169/Macronisme and the Far Right w/ Sahar Amarir & Rim-Sarah Alouane

For episode 169, Elia Ayoub is joined by returning guests Sahar Amarir and Rim-Sarah Alouane to talk about the situation in France, from the recent elections that saw a surprising victory for a Left-Green alliance to how Macronism has been actively normalizing the far right. They described the situation as grim, with far right ideology on questions of race and freedom of worship (especially Islam) the norm in France, with grave implications for the country, the EU and the world. We also talked about Alouane's recent piece on France banning veiled Muslim athletes despite making an inclusivity pledge.

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Previous episodes with the guests:

• Sahar: Anti-Imperialism after the Syrian Revolution (Episode 154) 
• Rim-Sarah: The Inherent Toxicity of France’s ‘Islamo-Leftism’ Obsession (Episode 72)

Other links:

• That One Time the Olympics Were Cool w/ James Stout (Episode 165)
• The Far Right is Not Inevitable w/ Aurelien Mondon (Episode 163)

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Credits:

Hosts: Elia Ayoub | Guests: Rim-Sarah Alouane & Sahar Amarir | Producer: Elia Ayoub | Music: ⁠⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠ | Main theme design: ⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠ | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠ | Episode design: Elia Ayoub.