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This is the sixth episode of Thawara,

the Diggs Rolling Series on 20th century Arab politics

with historian Abdel Razak Tikriti.

Thawara is Arabic for revolution.

It's a word that contains historical multitudes.

Diverse political radicalisms and revolts that have swept across

Arab lands over the past century.

This installment is about how in the mid-1950s the Cold War a geopolitical conflict born

basically the same time as the state of Israel began running very hot in the Middle East.

These introductions are a bit long because, as you know at this point,

I'm analyzing complex histories with Abid.

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