Hollie S. McKay is a foreign policy expert and war crimes investigator. McKay has worked on the frontlines of several major warzones and covered humanitarian and diplomatic crises in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other areas. Her most recent work is the Amazon best-seller "Only Cry For the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield," where she offers a raw, chronological construction, through her memos, of the historical impact of ISIS across Iraq and Syria as seen through the eyes of sex slaves, internally displaced people, persecuted minorities, humanitarian workers, religious leaders, military commanders and even the terrorists themselves. McKay joins us from Kabul, Afghanistan.  

Only Cry for the Living: Memos from the ISIS Battlefield book: https://www.amazon.com/Only-Cry-Living-Battlefield-Foreword/dp/1942549636 

Hollie McKay: http://holliemckay.com/  

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A staunch Egyptian communist, Ahmed Nada speaks on the role Egyptian Anarchists and Communists played during the revolution, showcasing the similarities between what happened in 1952, 1956, 1977, 2011, 2015. Nada has been a member of the Egyptian Communist Party for nearly six consecutive years. He had also participated in the Egyptian Revolution, and for the 7 years to follow, had been getting treatment for the PTSD it caused. Did you know Egypt's current PM is a former Communist? Listen to the episode.

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Born and raised in LA, Michael Roque was traveling around in 2011, where he happened to find himself in Egypt as the Arab Spring unfolded. In this episode of the Tahrir Podcast, Roque talks about his experience and how it had impacted and remains to impact him. 

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Ryan Klawitter had visited Egypt in 2010 for a summer program at the American University in Cairo, and two years later decided to pursue his graduate studies, also at the American University in Cairo, during the Arab Spring's unfolding. In this episode, we dive deep into some of the crazy situations he's been in. From why he decided to set foot in Cairo in 2010, to witnessing protests, and eventually being taken in custody for a couple of hours while jokingly taking some pictures for friends and family, to random music gigs at different Cairo coffeeshops. 

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Ameen is a Syrian artist and a student at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. Ameen lives in Damascus, Syria. In this episode, he takes us on a journey into how life in Damascus, Syria, is like in 2021. He also goes into depth about his art, photography, and future projects he's working on. 

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