No More ‘-Isms’: A Non-Ideological Generation Takes to the Streets in the Middle East
Trend Lines
English - October 30, 2019 16:28 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsNews Government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mass protests are unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa, as demonstrators decry a range of social and political ills. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Maha Yahya for a conversation about the root causes of these protests and where they might lead.
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