The Resistance Report

Yousef M. Aljamal, Palestinian author, translator and Gaza coordinator at AFSC, reflects on life from Nusirat camp to activism. He discusses Refaat Alareer’s teaching and legacy, compiling If I Must Die, and sustaining Gaza’s storytelling. Conversations cover rebuilding Gaza, family displacement from 1948, migrations to Europe, and international solidarity.

This short teaser episode announces our collaboration and introduces our audience to the folks behind Unbound: The Art and Culture of Palestine, a bi weekly  radio show on WUSB FM that shares and explores Palestinian arts and culture through interviews, music, and exchange. It is a much-needed initiative that brings to the foreground the role of culture and art in the Palestinian struggle, while also connecting listeners with real stories from people on the ground across Gaza and the occupied territories. From now on, you can expect to find regular instalments of their show on our feed for those who are not able to listen live.

A Long Island organizer talks motherhood, immigrant roots, and how parenting sparked political commitment. She shares choices about visible faith, raising kids proudly connected to heritage, and bringing children into community action. The conversation covers balancing safety, school advocacy, and building local Palestine organizing while modeling collective responsibility.

Jonathan Turner, writer for Al-Fidai Media Network and Marxist-Leninist analyst, offers a concise mini bio and stakes a claim for a revolutionary Fanon. He explains why Fanon’s full, militant thought matters for understanding Gaza’s conditions, critiques academic sanitization, and connects colonial violence, comprador dynamics, and anti‑colonial resistance in multiple short, punchy takes.

Explore the turbulent history connecting the Palestinian armed struggle to Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and the rise of Hezbollah. Delve into the PLO's impact, the devastation of significant events like the Sabra and Shatila massacres, and how repression sparked resistance. Uncover the transformation of Lebanon's Shiite community and the influence of the Iranian Revolution. Learn how Hezbollah emerged as a guerrilla force, challenging Israel and reshaping regional dynamics with innovative strategies and a collective identity.

In this episode of InSight by Al Fida'i Media Network (AFMN), host Anton Manley delves into the complex web of geopolitical struggles and the socio-economic ramifications of de-development in Syria and the broader Arab-Iranian region. He is joined by Patrick Higgins, Ph.D., a historian from the University of Houston specializing in U.S. imperialism in West Asia (“the Middle East”) and the Palestinian liberation movement. Originally recorded on January 19, 2025, this episode captures the cautious hope surrounding the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza while setting the stage for a broader discussion on de-development, imperialism, and resistance—particularly in the context of Syria’s protracted internal conflicts over the past century. Anton and Patrick unravel the intricate layers of Syria’s political landscape, tracing the rise of the Ba'ath Party after 1963 and examining how imperialist powers imposed de-development regimes to stifle Syria’s economic and political sovereignty. Patrick brings his expertise on anti-imperialist struggles in the Arab world, drawing from his research on how Palestinian and Arab revolutionary movements from the 1940s to the 1970s understood and resisted U.S. intervention.  This episode seeks to deepen listeners' understanding of Syria’s ongoing strife while illuminating the broader geopolitical forces that shape the Arab-Iranian region. It offers a critical examination of Western policies and highlights the urgent need for coherent, theoretically grounded activism in support of true sovereignty and self-determination for oppressed nations. Patrick’s work explores the strategies and ideologies of key movements, including the Palestine Communist Party, the Movement of Arab Nationalists, the Nasserists, the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party, and the constituent factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). For Patrick's writings on Syria see…  Gunning for Damascus: The US War on the Syrian Arab Republic The Enemy at Home: U.S. Imperialism in Syria The War on Syria Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present The Tropes of Anti-Anti Imperialism, Part 1: The Rise of Imperialist Internationalism The Tropes of Anti-Anti Imperialism, Part 2: False Regionalisms The Tropes of Anti-Anti Imperialism, Part 3: Palestine and the War on Syria The Firmest Bonds: Arab Nationalism and the Left, Part 1 Victims of Propaganda: In Defense of the Palestinian Left Applied Internationalism: Arab Nationalism and the Left, Part 2 War Within a War

Dr. Max Ajl, scholar of Arab intellectual history and longtime Palestinian solidarity activist, joins to map Syria’s shifting role in regional resistance. They discuss Syria’s historical bridging of Arab nationalism, Marxism, and Islamist movements. Conversation touches on 2011 origins, economic warfare and sanctions, and why recent assaults were timed now.

In this episode of The inSight AFMN’s Lead Editor, Anton Manley, interviews researcher and founder of Hamra Books, Aldan Marki, regarding the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, who he was and the more general situation of the Axis of Resistance as it currently stands.

Welcome to our new sub-series, The inSight, where we cover breaking developments regarding the resistance against the zionist entity. This episode is an interview between AFMN's lead editor Anton Manley and Matteo Capasso, Marxist Academic and Chief Editor of Middle East Critique. In this debut episode, we cover the rapidly escalating situation in Lebanon by touching on the pager attack and the Martyrdom of Nasrallah as it relates to the military and strategic capabilities of Hezbollah.

Anton Manley, lead editor and political analyst, offers a sharp mini-bio and frames Nizar Banat as a fearless critic of corruption. The conversation covers Banat’s activism and death. It examines Iran’s regional role, the axis of resistance, and competing feminist frameworks including critiques of Western-backed movements.