The Enlightenment Podcast

In Episode 45 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan are joined by Dr. Raz Segal, an Israeli-American Holocaust and genocide scholar who made headlines for courageously stating that what is unfolding in Gaza is a “textbook case of genocide”—just days after October 7th.

Dr. Segal is an associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies and an endowed professor in the study of modern genocide at Stockton University, where he also directs the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program. With a background rooted in both Israeli and American academia, his work critically examines how systems of power and identity shape state violence, memory, and denial.

In this episode, Dr. Segal offers a rigorous scholarly analysis of genocide as a legal and historical concept, unpacks the structures of violence in Gaza, and reflects on the responsibility of scholars, especially those rooted in Jewish history, to speak truth to power.

Dr. Segal’s Work:

Genocide in the Carpathians → https://www.amazon.com/Genocide-Carpathians-Breakdown-Violence-1914-1945/dp/0804796661 

Days of Ruin → https://www.amazon.com/Days-Ruin-Munkacs-During-Holocaust/dp/9653084283 

Gaza is a Textbook Case of Genocide (Jewish Currents) → https://jewishcurrents.org/gaza-is-a-textbook-case-of-genocide

Jewish Currents Social Media: X (Twitter) → https://x.com/JewishCurrents Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jewishcurrentsmag/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/jewish-currents/ 

Enlightenment Podcast Social Media:

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#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #RazSegal #GazaGenocide #HolocaustStudies #GenocideScholarship #StopGazaGenocide #JewishVoiceForJustice #AcademicActivism #ModernGenocide #GazaCrisis #DecolonizeHistory #SpeakTruthToPower #GenocideAwareness #JusticeForPalestine #StocktonUniversity #HumanRightsNow

In Episode 44 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan sit down with Gregory Khalil, a Palestinian-American lawyer, peacemaker, and co-founder of the Telos Group, to explore the complexities of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the role of American evangelical engagement in shaping public discourse and policy.Greg is a Yale-trained lawyer who previously advised Palestinian leadership on peace negotiations. Born in San Diego, his roots trace back to Beit Sahour, a town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Through his work with the Telos Group, Gregory focuses on transforming how U.S. Christians—particularly evangelicals—understand justice, peacemaking, and the realities on the ground in Palestine.In this episode, Gregory unpacks dominant narratives around peace, shares insights from his legal and political work, and discusses how faith-based communities can become powerful advocates for equity and truth in the Holy Land.Gregory’s Work: 🌐 Telos Group → https://www.telosgroup.orgTelos Group Social Media:Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@thetelosgroup Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thetelosgroup/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/telosgroup Mentions in the Podcast:Undaunted Series → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy-iQ9MJ9jk Across the Divides → https://open.spotify.com/show/5PrVCyafdQdh8Jpz5gZNyR The Holocaust and the Nakba → https://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Nakba-Grammar-History-Religion/dp/0231182961 The Iron Wall → https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Wall-We-Arabs-1923/dp/B0CS72LQK9/ Christ at the Checkpoint → https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Checkpoint-Blessed-are-Peacemakers/dp/1723976075 Christ in the Rubble → https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Rubble-Faith-Bible-Genocide/dp/0802885543/ Mitri Raheb → https://www.mitriraheb.org/ Diyar University → https://www.diyar.ps/Enlightenment Podcast Social Media:https://feedlinks.link/enlightenmentpodcast#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #GregoryKhalil #PalestineVoices #JusticeForPalestine #ChristianityAndJustice #FaithInAction #PalestinianChristians #EndTheOccupation #HumanRightsInPalestine #DecolonizeFaith #MiddleEastConflict #PeacemakingInPalestine #FreePalestine #EvangelicalsForJustice #BethlehemVoices #IsraelPalestineConflict #FaithBasedActivism #PalestinianLiberation #TelosGroup #StopEthnicCleansing

In Episode 43 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a powerful conversation with Laith Marouf, a Palestinian-Syrian award-winning journalist, media analyst, and activist, to explore Zionism, the politics of journalism, and the struggle for Palestinian justice and liberation.

Laith is the founder of Free Palestine TV, an independent platform dedicated to amplifying Palestinian voices and countering mainstream media narratives. His work is deeply informed by his own history—his mother’s family, the Al-Kilani, lived in Haifa in 1948, and his father’s side, the al-Kilanis, hail from Nablus, Iraq, and ultimately Mecca. His lineage traces back to Abdelkader al-Kilani, a prominent figure in Sunni Islam and Sufism, and to Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

In this episode, Laith offers a deep critique of Zionism as a colonial project, reflects on the erasure of Palestinian narratives in Western journalism, and highlights the importance of reclaiming media as a tool for resistance and truth-telling.

Laith’s Work:   Free Palestine TV  → ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TVFreePalestine⁠

Free Palestine TV Social Media:

X (Twitter) → ⁠https://x.com/TVFreePalestine⁠

Instagram → ⁠https://www.instagram.com/free.palestine.tv/⁠ 

Facebook → ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TVFreePalestine#⁠

Enlightenment Podcast Social Media: ⁠

https://feedlinks.link/enlightenmentpodcast⁠

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #LaithMarouf #FreePalestineTV #ZionismExposed #PoliticalMedia #PalestinianLiberation #DecolonizeJournalism #MediaActivism #ResistanceVoices #MiddleEastPolitics #JusticeForPalestine #ArabNarratives #ColonialismUnmasked #IslamAndPolitics #TruthInMedia

In Episode 43 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a powerful conversation with Laith Marouf, a Palestinian-Syrian award-winning journalist, media analyst, and activist, to explore Zionism, the politics of journalism, and the struggle for Palestinian justice and liberation.

Laith is the founder of Free Palestine TV, an independent platform dedicated to amplifying Palestinian voices and countering mainstream media narratives. His work is deeply informed by his own history—his mother’s family, the Al-Kilani, lived in Haifa in 1948, and his father’s side, the al-Kilanis, hail from Nablus, Iraq, and ultimately Mecca. His lineage traces back to Abdelkader al-Kilani, a prominent figure in Sunni Islam and Sufism, and to Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

In this episode, Laith offers a deep critique of Zionism as a colonial project, reflects on the erasure of Palestinian narratives in Western journalism, and highlights the importance of reclaiming media as a tool for resistance and truth-telling.

Laith’s Work:
  Free Palestine TV
 → https://www.youtube.com/@TVFreePalestine

Free Palestine TV Social Media:
 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/TVFreePalestine
 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/free.palestine.tv/
 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/TVFreePalestine#

Enlightenment Podcast Social Media:
https://feedlinks.link/enlightenmentpodcast

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #LaithMarouf #FreePalestineTV #ZionismExposed #PoliticalMedia #PalestinianLiberation #DecolonizeJournalism #MediaActivism #ResistanceVoices #MiddleEastPolitics #JusticeForPalestine #ArabNarratives #ColonialismUnmasked #IslamAndPolitics #TruthInMedia

In Episode 42 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a compelling conversation with Dr. Azzam Tamimi, a Palestinian academic, political theorist, and author based in the UK, to examine the intellectual foundations of political Islam, the framing of Islamic resistance movements, and the struggle for Palestinian liberation.Dr. Tamimi is the former director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought and the author of Hamas: Unwritten Chapters, Islam and Secularism in the Middle East, and a biography of Rachid Ghannouchi. Through his academic work and public commentary, he has challenged dominant Western narratives about Islamism and offered critical decolonial readings of political Islam. His perspective bridges scholarly rigor with on-the-ground political insight.In this episode, Dr. Tamimi explores how the West misreads Islamic movements, and underscores the importance of understanding resistance through the lens of decolonization. He also reflects on his personal journey to Islam and the political consciousness it shaped.Dr. Azzam’s Work: 📘 Hamas: Unwritten Chapters→ https://www.amazon.com/Hamas-Unwritten-Chapters-Azzam-Tamimi/dp/185065834X 📘 Islam and Secularism in the Middle East→ https://www.amazon.com/Islam-Secularism-Middle-Azzam-Tamimi/dp/0814782612 📘 Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat Within Islamism→https://www.amazon.com/Rachid-Ghannouchi-Democrat-Islamism-Religion/dp/0195140001🎧 My Journey to Islam YouTube Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLci-TEpAYR2486Ug6d_Mcj2RAlb2TgEL-Dr. Azzam's Social Media: X (Twitter) → https://x.com/AzzamTamimi Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/AzzamSTamimi Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/azzam_s_tamimi/ #TheEnlightenmentPodcast #AzzamTamimi #PoliticalIslam #Hamas #MuslimBrotherhood #PalestinianLiberation #IslamAndPolitics #DecolonizePalestine #ResistanceVoices #MiddleEastPolitics #Islamism #IslamAndSecularism #RachidGhannouchi #IslamicThought #JusticeForPalestine

In Episode 41 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a powerful conversation with Sharmine Narwani, a Beirut-based geopolitical analyst and journalist, to unpack the ongoing struggle for justice in Palestine, the historical roots of Zionism, and the failures of Western media narratives.

Sharmine is the Editor-in-Chief of The Cradle, a news outlet focused on West Asian geopolitics. Over the past two decades, she has reported extensively from conflict zones including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Gaza, offering rare on-the-ground insights often omitted by mainstream Western outlets. Her work has appeared in a wide range of publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, The American Conservative, and RT, reflecting a diverse media footprint that defies easy categorization.

In this episode, Sharmine discusses the political evolution of Zionism, the complicity of Western institutions in perpetuating apartheid in Palestine, and the importance of independent journalism in exposing power and propaganda. She also reflects on the regional landscape of resistance and the urgent need for justice for the Palestinian people.

Sharmine’s Work:

📰 Columns by Sharmine Narwani on The Cradle

→ https://thecradle.co/columns/sharmine-narwani

🎥 The Cradle Media on YouTube

→ https://www.youtube.com/@thecradlemedia/videos

📄 Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right To Exist – Article by Sharmine Narwani

→ https://mideastshuffle.com/2012/05/19/excuse-me-but-israel-has-no-right-to-exist/

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #SharmineNarwani #Zionism #PalestinianLiberation #MediaNarratives #DecolonizePalestine #WestAsia #Geopolitics #CradleMedia #JusticeForPalestine #AntiImperialism #MiddleEastPolitics #ResistanceVoices #IndependentMedia

In Episode 40 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a compelling conversation with Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding (Caabu), where he has led advocacy and education efforts on Palestine and the wider Arab world for over two decades.

Chris is a leading voice on UK foreign policy in the Middle East, and a trusted advisor to parliamentary groups on Arab affairs. As a frequent commentator on UK media—including The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and the BBC—he works to challenge misinformation, amplify Palestinian voices, and hold British institutions accountable for their historical and ongoing complicity in the region.

He has authored and co-authored numerous reports on Zionism, the political framing of Palestine in the UK, and Britain's colonial legacy. Under his leadership, Caabu has organized dozens of parliamentary delegations to the occupied Palestinian territories and Arab countries, deepening political understanding and engagement.

In this episode, Chris discusses the challenges of advocacy in the British political system, the impact of historical narratives on public discourse, and the urgent need for truth-telling, justice, and accountability in UK policy toward Palestine.

Chris Doyle’s  Work:

🌐 Council for Arab-British Understanding (Caabu) – Website → https://www.caabu.org/

📰 Articles and Video Contributions by Chris Doyle → https://www.caabu.org/news

🐦 Follow Chris on X (formerly Twitter) → https://x.com/doylech?lang=en

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #ChrisDoyle #Caabu #PalestinianRights #UKForeignPolicy #MiddleEastPolitics #EndApartheid #JusticeForPalestine #ColonialLegacy #ResistanceVoices #AdvocacyAndAccountability #PoliticalFraming #MediaNarratives

In Episode 39 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a compelling conversation with Dr. Marwan Muasher, a distinguished Jordanian diplomat and scholar whose career has centered on advocating for democratic reform, inclusive governance, and justice in the Arab world.

Dr. Muasher has played a pivotal role in shaping Jordan’s foreign and domestic policy. He served as Jordan’s first ambassador to Israel following the 1994 peace treaty, and later held the roles of foreign minister, deputy prime minister of Jordan, and ambassador to the United States.

Currently, he is Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he leads research on the Middle East and focuses on political reform and pluralism in the Arab region.

A vocal proponent of justice and dignity for the Palestinian people, Dr. Muasher is the author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation and The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism. His work emphasizes the urgent need for inclusive, democratic transformation across the region.

In this episode, Dr. Muasher discusses the challenges facing reform movements in the Arab world, the failures of authoritarian governance, and the role of international actors in shaping regional outcomes—particularly in relation to Palestinian self-determination and rights.

Marwan’s Work:

📘 The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation

→https://www.amazon.com/Arab-Center-Promise-Moderation-Search-ebook/dp/B001CXM39A?ref_=ast_author_mpb

 📘 The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism →https://www.amazon.com/Second-Arab-Awakening-Battle-Pluralism/dp/0300186398/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=apKA2&content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_r=147-5700860-0680937&pd_rd_wg=c9465&pd_rd_r=7e233666-b6f6-4c72-bf7a-07d3ede11825&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk

Referenced in the Episode:

📄 Amnesty International Report: Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel system of domination and crime against humanity

→https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/5141/2022/en/

📄 Full text of UN General Assembly Resolution 194 – via UNISPAL

→ https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-210170/

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #MarwanMuasher #ArabReform #DemocracyInTheMiddleEast #PalestinianRights #InclusiveGovernance #ArabWorld #Pluralism #MiddleEastPolitics #CarnegieEndowment #JusticeForPalestine #ResistanceVoices #PoliticalTransformation #SecondArabAwakening

In Episode 38 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a profound conversation with Mouin Rabbani, a Dutch-Palestinian analyst and writer renowned for his incisive commentary on Palestinian politics, international law, and Middle Eastern geopolitics.

Rabbani has dedicated his career to analyzing the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs. 

He has held significant positions, including Senior Analyst and Special Adviser on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and Principal Political Affairs Officer with the United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Syria. Currently, he serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Dialogue, and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). He is also a co-editor of Jadaliyya, where he also hosts the Connections podcast and co-hosts Long Form Conversations with Bassam Haddad. 

Mouin is a staunch critic of the Oslo Accords, and opposed them from the very outset because they demonstrably failed to address the key issues of occupation and self-determination. His writings delve into themes of Zionism, settler colonialism, and the shortcomings of the so-called “peace process”. His analyses are featured in esteemed publications such as the London Review of Books, The Nation, and Middle East Report. 

In this episode, Mouin discusses why the Oslo Accords have failed, how Western powers have enabled and sustained the Israeli occupation, and why Zionism must be understood as a settler-colonial project. 

Mouin’s Work:

📰 Selected articles in The Nation, London Review of Books, and Middle East Report

→ https://www.thenation.com/authors/mouin-rabbani/ → https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/mouin-rabbani

🎧 Connections Podcast with Mouin Rabbani – Analyses on Palestine, geopolitics, and the Global South

→ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLkT5TSHWFSYKY_6vrNn_vZAmfunA_s9g

Referenced in the Episode:

📘 A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine by Lori Allen → https://www.amazon.com/History-False-Hope-Investigative-Commissions/dp/1503614182 

📄 Tyranny of the Veto: PLO Diplomacy and the January 1976 United Nations Security Council Resolution by Colter Louwerse → https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363025715_Tyranny_of_the_Veto_PLO_Diplomacy_and_the_January_1976_United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #MouinRabbani #PalestinianLiberation #InternationalLaw #OsloAccords #MiddleEastPolitics #DecolonizePalestine #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Jadaliyya #ConnectionsPodcast #FreePalestine #PoliticalAnalysis #StopOccupation #ArabWorld #ResistanceVoices

In Episode 37 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan speak with Professor Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, a British-Israeli academic, filmmaker, and author, whose life has been marked by a profound personal and political transformation.

Born in a refugee camp to Holocaust survivors, Haim was raised in Israel under Zionist ideology — an ideology he would later reject entirely. His scholarship and activism over the past several decades have exposed the militarization of Israeli society and the foundational role of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in building and maintaining a settler-colonial state.

Haim is the author of An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation, a piercing study that argues the IDF is not merely a tool of the state—it is the state. He also co-authored Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide, a widely translated volume that critiques the impact of Zionism on Holocaust memory and challenges dominant narratives.

Now retired from SOAS University of London, Haim continues his work as a Professorial Research Associate. His approach crosses disciplines — from cultural theory to film — with a lifelong commitment to justice through decolonization, demilitarization, and unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people.

He is the co-founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine (JNP) in Britain, a collective of anti-Zionist Jews advocating for Palestinian liberation. Haim is also a vocal supporter of the academic and cultural boycott of Israel, and a fearless voice in confronting genocide, settler colonialism, and Western complicity.

🔗 Upcoming Event:

📍 First Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna → https://stop-zionism.at/

Haim’s Works: 

📚 An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation → https://www.versobooks.com/products/950-an-army-like-no-other

📖 Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide → https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Holocaust-Graphic-Haim-Bresheeth/dp/1848315147

📄 “Zionist Settler-Colonialist Identity: From Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide” → https://brill.com/view/journals/mjcc/17/3/article-p239_4.xml?language=en&srsltid=AfmBOooC-EhU8JUVQ0THw9oWUtvm9mu8T-H7Zp9TeFLZGymqTXaGePc5

📘 “Reality Denial: The War to Resuscitate the Myth” in From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine → You can read this for free by getting the ebook from Verso Books. Just click “Buy Now” on this page, and you won’t be charged (Haim’s essay appears at page 357): https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3293-from-the-river-to-the-sea?srsltid=AfmBOoqAyervsxby2h74N_0zOk7YJ2qf4Lh4kHmArLBLKMnAFsLocQEV 

Haim’s Website: 

http://www.haimbresheeth.com

Watch More from Haim:

🎥 Under The Rubble - Haim Bresheeth Zabner

→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByIYowZ9W5U

🎥 State of Danger – BBC documentary by Haim Bresheeth and Jenny Morgan → https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9uismOe7nxE

🎥 The Israeli Army: The End of an Affair? – Middle East Monitor → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyUvhJTMCl4

🎥 Conversations with an Anti-Zionist Jew – IHRC → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi0efl9d1i4

#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #HaimBresheethZabner #AntiZionism #JewishVoiceForPalestine #FreePalestine #DecolonizePalestine #IDF #IsraeliApartheid #SolidarityWithPalestine #SettlerColonialism #PalestinianLiberation #StopGenocide #AntiZionistCongress