The Colony Archive

Navid talked to Kumars Salehi about German politics on Palestine-Israel. They also talked about Germany's colonial history.

Kumars is a visiting assistant professor of German specializing in 19th-21st century German philosophy, decolonial theory, and media studies. He is also the co-host of the. Delete Your Account podcast.

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Navid looks for a historical connection between Islamophobia in 2025 and European intellectual history.

In an earlier episode, we talked about those Iranians who LOVE the West. But Iran is a diverse country, not just in terms of ethnicities and languages, but also in political beliefs. Since the 1979 revolution the Iranian state has politically opposed the West and Israel. This political fight didn’t come about in a social vacuum. It is state policy that finds considerable social and popular support. In this episode, Navid reviews the historical trajectory of this fight to provide insights into origins and motivations.

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Amanullah Tariq, host of the EON Podcast, joined The Colony Archive for a second time to discuss Islamic Militancy in the context of the "war on terror," including the conflicting narratives around how Osama Bin Laden was killed.

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The EON boys joined us for a conversation on Muslim resistance to British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent. The host of the EON Podcast, Amanullah Tariq, also explains the current state of Islamic militancy in Pakistan where he's based.

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Indian journalist, Saurabh Kumar Shahi, discusses the history of Israel-India close security ties and Israel's slipping grip over the narrative of its occupation of Palestine.

Navid explains the Modern World System theory to compare the present-day US empire with premodern empires. The US, he argues, relies on sanctions, tariffs, and wars to keep Global South countries trapped in the periphery status.

"Death to America" chants and the anti-imperialist resistance in Iran is only part of the story! There is also a significant demographic that loves the West! Navid explains the history behind the West-loving attitudes, tracing the early history of Europhile modernism in the country.

Navid speaks with Mohammad Ali Mojaradi (aka, Sharghzadeh), the Iranian-American founder of the popular online literary page “PersianPoetics”.

Mojaradi speaks about Rumi’s life and legacy and the erasure of his Muslim identity in the West. Mojaradi also comments on his experience as a politically-independent content creator who is being affected by the imperialist sanctions against Iran.

The Trump administration is escalating its threats of war against Venezuela. Navid joined Latin American affairs journalist, Camila Escalante, for the latest news and analysis on yet another US 'regime change' war in the world. We also discuss other related subjects, including the biggest obsession of the US media: is socialism responsible for the lack of purchasing power in Global South countries, like Venezuela?