Miscellaneous
On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Joshua Teitelbaum, Professor of Middle East Studies at Bar Ilan University. Joshua is the author of myriad books and articles on Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and broader Middle East, in particular: The Rise and Fall of the Hashemite Kingdom of Arabia (NYU 2001). On this episode Simon and Josh talk about a roundabout way of becoming interested in Saudi Arabia, the hajj, the Hijaz, Saudi-Egyptian tensions, and a new book on the Saudi Arabian National Guard.