Phil and Cooper speak with Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab, about his new longform piece ‘Abbas bids Adieu,’ which delves into the Palestinian president’s ongoing struggles to renew his legacy and how it compares to his predecessor Yasser Arafat’s way of doing business. Also, zoo troubles in Egypt. <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/07/abbas-history-palestinian-authority.html"> Abbas bids Adieu</a> (Daoud Kuttab)</li> </ul> Music: Ali Hassan Kuban - Mabruk (<a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mabruk/516543059?i=516543237">iTunes</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/3dojaFYdmmZ3e8xhFe0z89">Spotify</a> | <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-f1byVvW0w">YouTube</a>)

Phil and Cooper speak with Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab, about his new longform piece ‘Abbas bids Adieu,’ which delves into the Palestinian president’s ongoing struggles to renew his legacy and how it compares to his predecessor Yasser Arafat’s way of doing business. Also, zoo troubles in Egypt. Abbas bids Adieu (Daoud Kuttab) Music: Ali Hassan Kuban - Mabruk (iTunes | Spotify | YouTube)

Phil and Cooper speak with Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab, about his new longform piece ‘Abbas bids Adieu,’ which delves into the Palestinian president’s ongoing struggles to renew his legacy and how it compares to his predecessor Yasser Arafat’s way of doing business. Also, zoo troubles in Egypt. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/07/abbas-history-palestinian-authority.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Abbas bids Adieu</a> (Daoud Kuttab)</li> </ul> Music: Ali Hassan Kuban - Mabruk (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mabruk/516543059?i=516543237" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3dojaFYdmmZ3e8xhFe0z89" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-f1byVvW0w" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>)

Episode #063: The Solitude of Mahmoud (feat. Daoud Kuttab)

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