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Thawra Ep. 11 – Ba’ath Seize Power

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Daniel Denvir

News, Politics

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 158 minutes

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Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the ELEVENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment tells the story of the destruction of the two giant revolutionary projects of 1958: the union of Egypt and Syria under Nasser’s United Arab Republic and Iraq’s July Revolution that brought Qasim alongside communist allies to power. The rival radical projects of pan-Arabism and communism suffered huge blows. So did Nasser and Qasim, the era’s most significant Arab anti-imperialist leaders. Meanwhile, the Ba’ath, once ideological and idealistic, became increasingly dominated by military men who made the party into an instrument for raw domination.

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slash subscribe. Welcome to the Dig, a podcast from Jackpin magazine. My name is Daniel Denver and

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I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

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This is the 11th episode of Faoura, the Diggs Rolling Series on 20th century

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Arab politics with historian Abdel Rizak Tikriti.

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Thawara is Arabic 4, revolution.

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It's a word that contains historical multitudes, diverse political radicalisms and revolts that have swept across Arab lands

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over the past century.

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The ecstatic utopian possibilities of 1958 in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt,

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