Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ideas Beyond Borders Founder Faisal Al Mutar joins Casey and Elisha to discuss the importance of creating a sense of national security for Iraqis as well as his experience combatting the villainy of authoritarianism and extremism. Then there’s the habibi effect.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators: Faisal's Story
00:04:01 - Personal Experience and Activism
00:08:05 - Activism and Blurred Lines
00:11:59 - The Dual Governments in Iraq
00:16:01 - Business Expansion in the Middle East
00:19:49 - Economic Successes and Failures
00:23:54 - Overcoming Psychological Authoritarianism
00:27:48 - Becoming the Iraq Nation-State
00:31:40 - The Future of Political Movements
00:35:37 - Promoting Freedom in Closed Societies
SHOW NOTES:
To learn about Faisal Al Mutar: oslofreedomforum.com/speaker/faisal-al-mutar
To learn about Ideas Beyond Boarders:
ideasbeyondborders.org
To learn about the World Liberty Congress: worldlibertycongress.org
Read Faisal's recent article at the International Correspondent:
theinternationalcorrespondent.com/p/navigating-the-crossroads?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
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#FaisalAlMutar #IdeasBeyondBorders #OsloFreedomForum #HumanRights #Iraq #SaddamHussein #AlQaeda #Authoritarianism #Extremism #PsychologicalAuthoritarianism #Citizenship #NationalIdentity #Sectarianism #Education #BusinessOpportunities #Knowledge #Empowerment #Activism #MiddleEast #Democracy #Freedom #Inspiration #Resilience #Courage #Survival #HRF #HumanRightsFoundation #DissidentsAndDictators
Ideas Beyond Borders Founder Faisal Al Mutar joins Casey and Elisha to discuss the importance of creating a sense of national security for Iraqis as well as his experience combatting the villainy of authoritarianism and extremism. Then there’s the habibi effect.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators: Faisal's Story
00:04:01 - Personal Experience and Activism
00:08:05 - Activism and Blurred Lines
00:11:59 - The Dual Governments in Iraq
00:16:01 - Business Expansion in the Middle East
00:19:49 - Economic Successes and Failures
00:23:54 - Overcoming Psychological Authoritarianism
00:27:48 - Becoming the Iraq Nation-State
00:31:40 - The Future of Political Movements
00:35:37 - Promoting Freedom in Closed Societies
SHOW NOTES:
To learn about Faisal Al Mutar: oslofreedomforum.com/speaker/faisal-al-mutar
To learn about Ideas Beyond Boarders:
ideasbeyondborders.org
To learn about the World Liberty Congress: worldlibertycongress.org
Read Faisal's recent article at the International Correspondent:
theinternationalcorrespondent.com/p/navigating-the-crossroads?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
ABOUT HRF:
Learn more about our work at the Human Rights Foundation:
Website: hrf.org
X (formerly Twitter): https://X.com/HRF
Instagram: instagram.com/hrf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hrf
Subscribe to HRF’s Substack: humanrightsfoundation.substack.com
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
Donate today: hrf.org/?form=donate
#FaisalAlMutar #IdeasBeyondBorders #OsloFreedomForum #HumanRights #Iraq #SaddamHussein #AlQaeda #Authoritarianism #Extremism #PsychologicalAuthoritarianism #Citizenship #NationalIdentity #Sectarianism #Education #BusinessOpportunities #Knowledge #Empowerment #Activism #MiddleEast #Democracy #Freedom #Inspiration #Resilience #Courage #Survival #HRF #HumanRightsFoundation #DissidentsAndDictators
