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Deepthink

By: Antoun Issa
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Antoun Issa of Deepcut News sits down with leading thinkers, experts and policymakers to think deeply about the pressing social, political, and geopolitical issues shaping Australia and the world.

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  • Tareq Baconi – the queer role in Palestinian advocacy

    Tareq Baconi – the queer role in Palestinian advocacy
    Jul 6 2026

    Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian-British scholar and author of a new memoir, Fire in Every Direction. He spoke with Antoun Issa at the Melbourne Writers Festival about the intersection between his queer and Palestinian identities, and why they're two sides of the same struggle.


    Timestamps:


    00:00 Introduction

    (05:30) Queer v cultural identities

    (12:23) Queerness: constraint or liberator?

    (20:22) Women, queers at forefront of change

    (25:48) Trauma of ethnic cleansing

    (30:36) Indigenous connection to land

    (37:58) Gaza

    (41:23) Is Israel winning?

    (46:46) Faith and endurance

    (50:11) Audience questions


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Trauma and healing from the Lebanese Civil War

    Trauma and healing from the Lebanese Civil War
    May 20 2026

    Antoun Issa chats with the Readings Podcast about his new book, Rebirth: A Love Story from the Depths of War. The book traces his mother's experiences living on the frontlines of the Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s, but the conversation ranges far beyond those events, delving into the history of Beirut and the tangled relationship between love, loss and pain.


    Timestamps:


    00:00 Introduction

    (03:50) Why write Rebirth?

    (08:30) Beirut's history and transformation

    (15:25) Researching the book

    (18:04) Love and trauma

    (22:58) War journalism vs book-writing

    (34:17) Arab dignity and resistance

    (39:07) Migration

    (42:42) The purpose of life


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    49 mins
  • Rania Khalek – is Lebanon being pushed into civil war?

    Rania Khalek – is Lebanon being pushed into civil war?
    Apr 20 2026

    A fragile ceasefire is in effect in Lebanon, but the country remains bitterly divided amid fears of renewed Israeli occupation. Can Lebanon avoid civil strife? Renowned journalist Rania Khalek shares her insights from Lebanon.


    Timestamps:


    00:00 War impact on Lebanon

    (02:16) Humanitarian situation in Lebanon

    (06:22) Internal public opinion

    (09:38) Lebanon's outreach to Israel

    (17:55) Why is Lebanon perpetually divided?

    (25:42) Lack of a Lebanese left

    (33:40) Diaspora-homeland divide

    (42:40) Is civil strife possible?

    (45:53) Reader questions


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    53 mins
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