In this episode we look at the relationships between Bedouin, peasant, and urban Palestinians in late Ottoman Palestine. The episode will also introduce you to one Palestinian's decades long game of cat and mouse with Ottoman authorities. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

The PreOccupation podcast is back, this time with some reflections on the difficulty of telling the Palestinian story, and a deep dive into one of the most neglected and ignored segments of Palestinian society. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the "resistance industry" on the culture of the Arabic speaking world. It is a story that will take you from Beirut to Gaza and back. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the "resistance industry" on the culture of the Arabic speaking world. It is a story that will take you from Beirut to Gaza and back. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the "resistance industry" on the culture of the Arabic speaking world. It is a story that will take you from Beirut to Gaza and back. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

In this bonus episode, I break with the historical theme of the podcast to share some thoughts on Israel's recent assassination in Lebanon and some of the social trends that have emerged during this war. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

It is widely known that in the 1870s, Palestine was administratively transformed into the Mutessarifat of al-Quds al-Sharif.  What is much less well known is the story of how this administrative district came into existence. Join me as we take a deep dive into the administrative boundaries of late Ottoman Palestine. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

Season 3 is a deep dive into Palestine's "Hamidian era." That is, the period under the rule of Sultan Abdulhamid II. In this season 3 prologue, we explore the circumstances that gave rise to Sultan Abdulhamid II, and the hotly contested legacy that follows him to this very day. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

This interview originally aired on "Stories from Palestine", a great podcast where the host, Kristal, uncovers the mysteries of contemporary Palestine through interviews with Palestinian experts. In this interview, Kristal and I discuss the emergence of Palestinian identity. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations ..read more

The period of the Tanzimat - a time of rapid, relentless, state-sponsored modernization - ran from 1840 to 1876. In less than four decades, a highly decentralized empire that stretched across three continents made a great leap toward becoming a modern nation-state. Like all social, political, economic and technological disruptions, the modernization of Palestine came with its own set of winners and losers. This, then, is the part of the story where we finally get to see how Palestine's social classes responded to the shocks and tremors of the Tanzimat.  In part 1 of the season 2 finale, w ..read more