NADIM KOTEICH: The Aoun, Mayyas & Khamenei affair | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #85

Journalist Nadim Koteich tells it like it is on Sarde as we discuss
The Curse of Aoun: How everything he touches perishes
Who will be the new president of Lebanon (who we want vs. who we will get)
The decline of democracy
Do Arabs deserve democracy?
The likely civil war in Iraq and Iran’s proxies
Did God himself really assign N@srallah to do his bidding?
Advice to young people



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Chapters
0:00] The Michel Aoun Curse
[14:05] who will be the next president of Lebanon?
[18:40] How sectarian parties use religion to maintain their control over people
[21:43] Nasrallah’s claim that God designated him
[27:31] clash of cultures: Lebanon of Mayyas Lebanon of Salam Ya Mahdi
[31:21] What does Iran want?
[44:23] Can the new MPs stand up to the powers?
[50:10] The immediate needs of Lebanese politics
[57:18] Do democracies work?
[1:05:34] The effects of the Iraqi unrest on Lebanon
[1:14:57] The reason the revolution had underwhelming results
[1:19:16] The TikTok generation aren’t as patriotic as the previous one
[1:24:36] Nadim’s regrets
[1:31:49] The future of Arab media
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Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.
The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.

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