Lines on a Map by The Amargi
The Lines on a Map podcast focuses on current developments in the Middle East and every week speaks to a journalist writing for The Amargi.
Episodes
On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested over her alleged violation of the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Her death sparked protests that quickly spread across Iran, bringing together people from different generations, regions, and communi...
On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested over her alleged violation of the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Her death sparked protests that quickly spread across Iran, bringing together people from different generations, regions, and communi...
On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested over her alleged violation of the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Her death sparked protests that quickly spread across Iran, bringing together people from different generations, regions, and communi...
In this episode, we are joined by Rojin Mukriyan to talk about Kurdish political movements in Iran, the relationship between the Free Life Party in Kurdistan (PJAK) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and what the PKK’s dissolution and the peace process in Turkey could mean for Kurdish politics in Iran.
Host: Susho...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, I’m back with Renwar Najm for another conversation about Iraqi politics.
Last time we spoke, we discussed Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s campaign against corruption and what it tells us about the Iraqi state and its political system. This time, we’re shifting our focu...
In this episode, we examine violence against the dead in Turkey and Kurdistan. My guest is Şilan Bingöl, from The Amargi's Turkey desk.
For over a century, groups excluded and targeted in life, such as Kurds, Armenians, Alevis, women, LGBTQ+ people, and migrants, also face violence after death: unmarked graves, attacks on cemeteri...
In this episode, we're looking at the history of compulsory hijab in Iran, from the first protests against it in 1979 to the crackdowns we're seeing today. I'm joined by Mahtab Mahboub, a contributor to our Iran desk at The Amargi. We'll trace how enforcement has changed over the decades, what really shifted after the Woman, Life...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, we welcome back Serap Güneş from our Turkey desk. Since the last time we spoke to her, politics in Turkey has been very eventful. A new Kurdish Framework Law is being introduced to Parliament on the day of recording, and there is a new kid on the block in Turkish politics, although i...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, we interview Sara Kermanian, our contributor for our Iran desk, and a research scholar in international relations and transnational politics. We talk about how Iran's nuclear program developed over the years, the purposes it serves for the Islamic Republic, the degree of support it h...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, we dive deep into the recent anti-corruption drive in Iraq initiated by new President Ali al-Zaidi. We talk to our Iraq correspondent, Renwar Najm, about the state of corruption in Iraq, how Iraqis view the recent anti-corruption efforts, and also take a deeper look at the Kurdistan ...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, we talk with our Editor, Jîl Şwanî, and talk to him about his upcoming book, My Name is a Dream. We also talk about the magical realism that the book draws from, and Kurdish mythology and its role in shaping Kurdish identity.
You can subscribe to Jîl's Substack here.
Host: Sushobhan P...
In this episode of the Lines on a Map podcast, we turn our attention to Suwayda, in Syria, where one year ago, Syrian armed forces and their allies carried out a military operation that left over 1,700 people dead and many more displaced. We talk with Soha Ezzi, our Syria Correspondent, who gives us a deep insight into how the ma...
In this episode, I talk with our Turkey correspondent, Serap Gunes, about the current happenings with the Turkish Opposition Party, the CHP, and why the Kurdish question in the country has implications for Turkish democracy itself.
Host: Sushobhan Parida
Guest: Serap Gunes
Audio Edit: Marta Lučić
Graphic Design: An Amargi Production,...
In this first episode, I catch up with The Amargi's Editor-in-Chief, Kamal Chomani, to discuss how The Amargi was conceived, the challenges it faces, and the values it stands for.
Host: Sushobhan Parida
Guest: Kamal Chomani
Audio Edit: Marta Lučić
Graphic Design: An Amargi Production, 2026
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