William Federer: Persians, Turks and Terrorists

William Federer: Persians, Turks and Terrorists

Author: David Fiorazo July 23, 2026 Duration: 55:33
Mary welcomes back historian William Federer to bring us the sweeping history of Iran, from Genesis 10 to modern times. And it's a wild ride. Who were those Persians? Dating back to Elam, grandson of Noah, they have occupied a huge part of world history, biblical and secular alike. We will look at those biblical skirmishes, the middle ages, and the rise of the British Empire when Islam was forced to grapple with the then-Christian element of Europe. As we look at the Ottoman Turks, who started out as friends of the Jew following their expulsion from Spain, we find that just when the Ottoman Empire started to disappear from the world scene, Zionism arose and -surprise! - oil entered the picture as nation states began to industrialize. Then it's on to shahs and ayatollahs and the 1970s under Jimmy Carter who gave us Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis, simply by campaigning for the Ayatollah over the Shah. Didn't I warn you it's a wild ride? And all of it valuable history as we try and make sense of our world. There is no one quite like Bill Federer and his wealth of knowledge about just about everything.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

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