Explore how past moments have shaped the crises we face today. 

Join host Mohamed Hassan for in-depth conversations with historians and public thinkers who reveal the patterns behind the headlines. 

Listen now for a preview; first full episode drops July 2026. Subscribe for updates.

Explore how past moments have shaped the crises we face today. Join host Mohamed Hassan for&nbsp;in-depth conversations with historians and public thinkers who reveal the patterns behind the headlines.&nbsp; Listen now for a preview; first full episode drops July 2026. Subscribe for updates.

DEJA VU strips away the myth of modern exceptionalism. Through intimate, fireside conversations with the world's most provocative historians, philosophers, and public intellectuals, we excavate the buried parallels between today's crises and history's most pivotal moments.

Each episode asks: What can we learn from the last time this happened?

DEJA VU strips away the myth of modern exceptionalism. Through intimate, fireside conversations with the world's most provocative historians, philosophers, and public intellectuals, we excavate the buried parallels between today's crises and history's most pivotal moments.
Each episode asks:&nbsp;What can we learn from the last time this happened?

Déjà Vu

Deja Vu

A history podcast interrogating the past to understand the present and future.

Deja Vu: New podcast from Al Jazeera

Can Judaism exist without Zionism? Rabbi Haim Sofer traces Jewish identity through exile and persecution to centuries of life alongside Muslims, from al-Andalus to Morocco and Iraq. How did the dream of a Jewish state and plans for a Third Temple reshape those ties – and why does Neturei Karta, an Orthodox Jewish anti-Zionist movement, oppose a Jewish state?

In this episode: 
Rabbi Haim Sofer, Religious Scholar

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan and Marcos Bartolomé. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. 


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Can Judaism exist without Zionism? Rabbi Haim Sofer traces Jewish identity through exile and persecution to centuries of life alongside Muslims, from al-Andalus to Morocco and Iraq. How did the dream of a Jewish state and plans for a Third Temple reshape those ties &ndash; and why does Neturei Karta, an Orthodox Jewish anti-Zionist movement, oppose a Jewish state?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Rabbi Haim Sofer, Religious Scholar</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan and Marcos Bartolom&eacute;. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.&nbsp; 
Connect with us:
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Jews and Muslims lived together for centuries. Did Zionism tear them apart?

Why does anger seem to rule the world today? Pankaj Mishra traces our age of anger to the collision of Enlightenment promises of liberty and equality with empire, nationalism and capitalism. He asks what happens when those promises are broken – and when the Global South turns Western ideals back on the West itself.

In this episode: 
Pankaj Mishra, Author, Age of Anger 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan, Marcos Bartolomé and Sonia Bhagat. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. 


Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Why does anger seem to rule the world today? Pankaj Mishra traces our age of anger to the collision of Enlightenment promises of liberty and equality with empire, nationalism and capitalism. He asks what happens when those promises are broken &ndash; and when the Global South turns Western ideals back on the West itself.
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Pankaj Mishra, Author, Age of Anger&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan, Marcos Bartolom&eacute; and Sonia Bhagat. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.&nbsp; 
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I">YouTube</a>

How the West’s promise of freedom created a world of anger | Pankaj Mishra

What happens when a revolutionary movement takes control of the world’s most vital waterway, bringing global oil shipping to a halt and sparking war with an empire? It’s not the Strait of Hormuz, but the Suez Crisis of 70 years earlier. In 1956, Egypt shut the Suez Canal and took on three armies alone. When the canal reopened months later, now with Egypt in control, the region and the global economy would change forever.


In this episode: 
Laleh Khalili (@lalehkhalili), Political Scientist and Author of ‘Sinews of War and Trade’

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan, Marcos Bartolomé and Sonia Bhagat. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

What happens when a revolutionary movement takes control of the world&rsquo;s most vital waterway, bringing global oil shipping to a halt and sparking war with an empire? It&rsquo;s not the Strait of Hormuz, but the Suez Crisis of 70 years earlier. In 1956, Egypt shut the Suez Canal and took on three armies alone. When the canal reopened months later, now with Egypt in control, the region and the global economy would change forever. 
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Laleh Khalili (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lalehkhalili.bsky.social">@lalehkhalili</a>), Political Scientist and Author of &lsquo;Sinews of War and Trade&rsquo;</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Mohamed Hassan, Marcos Bartolom&eacute; and Sonia Bhagat. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our engagement producer is Adam Abou-Gad. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I">YouTube</a>

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