The Fire These Times

The Ceuta 'Incident' w/ Ayman Makarem (E220)

August 4, 2026·51 min
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Elia Ayoub is joined by Ayman Makarem (Politically Depressed) to talk about the Ceuta ‘incident’ which left at least 70 people dead, the political discourse in Europe, the Moroccan monarchy’s cynicism, antisemitic conspiracy theories, and the danger that is Fortress Europe – including for Europeans.Links:​Hauntologies: On Ceuta​Harsha Walia’s commentary​Border Violence Monitoring NetworkSupport: You can support my work with ⁠⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon: ⁠Registration still possible for August 2026⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I am on ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact: Reach out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Signal @ Ayoub.02The Fire These Times​Social Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Transcription: You can help ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support ⁠⁠⁠on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow on ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Incon

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