S04E02 - Iran, Israel, the West and the battle against the enemies of freedom

(Este episodio especial está enteramente en inglés) (This episode is entirely in English with a brief intro in Spanish) How was it like growing up under the oppresive regime that took power in Iran in 1979? What dangers have been facing the citizens who want to fight back and live in freedom? Why did most universities in the western world (along human rights NGOs) seal an alliance with one of the worst authocratic regimes in the world, a theocracy were women live under a real apartheid? We invited Siavash Safavi (@SedSia in X), a young Iranian born in a home in Teheran that was targeted due to his parents' political participation in the Sha's government. Later on he was arrested and tortured by the Ayatollah's repressive state apparatus because of his activitism as a student. Siavash shared his own personal story along with bits of Iran's and Islam's history with his unique sense of humor, bringing anecdotes of how contacting and meeting Jews helped him change the idea he had about them and Israel. He also reconstructs his not-so-soft landing (traumatic in his words) in a progressive Canadian university where he expected to find freedom of thought and found out it was quite the opposite. This conversation was recorded on February 12th, 2024. ---- ¿Cómo fue crecer bajo el régimen opresivo que tomó el poder en Iran en 1979?¿Qué peligros vienen enfrentando los ciudadanos que quieren oponerse y vivir en libertad?¿Por qué la mayoría de las universidades de Occidente (junto con organismos de derechos humanos) sellaron una alianza con una de los peores regímenes autoritarios del mundo, una teocracia donde las mujeres viven bajo un apartheid real? Invitamos a Siavash Safavi (@SedSia en X), un joven iraní nacido en Teheran en un hogar marcado por la participación política de sus padres durante el gobierno del Sha. Años más tarde fue arrestado y torturado por el aparato represor del Ayatollah por su activismo estudiantil. Siavash compartió su historia personal junto con fragmentos de la historia de Iran y el Islam con su sentido del humor particular, trayendo anécdotas sobre cómo el contacto y el encuentro con judíos lo ayudó a cambiar su mirada sobre ellos y sobre Israel. También reconstruyó su desembarco complicado ("traumático" según sus palabras) en una universidad liberal progresista en Canada donde esperaba encontrar libertad de pensamiento pero se dio cuenta que era todo lo contrario. Esta conversación se grabó el 12 de Febrero de 2024.

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This episode was published on Feb 19, 2024.

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