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Dalia Ziada
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Dalia Ziada (in Arabic: داليا زيادة ; born 2 January 1982) is an Egyptian writer.
She is the author of The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf -
Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy
and other internationally acclaimed non-fiction books on Middle East politics.
She currently works as the Chairperson of the Liberal Democracy Institute,
and executive director
of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies.[1][2][3]

23. Januar 2026

Maral Salmassi "Zera Institute"
1:03:42
Antisemitism and Islamism Are Sisters — and the West Refuses to Admit It
Arguably
158 Abonnenten
23.01.2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn3t-WbnLBg
Why are those who speak for peace, reform,
and coexistence in the Arab world treated as traitors — while extremists are tolerated or excused?
And why does the West so often look away when Arab dissidents name the problem clearly?

In this episode of Arguably, we speak with Dalia Ziada,
an Egyptian human rights activist, Arab Spring figure,
and one of the most outspoken critics of Islamism and antisemitism in the Middle East.

Dalia explains why antisemitism and Islamism are not separate phenomena,
but ideological sisters — mutually reinforcing systems of power that punish dissent,
suppress reform, and make peace impossible.
For saying this openly, and for publicly supporting peace with Israel,
she has faced relentless death threats, intimidation, and forced exile.

This conversation examines how authoritarian Arab regimes, Islamist movements, and Western moral denial intersect —
and why those who reject ideological obedience pay a far higher price than those who promote hate.

This is not a conversation about faith.
It is a conversation about power, ideology, and truth.

We discuss:
– Why antisemitism and Islamism are structurally linked
– How peace advocacy becomes treason
– The failure of the Arab Spring
– Why reformers are silenced while extremists thrive
– Exile, intimidation, and the cost of moral clarity
– Western denial and selective solidarity
– What honest reform would actually require

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
1:45 Who Is Dalia Ziada?
4:30 Growing Up in Egypt
8:10 The Arab Spring: Hope and Disillusion
13:20 When Ideology Becomes Total
18:10 Islam vs. Islamism
22:40 “Antisemitism and Islamism Are Sisters”
28:15 Why Peace Is Treated as Treason
33:50 Antisemitism as an Instrument of Power
39:10 Death Threats, Exile, and Isolation
44:40 Why Reformers Are Punished More Than Extremists
49:30 Western Moral Evasion
54:20 What Honest Solidarity Would Look Like
58:10 Can the Arab World Still Reform?
1:01:00 Final Thoughts

👇 Join the discussion in the comments.
Can peace exist where truth is treated as betrayal?