Decrypted

Politics and History Through Stories
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Decrypted is a podcast about politics and history, told through stories. Each episode begins with a moment and follows how it unfolds, focusing on what often goes unnoticed. History isn’t just the past, and politics isn’t something distant. I’m Hafssa Fakher Elabiari, a political scientist focused on making complex ideas easier to understand through storytelling.

  1. قبل يوم واحد

    Why Were These Shoes Buried?

    They were just shoes. Until they weren’t. Somewhere in a forest, buried beneath the ground, they reappeared, decades later. And suddenly, they weren’t objects anymore.

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    North Korea’s Hidden Markets: The Women Behind Them

    In North Korea, markets were never supposed to exist. And yet, they did. During the famine of the 1990s, as the state failed to provide food, people began trading to survive. What started as a desperate response slowly grew into something much larger, a hidden economy operating in plain sight. At the center of it were women. And in the process, survival came to depend on something the system had never intended.

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    Decrypted is a storytelling podcast about politics and history. Each episode explores the ideas, decisions, and experiences that shape the world, often focusing on what gets overlooked. From hidden markets in North Korea to pivotal moments like the 1953 Iran crisis, Decrypted traces the stories behind major events, focusing on the people living through them. More stories to come.

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  4. ١٠ أبريل

    What happened in Iran in 1953? And Why it Matters

    August 1953, Tehran. The CIA and MI6 overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mosaddegh, reshaping the country's political destiny and collective memory. This episode tells the story of a covert operation that changed a country and its people forever.

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  5. ١٢ مارس

    Patrice Lumumba was Assassinated. Why?

    January 19, 1961. Katanga. The lifeless body of Patrice Lumumba was found near Elisabethville, the capital of Katanga province. In the official death certificate, it was written simply that he died "in the bush." What happened? Why would the democratically elected prime minister of a newly independent country end up dead in the wilderness? What interests did Lumumba's mere existence threaten?

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  6. ٢٦ يناير

    What is Happening in Iran?

    December 28, 2025. Tehran. Domestic unrest is once again shaking Iran. The political climate is tense, and security forces are launching a brutal crackdown. Despite a government-imposed blackout, first-hand accounts continue to emerge, and they are harrowing. What is happening in Iran?

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  7. ٧ يناير

    A Year after Assad: How is Syria Really Doing?

    December 8th, 2024. Syria. The Assad regime collapsed almost overnight. Since then, everything has been moving fast.  Despite a troubling past, the new president is shaking hands with world leaders. Western countries are lifting sanctions. Syria, once a pariah state, is welcomed back into the Arab League, received at the Élysée, and hosted at the White House. But one question lingers: How is Syria really doing? This is a partial account of what went right and what went wrong, beyond the handshakes, receptions, and press conferences.

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    Is the Western Sahara Conflict Over?

    October 31st, 2025. New York. Inside the quiet chamber of the UN Security Council, a historic vote took place: Resolution 2797. For many, this resolution is just one document among dozens adopted each year. But for Morocco, it marks the end of a 50-year struggle that weighed heavily on its economy, military, diplomacy, and people. This is the story of a vote that could end one of the last territorial disputes of the 21st century.

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Decrypted is a podcast about politics and history, told through stories. Each episode begins with a moment and follows how it unfolds, focusing on what often goes unnoticed. History isn’t just the past, and politics isn’t something distant. I’m Hafssa Fakher Elabiari, a political scientist focused on making complex ideas easier to understand through storytelling.

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    Politics and History Through Stories
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