powers double down on militarism and defense, Daniel Zoughbie argues that the most transformative force in the Middle East has always come from citizen diplomacy. A complex-systems scientist and diplomatic historian, Zoughbie joins Mark Labberton to explore how twelve U.S. presidents have "kicked the hornet's nest" of the modern Middle East. Drawing on his work in global health and his new book Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump, Zoughbie contrasts the view from refugee camps and microclinic networks with the view from the Oval Office, arguing that American security rests on a three-legged stool of defense, diplomacy, and development. He explains why Gerald Ford stands out as the lone president who truly leveraged diplomacy, how the Marshall Plan model of enlightened self-interest can guide policy now, and why nationalism, not mere economics, lies at the heart of Gaza's future. Throughout, he presses listeners toward "citizen diplomacy" that resists pride, militarism, and fatalism. Episode Highlights "We've constantly ignored diplomacy." " You don't have to be enemies with people to get them to do what is in their own self-interest." "You can build skyscrapers in Gaza. You can build the Four Seasons in Gaza and it's not going to work. You're just going to have another war until you address that core issue of nationalism." "These three Ds defense diplomacy development are the three legged stool of American security and we know how important diplomacy and development are." "From Truman to Trump, only one president, and that is Gerald Ford, surprisingly the only unelected president, gets this right." "Pride—national pride, the pride of any one individual—is toxic. It's toxic to the individual. It's toxic to the nation. It's toxic to the world." "Foreign policymaking is not just something for secretaries of state and those in power. All of us in a democracy have a role to play." Helpful Links and Resources Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kicking-the-Hornets-Nest/Daniel-E-Zoughbie/9781668085226 American University of Beirut (founded as Syrian Protestant College), a key example of long-term educational diplomacy https://www.aub.edu.lb Al-Ahli Arab (Gaza Baptist) Hospital in Gaza City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ahli_Arab_Hospital Max Weber, "Politics as a Vocation" https://open.oregonstate.education/sociologicaltheory/chapter/politics-as-a-vocation About Daniel Zoughbie Daniel E. Zoughbie is a complex-systems scientist, historian, and expert on presidential decision-making. He is associate project scientist at UC Berkeley's Institute of International Studies, a faculty affiliate of the UCSF/UCB Center for Global Health Delivery, Diplomacy, and Economics, and principal investigator of the Middle East and North Africa Diplomacy, Development, and Defense Initiative. He is the author of Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump and of Indecision Points: George W. Bush and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. His award-winning research has appeared in journals such as PLOS Medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Social Science and Medicine. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC Berkeley, he studied at Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship and completed his doctorate there as a Weidenfeld Scholar. Show Notes Middle East Background and Microclinic Origins Daniel Zoughbie recalls visiting the Middle East as a child—"frankly horrified" by what he saw UC Berkeley protests over the Iraq War and post-9/11 U.S. policy in the region Metabolic disease and type 2 diabetes as an overlooked "greatest killer in the region." Neighbors in the West Bank sharing food, medicine, and blood-pressure cuffs—leads to the "micro clinic" concept Good health behaviors, like bad ones and even violence, can be contagious through social networks Social Networks, Anthropology, and Security Social anthropology, political science, and international relations Medical problems as simultaneously biological and sociological problems Understanding Middle East security demands attention to decisions "at the very bottom" as well as "the view from above" October 7 and 9/11 illustrate how small groups of people can "change the world with their decisions." Complex Systems and Foreign Policy Complexity is always increasing, and diplomacy and development exist to slow it down. Definition of "complex system": as one where many inputs produce outcomes that cannot be reduced to single causes. "We almost have a new law here, which is that complexity is always increasing in the universe. And the role of diplomacy and development, as I see it in international relations, is to slow things down. It's to stop complexity from advancing so that people have time to cool their tempers and to solve major security crises." Type 2 diabetes as a model for thinking about how city planning, economics, relationships, and habits interact He applies that lens to international relations: nations, leaders, institutions, and history form a "cascade of complexity." From Refugee Camps to Presidential Palaces George Shultz and Tony Blair: decision-makers as "real human beings," not abstractions Theological and ideological forces—such as certain apocalyptic readings of scripture—that shape U.S. foreign policy Gnosticism and eschatology within American right-wing Christianity Painstaking global health work on the ground and sweeping decisions made in Washington, Brussels, or New York Twelve Presidents and One Exception Kicking the Hornet's Nest: analysis of twelve presidents from Truman to Trump through the lens of Middle East decision-making Core claim: Only Gerald Ford truly rebalanced the three Ds of defense, diplomacy, and development. U.S. policy in the Levant: heavy reliance on militarism, coups, and covert actions while underinvesting in diplomacy and development Claim: "Far better alternatives were on the table" for every administration, yet consistently passed over. Gerald Ford, Kissinger, and the Path to Peace Daniel contends that the 1967 and 1973 wars were both preventable and nearly became global nuclear catastrophes. Ford inherits the presidency amid Watergate and national division, but keeps Henry Kissinger at State. Ford presses Israel and Egypt toward serious negotiations, empowering Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy and personal ties. A sharply worded letter threatening to "reconsider" the U.S.–Israel relationship Ford's diplomacy and the development of Camp David and the enduring Egypt–Israel peace based on "land for peace." Pride, Personality, and Presidential Failure Did Ford's temperament keep him from making himself the center of the story? In contrast, many presidents and other leaders write themselves "thickly" into the narrative of the conflict. Pride—personal and national—as a toxic force that repeatedly undermines U.S. policy The Iraq War and democracy-promotion agenda and the self-defeating nature of moralistic, militarized crusades Marshall Plan and Enlightened Self-Interest George Marshall and harsh punishment after World War I helped produce Nazi Germany The Marshall Plan models an "enlightened way of viewing the American self-interest": rebuilding Europe and Japan to secure U.S. security. He contrasts that with the neglect of the Levant, where aid and institution-building never matched military activism. Marshall's genius lies in locating the intersection between others' deepest needs and American capabilities. Militarism, Iran, and Nuclear Risk Recent U.S.–Israel–Iran confrontation as an "extremely dangerous moment"—with 60 percent enriched uranium unaccounted for JCPOA as an imperfect but effective diplomatic achievement, but dismantled in favor of militarism Claim: Bombing Iran scattered nuclear material and increased complexity rather than reducing the threat. He warns that one nuclear device could be delivered by low-tech means—a boat or helicopter—endangering civilians and U.S. forces in the Gulf. The only realistic path forward: renewed multilateral diplomacy between U.S., Israel, Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, and regional actors Ethical Realism and Max Weber "Ethical realism"—Max Weber's distinction between the ethic of the gospel and the ethic of responsibility Statespeople bear responsibility for using force, yet the greatest can still say "here I stand and I can do no other." Claim: True leadership seeks a higher ethic where national interest aligns with genuine concern for others. Gaza, Nationalism, and Two States Welcoming the end of active war between Israel and Hamas and critiquing reconstruction plans that ignore politics Conflict is fundamentally nationalist: a struggle for self-determination by both Jewish and Palestinian peoples Claim: Economic development without a credible political horizon will not prevent "another October 7th and another terrible war." In his view, only partition of mandatory Palestine into two states can meet legitimate self-determination claims. For example, "You can build skyscrapers in Gaza… and it's not going to work" without addressing nationalism. Citizen Diplomacy and a Better Way Foreign policy is not only the work of secretaries of state; democratic citizens have responsibilities. American University of Beirut and the Gaza Baptist Hospital as fruits of citizen diplomacy Claim: Educational and medical institutions can change lives more profoundly and durably than military campaigns. Redirecting resources from bombs to universities and hospitals to reduce the need for future military interventions An invitation to citizen diplomacy: informed voting, sustained attention, and creative engagement for a more just peace Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment Magazine and Fuller Seminary.  

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