In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Dr. Assal Rad.  Dr. Rad is a scholar of Middle East history. She works on research and writing related to U.S. foreign policy issues, the Middle East, and contemporary Iran. Her writing can be seen in Newsweek, The National Interest, The Independent, Foreign Policy and more, and she has appeared as a commentator on BBC World, Al Jazeera, CNN, and NPR. She completed a PhD in History from the University of California, Irvine in 2018 and is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Follow Assal on X/Twitter: @AssalRad

Resources

• Assal interviewed by Owen Jones 2/14/24: How Gaza Destroyed The Media’s Legitimacy? – w/. Assal Rad

Recent articles by Assal Rad

• TRT World: 2/20/24: International institutions keep trying to save Gaza. The US won’t let them
• TRT World 1/30/24: Ignore the media spin – Israel lost at the International Court of Justice
• TRT World 1/11/23: Biden’s approach to Gaza has irrevocably tarnished US credibility

Articles/issues mentioned in this podcast

• Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows (the Intercept 1/9/24)
• “Massacred” vs “Left to Die”: Documenting Media Bias Against Palestinians Oct 7 – Nov 7 (The Column 11/15/23)]
• Israel/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls (2/19/24)

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