Arabism https://peertube.wtf/c/arabism/videos My name is Marek Fronc and this is my channel about the Middle East. I have lived in Bahrain for six years, and have studied the region at Jagiellonian University (Poland). Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:17:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.wtf Arabism https://peertube.wtf/lazy-static/avatars/39a71885-1f8b-4896-bf16-32bf23a4bcc8.png https://peertube.wtf/c/arabism/videos All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.wtf/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://peertube.wtf/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=38250 <![CDATA[Bahrain: where a passport is a weapon]]> https://peertube.wtf/w/knmxJHQz8zqinjyfehMsyR https://peertube.wtf/w/knmxJHQz8zqinjyfehMsyR Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:28:31 GMT Bahrain has weaponised citizenship against people who oppose the regime. More than a decade after the Arab Spring, the kingdom's human rights record has not improved.

footage and illustrations came in large part from my own archives, but also: AlJazeera, News of Bahrain. Firehorse Showreel, AP Archive, Associated Press, TruthBahrain, Bahrain Defence Force, NDTV

(poor video quality is temporary 😃)

]]> Arabism News & Politics nonadult Bahrain: where a passport is a weapon Bahrain has weaponised citizenship against people who oppose the regime. More than a decade after the Arab Spring, the kingdom's human rights record has not improved. footage and illustrations came in large part from my own archives, but a... <![CDATA[Qatar, Poland and the Middle East]]> https://peertube.wtf/w/kQufyF3UQADQrTwrb6y5WU https://peertube.wtf/w/kQufyF3UQADQrTwrb6y5WU Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:26:15 GMT Qatar's emir Tamim al-Thani visited President Andrzej Duda on July 5, 2024. Qatar plays an active dyplomatic role in the world. Will Poland do the same?

originally posted on YouTube Jul 18, 2024

Footage reference list:
Vecteezy - laji tvl, busfamily, dragomirescu27, fotomaster, mila suspinskaya, simbiothy83989, yevhen roshchyn, wmmedia, toowa7029516732, armmypicca, motionlantern;
Kancelaria Prezydenta RP (The Polish President's Office) - accessed July 15, 2024
The Arabic DP (Bahrain timelapse)
Kanal13 (Gaza, a UN meeting)
ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection. (old Egypt)
Ismatulloh Salaf (Palestne timelapse)
PublicResourceOrg (1950s soldiers in Korea)
Sterling Rutherford (ABC News - Poland in the 90s)
Doha News (the Emir in Poland)
TJP This is Poland (Warsaw in the 80s)
Joe Catron (Ismael Haniyeh)
pixabay/yoniteck
aguixa (Kraków drone)

]]> Arabism News & Politics nonadult Qatar, Poland and the Middle East Qatar's emir Tamim al-Thani visited President Andrzej Duda on July 5, 2024. Qatar plays an active dyplomatic role in the world. Will Poland do the same? originally posted on YouTube Jul 18, 2024 Footage reference list: Vecteezy - laji tvl, ... <![CDATA[What's the EU doing in Persian Gulf?]]> https://peertube.wtf/w/dU5a8dcinBghPMnGsKW5s7 https://peertube.wtf/w/dU5a8dcinBghPMnGsKW5s7 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:22:41 GMT There's been an increased activity between European Union and Persian Gulf state officials in the past year. What are EU's plans in the Gulf? Does it only focus on energy cooperation? Does it find space for any security strategy?

Originally posted on YouTube Nov 30, 2022

illustrations, as they appear:
0. thumbnail: Ursula von der Leyen; CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2020 – Source: EP

  1. Ursula von der Leyen, CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2019 – Source: EP
  2. GCC, UNCHR 2016
  3. Libya, Al Jazeera
  4. The far right and migrants - PBS Frontline
  5. War in Yemen - Council for Foreign Relations
  6. The attack on Pacific Zircon - Reuters
  7. EU map - Wikipedia
  8. Saudi-German spat - Reuters
    9 and 10. Sweden-Saudi spat - the Guardian
  9. PSG owners - Sport Bible
  10. Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia
  11. The Qatar Crisis - BBC
  12. Biden and MBS - Washington Post
  13. Ursula von der Leyen in Bahrain - her tweet on 17.11.2022
  14. Ursula von der Leyen's 2022 IISS Manama Dialogue speech - European Commission YT
    17 and 18. Iran and Russia - CNN Politics and The Hill/Yahoo News
  15. Saad al-Fuhaid - Arab News
  16. Patrick Simonnet - EEAS
  17. Ilkka Salmi - Security & Defence Agenda, Flickr
  18. Walid al-Khuraiji - Arab News
  19. Charles Michel - CC BY 2.0 Annika Haas (EU2017EE)
  20. Josep Borell - CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2019 – Source: EP
  21. Enrique Mora - Casa de América, Flickr
  22. Algeria - GIS
  23. The Gulf strategy - European Sources Online
  24. Wind energy estimates, Saudi Arabia - JGR Atmospheres
  25. Solar Power Potential, Saudi Arabia - Faisal Rahman Pazheri
  26. Operation Atalanta - European Council, Council of the EU
  27. Ali Khomenei - CC BY 4.0 khamenei.ir
  28. The nuclear deal - Council on Foreign Relations
  29. Middle East Cold War - Middle East Eye
  30. Attacks on UAE - AlJazeera
  31. Arab-Iranian thaw - Middle East Institute
]]> Arabism News & Politics nonadult What's the EU doing in Persian Gulf? There's been an increased activity between European Union and Persian Gulf state officials in the past year. What are EU's plans in the Gulf? Does it only focus on energy cooperation? Does it find space for any security strategy? Originally po... <![CDATA[Sports and identity in Persian Gulf]]> https://peertube.wtf/w/99sgjHSiXXQnWtUrnjXYYp https://peertube.wtf/w/99sgjHSiXXQnWtUrnjXYYp Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:19:43 GMT A major camel festival began in Saudi Arabia on December 1, 2022. How does it figure into the idea of Arabness? I examine that along the case of Persian Gulf falconry.

Originally posted on YouTube Dec 9, 2022

]]> Arabism News & Politics nonadult Sports and identity in Persian Gulf A major camel festival began in Saudi Arabia on December 1, 2022. How does it figure into the idea of Arabness? I examine that along the case of Persian Gulf falconry. Originally posted on YouTube Dec 9, 2022