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The RadicalistVelvet Jihad: Islam's Soft ImperialismDavid Volodzko speaks with Alexander von Sternberg about the concept of velvet jihad, which he coined—inspired by French historian David Todd’s A Velvet Empire: French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century—to describe Islamic cultural imperialism. They also discuss the recent pogrom in Amsterdam, the influence of rhetoric on behavior, Sharia law, the myth of media-induced violence, and more.Alexander von Sternberg is the host of the podcast History Impossible, a graduate student of history, and a former guest on The Radicalist. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...2025-01-2748 min
The RadicalistThe Nazi Roots of PalestinianismDavid Volodzko talks with Alexander von Sternberg about Amin al-Husseini, the Nazi godfather of Palestinian nationalism, his early life, his embrace of Nazism, his efforts to send Jewish children to death camps, his legacy since then, and his place in the Palestinian movement today.Von Sternberg is the host of the historical podcast History Impossible. He’s also a writer whose essays and reviews have been published in a number of publications including Queer Majority, Quillette, Merion West, and Areo Magazine.For more on this subject, see von Sternberg’s six-hour podcast episode on al-Husseini, The...2024-09-021h 37