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Episodio patrocinado por Babbel. Entra en www.babbel.com/empezar y usa el código DEBATEDIRECTO para conseguir tus 3 meses gratis Hoy analizamos las implicaciones geopolíticas y bélicas del atentado en Moscú, en el teatro Crocus City Hall. Pese a la supuesta reivindicación de DAESH ( ISIS ) de la autoría, las dudas están lejos de estar despejadas y hay varias hipótesis sobre la mesa. Hay quien afirma que, efectivamente, ha sido el Estado Islámico pero cumpliendo órdenes de otros. Hay quien afirma que los responsables habrían sido ucranianos, bien dentro de la órbita de Zelensky o incluso detractores suyos. Hay incluso quien opina que ha sido una operación de falsa bandera de la propia Rusia. ¿Qué teoría está mejor sustentada por los hechos y la información de la que disponemos. Además, analizamos el día en que un juez casi cierra Telegram. Finalmente, el juez Pedraz decidió suspender el "baneo" de la aplicación de mensajería pero hubo ciertos momentos en que se dio por hecho. Por último, continuamos con el seguimiento a la situación en Palestina y, particularmente, en la Franja de Gaza. Con Nacho Escursell y José Luís Carretero. Conduce Juan Carlos Barba. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The life and exploits of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, aka MBS.Mohammed bin Salman is the uncrowned king of Saudi Arabia, ruling the Kingdom with an iron fist. He took power by force and coercion from Muhammad bin Nayef and he consolidated that power by kidnapping, detaining and torturing members of the Saudi Royal Family and prominent businessmen like Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh, he even kidnapped the Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri and imprisoned his own mother. He also ordered the murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2017. If you enjoy our content, please become a patron to get our premium exclusive episodes, and our public episodes ad-free. 1 MBS also has an army of flies, tiger squads, gold cars and a lavish lifestyle, he owns the world's most expensive home, the Serene $500M yacht and Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, but the painting he paid $450M for proved to be a fake. MBS has a very dual personality: he's modern but also medieval at the same time. The Saudi state essentially treats women as permanent legal minors. But MBS is also implementing Vision 2030 to modernize Saudi Arabia, he allowed women to drive, he brought back cinemas, he reduced the power of the religious police and clerics, he wants green energy cities, and to move away from dependency on oil. 2 In the context of president Biden's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and MBS, “the reset”, with a gallon of oil priced $5, we think it's important to also highlight the relations between US and Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region like Qatar, Yemen, Syria, , Bahrain, Lebanon (United Arab Emirates), as well as the Iran – Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, known as the Middle Eastern Cold War. Saudi Arabia has a young population, 60% of Saudis are under 30 and use Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. MBS' army of flies – bots and hackers - created by Saud Al Qahtani ensures that no critical posts happen, and his tiger squads – hitmen – target those who dissent like Saad Al Jabri. Women can now drive but Saudi Arabia still imprisons activists like Loujain al Hathloul. Some of the laws governing sex segregation have been relaxed, but Saudi Arabia's guardianship system ensures that men still have ultimate control over most aspects of women's lives. We also discuss the beheadings in Chop Chop Square (Deera or Al-Safaa Square), the executions of those who oppose the regime, the arrest of Ali Nimr during the Arab Spring, the lashing of blogger Raif Badawi, MBS' war in Yemen, and we draw a parallel between Mohammed Bin Salman and Putin. We also discuss the connection between the Wahhabi-Salafi Islam ideology in Saudi Arabia and Daesh (Isis), Al Qaida, and other terrorist groups: the ideology is so similar that the manuals used by Saudi kids in school are the same books used in terrorist indoctrination schools in the caliphate areas. The Trump visit in Saudi Arabia and the glowing orb in the now infamous photo depicting King Salman, Trump and Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al Sisi touching the orb is also a point of discussion. 3 1. Alexandra Ma. Lebanese Prime Minister, Who Got Kidnapped in Saudi Arabia.... Business Insider. December 2018. ⇤2. What Women Can and Can't Do in Saudi Arabia. The Week UK. August 2021. ⇤3. Bill Bostock. The Sinister, Glowing Saudi Orb that Trump Touched.... Business Insider. March 2020. ⇤

Anarchist Struggle, or Tekoşîna Anarşist in Kurmanji, is an anarchist combat medic collective operating in Rojava since the time of the war against Daesh / Isis, though its roots go back further. For the hour, you'll hear a voice actor sharing the words of a member of TA calling themselves Robin Goldman about the their experiences of Asymmetric Warfare waged by Turkey and its proxies in the TFSA, the culture of TA right now, the medical work they're doing, queerness in Rojava and other topics. You can find TA online on twitter at @TA_Anarsist as well as their website TekosinaAnarsist.NoBlogs.Org. Members of TA suggested that folks interested in queer and trans organizing in Rojava support the group Keskasor, Kurdish for rainbow and based in Diyarbakir, Turkey. It can be emailed at heftreng.keskesor@gmail.com, found on twitter via @Keskasor_lgbti or on instagram at @KeskesorLGBTI, though their social media presence was last updated in 2020. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Some Formations Related to TA: International Freedom Battalion (IFB) on FB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Freedom_Battalion International Revolutionary People's Guerrilla Forces (IRPGF) -demobilized: https://archive.org/details/@irpgf The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (TIQLA) -demobilized Groups mentioned ala Rojava: Make Rojava Green Again: https://makerojavagreenagain.org/ Internationalist Commune of Rojava: https://internationalistcommune.com/ You can find an interview we did with ICR at our website Jineoloji International: https://jineoloji.org/en/ Rojava Information Center: https://rojavainformationcenter.com/ Heyva Sur A Kurd (Kurdish Red Crescent): https://hskurd.org/en/homeen/ Announcements Zolo Azania Former Black Panther, political prisoner and BLA veteran Zolo Agana Azania is seeking help. Since being released from prison and returning to the streets of Indiana in 2017 after more than 35 years behind bars, he has poured himself into organizing solidarity and support for other former prisoners. He still has not received his 2020 covid relief funds, likely impacted by his housing precarity, and is trying to purchase an inexpensive house to offer him stability in his later years. If you'd like to help, you can cashapp Zolo at $ZoloAzania5 . You can hear an interview with Zolo from 2018 plus his participation in an IDOCWatch panel at our website, linked in the show notes. Eric King's Mail Ban Temporarily Lifted That's right, you can send mail and books to anarchist and anti-fascist prisoner, Eric King! You can find his writings, art and updates on his case at SupportEricKing.Org, you can find his amazon wishlist there as well and you can send him letters via: Eric King #27090-045 FCI Englewood 9595 West Quincy Avenue Littleton, CO 80123 Asheville Continues To Attack The Homeless In a last minute addition to these announcements, according to a leaked email by a local, Asheville-based non-profit serving houseless folks, Asheville's City Council may be considering passing an ordinance based on the failed Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ban on the sharing of food in public spaces, which in the Asheville case appears to be based on a suggestion by Asheville Police Captain Mike Lamb. An article just published on the Asheville Free Press explains the context, what the non-profit group Beloved is suggesting as next steps, which includes applying pressure at the upcoming January 25th City Council meeting. This comes on the heels of a wave of knocks, warrants and arrests of people engaged in protests against homeless sweeps here in freezing temperatures at the end of last year. Keep an ear out and toss support for legal fees to the Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross legal defense fund at ­ or you can donate to the final straw's payment methods with a note that it's for legal defense and we'll pass it off. Fire Ant Journal #11 is Out! You can find the latest edition of Fire Ant Journal, featuring writings and art by Thomas Mayer-Falk, Eric King, Pepe and info on Sean Swain, Jennifer Rose and more via Bloomington ABC BAD News #52 is Available! The monthly episode of the A-Radio Network's English podcast includes Črna Luknja with a member of CrimethInc on the fire at their publishing house recently, A-Radio Berlin brings words on the attack by leftist bro's on the queer anarcha-feminist Syrena squat in Warsaw, Elephant In The Room gives a brief round up of the uprising in Kazakhstan and comrades at Free Social Radio 1431 AM in Thessaloniki talk about the eviction of Biologia Squat. 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Guarded by Kurdish forces, 73,000 Daesh (ISIS) supporters are locked up in the Al-Hol Camp in northeastern Syria. Considered the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, it is situated amidst a volatile political and military reality where Daesh is still omnipresent. Five years ago, Daesh killed thousands of Yazidis in the Sinjar province of Iraq and abducted thousands of Yazidi women and girls to be held and sold as sex slaves – called sabaya. In SABAYA, Mahmud, Ziyad and other volunteers from the Yazidi Home Center rescue the sabaya, who are still being held by Daesh in the camp. Continuously phoning, smoking and sometimes bickering, Mahmud and Ziyad systematically prepare their missions and know exactly who to look for, and where. Often accompanied by female infiltrators – some of them former sabaya – and armed with nothing but an old mobile phone and a small gun, they travel to the camp in an inconspicuous van. Once there, mostly by night, they must act extremely quickly to avoid potential violence. Under the loving care of Mahmud's wife, Siham, and his mother, Zahra, it might take a long time for the young women to heal, but perhaps one day the traumatized girls will also be strong enough to become brave female infiltrators themselves, helping to rescue even more Yazidi Sabaya from the claws of an ideology that tolerates nothing but itself. Through this observational film, directed, shot and edited by acclaimed Swedish/Kurdish director Hogir Hirori, we experience first-hand the strong contrast between the tense situation in the camp and the comfort of daily life at home. Director Hogir Hirori and Producer Antonio Merenda joins us for a conversation on the risks that all of the project's participants, including Mahmud and Siyad, took on in order to tell the story of unfathomable cruelty and deadly violence aimed at the Yazidi people in general and the Yazidi women specifically. For more go to: sabayathefilm.com It opens on Friday, July 30 in New York (Film Forum) and Los Angeles (Laemmle Royal and Laemmle Pasadena Playhouse), with an expansion to theaters and virtual cinemas nationwide beginning August 6.

Der revolutionäre Rapper Mohamed Zorgui lässt sich im Gefängnis von Daesh (ISIS), für den Dschihad anwerben. Als er seinen Schwager erstechen soll, wechselt Mohamed die Seiten. Er nennt sich fortan Gladiateur und kämpft einen gefährlichen Kampf gegen die Headhunter des heiligen Krieges. Von Jakob Weingartner www.deutschlandfunk.de, Das Feature Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Der revolutionäre Rapper Mohamed Zorgui lässt sich im Gefängnis von Daesh (ISIS), für den Dschihad anwerben. Als er seinen Schwager erstechen soll, wechselt Mohamed die Seiten. Er nennt sich fortan Gladiateur und kämpft einen gefährlichen Kampf gegen die Headhunter des heiligen Krieges. Von Jakob Weingartner www.deutschlandfunk.de, Das Feature Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Sean 'Buck' Rogers is a former 18B, Weapons Sergeant, from the US Army's Special Forces Green Berets. He served with 10th group and deployed to Afghanistan working with host nation Commandos in the fight against Daesh (ISIS). He now spends his time running a YouTube channel called, FNG Academy helping guys get selected for special operations. He is the author of Rising Above, launching in February 2021. Checkout is YOUTUBE Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/FNGACADEMY Follow on INSTAGRAM @seanbuckrogers Follow the podcast on INSTAGRAM @leadwasps

Social justice and Struggle in Lebanon and Syria: Joey Ayoub and Leila Al-Shami Photo taken from Al Jumhuriya This week on The Final Straw we're featuring a chat with Joey Ayoub and Leila Al-Shami. In this conversation, Joey tells us of some of the history of Lebanon, since the civil war that ended in 1990 and up to the current demonstrations against the clientelist warlords in power in that country. Intertwined with this, Leila speaks about the sparking of the resistance to Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the tumult of the civil war, and the state of anti-authoritarian and social justice organizing and media work in that country. Then the two talk about the experience of countering disinformation, conspiracy thinking and poor solidarity in the so-called Left in the West and ways to combat ignorance. This is another long conversation, covering a lot of the last 30 years in these two neighboring nations.  The guests proposed speaking about the interrelations across that border because of the similarities, differences, and shared experiences between the two places.  Lebanon has Syrian refugees, it was occupied by Syria until 2005. Both spaces share Palestinian refugees, experienced war with Israel, are politically influenced from Hezbollah, mostly speak Arabic and even the flames of the recent wildfires that ignited anti-regime sentiment in Lebanon last fall crossed the border between Lebanon and Syria. We hope to have future chats that play with borders in this way to explore ways we can bridge these borders in our understanding in hopes of increased solidarity. Joey Ayoub is a Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor and researcher. He publishes frequently on https://joeyayoub.com/ as well as on the blog https://hummusforthought.com/ and the related podcast by the same title. Leila Al-Shami is a British-Syrian activist and co-author of ‘Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War', a founder of the international solidarity site, TahrirICN and writes on http://leilashami.wordpress.com/ . Below are links to some resources that Joey and Leila suggest interested listeners check out to for perspectives by folks on the ground in the region: Lebanon links: An updated list of twitter accounts reporting well on Lebanon: https://twitter.com/joeyayoub/lists/lebanon-2019 a great critique from crimethInc: https://crimethinc.com/2019/11/13/lebanon-a-revolution-against-sectarianism-chronicling-the-first-month-of-the-uprising The Lebanese Politics Podcast https://soundcloud.com/lebpoliticspodcast The Public Source https://thepublicsource.org/   Megaphone News https://megaphone.news/   Beirut Today https://beirut-today.com/ Syria Links: Syrian org working on the ground in Idlib that mentioned: https://molhamteam.com/en/campaigns/177 and another in Idlib: https://violetsyria.org/en/ The women-led campaign for prisoners: https://syrianfamilies.org/en/ The Enab Baladi book free PDF: https://hummusforthought.com/2019/05/06/enab-baladi-citizen-chronicles-of-the-syrian-uprising-free-pdf/ Enab Baladi news: https://english.enabbaladi.net/ Al Jumhuriya: https://www.aljumhuriya.net/en Timestamps: Sean Swain [00:02:32 - 00:09:34] Intro to Lebanon & Syria [00:09:34 - 00:21:35] Lebanese Protests of 2015 & 2019 [00:21:35 - 00:31:40] Syrian Revolution to Civil War [00:31:40 - 00:41:34] Current Social Justice Struggle in Syria [00:41:46 - 00:45:56] Daesh / ISIS and Syrian Civil War [00:45:56 - 00:49:56] Solidarity with Syrians in Lebanese Protests [00:49:56 - 01:05:38] Leila on Tahrir-ICN [01:05:50 - 01:09:18] Educating Ourselves on Syria and Lebanon [01:09:18 - 01:23:07] White Helmets and other Conspiracy Theories [01:23:07 - 01:32:59] Syrian Diaspora and Western Left [01:32:59 - 01:37:19] Rojava and the Syrian Revolution [01:37:19 - 01:41:56] Better Practice in Solidarity with people in Syria and Lebanon [01:41:56 - 01:53:38] Announcements Michael Kimble Benefit Last week we announced a fundraiser for Michael Kimble.  Because of issues with the platforms, the fundraiser for Michael Kimble's legal benefit to help raise money for his fight to get him released from prison has been moved.  Now you can find it at ActionNetwork.org/Fundraising/Support-Michael-Kimble . Because the fundraiser had to be moved a couple of times, some of the initial push to get word out and initial donations may be irreplaceable. So, folks are asking for an extra push to help rasie this money to get our comrade out and organizing on the outside after 33 years behind bars. BADNews February 2020 (#31) This month, the A-Radio Network released it's monthly, international English-language podcast featuring voices from anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio shows, pirate stations and podcasts from around the world. The episode is up at A-Radio-Network.org by clicking the B(A)DNews. If you're interested in joining the network or learning more, info's up on that site. . ... . .. playlist pending

US President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan met in Washington and agreed that Europe should be doing more to support refugees and take back their own citizens who were captured in Syria fighting for Daesh (ISIS). But major sticking points remain, including Washington’s support for the YPG terror group in Syria. So, are relations warming or is another crisis around the corner? Plus, this November marks the 75th anniversary of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s forced deportation of up to 120,000 Ahiska Turks from their homes in what is modern-day Georgia to Central Asia. But now some of their descendants are moving back. TRT World’s diplomatic correspondent Andrew Hopkins reports from Georgia. Guests Mehmet Akif Kirecci Professor at Ankara University of Social Sciences Hasan Unal Professor at Maltepe University Douglas Ollivant Senior Fellow at New America Foundation

Turkish authorities captured key members of Daesh (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s inner circle, including his older sister, brother-in-law and more than a dozen Daesh members. But there’s still a lingering question of what to do with the thousands of foreign Daesh prisoners in Turkey, Syria and Iraq whose legal status remains muddled. Turkey and the United States have called on countries, many of them in Europe, to take back their citizens. But how will this transfer happen? And is Europe even willing to take them back? Guests: David Lowe Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett’s Law School Kivanc Ulusoy Associate Professor at Istanbul University

Turkey plans to send Daesh (ISIS) foreign fighters back home but many European countries don’t want to take them. So, how will the transfer happen and who’s ultimately responsible? Plus, as racism and xenophobia increases globally, many Austrians of Turkish descent are worried about their future in the country. David Lowe Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett’s Law School Kivanc Ulusoy Associate Professor at Istanbul University Farid Hafez Researcher at the University of Salzburg Cigdem Nas Associate Professor at Yildiz Technical University

In this episode Eamon speaks with an anonymous guest about their time fighting with the Kurds in Syria. This person left the US at a young age and fought alongside other international volunteers and the local kurds against Daesh (ISIS). Over the course of the fighting, this person sustained some serious injuries before returning home.

Five years ago a group calling itself the Islamic State or Daesh emerged across eastern Syria and northwestern Iraq. Its fighters captured city after city, including Mosul, Iraq’s second largest, proclaiming a so-called caliphate on the 30th of June 2014. At the height of its power, Daesh controlled more than 88 thousand square kilometers between Syria and Iraq. That's an area larger than Belgium and the Netherlands combined. With more than 40,000 fighters from 100 countries, the group carried out attacks in Iraq, Syria and 29 other countries. It generated billions of dollars to finance its operations; most of it coming from oil, taxation, robbery and kidnapping. US President Donald Trump says Daesh or ISIS has now been ""obliterated"". Despite its territorial losses in Syria and Iraq, has the group been 100 % defeated, as the American President claims -- or is the fight still far from over?

Daesh (ISIS) seized Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, in June of 2014. They ruled the city for nearly three years. So what was life for those who were trapped in the city? Two Mosul residents, Nagham and Mohamed, share their stories.

Daesh (ISIS) control Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, for nearly three years. Millions of people lived under Daesh's oppressive rule. So what was life like there? Two Mosul residents share part of their experience living under Daesh's self-declared 'caliphate'.

At Subversion #1312 we totally love music but we hate racists.Another announcer from 4ZZZ Marty is from New Zealand where former Panterra frontman Phil Anselmo ‘s shows were cancelled shortly after an Australiangunman murdered 50 Muslims inside a mosque in Christchurch. Since Anselmo was booked the play in Brisbane Marty felt it important to question to wisdom of letting a man who has promoted racism on stage since at least 1995 perform.This turned out to be a good topic to discuss on the program. Marty, and local musician, and anarchist Gerald Keaney join me to discuss racism, music, and pragmatism.While it is well documented that Anselmo has been known to have promoted white supremacy on stage he has also denounced racism in Rolling Stone, and says made donations to organisations which assist people of colour.Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition which deals with a problem in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist, rather than following fixed theories, ideas, or rules.Is Anselmo confused? Are his actions pragmatism to appease his fan base? Music is a business so how does capitalism play a part?This discussion leads into the next part of the show Peter’s and I pre-recorded a segment on racism and pragmatism, in the context of international relations. with Peter talking first about the fall of Daesh (ISIS) and the Kurdish forces reliance on the US military.

Your hosts, Levon, Carmel, Marie-Claude, Marc (Video of show at bottom) ListenEN_Interview_2-20180921-WIE20 What to do with so-called "foreign fighters" with ISIS, now returning to Canada An ISIS soldier celebrates after the capture of the Syrian city of Raqqa 2014. The UN Security Council is calling on member states to strengthen measures to counter threats posed by returning foreign terrorist fighters.  (REUTERS) They were called "foreign fighters", individuals who left their countries to travel to the Middle East to join the terrorist Daesh (ISIS) group. With Daesh beaten, many are returning to their countries of origin. It was estimated about 190 Canadians joined the terrorists, and about 60 have returned. However only two have been charged with crimes. Levon spoke with Kyle Matthews, executive-director of the Montreal Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies. Matthews says the Canadian government has a moral and legal duty to seek justice against these extremists. The wild swings in stock values for a Canadian cannabis company Tilray's product line of capsules, oils, and dried marijuana are shown at head office in Nanaimo, B.C., on November 29, 2017. (CP/Chad Hipolito) It was a small company that provided medical marijuana, but when it secured a U.S. contract the stock value skyrocketed. In the space of a a couple of months the company stock price increased by over 600 per cent, to make the small firm more valuable than Canada's long established major airline, Air Canada which is worth billions of dollars. Carmel Kilkenny spoke to business reporter David Blair about what happened and why. Best way to mitigate flooding from increased storms? A man carries a bag of clothing before leaving his home as floodwaters from the Saint John River continue rising in Grand Lake, N.B. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Darren Calabrese/THE CANADIAN PRESS) The Insurance Bureau of Canada which represents the interests of insurance agencies, says its members or paying out millions of dollars more in damage claims in recent years. They say it's due to climate change making storms worse. They says most of the damage is from flooding. Recently they commissioned a study to find out how to best mitigate flood damage. The answer is simple, stop paving over or building on wetlands which can mitigate flood levels and can limit damage by anywhere from 29 to 38 percent. Blair Feltmate is head of the University of Waterloo's Intact Centre for Climate Adaptation which prepared the report. New Electric assist bicycles for Montreals bike share programme Marie-Claude films a colleague on the new "electric assist" model being tested by Montreal's bicycle sharing programme (MC Simard) Montreal's bicycle sharing programme known as "Bixi" has had its ups and downs, but now seems to be quite healthy. This week they rolled out a new model. There are 30 of the "electric assist" bicycle being tested in a pilot programme to gather feedback from users. Marie-Claude and a colleague tried out the new bikes and gave their assessment. The Link, September 21, 2018 Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

*This is the audio version of a video originally made for Youtube: https://youtu.be/d-TT4qAKM4w* An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). I'll be releasing several other excerpts over the coming days covering each committee of the commune system. Can students and teachers learn together as equals? Are students capable of directing their own learning without coercion, rewards or punishment? These questions guided the creation of this video. In the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (Rojava), education is one of the most essential pillars of life, and there are a wide-range of places to learn, from more project-based schools to specialized academies to frequent self-organized workshops open to people of all ages on a wide variety of practical subjects in every neighborhood. The common theme uniting the community educational initiatives in Rojava is a diffusion of hierarchy between staff and students and room for flexibility and self-direction based on the learner's interest. Their seems to be a general self-image amongst the people of Rojava as "life-long learners. Rojava makes an excellent case study for those interested in self-directed learning, especially those of us in the West who often oversimplify or stereotype cultures in the Middle East. In building any self-directed society, a self-directed education paradigm is absolutely essential. Given the chance to build a society based on autonomy in all aspects in life, the exact opposite of life under Daesh (ISIS) and the state, the people of Rojava have embraced education as a means for preparation towards a free, communal life. If you've seen previous excerpts from my Communes of Rojava video, feel free to skip to 2:25 to get past the introduction. I. A Short Introduction to the Commune System: 0:00-2:25 II. Lifelong Learners: The Education Committees (the main presentation): 2:25-8:39

Here, we present the first part of an interview with Merve Arkun, Hüseyin & Özgür, members of Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet, or DAF. DAF translates to Revolutionist Anarchist Action and is a network of overlapping collectives in Turkey. They are based out of Istanbul and run an office and two cafe's, both called 26A, which is a meeting space and employer for collective members. This conversation was conducted on March 19, 2016, a few short hours after a DAESH (ISIS) bombing occurred in the Beyoğlu neighborhood of Istanbul, on the touristy street called İstiklal Avenue, just a few blocks from one of the collective's cafe's and their newspaper office. The bomb killed 5 people (4 tourists plus the bomber), and injured some 36 more. The tension in the city in the days before the bombing was palpable as trucks of riot police roved around the neighborhood, and embassies and foreign schools closed for security reasons. The approaching Newroz celebrations, or Kurdish New Years, were slated to take place a mere 2 days after this attack in the contentious Taksim Gezi Park so recently after the resumption of military and legal hostilities between Kurdish groups and aligned leftists and the Turkish government headed by the AK Party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This decision most certainly would promise demonstrations and conflict between security forces and civil society around the right to the contentious park, and against the war on the Kurds both in Syria and Turkey by Erdoğan's government. Besides the 26A cafes, DAF includes an Anarchist Women's collective, a publishing project in the form of the Meydan Gazette (published monthly in paper form), and a youth collective, the Lycee (or High School) Anarchist Federation called LAF. In addition it organizes arts events and projects, and participates in labor organizing and solidarity with Kurdish resistance and the Rojava Revolution. DAF also organizes in tandem though autonomously with anti-militarist and anti-conscription activists in Turkey. Merve is an active member of the Meydan Gazette publishing crew, the Anarchist Women's collective and also in a seperate but related anti-militarist group. Hüseyin is a main editor of the Meydan Gazette and involved in the 26A cafes. Özgür is involved in Meydan & the self-defense program and the PATIKA ecological collective. Throughout this first hour: Merve, Hüseyin & Özgür talk about the collectivized economic and living structures of DAF and how that pans out to support collective members and build collectivized models for survival within and against capitalism. To see an article (in Turkish) about Esra Ankan, you can visit the Meydan Gazette's article here: Trans Tutsak Esra'yla Dayanışmaya

Daesh/ISIS, Stories you never hear about in the mainstream media, Bill Clinton, Basketball legend Abdul Karim Jabar, real terrorists but oops their not Muslim so it doesn’t get front page, Ufc and MMA fighters, and more on this week’s show

In August's episode of TITR, Shaykh Abu Jaf'ar covers: - Catholic Diocese sex abuse case and bankruptcy - Daesh (ISIS) taking over al Qurayatayn - Japan commemorating the destruction of Nagasaki - Malaysia finding 20 dead bodies - Wind Storms in Seattle

In September's podcast, Shaykh Abu Jaf'ar discusses 5 key events including: - The advancement of Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria -The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen - The US blocking documentation being released relating to torture in Guantanamo - National Alert about the rise of diseases which are immune to antibiotics and vaccines - The Stampede at Mina at this year's Hajj