Connections Episode 17
A Decade of Upheaval
Mouin Rabbani Interviews Nabih Bulos
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
3:00 PM EDT | 21:00 CET | 22:00 Beirut
Join us on Tuesday, 5 October for a conversation between Nabih Bulos, Middle East Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, and Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani about a decade of upheaval in the Middle East and the response of its peoples. This episode of Connections will examine the various dynamics and impact of revolution, war, and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship.
Guest
Nabih Bulos is the Middle East bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times. Since 2012 he has covered war, revolution, and upheaval throughout the region, including the expansion of the Islamic State movement and the campaign to defeat it. His work has taken him to Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region, as well as on the migrant trail through the Balkans and Europe. A Fulbright scholar, Bulos is also a concert violinist who has performed with Daniel Barenboim, Valery Gergiev, and Bono.
Host
Mouin Rabbani has published and commented widely on Palestinian affairs, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He was previously Senior Analyst Middle East and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and head of political affairs with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. He is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine.
Previous Episodes
Connections Podcast Episode 1: The Biden Administration and the Middle East with Noam Chomsky
Connections Podcast Episode 2: The Politics of Holy Cities with Mick Dumper and Maha Samman
Connections Podcast Episode 3: Apartheid Israel with Norman Finkelstein
Connections Podcast Episode 4: Israel-Palestine: A Turning Point? with Nathan Thrall
Connections Podcast Episode 5: Investigating Israel with Lori Allen
Connections Podcast Episode 6: The US Congress, Israel, and the Palestinians with Lara Friedman
Connections Podcast Episode 7: Palestine at the Crossroads with Hanan Ashrawi
Connections Podcast Episode 9: Lebanon in Crisis with Nadya Sbaiti
Connections Episode 10: Crisis in Tunisia with Houda Mzioudet
Connections Episode 11: A Planet in the Balance with Jeffrey D. Sachs
Connections Episode 12: Focus Afghanistan with Benon Sevan
Connections Episode 13: Asylum in the USA
Connections Episode 14 - Digital Espionage: A Global Pandemic