How the Iran War will change the Middle East
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Professor Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond) and Professor Nader Hashemi (Georgetown University) about how the current war increases Iran’s “soft power," why Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reacting differently to Iran and …
Palestine in the World Cup
Dana El Kurd talks about the significance of Palestine at the 2026 World Cup, comparing it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Sources:
https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup
https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/
https://www.aljazeer…
Free Football from FIFA
Dana El Kurd explains the political implications of the Egyptian team competing at the World Cup, how their loss is being viewed by Arab audiences, and why we should free football from FIFA.
Sources:
https://www.Rebootfifa.com
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/03/egypt-world-cup-hoss…
Lebanon’s Agreement with Israel
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Elia Ayoub about Lebanon’s agreement with Israel, the concerns regarding the agreement, and how it fits in to the broader regional war on Iran.*
*Note: This episode was recorded on Thursday July 2, 2026, so does not reflect any subsequent developments.
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Morocco’s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Mohamedsalem Werad, co-founder of Saharawi Voice. Saharawi Voice is a collective of citizen journalists and filmmakers based in the Western Sahara refugee camps in south-west Algeria that provides a platform for Saharawis to share their challenges, experience…
Disarming Hamas
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about recent news of Hamas dissolving its emergency committee in Gaza and agreeing to disarmament – sort of.
Sources:
https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism
https://www.refugee…
Debating the American Role in the Middle East
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about the debate in DC on what the role of the US has been in the Middle East, and what it should be. She also talks about what’s missing from these discussions.
Sources:
https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-…
West Bank Takeover
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about how the settlers and the Israeli state are working hand in hand to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from the West Bank, and how we should understand the relationship between the two actors.
Sources:
https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sen…
After Ceuta
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Harsha Walia about the anti immigrant backlash that has emerged in the aftermath of the migrant crossing incident in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Harsha breaks down what happened, how parts of the right and left have responded, and why we need to center migr…
Attacking Palestinian Health
In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Yara Asi, Palestinian scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security. Yara describes the attacks on Palestinian health in Gaza and the West Bank, and the Israeli …
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