# Velvet Jihad: Islam's Soft Imperialism

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Podcast: [The Radicalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radicalist-6700506)
Published: 2025-01-27T14:55:45+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theradicalist.com/p/velvet-jihad-islams-soft-imperialism
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## Resource

David Volodzko speaks with Alexander von Sternberg about the concept of velvet jihad , which he coined—inspired by French historian David Todd’s A Velvet Empire: French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century —to describe Islamic cultural imperialism. They also discuss the recent pogrom in Amsterdam, the influence of rhetoric on behavior, Sharia law, the myth of media-induced violence, and more. Alexander von Sternberg is the host of the podcast History Impossible , a graduate student of history, and a former guest on The Radicalist. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theradicalist.com/subscribe

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