# Unholy Alliance -- The Left & Islamism | Yaron & Nikos Dialogues

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Podcast: [Yaron Brook Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show-320763)
Published: 2026-06-14T21:38:33+00:00
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Live June 14, 2026 (The Yaron & Nikos Dialogues, Episode 5) Unholy Alliance -- The Left & Islamism | Yaron & Nikos Dialogues How the Radical Left Fell in Love with Islamism: From Foucault to Hamas Why do so many on the Western Left embrace movements whose values seem fundamentally opposed to their own? In Episode 5 of The Yaron & Nikos Dialogues, Yaron Brook and Nikos Sotirakopoulos trace the intellectual, political, and historical roots of the alliance between the radical Left and Islamism. From Marxist revolutionary theory and Soviet policy to the Iranian Revolution, Michel Foucault, Edward Said, postcolonialism, and today's campus activism, they examine how anti-Western ideology forged one of the most influential political alliances of our time. The discussion explores how concepts like oppression, authenticity, moral relativism, and anti-colonialism transformed Western intellectual life—and how those ideas continue to shape attitudes toward Israel, the Middle East, and Western civilization itself. Watch Now: https://youtube.com/live/RIbjRxhZIKs Main Topics: 00:00 Introduction to The Yaron & Nikos Dialogues 00:54 October 7 and the rise of Left-Islamist alliances on campus 02:56 Marx, Bolsheviks, and Islam in Soviet revolutionary strategy 05:17 Arab nationalism, radical Islam, and revolutionary movements 09:03 Lebanon, Musa Al Sadr, and Left-Islamist cooperation 13:23 Hezbollah, Khomeini, and Iranian influence 18:22 Rousseau, authenticity, and the Western intellectual tradition 20:14 Michel Foucault and the Iranian Revolution 26:14 Why Foucault became fascinated with religious zeal 28:15 Arafat, the revolution, and regional transformation 30:31 How Iran reshaped the Muslim world 33:37 The U.S. Embassy hostage crisis 35:14 Iran's revolutionary cons…

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