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Five Questions
Five Questions is a podcast by Arab Center Washington DC where we unpack some of the big issues of the day by asking guests five key questions to break those issues down.
Episodes
Five QuestionsDocumenting Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: The Amnesty International Report
Sherine Tadros and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Amnesty International report that called for Israeli authorities to be held accountable for committing the crime…
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Can the Vienna Talks Bring Back the Iran Deal?
Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Vienna nuclear talks, how close the parties are to a deal, and what needs to happen to reach one. Rozen is a…
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Partners in Crime: How Violent Israeli Settlers and the State Work to Take Palestinian Land
Sarit Michaeli and Yousef Munayyer discuss Israeli settler violence against Palestinian villagers under the protection of the IDF. Michaeli is the…
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Islamism and Revolution across the Middle East
Yousef Munayyer speaks with Khalil al-Anani regarding his new book on Islamism and revolutions in the Middle East. Al-Anani is a Senior Fellow at Arab Center…
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Where Does Tunisia Go from Here?
Laryssa Chomiak and Yousef Munayyer discuss the constitutional crisis in Tunisia which started after Kais Saied sacked the prime minister and suspended…
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Lebanon in Crisis
Yousef Munayyer and Mona Harb discuss Lebanon's collapsing economy and the oligarchy's control over the country, as well as the lasting effects of the Beirut…
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Understanding Palestine's Latest Uprising
Yousef Munayyer and Diana Buttu discuss the recent Palestinian uprising, which started in Sheikh Jarrah, and its impact on Israeli and American politics. Buttu…
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A Coup or Not a Coup, That Is the Question in Jordan
Yousef Munayyer and Jillian Schwedler discuss Jordan's royal family tensions and the current situation in the kingdom. Schwedler is a professor of political…
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Where Does Algeria Go after the Hirak?
Yousef Munayyer and Dalia Ghanem discuss the Algerian protests that ousted Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the future of democracy in the country. Ghanem is a…
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Palestine at the ICC: Pitfalls and Potential
Yousef Munayyer and Noura Erakat discuss the International Criminal Court's ruling allowing it to investigate war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza. Noura…
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A return to the Iran Deal? Not as easy as it seems
Yousef Munayyer and Holly Dagres discuss the Iran nuclear deal and the possibilities of reviving it under the Biden Administration. Holly Dagres is a…
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Vaccinations in Israel/Palestine: Inequality in the Fight Against COVID
Yousef Munayyer and Yara Asi discuss how Israel excluded Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from receiving the Coronavirus vaccine. Yara M. Asi is…
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President Biden's Initial Steps toward a Palestine Policy
Yousef Munayyer and Zaha Hassan discuss Biden's Palestine policy and the prospects of returning to a pre-Trump status for US-Palestinian relations. Zaha Hassan…
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10 years from Tahrir: How will a Biden Administration Engage Egypt
Yousef Munayyer and Sarah Leah Whitson discuss US-Egypt relations under the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations as well as current human rights conditions…
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The Biden Administration and Israel/Palestine Policy: What to Expect
Podcast host Yousef Munayyer and guest Lara Friedman discuss the expected Israel/Palestine policy of the incoming Biden Administration and the damage caused by…
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Israel's Effort to Silence Dissent in the US
Podcast host Yousef Munayyer and guest Diala Shamas discuss the efforts by Israel to silence any criticism of the occupation in the United States and go after…
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The Gulf a Decade after the Arab Spring
Yousef Munayyer and Elham Fakhro discuss democracy and normalization in the Arabian Gulf. As Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Gulf States, Elham Fakhro works…
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Anything but Normal: The UAE-Israel Deal
Podcast host Yousef Munayyer and guest Dana El-Kurd unpack the UAE-Israel deal and discuss the prospect of Arab states normalizing relations with Tel Aviv…
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Race and the Arab American Community
In the first episode of 5 Questions, podcast host Yousef Munayyer, who is a senior nonresident fellow at ACW, welcomes his first guest, Nadine Naber, to…