In the summer of 2023, Omer sat down with Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, who was then on house arrest, having been ousted from power by the military. Khan was the most popular leader Pakistan had ever produced. In August 2023, he was thrown into jail—where he has since remained. This is their full conversation, covering Khan's ouster from power, his message to President Biden, and what could happen next in Pakistan.

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Omer sits down with Josh Paul, former Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the U.S. State Department, who was responsible for U.S. weapons transfers to other countries. Paul resigned in late October 2023, after working for the U.S. government for 11 years. They discuss U.S. arms transfers, the process of sending weapons to Israel, how Joe Biden sees Palestinians, Israeli-Saudi backroom diplomacy, prospects for a ceasefire, the day after the war ends, and other topics.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Atlas of the Conflict: Israel-Palestine, by Malkit Shoshan

Image and Reality of the Israel Palestine Conflict, by Norman Finkelstein

Victory for Us is to See You Suffer, by Philip C. Winslow

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Omer talks with Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the war in Gaza, the history of Palestine and Israel, Zionism, the notion of Western guilt, Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump, the disconnect between political elites and the public, and what ordinary people can do to make their voices heard.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi

Poems, by Mahmoud Darwish

Plays and Novels, by Ghassan Kanafani

Justice For Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, by Noura Erakat

Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance, by Tareq Baconi

More about Omer's Book, Brown Boy: A Memoir, here. Subscribe to Omer's newsletter, Notes From The Margins, here.

More Conversations in Color coming your way.

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