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Rethinking Humanitarianism | What’s happening in Iran? The wider context

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    Protests have spread across Iran, and the fallout is evolving rapidly.

    In the latest episode of the Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast, Hamid Dabashi, professor of Iranian studies at Columbia University, talks about the wider context: economic grievances, the recent history of protests and what’s different today, and how the US abduction of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro changes the dynamic.

    He helps host Tammam Aloudat think through the nuance of opposing an abusive government while also rejecting imperialism – whether that be in Venezuela, Iran, or the al-Assad regime in Syria. And Dabashi discusses what humanitarians might pay attention to as events unfold.

    Guests: 

    Hamid Dabashi, Iranian-American author and professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University

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