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#796: What The World Gets Wrong About Iran & the Middle East | Prof. Syed Farid Alatas
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- Yah Lah But
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- Mar 27, 2026
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- 5706
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Summary
Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, an NUS sociologist, decolonisation scholar, and a man with family currently living under the Iran-Israel war, explains why the Middle East conflict is really about colonial power, US hegemony, and what Singapore's silence reveals about our own captive minds that have been โcolonizedโ. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Prof Syed Farid on Facebook Prof Syed Farid on LinkedIn Books by Prof Syed Farid ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด Terence: A Scientist's View of War Haresh: Why Singapore Built A 150m-Deep Oil Cave Farid: Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐! Weโre looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If youโre interested, send your CV & cover letter to [email protected]! Creative Producer Folklory Growth Hacking Internship ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โ Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here (00:50) On this episode... (0:02:12) Intro (0:03:25) The War Hits Home: Prof Farid's Personal Connection To Iran (0:07:19) Prof Farid's Background In Sociology (0:09:26) What Is Neo-Colonialism? (0:11:29) Decolonizing Our Minds (0:13:05) What Is A Eurocentric Education? (0:17:17) Is Colonialism Only A European Problem? (0:19:23) Was Imperial Domination Always Inevitable? (0:22:00) Trump And The Return Of Colonial Language (0:25:04) How October 7 Changed American Minds (0:30:25) Critiquing All Sides: US, Israel, Gulf States, And Iran (0:35:18) Why Regime Change In Iran Won't Work (0:38:42) Understanding Iranian Society And Its Contradictions (0:41:28) Iranians United Against Foreign Aggression (0:43:50) Why Isn't The Muslim World Rallying Behind Iran? (0:46:17) The Most Worrying Thing: Regionalโฆ