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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in... more

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The Syrian Civil War Reignites

EMERGENCY EPISODE In another hugely dramatic turn in the Middle East, the Syrian civil war has reignited. On November 27th 2024,... more

04 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
Conflicted Community: Q&A – What Does Trump Mean for the Middle East?

This week for the Conflicted Community, Thomas and Aimen are giving their take on, you guessed it, the US election... more

27 Nov 2024 · 24 minutes
Ethiopia Pt.1: The Cradle of Humanity

Conflicted’s tour of Africa takes another turn, this time to the East, as we head to the horn of Africa... more

20 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
La Françafrique Pt.2: Enter the Russians

Conflicted is back, continuing our trip across La Françafrique this week, with a survey of the last 10 years in... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Conflicted Community: Jack Margolin Interview – How did the Wagner Group end up in Africa?

On this week’s Conflicted Community episode, we invite the researcher and author Jack Margolin onto the show, to talk about... more

30 Oct 2024 · 23 minutes
La Françafrique Pt.1: France’s Shadow Empire

Bonjour tout le monde! In this week’s Conflicted, Thomas and Aimen are going continental as they continue their survey of... more

23 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Conflicted Community: Simon Sebag Montefiore Interview – a Muslim, a Christian and a Jew discuss Jerusalem

This week we’re thrilled to bring our Conflicted Community an interview with a guest who we all at Conflicted are... more

09 Oct 2024 · 56 minutes
Conflicted Community: Q&A – Hassan Nasrallah Assassinated and the Middle East on the Brink

Thomas and Aimen are back with a vital Q&A as the Middle East enters its most dangerous and precarious moment... more

02 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
Sudan Pt.4: Omar Al-Bashir Loses Grip & Chaos Reigns

Thomas and Aimen are back to bring you the final episode in our four part survey of the history and... more

18 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Conflicted Revisited… Gaddafi: The Arab Madman Cometh

Attention dear listeners – there’s been a small change in scheduling as Aimen has unfortunately been incapacitated and unable to... more

11 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
Conflicted Community: Q&A – Sudan Updates, Gaza Peace Talks and Hezbollah Kill Some Chickens…

This week for our Conflicted Community, we answer your listener questions! This week, it’s a grab bag of topics ranging... more

04 Sep 2024 · 24 minutes
Sudan Pt.3: Civil War & Genocide

This week on Conflicted, Thomas and Aimen continue their exploration into the history of Sudan, focusing on two areas of... more

28 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Sudan Pt.2: Hassan al-Turabi, Sudan’s Islamist Pioneer

The second episode of our four part series on the history of Sudan is here! As the British Empire loses its... more

14 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Conflicted Community: Q&A – Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Assassinated… What Next?

This week for our Conflicted Community, we answer your questions about the recent events and escalation in the Middle East. ... more

07 Aug 2024 · 12 minutes
Sudan Pt.1: The First Mahdi

This week on Conflicted we embark on a four episode exploration of the history of Sudan, to explain the context... more

31 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Introducing… Life Sentences, a new podcast from Thomas Small

Our very own Thomas Small has started a brand new podcast over on Substack called ‘Life Sentences’ – and we... more

22 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Africa Through Muslim Eyes

Season 5 of Conflicted is here! In this season, we’re delving deep into a continent whose Islamic heritage is often overlooked,... more

17 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Conflicted Community: Aimen Interviews Thomas

All Conflicted fans know Aimen’s life story – but what about that of his co-host, Thomas Small? Avid listeners will... more

10 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Conflicted Community: Eugene Rogan Interview – What do the 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ mean for the Middle East today?

The 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ saw Syrian Christians murdered by their Sunni Muslim neighbours in a brutal genocidal moment that reshaped... more

26 Jun 2024 · 12 minutes
Conflicted Community: Karim Sadjadpour Interview Pt.1 – Iran’s Global Strategy

Iran is rarely out of the news at the moment: from the death of President Raisi (which we covered in... more

12 Jun 2024 · 48 minutes
Conflicted Community: Who Killed the Iranian President?

Enjoy another clip from a new episode for our Conflicted Community!  This week, Thomas and Aimen discuss the life and times... more

29 May 2024 · 8 minutes
Conflicted Community: Q&A - From the intricacies of Middle Eastern Diplomacy to... Eurovision?

Enjoy a clip from the first exclusive Q&A episode for our Conflicted Community! Thanks so much to our supporters for... more

15 May 2024 · 6 minutes
Bonus Content: Aimen gives evidence in Parliament

Thomas introduces a whole hour of extra content, as Aimen gives evidence to the Foreign Affair Committee in the UK... more

13 May 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Conflicted Community: Jihadis for Hire

The second episode for our Conflicted Community is here!  This bonus episode is the final one going out to all of... more

01 May 2024 · 54 minutes
Conflicted Community: The Gaza War – What Are Both Sides Thinking?

Welcome to the first episode for our Conflicted Community!  We’ll be coming to you every two weeks with interactive episodes for... more

17 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
The Conflicted Community is Live!

The Conflicted Community is now live!  Want to hear bonus episodes of Conflicted and chat with fellow Dear Listeners? Now you... more

10 Apr 2024 · 2 minutes
Q&A - Airstrikes on Yemen and the Future of the Middle East

On Friday, January 12th, the Houthis added their muscle to the spreading conflict in the Middle East. By attacking commercial... more

18 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Yemen: From Civil War to World War?

The state of Yemen in 2023 is precarious. After the Arab Spring revolution descended into civil war, the Houthis have... more

29 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Yemen: From Revolution to Civil War

The Arab Spring of 2011 may have brought with it hope for a new dawn in Yemen, one of democracy... more

22 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Yemen: The Arab Spring Revolution

2011 was a pivotal year for Yemen, and indeed the entire Middle East. After years of wars against the insurgent... more

15 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes

Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen from 1990 - 2012, described the process of governing Yemen as akin to... more

08 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Yemen: In the Shadow of the Imam

Ask anyone from the Middle East about Yemen, that country on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, and they’ll... more

01 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Hezbollah: Israel's Menace or Lebanon's Defender?

In the last episode of Conflicted, we saw Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia terror group, grow in power in the midst... more

25 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Hezbollah: Rise of the Islamic Resistance

Some four decades ago, out of the chaos of the Lebanese civil war, a Shia militant group was born who... more

18 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
What Was Hamas Thinking?

Emergency Episode: On Saturday October 7th 2023, Hamas terrorists broke through the border of the Gaza Strip and carried out a... more

11 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
How Iran Works

It’s always difficult to know exactly what is going on in Iran - that isolated, Shia theocracy that dominates so... more

04 Oct 2023 · 58 minutes
President Erdogan: The Mask Slips

President Erdogan’s time in power has been a fascinating period for Turkey - at once nodding to the liberal West,... more

27 Sep 2023 · 58 minutes
President Erdogan: The Rise to Power

Over the past couple of episodes we explained the inner workings of the Muslim Brotherhood - that mysterious organisation based... more

20 Sep 2023 · 54 minutes
The Muslim Brotherhood: What do they want?

In last week’s discussion of the Muslim Brotherhood, we told you how this clandestine group are structured - headed in... more

13 Sep 2023 · 44 minutes
The Muslim Brotherhood: Who Are They?

After finishing our extensive exploration into some of the most colourful and fascinating characters in Islamic History - figures who... more

06 Sep 2023 · 56 minutes
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Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen from 1990 - 2012, described the process of governing Yemen as akin to “Dancing on... more