Arzoo Osanloo

legal anthropologist, director of University of Washington’s Middle East Center

Arzoo Osanloo on KCRW

Iran’s morality police has been subject to months of protests after the death of Mahsa Amini in its custody. What happens next?

Iran’s attorney general says morality police is disbanded, others say no

Iran’s morality police has been subject to months of protests after the death of Mahsa Amini in its custody. What happens next?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

With the new stadiums in Inglewood, businesses with parking are thriving, while those without feel the city’s economic boom is passing them by.

from KCRW Features

Donald Trump points fingers at Volodymyr Zelensky about the war with Russia. Should the president take accountability for the DOJ? Plus, how valuable are political rallies?

from Left, Right & Center

The assassination of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare insurance company, has prompted a national reckoning of how corporate entities commit crimes on a daily basis…

from Scheer Intelligence

KCRW reflects on Joe Biden’s presidential legacy. How will the tumultuous events of his term be remembered, and what moments stood out most?

from Left, Right & Center

Are Trump and Biden setting a dangerous precedent through their use of pardons? Will Congress retake its power to check the White House?

from Left, Right & Center

The American saber-rattling against China has been increasing almost as fast as China’s own development in the past few years.

from Scheer Intelligence

Tariffs, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars: there is much to be said about the evolving relationship between China and the United States.

from Scheer Intelligence

Should the U.S. worry about post-Assad Syria? What’s behind the support for the man who fatally shot UHC’s CEO? Plus, KCRW discusses how sports fandom crossed into politics.

from Left, Right & Center

Will Donald Trump reduce U.S. interventionism? Did President Biden open a can of worms by pardoning his son Hunter? Plus, KCRW looks at what justice means post-election.

from Left, Right & Center