Mona Makinajadbanadaki
Lecturer and postgraduate researcher in sociology and social policy with expertise on Iranian politics and diaspora; contributes analysis on narratives, Islamophobia, and the constitution of Iranian identity in the episode.
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Apr 10, 2026 • 47min
Radio ReOrient 14.1: State of the Ummah: “A War Against the Islamic Republic?”, hosted by Shehla Khan, with Mona Makinejadbanadaki and S. Sayyid.
S. Sayyid, scholar of world history and political theory, offers decolonial and geopolitical framing. Mona Makinajadbanadaki, sociologist focused on Iranian politics and diaspora, analyzes identity and Islamophobia. They unpack narratives shaping the war on the Islamic Republic. Short takes on diaspora divisions, Kemalism, dehumanization, and how Western frameworks miss the region’s political currents.
Apr 10, 2026 • 47min
Radio ReOrient 14.1: State of the Ummah: “A War Against the Islamic Republic?”, hosted by Shehla Khan, with Mona Makinejadbanadaki and S. Sayyid.
S. Sayyid, a political theorist and historian, offers historical and geopolitical analysis. Mona Makinajadbanadaki, a sociologist and researcher, brings sociological insight on diaspora narratives and Islamophobia. They unpack narratives shaping the war against the Islamic Republic. Conversations trace diaspora divisions, dehumanization, Kemalist and Aryan influences, shifts in the Islamic Republic, and how Orientalism and geopolitics frame hostility.
