The Nation of Islamic Republic of Iran with Setareh Sadeqi

When most people think of the Nation of Islam, a black liberation movement started by Elijah Mohammed, they do not think of Iran. Conversely, when they think of Iran, they do not think of black liberation movements. Today, we have Setareh Sadeqi here to talk to us about the history of the Nation of Islam and how it is tied with the Islamic Republic of Iran. <br/><br/>Show notes:<br/><br/>1:41 - The Storming of the US Embassy in 1979 and Ayatollah Khomeini&#8217;s orders to free all Black Americans and women held hostage<br/><br/>3:10 - The Shah of Iran and his Yesmen<br/><br/>6:14 - Iranian Constitution and the Duty towards the oppressed<br/><br/>14:40 - Addressing Critiques of the Nation of Islam<br/><br/>18:14 - Similarities between Khomeini&#8217;s ideals and Hindu belief in Karma<br/><br/>24:18 - Nation of Islam and the Assassination of Malcolm X<br/><br/>30:14 - The Nation of Islam and controversies regarding Anti-semitism<br/><br/>33:16 - Genocidal speech by US politicians against Iran<br/><br/>34:50 - Hilarious Promo by Robert rifting on Patrick Liller <br/><br/>37:31 - Other misconceptions about the Nation of Islam<br/><br/>45:13 - Nation of Islam evolution between 1960s-1970s<br/><br/>51:29 - Rhetoric of Nation of Islam<br/><br/>54:39 - The common enemy between Nation of Islam and Iran: <br/><br/>58:27 - US nuclear discussion with the Shah<br/><br/>You can find Setarah on<a href="https://twitter.com/Leelako"> twitter</a> <br/><br/>Get full access to Historic.ly at <a href="https://historicly.substack.com/subscribe?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjI3OTU2LCJpYXQiOjE2Mjk2NDYxMzcsImV4cCI6MTYzMjIzODEzNywiaXNzIjoicHViLTgwNzkiLCJzdWIiOiJjaGVja291dCJ9.Fh4HMfbmuV487RTil41oplr_oQuziIfPSi4ws5lpQAw&#38;utm_medium=podcast">historicly.substack.com/subscribe</a>