Arab Spring: A History

This week we continue in Turkey to cover the events of the 1980s

This week we briefly cover the solidification of Khomeini's regime and the succession of Khameni and Rafsanjani. We then... Read more

This week we recap events in Iran, more specifically the hostages in the American embassy in Tehran. We also introduce R... Read more

This week we examine the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution. Ayatollah Khomeini is now in power, and he is determined t... Read more

This week we watch the Shah's regime try to become a regional power before entering its death spiral. Finally the people... Read more

This week we see how the Shah managed to gain control of the country, and introduce Ayatollah Khomeini into the narrativ... Read more

This week Mossadeq rises to the top of Iranian politics, and challenges both the Shah, Britain and America, which leads ... Read more

This week we return to Iran to look at the build up to the Islamic revolution. We begin by looking at post-occupation Ir... Read more

This week we focus on the Camp David Accords, the first real attempt to form a peace between Israel and Palestine.

This week we turn to Egypt and Syria for the rise of Sadat and Assad, before turning to the Yom Kippur War and the elect... Read more