The Adnan Husain Show

Helyeh Doutaghi from Tehran and Bikrum Gill join me to discuss the haunting and powerful series "Still Minab" and its first two episodes. Helyeh's documentary absorbs the first part of our discussion about narrating and expressing the truth outside of the colonial and imperial framework. Then Adnan and Bikrum reflect on the wider significance of Iran's defiant position against the imperialist world system, revolutionary Shi'i theology and Islam as a vanguard of anti-imperialist resistance, and the fundamental question of sovereignty. We look forward to another episode soon with stable internet to further develop the themes of the scholarly article Helyeh and Bikrum are writing for Middle East Critique on these issues of Iran's place in anti-imperialist resistance history, theory and practice.

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In this era, the most active forces combating colonialism and imperialism are the "Axis of Resistance" in West Asia. Since October 7th, many have been either inspired or puzzled by the incomparable endurance of the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance to invasion, occupation, and genocidal violence. In both cases religious faith in Islam has proven of incalculable value to them as well as to resistance in Yemen, Lebanon, and Iran. Adnan speaks with writer, blogger and co-host of Resistance is Fertile Podcast, Indi (at Indi.ca) about his study of the Qur'an, Muslim scripture, as a way of understanding the Islamic resistance and current events. Although not a Muslim, he frequently cites the Qur'an in his own anti-imperialist writings and analysis as a source for understanding. We explore together the Qur'an as geopolitical analysis on the topics of war, peace, negotiations, and steadfastness against oppression.

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The Struggle Session returns! This ninth edition of the livestream panel program about the state of the world and how to change it brings together a wonderful group, Corinna Mullin of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective, author and filmmaker Mtume Gant, and English professor Ambereen Dadabhoy. We'll discuss an array of pressing topics encompassing the twin problems of domestic fascism and militarist imperialism, plus your questions and comments. So post them on social media or live in the YT chat.

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Full Audio of YT Livestream: This livestream collaboration with Lara Sheehi and Psychic Militancy discusses an important document "Toward a Revolutionary Charter for Comprehensive Liberation" released recently that takes an adamant and uncompromising critique of contemporary Arab intelligentsias and calls for a radical realignment against colonial knowledges and with the masses. This is a critical juncture in West Asia; the convulsions of the Gaza genocide, the war on Iran, and the reshaping of its political boundaries, economies and societies in violent colonial war and resistance demand that all social groupings and classes address themselves to revolutionary anticolonial struggle. Lara and I speak with one of the authors of this radical manifesto, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, the famous Palestinian surgeon, academic, activist, and Rector of Glasgow University in Scotland. We'll take up the questions of why "pessimism of the intellect" has not been accompanied by "optimist of the will" among the intellectual classes, the manifestations of "defeatist" and comprador thought, and how to revive the courageous role of intellectuals organically in the people's struggle as a resource for liberation. Centered on the question of Palestine but addressed to the wider Arab peoples confronting Zionism, colonialism, and imperialism, the conversation will explore the document's six key principles and concepts like rooted knowledge, intellectual sovereignty, democratizing knowledge and how ideology can be turned into a material force for liberation. This was a fascinating discussion! Join us.

You can read a translation of the document here: https://en.al-akhbar.com/news/toward-a-revolutionary-charter-for-comprehensive-liberation1

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In this collaborative livestream with Resistance is Fertile's Benji Schoendorff, we continue a discussion with Dr. Radhika Desai who brings "geopolitical economic" analysis to the contemporary world system and in particular how global events, especially the Ramadan War, herald an end to Western imperialism as a form of world order. We'll discuss how Iran and its allies, the Axis of Resistance, and partners from BRICS and the SCO, China and Russia, are reorienting the "multipolar" world and in what ways. We'll explore the financial, economic, geopolitical, social, and historical conditions. This will be a fascinating opportunity to learn from a leading scholar of geopolitics and economy and imperialism today and historically.

Follow Dr. Radhika Desai on her YT channel Radhika Desai-Geopolitical Economist: @RadDesai

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Full Audio of YouTube Livestream aired Monday April 6th.

Journalist, media legal activist, and geopolitical analyst Laith Marouf, founder of the indispensible Free Palestine TV, comes back to the program for a live Resistance Media Report, 10amET Monday April 6th, to discuss ALL the resistance fronts actively confronting the US-Israeli-Western empire now during the Ramadan War with a special focus on the fierce front in Lebanon, analysis of new developments in Syria, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli torture dungeons, accomplishments of the Iraqi resistance in forcing the withdrawal of NATO troops, and Ansarallah's entrance into the war. In addition, we will examine the reshaping of the Sykes-Picot Middle East contested between the vision of "Greater Israel" or a "Decolonized West Asia and the significance of this on this for imperialism and the world system.

This will be a very illuminating converstion with a unique, perceptive, and uncompromising analyst and front line reporter--don't miss it! Join us live.

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This is a collaborative episode with Delete Ur Account podcast hosted by Kumars Salehi. He has graciously let us post the episode with guest Navid Zarinnal, previously on the program for the episode "Iran under Siege". Here is the Delete Your Account write up:

This week's episode is a collaboration with The Colony Archive and The Adnan Husain Show. As Roqayah continues to report from the front lines of Israel's assault on south Lebanon, Kumars is joined by returning guest Navid Zarrinnal and debutante Adnan Husain.

The gang discusses President Masoud Pezeskhian's letter to Americans, Javad Zarif's ceasefire proposal in Foreign Affairs, the Iranian government's response to the mass displacement caused by US-Israeli bombing, the history of Western opposition to Iranian development, relations between the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan, whether the war will ultimately push the Gulf states out of the imperialist orbit, and what it could mean for Iran to become a global power.

You can find Navid's courageous reporting and insightful analysis for The Colony Archive on Instagram and subscribe to The Adnan Husain Show on YouTube for all of your politically Shi'i needs.

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UNLOCKED!! BONUS! Full Audio of Panel in Philadelphia

Adnan participated in and helped organize a panel in Philadelphia, chaired by Gabrel Rockhill w/Adeem Suhail and Nazia Kazi, at the Philadelphia Liberation Center on Weds March 25th. A great discussion on the panel and brilliant questions and vibrant atmosphere with about a hundred people from the community attending. We talked about the situation, how to analyze it through an anti-imperialist framework, and what we need to do to end this war, lift sanctions and create a safer, more equal, and better world together. Thanks to Timour & Steve as well as others at the Philadelphia Liberation Center for organizing, arrangements, and making it a memorable evening and welcoming us as hosts! Special thanks to Wilton Vought for exceptional sound recording—it was great to meet you!

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Adnan speaks with anti-imperialist legal scholar and journalist Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tehran and contributer to Vocal Politics, about life in Iran during the Ramadan War, revolutionary Shi'i populism that has been galvanized nightly in the streets, forms of social solidarity and social order in response to US-Israeli civilian attacks, and the centrality of Palestine and the decolonization of the region. A fascinating discussion with Helyeh's first hand observations and thoroughly insightful analysis. This is illuminating and inspiring! A must for anyone seeking to understand Iranian society during this war and its broader regional and global consequences. You cannot find such perspectives many places, so do check out this discussion.

Follow Helyeh Doutaghi on X to keep up with her work on various outlets and her posts from Iran: https://x.com/Helyeh_Doutaghi

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In this critically important episode in collaboration with my other podcast, Guerrilla History, co-host Henry Hakamaki and I, bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK! An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get the word out!

This episode will also be available shortly on YouTube in video form on the https://youtube.com/@adnanhusainshow channel.

*Please note that as of the time of release, donation links to the legal fund are not available yet, but we will edit the show notes to make the link available when the links are up. In the meantime, be sure to follow the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya for updates as well - on Twitter @CommunistsKe, on Facebook, YouTube, or on Instagram and their website at https://cpmk.org/.

Also, be sure to listen to the 3 other episodes on Guerrilla History with Booker - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch, Building the Communist Party of Kenya, and Targeted by the State - Comrade Booker Omole from the Communist Party of Kenya On State Repression and His Personal Ordeal

You can support Guerrilla History on patreon as well: https://patreon.com/guerrillahistory

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