Harvard Professor Answers Middle East Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Professor Tarek Masoud joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Middle East. What's the origin of the conflict between Israel and Palestine? What are the most significant moments leading to the current geopolitical climate of the Middle East? What makes the Houthis of Yemen such a difficult adversary? Why is Islam unfairly associated with terrorism? Answers to these questions and more await on Middle East support. 0:00 Middle East Support 0:15 What was the reaction to bombing Iranian nuclear sites? 1:00 The timeline 3:41 Syria, currently. 5:00 Turkey 6:56 Houthis 7:43 Democracy in the Middle East 9:16 Gaza and Genocide 11:57 Oil 12:49 UAE 14:11 What's the origin of the conflict between Israel and Palestine? 16:54 Dubai Dudes 18:16 Two state solution 20:08 War 21:08 Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims 22:43 Terrorism 24:40 2003 Iraq Invasion 26:11 Iran of the 1960s 28:04 Why there are American bases in Qatar? 28:35 The U.S. and Israel in the 1960s 30:12 What is Israel's main goal with invading other countries? 33:17 Futuristic Saudi Cities of the Desert 34:32 The Taliban and women 35:41 The difference between Kosher and Halal *EXPERT'S NOTE:* My edited response to the question about the roots of the Sunni-Shia divide seems to suggest that a civil war broke out immediately upon the death of Muhammad. In fact, the prophet Muhammad’s cousin, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, was passed over for leadership three times, before finally becoming Caliph about 25 years after Muhammad’s death. His rule, however, was highly contested. A civil war broke out, and Ali was ultimately assassinated, setting in motion the split between Shias (the partisans of Ali) and Sunnis that persists to this day. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Matthew Colby Expert: Tarek Masoud Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lar