The World’s Largest Democracy Goes Wrong: Three Books on Hindu Nationalism in India
In this month’s BookBundle, we examine how Modi’s India oppresses and suppresses its minority citizens and silences critical voices through…
Hindu Nationalism
The Systemic Reinforcement of Islamophobia: Five Recent Book Releases
Recent books on Islamophobia show that its effects are far-reaching: systemic Islamophobia continues to cast a long and dark shadow…
Is the Modi Government Selectively Rewriting Indian Muslim History?
The Indian government justifies the deletions of book chapters about Muslim’s history as a project aiming to reduce the curriculum…
“Godi Media” in Modi’s India: A War on Journalists?
Indian news media watchers have observed how the country’s mainstream media has functioned as the public relations arm of Narendra…
The Hindutva War on Christians in India
A total of 486 incidents of violence against Christians in India were recorded in 2021, representing a 75 percent increase…
Hindutva Radicalization of the Indian Cricket Team
The Hindu nationalist Indian government and its supporters accused the Indian team’s only Muslim player, Mohammad Shami, of accepting bribes…
Hindutva Ideology: India’s Gradual Move Towards Genocide
This is India today, an increasingly autocratic and nationalistic state that’s now exerting its illiberal political ideology well beyond its…
What is the Future for India’s Muslims with the Rise of Hindu Nationalism?
If the Modi government wants to give India a place in international platforms, all forms of bigotry and the secret…
The rise of BJP in India coincides with the rise of Hindu nationalism
According to observers, the Hindu nationalist rhetoric and the electoral marginalization of Muslims are two of the reasons why India…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
