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Guerrilla History
Yemen's History of Resisting Empire w/Isa Blumi, P. 1 [Adnan Husain Show]

Guerrilla History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 75:45


This week, we bring you an episode from our sister program The Adnan Husain Show.  Enjoy! In this first part of a two part series, Adnan has an epic conversation with Dr. Isa Blumi, historian and Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University, about Yemen's modern history of resisting colonialism geopolitically and global capitalism. Author of Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World, Dr. Blumi masterfully analyzes and integrates the geographic, social, economic, cultural, political and religious dimensions of Yemen's distinctive historical experience. If you want to understand why Ansarullah as a popular movement has taken leadership of active solidarity with the people of Gaza in confronting ZioAmerican empire, this episode will be indispensable. To consult more of Dr. Isa Blumi's recent work on Yemen and the Gulf region: Blumi, Isa. Destroying Yemen: What chaos in Arabia tells us about the world. Univ of California Press, 2018. Blumi, Isa. Chaos in Yemen: Societal collapse and the new authoritarianism. Routledge, 2010. Blumi, Isa. "The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)." In Government and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East, pp. 545-652. Routledge, 2023.   Blumi, Isa, and Jaafar Alloul. "Guest-Editors' Introduction: Re-Worlding the Gulf: Anomaly as Geopolitical Function." Middle East Critique 34, no. 2 (2025): 181-202. Blumi, Isa. "Imperial Equivocations Britain's Temperamental Mobilization of the Caliphate, 1912-1924." Rivista italiana di storia internazionale 4, no. 1 (2021): 149-173. Blumi, Isa. "Iraqi ties to Yemen's demise: Complicating the ‘Arab Cold War'in South Arabia." Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World 16, no. 3 (2022): 235-254. Support the show on Patreon if you can (and get early access to episodes)!  www.patreon.com/adnanhusain  Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Like, subscribe, share!  Also available in video on YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@adnanhusainshow X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com www.adnanhusain.org

UN News
UN News Today 15 August 2025

UN News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 4:22


Plastic pollution treaty talks adjourn in Geneva without consensusFrom Sudan to Yemen, conflict is fuelling cholera, warns WHOGaza: Nearly all people with disabilities have lost assistive devices

Radio Information
Trumps særlige udsending, udviklingsbistandens kollaps og en idiotisk debat om bukser og gener

Radio Information

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 52:53


I ugens Radio Information tegner vi et portræt af Steve Witkoff, der blev venner med Trump over en ostesandwich og nu skal skabe fred i verden. Vi taler også om afviklingen af den internationale udviklingsbistand, og så runder vi en på alle måder idiotisk debat om bukser og gener --- Når Donald Trump og Vladimir Putin mødes i Alaska fredag, skyldes det i høj grad forarbejdet fra en af Trumps nærmeste og ældste venner. Nemlig USA's særlige udsending Steve Witkoff, der allerede har holdt flere møder med den russiske præsident  – senest i sidste uge. Witkoff har Trumps tillid og er blevet en nøgleperson i præsidentens bestræbelser på at skabe fred mellem Rusland og Ukraine. Men hvem er denne 68-årige tidligere ejendomsmogul, som i sin tid mødte Trump over en osteskinkesandwich i New York? Og er han overhovedet klædt på til jobbet? Ida Nyegård Espersen tegner et portræt. I Sudan er der udbrudt kolera, en fødevarekrise truer i Nigeria, Gaza er sin egen historie, og både Yemen og Congo er på randen af kollaps. De humanitære kriser er uhyggeligt nærværende. Men hjælpen har aldrig været længere væk. Bunden er nemlig gået ud af den internationale udviklingsbistand – senest med Trumps beslutning om helt at nedlægge det store amerikanske hjælpeprogram USAID. Nu er det America First. Men er det overhovedet i USA's egen interesse at afvikle udviklingsbistanden? Og hvad betyder det for verdens fattigste? Mathias Sindberg kigger forbi. »Sydney Sweeney has great jeans«, hedder det i en af de mest omdiskuterede reklamer i nyere tid. 'Jeans' med j, altså bukser. Eller var det 'genes', med g, altså gener? Det er spørgsmålet, som har optaget millioner af mennesker de seneste uger. For var budskabet i tøjreklamen med den amerikanske skuespiller i virkeligheden racistisk? Eller var kritikken af reklamen bare typisk woke? Venstrefløj mod højrefløj, de røde mod de blå, vi har hørt historien før – eller har vi? Hør Matthias Dresler-Bredsdorff udrulle, hvad sagen egentlig handler om, og hvad den kan lære os om det ofte usynlige propagandaarbejde, der former vores debatter – og vores forargelse. Velkommen til.

The Fourcast
UN aid chief demands Israel opens Gaza border

The Fourcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 25:40


Charged with looking after the United Nations' humanitarian projects - from Israel's aid blockade in Gaza to the crisis in Sudan, Tom Fletcher was recently described as having the ‘toughest job in the world'. But he disagrees. “The toughest job in the world”, he says, “is sitting there watching your kid having his arm cut off in a hospital without an anaesthetic.”In this episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Tom Fletcher about why aid is not reaching those who need it most, in Gaza and beyond. He warns that global humanitarian needs are greater than ever, with crises in Sudan, Yemen and Ukraine, and makes a plea to the world to “step up” on Gaza crisis response.

Proletarian Radio
USA surrenders and ceases attacks against the Houthis

Proletarian Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 20:33


https://thecommunists.org/2025/06/07/news/usa-surrenders-ceases-attacks-against-houthis/ Trump proclaims a hollow ‘victory' – but has to leave Yemen free to continue its blockade of Israel. After promising to ‘completely annihilate' the Houthis, the USA has been forced into an abrupt U-turn. Trump may bluster about ‘victory', but the truth is that the Yemenis have dealt a humiliating defeat to the combined Naval and airpower of the western imperialist powers, which spent as much as $1bn in a few weeks, lost a huge amount of military hardware, and gained absolutely nothing. The following article has been translated from the Punto Rojo blog with thanks. Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! http://www.thecommunists.org http://www.lalkar.org http://www.redyouth.or Telegram: https://t.me/thecommunists Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpgbml Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/proletarianradio Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: https://odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: Each one teach one! http://www.londonworker.org/education-programme/ Join the struggle! https://www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate: https://www.thecommunists.org/donate/

Casual Talks With Soudan
CTWS #120 Ahmed El Badawy | من اليمن لحد فلسطين القصة اللي عمري ما حكيتها وكنت هموت فيها

Casual Talks With Soudan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 81:20


This podcast with Ahmed ElBadawy tells the story of how he got arrested in Yemen, how he went to Palestine, and more. Ahmed is a fearless Egyptian travel journalist with over 1.1 M YouTube subscribers, known for documenting his detention by Houthi rebels in Sanaa and immersing himself in remote and conflict-ridden countries across 77 nations!  البودكاست ده مع أحمد البدوي بيحكي قصة اعتقاله في اليمن وسفريته لفلسطين وكمان مغامرات تانية مش طبيعية. أحمد مصري جراحي الرحلات، عنده أكتر من مليون متابع، معروف إنه اتحبس على إيد الحوثيين في صنعاء، وعاش وسط حروب وسافر أماكن نادرة ومطّلعة من خريطة العالم.

Guerrilla History
The History of Modern Yemen & the Struggle Against Zionist Imperialism w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi & Rune "Aldanmarki" Agerhus [Re-Release]

Guerrilla History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 123:00


In this blockbuster episode of Guerrilla History (originally released Mar 1, 2024), we bring on two outstanding guests to discuss the modern history of Yemen, as well as their ongoing struggle against Zionist imperialism and opposition to the genocide in Gaza.   Shireen and Rune bring fantastic insight and analysis, making this complicated history accessible and utilizable for individuals in our movement against imperialism in all forms, and Zionist imperialism specifically at this moment.  Be sure to take in all that our guests say, and share this episode with comrades you believe would similarly benefit! Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, and is an expert on the war and humanitarian crisis in her country of birth, Yemen. She writes for In These Times and Responsible Statecraft, and speaks and writes frequently on Yemen for media globally.  You can follow her on twitter @shireen818, and help support the Yemen Relief & Reconstruction Foundation. Rune Agerhus Political Commentator & Member of the International Commission for Solidarity with Yemen (ICSY).  He is the founder of Hamra Books, which Iskra Books and Guerrilla History have just announced a partnership with in order to release materials from the socialist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. You can follow him on twitter @Aldanmarki. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, and please note that Guerrilla History now is uploading on YouTube as well, so do us a favor, subscribe to the show and share some links from there so we can get helped out in the algorithms!

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Pushing Saudi Arabia to be an Israeli copycat

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 12:24


With Saudi recognition of Israel off the table, pro-Israeli and Israeli pundits and far-right and conservative pro-Israel groups in the United States are pushing the kingdom to become an aggressive regional player in Israel's mould. The pundits and groups want Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to abandon his de-escalation policy, including the kingdom's fragile freezing of its differences with Iran, and to reignite his ill-fated 2015 military campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that sparked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Proponents of a Saudi Arabia, that like Israel would impose its will with military force, believe that a more assertive kingdom would allow Israel to outsource its fight with the Houthis, revive the notion of an Israeli-Gulf anti-Iran and anti-Turkey alliance, help Saudi Arabia resolve differences with the United Arab Emirates, Israel's best Arab friend, and potentially give the possibility of Saudi recognition of Israel and a key role in post-war Gaza a new lease on life. To garner support among US administration hawks and President Donald J. Trump's isolationist Make America Great Again (MAGA) support base, the pundits and conservative think tanks argue that Saudi Arabia's de-escalation policy and informal ceasefire with the Houthis have enabled rebel missile attacks against Israel and US naval vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

Empire
279. How Dubai Almost Became Part of India (Part 2)

Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 41:25


Why have we forgotten that much of the Arabian peninsula was once legally part of India? How were the founding fathers of Yemen influenced by Indian nationalists? Which British spy was a double agent for the CIA and the KGB when he was based in Bahrain?  William and Anita are joined once again by Sam Dalrymple, author of Shattered Lands: Five Partitions And The Making of Modern Asia, to discuss how the Gulf States were once part of the Raj. Become a member of the Empire Club via empirepoduk.com to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members' chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rabbi Moshe Walter's Podcast
Shayla of The Week #164- Chodesh Av and The Birth of Mashiach: The Real Mashiach VS. The False Messiah- Lessons Learned from Bar- Kochva, Yeshu HaNotzri, and The Messiah of Yemen

Rabbi Moshe Walter's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 26:13


Noticias ONU
La ONU en Minutos 5 de agosto de 2025

Noticias ONU

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 4:51


Gaza: Se necesitan cientos de camiones diarios de ayuda humanitaria “durante meses”. Países sin litoral: La geografía no debería definir el destino. PNUMA: No saldremos de la crisis de la contaminación por plásticos mediante el reciclaje. América Latina y el Caribe continúa en un prolongado período de bajo crecimiento. El regreso de refugiados a Afganistán debe ser voluntario. La OIM lamenta las muertes tras el naufragio de una embarcación en Yemen.

Kan English
News Flash August 5, 2025

Kan English

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 6:18


UN Security Council to hold special session on hostages. Tensions between political, military echelon over direction of Gaza operations. IDF overnight intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen at Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AP Audio Stories
A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 0:39


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the U.N.'s immigration agency says a large number of migrants are still missing, while dozens drowned, after a boat sank off Yemen.

AP Audio Stories
The latest international headlines

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 0:57


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Russia scrapping a commitment to a missile moratorium; environmentalists hope the 6th meeting on plastics pollution will result in a treaty; and the death toll in a Yemen migrants shipwreck goes up.

Noticentro
¡No te pierdas la Clase Masiva de Danzatlán 2025 en Toluca!

Noticentro

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 1:39


Delfina Gómez entrega patrullas en Chimalhuacán  Henriette se forma en el Pacífico, pero sin riesgo para México  Papa León XIV lamenta tragedia migrante en YemenMás información en nuestro Podcast

Improve the News
Musk Stock Award, Yemen Boat Catastrophe and Democrats Texas Exodus

Improve the News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 31:22


Tesla's board approves a $29 billion stock award for Elon Musk, A migrant boat disaster off Yemen kills 68, Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats who fled Texas, Tens of thousands of Israelis protest after Hamas releases videos showing emaciated hostages, An Israeli minister prays at Al-Aqsa in violation of the status quo, Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting a 40% wage offer, A U.K. report alleges Chinese students are being pressured to spy, An F1-linked tycoon in Singapore pleads guilty in a corruption scandal, Germany reports domestic violence is at an all-time high, and Lewis Hamilton finishes 12th at the Hungarian Grand Prix after calling himself 'useless.' Sources: www.verity.news

Newshour
Hundreds of Israeli ex-officials appeal to Trump to help end Gaza war

Newshour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 46:20


The Israeli prime minister is reportedly planning to expand military operations in Gaza. It comes as hundreds of retired Israeli security officials have written to President Trump, urging him to pressurise their government to end the war. They say Hamas is no longer a threat and the war is no longer just. We speak to one of signatories of the letter Ami Ayalon, a former director of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic secret service agency.Also in the programme: More than 70 migrants have died in a shipwreck in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen; why Texan Democrats are running away from a vote; and Sir David Attenborough's latest BBC One series documents how parents from across the animal kingdom sacrifice everything in order to raise their young.(Photo: Protest outside Israeli PM Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem. Credit: Reuters)

The Real News Podcast
Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, August 4, 2025

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 4:35


Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, August 4, 2025.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and worldwide.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

Journal de l'Afrique
Naufrage au Yémen : au moins 76 morts

Journal de l'Afrique

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 12:36


Ce nouveau drame dans le Golfe d'Aden au large du Yemen. Un bateau qui transportait des migrants éthiopiens a chaviré alors qu'il se rapprochait de la côte Yéménite. Le bilan est lourd : au moins 76 morts... et des dizaines de disparus. 32 personnes ont pu être secourus.

AP Audio Stories
UN says 68 African migrants were killed when boat capsized off Yemen

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 0:40


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a boat capsized on Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast, leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing.

Isaiah's Newsstand
Russia, Tesla, & Yemen

Isaiah's Newsstand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 25:14


(7.27.2025-8.3.2025)

VOV - Chương trình thời sự
Thời sự 6h 4/8/2025: Chủ tịch nước Lương Cường làm việc với các Đại sứ Việt Nam tại khu vực Châu Phi

VOV - Chương trình thời sự

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 27:57


- Khẩn trương khắc phục thiệt hại mưa lũ ở Điện Biên, Sơn La. Dự báo hôm nay ở khu vực miền núi và Trung du Bắc Bộ có mưa vừa, mưa to và dông.- Bộ Giáo dục - Đào tạo đề nghị góp ý dự thảo chương trình chỉnh sửa một số môn học, nhằm phù hợp với việc sắp xếp lại đơn vị hành chính cấp tỉnh và thực hiện chính quyền địa phương hai cấp.- 23.000 tấn hàng cứu trợ được chuyển vào dải Gaza trong 1 tuần qua –con số còn quá ít so với nhu cầu cấp bách thực tế hiện nay.-  142 người chết và mất tích trong vụ chìm tàu chở người di cư ở ngoài khơi Yemen

Unraveling The Words of Yahweh
Obadiah Verses 9 thru 13

Unraveling The Words of Yahweh

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 70:18


OBADIAH (SERVENT OF YAHWEHThere is at least twelve people name Obadiah in the Bible. Smiths Bible Dictionary The book itself does not include much information about Obadiah, nor the date and place of the book being written. The book of Obadiah is about Edom's judgment and Israel's restoration.According to Mark Rooker: “The book of Obadiah is a condemnation of Edom for her evil treatment of Judah during the time of Judah's greatest crisis, the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian empire.” In this morning's study we will continue to ‘Unravel the Words of Obadiah'. We will take a look at verses 9 thru 13. Obadiah means “Servant of Yahweh”. As a servant of Yahweh our desire is to work for Him and also to be pleasing to Him. This is really where it begins for each of us. Yahweh is not going to teach us, illuminate Biblical texts for us, or give us insight if we are not interested in serving Him or doing His work. So far we have learned that Obadiah is a prophetic message against Edom, highlighting Yahweh's judgment for pride and injustice. It emphasizes divine justice, warning that Edom's betrayal and violence will lead to their downfall. Ultimately, it promises the restoration and deliverance of Israel, affirming Yahweh's sovereignty and the establishment of His kingdom.In our last study we learned in verse 6 that Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites. The book references him to highlight the family connection between Edom and Israel, as Esau was the brother of Jacob.We also seen in verse 8 that this refers to the mountainous region inhabited by the Edomites. It symbolizes the stronghold and pride of Edom, which will be brought low as part of Yahweh's judgment.9    Mighty ones: = The wise ones. Teman: = The Hebrew name for Yemen of today -south of what is traditionally a part of Edom. This is one of the coalition partners of Edom.Slaughter = A massacre.10    Violence = It is interesting to note that the Hebrew word for violence is “khaw-mawce'” [although the organization called ‘Hamas' (a Palestinian Islamic group that rules the Gaza Strip) say the meaning in Arabic is ‘zeal, bravery' etc] Incidentally this word is the same word used in the account of the flood (Genesis 6:13). The violence referred to here is the violence of those who love to cause suffering to others.Jacob = not merely his own brother, but his twin brother11  in the day = Beyom  = when.  It is the figure Synecdoche or transfer, by which a part is put for the whole, or the whole for a part.  What that "part" is must be determined by the context in each particular case. in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces = that is, at the time that the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and carried captive as many of the forces of the Jews as fell into their hands12   thou shouldest not have looked on, &c. = All these are Prohibitive in Hebrew: i.e. they are addressed to Edom as from a spectator looking on and saying; "Look not thou, "&c. Looked upon the day of your brother: It is not good to look upon and gloat over the punishment of others. Instead of being grieved over what had happened to Jacob's descendants Esau took pleasure in it and rejoiced over the captivity, destruction, and distress of his kin.the day of thy brother = his day of disaster.spoken proudly. = Hebrew enlarged thy mouth [with laughter].neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress = or "magnified thy mouth"; opened it wide in powerful scoffing, and insulting language Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com 

Be Quranic
Hope in bleak times

Be Quranic

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 20:45


Don't Give Up: Hope in Bleak TimesBismillah.The past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for the Ummah — especially for our brothers and sisters in Gaza.And it's not just these few weeks. It's been 23 months. Almost two years of relentless destruction. Every time we think we've seen the worst, we're proven wrong. Every time we think we've hit rock bottom, Israel and the powers that support her prove that evil has no limit.We are now witnessing full-blown famine. Starvation. Infants with nothing between their skin and bones. And on top of that — we hear of America burning 500 tonnes of food rather than allowing it to reach Palestine.At times like this, it's tempting to throw in the towel. To say:“We've done everything we can.”“We've shouted, we've protested, we've boycotted, we've flooded social media.”And yet, the powers that be… remain.But when that sense of despair starts creeping in, we must pause. We must take a step back and remember:We are looking through the lens of our short lives.We live 60, 70 years — maybe 50 as adults — and from that narrow perspective, it feels like there's no hope. But history tells a different story. When we zoom out, we see a sunnah of Allah unfold:Evil never wins in the end.No matter how powerful. Fir'aun claimed he was God Most High — Allah destroyed him. Yet many lived and died under his tyranny and may have thought:“Where is Allah's help?”“Where is our du‘a?”Allah addresses this feeling directly in the Qur'an — in the verse I opened with. He speaks of previous nations, believers who were so shaken by hardship that even their Prophets asked, “When will the help of Allah come?”And Allah replies:“Indeed, the help of Allah is near.”But near from whose perspective? Not always ours.That's why in Surah Ibrahim, Allah reminds us:“Do not think that Allah is unaware of the actions of the oppressors. He is merely delaying them for a Day when eyes will stare in horror.”We are people of hope. We do not despair when times get tough. And in this brief khutbah, I want to share three points in history to remind us: we carry the torch of hope.1. The Trench in the Cold of MedinaYear 5 after Hijrah.The Battle of the Trench.After the losses at Uhud, Quraysh saw an opportunity to wipe out Islam. They gathered the largest army Arabia had ever seen: 10,000 strong. They were backed by Banu Ghatafan from the north, and allied with Jews from Khaybar, including Banu Qurayzah from within Medina.Rasulullah ﷺ had only 3,000 companions to defend the city. It was winter. The Sahaba were hungry, cold, and exhausted. Salman al-Farisi suggested digging a trench — a Persian military tactic. And they did. Day and night. Starving, shivering, digging non-stop.Then they hit a boulder they couldn't break. They called the Prophet ﷺ. He struck it once — a spark flew.“Allahu Akbar!” he cried.A second strike — another spark.“Allahu Akbar!”Third strike — the boulder shattered.“Allahu Akbar!”The companions asked: What was the takbir about?Rasulullah ﷺ said:* With the first spark, I saw Persia falling to the Muslims.* With the second, Rome.* With the third, Yemen.In the darkest moment, he gave them light. He gave them vision.He didn't just say “Have hope.”He gave them reasons to hope.And history proved him right. Islam triumphed. Not through numbers, but through divine help — a storm that forced the enemy to retreat. A month-long siege broken without a single full-scale battle.2. The Fall of Baghdad (1258 CE)Hulagu Khan — grandson of Genghis Khan — invaded Baghdad.Within days, 800,000 were slaughtered.Libraries burned. Books tossed into the Tigris until the river ran black with ink.Muslim writers thought it was the end of time.Non-Muslim historians wrote:“This is the day Islam died.”But Islam didn't die.Baghdad fell, but Cairo rose. So did Damascus. The Delhi Sultanate grew. And from these ashes, the Ottomans would eventually rise.Even Hulagu's cousin, Berke Khan, accepted Islam.Within a generation, the very dynasty that destroyed Baghdad became a Muslim dynasty.And amidst all of this — scholars kept working.* Imam al-Nawawi, who focused on preserving and teaching knowledge.* Ibn Taymiyyah, the scholar-warrior.* Ibn Ata'illah, who focused on tazkiyah and purifying hearts.* Al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salam, who spoke truth to power and engaged with the rulers .Despite the devastation, they didn't stop. They carried on.3. The Fall of Apartheid (1994)From 1948 — the same year Israel was created — South Africa began enforcing apartheid. For decades, the people resisted: boycotts, protests, global pressure.In 1994, apartheid fell.The same Nelson Mandela who was once branded a terrorist by the West was now hailed as a hero — by the very same powers that had supported the apartheid regime.Let that sink in.The same powers that supported apartheid in South Africa are the ones supporting apartheid in Palestine today.And just like before — they can be defeated.Social Media: Double-Edged SwordToday, we have a powerful tool: social media. It's helped shift global opinion. It's brought awareness.But it's also draining us.We doomscroll.We see starvation, death, suffering — again and again.Two things happen:* We either fall into despair…* Or we become numb.We start thinking this is normal.So yes — use social media, but set a limit. 15 minutes. Half an hour. Post, share, amplify — and then get back to work. Real work.Know Your Role, Play Your PartNot all resistance looks the same.Imam al-Nawawi didn't fight with swords. He wrote books that still strengthen the Ummah today.Ibn Taymiyyah led at the frontlines.Ibn Ata'illah focused on hearts.Al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salam engaged with the rulers.Some of us are better behind the scenes. Some are activists, some are scholars, some are thinkers, some are organisers. Some are better on the mic, others behind a pen.Don't judge someone's contribution just because it's not the same as yours. We need all hands on deck.“Allah will not ask you about what you couldn't do — but He will ask what you did with what you could.”May Allah give victory to the oppressed.May He feed the hungry, clothe the exposed, and strengthen the weak.May He unite our ranks and guide our efforts.May He grant us clarity, discipline, and sincere hearts in service of this Ummah. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bequranic.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Aus
Headlines: First woman appointed to AFP Commissioner role

The Daily Aus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 4:25 Transcription Available


Today's headlines: For the first time, the next Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) will be a woman. An investigation into Queensland’s forensic services lab has identified widespread issues, finding the state’s DNA testing is at a "point of critical failure." More than 140 migrants are believed to have died after a boat capsized near Yemen. And today’s good news: Australian Meg Harris has won gold in the women’s 50m freestyle at the swimming world championships in Singapore. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy TassellProducer: Emma Gillespie Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The International Risk Podcast
Episode 254: Current Updates on the Russia-Ukraine War with Stefan Wolff

The International Risk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 33:56


Dominic Bowen hosts Stefan Wolff back on the podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. They dive into the current state of the war, how Trump's ultimatum affects diplomatic tensions and whether this will actually change anything. Moreover they discuss Russia's hybrid warfare and the challenges these bring to peace talks. Find out more about Russia's long-term strategic objectives and the internal political stability in Ukraine, and more!Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security in Political Science and International Studies, at the University of Birmingham. A political scientist by background, he specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges, especially in the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts, in post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies, and in contemporary geopolitics and great-power rivalry. Wolff has extensive expertise in the post-Soviet space and has also worked on a wide range of other conflicts elsewhere, including in the Middle East and North Africa, in Central Asia, and in sub-Saharan Africa. With almost three decades of experience in UK higher education, Wolff has a publication record that includes almost 100 journal articles and book chapters, as well as 20 books. He is the founding editor of Ethnopolitics, co-founder of Navigating the Vortex, and a regular international affairs contributor to The Conversation. Bridging the divide between academia and policymaking, Wolff regularly advises governments and international organisations and has been involved in various phases of conflict settlement processes, including in the disputed territories in Iraq, in Transnistria and Gagauzia (Moldova), in Ukraine, Syria, and Yemen. Wolff holds degrees from the University of Leipzig (Erstes Staatsexamen), the University of Cambridge (M.Phil.), and the LSE (Ph.D.).The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international relations. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's leading risk consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests around the world to discuss international risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn and Subscribe for all our great updates!Tell us what you liked!

Every Word
Yemen: There's Every Reason

Every Word

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 1:00


Don't even try it.   “Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” - Genesis 13:12 (KJV)

The John Batchelor Show
YEMEN: MICHAEL RUBIN, MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 8:56


YEMEN: MICHAEL RUBIN, MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 1932

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BICOM's Podcast
Episode 266 | An Israeli journalist visits Yemen

BICOM's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 17:33


In this episode, Daniel J. Levy speaks with Dr Jonathan Spyer about his recent visit to Yemen, and prospects of an Arab-supported campaign to push the Houthis away from their coastal strongholds.  Dr Jonathan Spyer is a British-Israeli analyst, writer, and journalist of Middle Eastern affairs. He is Director of Research at the Middle East Forum and Editor of Middle East Quarterly magazine. This is a follow-up interview from our earlier interview two weeks ago in Episode 264.

The John Batchelor Show
Preview: Yemen: Colleague Michael Rubin just leaving Yemen recommends the US engage the non-Houthi portion. More.

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 1:11


Preview: Yemen: Colleague Michael Rubin just leaving Yemen recommends the US engage the non-Houthi portion. More. 1800 YEMEN

Media Storm
ARCHIVE Women in crisis: Is conflict and disaster sexist?

Media Storm

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 48:34


Support us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keir Starmer announced earlier this year that he would reduce the aid budget to 0.3% of national income, from 0.5%, to fund increased spending on defence. But according to the government's own impact assessment, Labour's deep aid cuts will hit children's education and reduce spending in women's health. Why are women worse affected by aid cuts? Because crisis is sexist. When disaster strikes, women are 14 times more likely to die than men. In Gaza, UN analysis showed close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period were women and children. But women are also underrepresented in decision-making about how aid is distributed, and so the solutions rarely reflect this. In this episode recorded 2023, Media Storm partnered with the International Rescue Committee to platform the lived experience of women in disaster zones— not just as victims, but as leaders of solutions. The IRC makes a conscious effort to place women at the centre of emergency responses, and has connected us with pioneers in Yemen, Pakistan and the world's biggest refugee camp: Kakuma, in Kenya. We also hear voices from Afghanistan, Nigeria and North American indigenous communities, who reveal how conflict and climate change disproportionately impact women and girls. We were then joined in the studio by actress and Amnesty ambassador Nazanin Boniadi, to look at how a male-dominated mainstream media and Eurocentric headlines can hide the realities facing women of the world. We look at the unique case of Iran, where women have revolted following the state murder of Mahsa Amini in 2022, and the press' crucial role in fighting for human rights for everybody. The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mathildamall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Helena Wadia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helenawadia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)  The music is by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @soundofsamfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti, an Al-Monitor Podcast
Turkey and the UAE's fight for regional influence: Who's winning?

On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti, an Al-Monitor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 33:40


Jalel Harchaoui, an expert on Gulf and North African power dynamics, unpacks the evolving relationship between the two regional rivals. While ties have improved dramatically since 2021, he warns that lingering rivalries across Africa could reignite tensions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Radio Bullets
31 luglio 2025 - Notiziario Mondo

Radio Bullets

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 20:55


Gaza: l'assalto israeliano continua senza sosta. Il prezzo nascosto della guerra: suicidi tra i soldati israeliani in aumento.Italia e Germania bloccano la proposta della Commissione europea di sospendere i finanziamenti alle startup israeliane. Il Canada riconoscerà lo Stato di Palestina.Yemen, blackout e caldo estremo accendono la protesta: rabbia e barricate a Mukalla.Venezuela: Machado in clandestinità, González in esilio. L'opposizione vive nella paura. Myanmar: pene più severe per chi protesta.Introduzione al notiziario: 18.500 nomi, 18.500 omicidi: l'infanzia cancellata di GazaQuesto e molto altro nel notiziario di Radio Bullets a cura di Barbara Schiavulli

The President's Daily Brief
July 29th, 2025: Putin's Navy Humiliated Once Again & Houthis Plan an Invasion of Israel

The President's Daily Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 24:27


In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Russia cancels its Navy Day parade, citing vague “security concerns,” as its Black Sea Fleet continues to take major losses—from drone attacks to sunken flagships and a naval blockade that Ukraine has effectively broken without even having a navy. A disturbing new report reveals Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are training for a ground invasion of Israel, 1,200 miles away. The mission is named after Hamas' October 7th attack. Thailand and Cambodia reach a cease-fire agreement after their deadliest border conflict in over a decade leaves dozens dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. And in today's Back of the Brief—A major cyberattack paralyzes Aeroflot, Russia's flagship airline, grounding over 100 flights. A Ukrainian and Belarusian hacker alliance claims responsibility. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. 866-885-1881 or visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB - NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBC News: World Report
Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

CBC News: World Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 10:08


US President Donald Trump meets with British PM Keir Starmer in Scotland, after reaching EU trade deal yesterday. France and Saudi Arabia chair UN conference on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians. Houthis in Yemen to start targetting ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality or destination. New study shows clear-cut logging may raise flood risks worse than previously thought. British Columbia combines virtual and in-person care to improve its under-resourced rural healthcare systems. Summer McIntosh claims her second gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in the 200m IM; teammate Mary-Sophie Harvey wins bronze.

Formosa Files: The History of Taiwan
Bits & Pieces - July 2025 - Taiwan's First Belgian Student, Madame Chiang's Midlife Canvas, and the Immovable Last Emperor's Cousin – S5-E21

Formosa Files: The History of Taiwan

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 28:52


This Bits and Pieces episode blows from here to there—just like Typhoon Danas, which recently battered John's beloved Chiayi. It's a little chaotic, a little wild. We jump from Belgium to Yemen to 1950s Taipei, where we meet Pierre Ryckmans, a young scholar who arrived in Taiwan on a cargo ship and ended up learning brushwork from the cousin of China's last emperor—a famously tedious teacher who refused to leave his studio to tutor Madame Chiang Kai-shek after she took up painting at 53. We wrap things up with the Generalissimo himself, who, despite a full-hour audience, somehow managed to leave absolutely no impression on Ryckmans, a man who would become a giant in the world of sinology.PLEASE – leave a review, follow & "like" on social media. Thanks!

The Jimmy Dore Show
Trump Breaks EVEN MORE Promises He Made To The MAGA Base! w/ Carey Wedler

The Jimmy Dore Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 65:10


Carey Wedler, a content creator and former journalist/editor at  TheAntiMedia.org, joins guest host Misty Winston to discuss her recent Substack article, “Five stories you probably missed during the Epstein circus.” Wedler highlights five underreported developments: massive Pentagon contracts to AI firms (XAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) in warfare, a Pentagon office for weapons testing being dismantled, questionable claims about Trump striking Iranian nuclear sites, and emerging skepticism around official military narratives.  Wedler also examines Trump's contradictory positions—like supporting stablecoins (via the Genius Act) while opposing central bank digital currencies, and promoting “peace” while authorizing extensive air strikes, including in Yemen. Finally, she notes the EPA's halted efforts to address fluoride in drinking water—a reversal of Trump's prior approval—and emphasizes this string of broken promises as evidence that the MAGA movement may be awakening to the reality that politicians often fail to deliver on their radical claims. Plus segments on RFK's dubious announcement of a huge MAHA win by persuading Coke to switch from corn syrup to real sugar and Democrats' continued defense of support for the genocidal Israel regime. Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Ryan Cristián! 

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast
The FSO Safer Story: How the world failed to contain the Houthi threat

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 21:43


This episode of the Lloyd's List Podcast was brought to you by Veson. Visit veson.com for more information. Moored off Yemen's coast, the FSO Safer is a decaying supertanker that could have spilled more than a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea. The result would have been an environmental, humanitarian and economic catastrophe. But the UN raised over $50 million to buy a replacement tanker and transfer the oil, only to then see the Houthis take control of both tankers and start using the replacement tanker as a platform to store sanctioned Russian oil. This is part two of the FSO Safer story, in which Lloyd's List editor-in-chief Richard Meade looks at the bigger picture of Houthi power in the Red Sea. Should we have seen this situation coming? And why does the world continue to underestimate the Houthis, despite repeated warnings from inside Yemen about their capabilities? Joining Richard on this week's podcast are: Nadwha Al-Dawsari, non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute Ian Ralby, chief executive, IR Consilium

Let's Know Things
Kurdistan Workers' Party

Let's Know Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 15:14


This week we talk about the PKK, Turkey, and the DEM Party.We also discuss terrorism, discrimination, and stateless nations.Recommended Book: A Century of Tomorrows by Glenn AdamsonTranscriptKurdistan is a cultural region, not a country, but part of multiple countries, in the Middle East, spanning roughly the southeastern portion of Turkey, northern Iraq, the northwestern portion of Iran, and northern Syrian. Some definitions also include part of the Southern Caucasus mountains, which contains chunks of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.So this is a sprawling region that straddles multiple nations, and it's defined by the presence of the Kurdish people, the Kurds, who live all over the world, but whose culture is concentrated in this area, where it originally developed, and where, over the generations, there have periodically been very short-lived Kurdish nations of various shapes, sizes, and compositions.The original dynasties from which the Kurds claim their origin were Egyptian, and they governed parts of northeastern African and what is today Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. That was back in the 8th to 12th century, during which Saladin, who was the sultan of both Egypt and Syria, played a major historical role leading Muslim military forces against the Christian Crusader states during the Third Crusade, and leading those forces to victory in 1187, which resulted in Muslim ownership of the Levant, even though the Crusaders continued to technically hold the Kingdom of Jerusalem for another hundred years or so, until 1291.Saladin was Kurdish and kicked off a sultanate that lasted until the mid-13th century, when a diverse group of former slave-soldiers called the mamluks overthrew Saladin's family's Ayyubid sultanate and replaced it with their own.So Kurdish is a language spoken in that Kurdistan region, and the Kurds are considered to be an Iranian ethnic group, because Kurdish is part of a larger collection of languages and ethnicities, though many Kurds consider themselves to be members of a stateless nation, similar in some ways to pre-Israel Jewish people, Tibetan people under China's rule, or the Yoruba people, who primarily live in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, but who were previously oriented around a powerful city-state in that region, which served as the central loci of the Ife Empire, before the Europeans showed up and decided to forcibly move people around and draw new borders across the African continent.The Kurds are likewise often politically and culturally powerful, and that's led to a lot of pushback from leaders in the nations where they live and at times operate as cultural blocs, and it's led to some very short-lived Kurdish nations these people have managed to establish in the 20th century, including the Kingdom of Kurdistan from 1921-1924, the Republic of Ararat from 1927-1930, and the Republic of Mahabad, which was formed as a puppet state of the Soviet Union in 1946 in northwestern Iran, following a Soviet push for Kurdish nationalism in the region, which was meant to prevent the Allies from controlling the region following WWII, but which then dissolved just a few months after its official formation due to waning support from the Kurdish tribes that initially helped make it a reality.What I'd like to talk about today is the Kurdistan Worker's Party, and why their recently declared ceasefire with Turkey is being seen as a pretty big deal.—The Kurdistan Worker's Party, depending on who you ask, is a political organization or a terrorist organization. It was formed in Turkey in late-1978, and its original, founding goal was to create an independent Kurdish state, a modern Kurdistan, in what is today a small part of Turkey, but in the 1990s it shifted its stated goals to instead just get more rights for Kurds living in Turkey, including more autonomy but also just equal rights, as Kurdish people in many nations, including Turkey, have a long history of being discriminated against, in part because of their cultural distinctiveness, including their language, manner of dress, and cultural practices, and in part because, like many tight-knit ethnic groups, they often operate as a bloc, which in the age of democracy also means they often vote as a bloc, which can feel like a threat to other folks in areas with large Kurdish populations.When I say Kurdish people in Turkey have long been discriminated against, that includes things like telling them they can no longer speak Kurdish and denying that their ethnic group exists, but it also includes massacres conducted by the government against Kurdish people; at times tens of thousands of Kurds were slaughtered by the Turkish army. There was also an official ban on the words Kurds, Kurdistan, and Kurdish by the Turkish government in the 1980s, and Kurdish villages were destroyed, food headed to these villages was embargoed, and there was a long-time ban on the use of the Kurdish language in public life, and people who used it were arrested.As is often the case in such circumstances, folks who support the Kurdish Worker's Party, which is often shorthanded as the PKK, will tell you this group just pushes back against an oppressive regime, and they do what they have to to force the government to backtrack on their anti-Kurdish laws and abuses, which have been pretty widespread and violent.The PKK, in turn, has been criticized for, well, doing terrorist stuff, including using child soldiers, conducting suicide bombings, massacring groups of civilians, engaging in drug trafficking to fund their cause, and executing people on camera as a means of sowing terror.Pretty horrible stuff on both sides, if you look at this objectively, then, and both sides have historically justified their actions by pointing at the horrible things the other side has done to them and theirs.And that's the context for a recent announcement by the leader of the PKK, that the group would be disarming—and very literally so, including a symbolic burning of their weapons in a city in northern Iraq, which was shared online—and they would be shifting their efforts from that of violent militarism and revolution to that of political dialogue and attempting to change the Turkish government from the inside.Turkish President Erdogan, for his part, has seemed happy to oblige these efforts and gestures, fulfilling his role by receiving delegates from the Turkish, pro-Kurd party, the DEM Party, and smilingly shaking that delegate's hand on camera, basically showing the world, and those who have played some kind of role in the militant effort against the Turkish government, that this is the way of things now, we're not fighting physically anymore, we're moving on to wearing suits and pushing for Kurdish rights within the existing governmental structures.The founder of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, got in on the action, as well, releasing a seven-minute video from prison, which was then broadcast by the PKK's official media distribution outlet, saying that the fighting is over. This was his first appearance on camera in 26 years, and he used it to say their effort paid off, the Kurds now have an officially recognized identity, and it's time to leverage that identity politically to move things in the right direction.Erdogan's other messages on the matter, to the Kurdish people, but also those who have long lived in fear of the PKK's mass-violence, have reinforced that sentiment, saying that the Kurds are officially recognized as a political entity, and that's how things would play out from this point forward—and this will be good for everyone. And both sides are saying that, over and over, because, well, child soldiers and suicide bombings and massacres conducted by both sides are really, really not good for anyone.By all indications, this has been a very carefully orchestrated dance by those on both sides of the conflict, which again, has been ongoing since 1978, and really picked up the pace and became continuous and ultra-violent, in the 1980s.There was an attempted peace process back in the 20-teens, but the effort, which included a temporary truce between 2013 and 2015, failed, following the murder of two Turkish police officers, the PKK initially claiming responsibility, but later denying they had any involvement. That led to an uptick in military actions by both groups against the other, and the truce collapsed.This new peace process began in 2024 and really took off in late-February of 2025, when that aforementioned message was broadcast by the PKK's leader from prison after lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party worked to connect him and the Turkish government, and eventually helped negotiate the resulting mid-May of 2025 disarmament.Turkey's military leaders have said they will continue to launch strikes against PKK-affiliated groups that continue to operate in the region, and the PKK's disarmament announcement has been embraced by some such groups, while others, like the Syrian Democratic Forces, which is tied to the PKK, but not directly affiliated with them, have said this truce doesn't apply to them.Most governments, globally, have heralded this disarmament as a major victory for the world and Turkey in particular, though the response within Turkey, and in Kurdish areas in particular, has apparently been mixed, with some people assuming the Turkish government will backtrack and keep the DEM Party from accomplishing much of anything, and worrying about behind-the-scenes deals, including a reported agreement between Erdogan's government and the DEM Party to support Erdogan's desire to transform the Turkish government into a presidential system, which would grant him more direct control and power, while others are seemingly just happy to hear that the violence and fear might end.Also notable here is that a lot of Turkey's foreign policy has revolved around hobbling and hurting the PKK for decades, including Turkey's initial hindering of Sweden's accession to NATO, which was partly a means of getting other nations to give the Turkish government stuff they wanted, like upgraded military equipment, but was also a push against the Swedish government's seeming protection of people associated with the PKK, since Sweden's constitution allows people to hold all sorts of beliefs.Some analysts have speculated that this could change the geopolitics of the Middle East fundamentally, as Turkey has long been a regional power, but has been partly hobbled by its conflict with the PKK, and the easing or removal of that conflict could free them up to become more dominant, especially since Israel's recent clobbering of Iran seems to have dulled the Iranian government's shine as the de facto leader of many Muslim groups and governments in the area.It's an opportune time for Erdogan to grab more clout and influence, in other words, and that might have been part of the motivation to go along with the PKK's shift to politics: it frees him and his military up to engage in some adventurism and/or posturing further afield, which could then set Turkey up as the new center of Muslim influence, contra-the Saudis' more globalized version of the concept, militarily and economically. Turkey could become a huge center of geopolitical gravity in this part of the world, in other words, and that seems even more likely now that this disarmament has happened.It's still early days in this new seeming state of affairs, though, and there's a chance that the Turkish government's continued strikes on operating PKK affiliated groups could sever these new ties, but those involved seem to be cleaving to at least some optimism, even as many locals continue hold their breath and hope against hope that this time is different than previous attempts at peace.Show Noteshttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heres-what-to-know-about-turkeys-decision-to-move-forward-with-swedens-bid-to-join-natohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PKK%E2%80%93Turkey_peace_processhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%932015_PKK%E2%80%93Turkey_peace_processhttps://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/05/turkey-pkk-disarm-disband-impacts?lang=enhttps://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pkk-claims-deadly-suicide-bombing-turkish-police-stationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20161016064155/https://hrwf.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Child-soldiers-in-ISIS-PKK-Boko-Haram%E2%80%A6.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Partyhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/jul/11/kurdistan-workers-party-pkk-burn-weapons-in-disarming-ceremony-videohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/turkiye-pkk-analysis-recalibrates-politicshttps://time.com/7303236/erdogan-war-peace-kurds/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/19/unidentified-drone-kills-pkk-member-injures-another-in-iraqhttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/unidentified-drone-kills-pkk-member-injures-another-near-iraqs-sulaymaniyah-2025-07-19/https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/7/11/why-has-the-pkk-ended-its-armed-strugglehttps://archive.is/20250718061819/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-07-17/ty-article-opinion/.premium/how-the-possible-end-to-turkeys-kurdish-problem-could-become-israels-turkey-problem/00000198-1794-dd64-abb9-bfb5dbf30000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kurdish_dynasties_and_countrieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Kurdish_nationalism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

The WorldView in 5 Minutes
Christian bookstore files lawsuit over pronouns, U.S. Christian statesmen: Help Christians worldwide, Fusion energy technology could power the world

The WorldView in 5 Minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025


It's Tuesday, July 22nd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson U.S. Christian statesmen call attention to persecution of Christians U.S. Republican Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia and Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a congressional resolution (H. Res. 594) condemning the widespread and ongoing persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries. On April 30th, Congressman Moore took a stand on the floor of the U.S. House. MOORE: “Today, I rise to address a grave and urgent crisis: the rampant persecution of Christians in Africa and the Middle East. Across these regions, our brothers and sisters in faith experience violence, displacement, and death for their belief in our Lord, Jesus Christ. No person or community should ever face such brutal conditions for acknowledging the name of Jesus. “In Nigeria, the situation is dire! More Christians face persecution there than any other nation combined. Since the outbreak of the Boko Haram's insurgency in 2009, more than 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools have been destroyed in northern Nigeria alone. “More than 50,000 Christians have been killed, and more than 5 million have been displaced since 2009, making it the most dangerous country in the world for Christians.” The July 17th resolution highlights the horrific slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, pastors arrested in Algeria, the torture of Christians in Yemen, the imprisonment of Christians in Iran, and other persecution taking place in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The statement urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “prioritize the protection of persecuted Christians in U.S. foreign policy, including in the President's diplomatic engagement with Muslim-majority countries and his efforts to stabilize the Middle East.”   It further urged him to “use all diplomatic tools available, including within trade and national security discussions and negotiations, to advance the protection of persecuted Christians worldwide and within Muslim-majority countries.” Colorado Christian bookstore files lawsuit against state over pronouns A Colorado Christian bookstore is suing the state for imposing recent changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act on businesses. Born Again Used Books in Colorado Springs has filed the suit through Alliance Defending Freedom, pointing out the infringement of the business' freedom of speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.   The suit states that under Colorado's laws, “It is now illegal for public accommodations, like independent bookstores, to refer to transgender-identifying individuals with biologically accurate language in their publications and customer interactions.” And "Born Again Used Books must instead profess an ideological view it opposes, contradict the message espoused in the very books it sells, and avoid explaining its Christian beliefs about human sexuality in store and online. In effect, the law requires this Christian bookstore to abandon its core religious beliefs." London Pentecostal church now allowed to share Christ in streets A London Pentecostal church has achieved a reversal of a ban on evangelistic outreach on the streets, reports The U.K. Standard. The local government had passed an Anti-Social Behavior, Crime and Policing Act forbidding the use of amplification equipment, the distribution of religious literature, and the display of Bible verses at the town center.  The Kingsborough Centre Church filed for judicial review, and obtained a reversal.   The City also paid the church's legal costs incurred during the ordeal. Isaiah 43:16-17 says, “Thus says the Lord,  Who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, Who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick.” Brazilian Supreme Court restricts former president Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's previous conservative president, Jair Bolsonaro, has come under severe restrictions by the Brazilian Supreme Court, reports Folha News. This comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro was forced to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. He cannot access social media accounts, and is prohibited from contacting his son who lives in the United States. The former Brazilian president has denied any responsibility for Trump's decision to impose tariffs, but also recently publicly thanked God for the election of Trump. Department stores are going bye-bye Department stores are a thing of the past.   Thirty years ago, these stores captured 9% of all retail sales. Today, they account for only a half percent. Meanwhile, e-commerce (like Amazon and walmart.com) now take 17.2% of total retail sales up from 5.4% of the pie in 2003. Dropping condominium prices a bad sign Condominium prices usually lead price declines on an imploding house market. This real estate is dropping like a rock in some big cities.  The big losers right now are Oakland, California and Austin Texas, with a 24% drop, followed by St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, Sarasota, Florida, San Francisco, California, Boise, Idaho, and Denver, Colorado. New president announced at G3 Ministries Dr. Scott Aniol has been appointed the new president of G3 Ministries after Josh Buice's removal from office earlier in the year. The elders of Pray's Mill Baptist Church had uncovered irrefutable evidence that Buice has, for the past three years, operated at least four anonymous social media accounts, two anonymous email addresses, and two Substack platforms. These accounts were used to publicly and anonymously slander numerous Christian leaders, including faithful pastors -- some of whom have spoken at G3 conferences. The G3 Church Network subscribes to the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession, and claims 200 U.S. churches in the network. Dr. Aniol obtained his Doctorate degree in Theological Studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Fusion energy technology could power the world And finally, fusion energy technology is advancing, and may soon be a reality — an unlimited source of power for the world. Earlier this year, China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak broke the world record for maintaining its artificial sun, and sustaining the hot plasma — confining plasma for an extraordinary 1,066 seconds, or about 18 minutes. A tokamak is a device that uses magnetic fields to confine and heat plasma, a state of matter where atoms are stripped of their electrons, to extreme temperatures, enabling nuclear fusion to occur.  A German fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, also just hit a record of 43 seconds of plasma heating, producing 1.8 gigajoules over a six-minute run. The sun is the original fusion reactor. As Psalm 19:1 and 4b-8 puts it: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork. … In them, He has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.  Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, July 22nd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Israel Daily News Podcast
Ceasefire: Israel Syria & Israel Daily News Mon. July 21, 2025

Israel Daily News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 19:26


Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, has announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Syria; Egyptian officials are asking the United States to pressure Israel into allowing more humanitarian aid into Gaza; IDF struck military infrastructure belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime at the port of Hudaydah in Yemen.Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.orgIsrael Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuldSupport our Wartime News Coverage: https://www.gofundme.com/f/independent-journalist-covering-israels-warLinks to all things IDN:⁠ https://linktr.ee/israeldailynews⁠Music:Eli Eli - Nicole Raviv and Ada Pasternak

Catholic Daily Reflections
Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time - The Pursuit of God's Wisdom

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 6:43


Read OnlineAt the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.” Matthew 12:42In this passage, Jesus refers to the Queen of Sheba who traveled about 1,400 miles from Southern Arabia, which was most likely located in either modern-day Yemen or Ethiopia, to meet King Solomon. The queen had heard much about Solomon, about his wealth and wisdom, and wanted to find out if all that she heard was true. So she made the long journey and stayed with him for about six months, according to tradition. After spending time with him, she was greatly impressed and bestowed upon him gifts of gold, spices and precious stones. She said to him, “I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes that not even the half had been told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report I heard” (1Kings 10:7).This foreign queen was deeply impressed with Solomon. Her journey, gifts and words illustrate her deep respect for him and her admiration. Jesus uses this story to illustrate the simple fact that Jesus Himself is much greater than Solomon and that He should be treated in a way that far surpasses the way the queen treated Solomon. But Jesus also makes it clear that, at the Final Judgment, this queen will rise and condemn the scribes and Pharisees because they failed to see the wisdom and kingship of Jesus. Instead, they came to Jesus, seeking signs and proof of Who He was.In our own lives, the witness of the Queen of Sheba should be a source of true inspiration. She was someone who was powerful and wealthy herself, and yet she wanted to learn from Solomon and to benefit from his great wisdom which was given him by God. She should inspire us to do all we can to daily turn to our Lord and to seek His wisdom.Jesus's wisdom flows to us in many ways. The Gospels are especially important as a source of the most important lessons for life. Personal prayer, reading about the lives of the saints, and study of the teachings of our Church are also essential ways in which we receive the wisdom given to us by God. As you think about the many ways that are available to you to grow in the wisdom of God, try to use the Queen of Sheba as an inspiration. Do you have her same zeal? Are you willing to devote much time and effort to the pursuit of holy learning? Do you desire to journey to Jesus in the way that she desired to journey to Solomon?One of the greatest hindrances to this pursuit of holy wisdom is sloth, or laziness. It is becoming increasingly easy to engage our minds in mindless pursuits. Many people can easily spend many hours in front of the television, computer or mobile devices and waste precious time and energy. Zeal for God and the pursuit of the many truths of faith must become the cure for sloth in our lives. We must want to know. And we must do all we can to increase that holy desire within us. Reflect, today, upon the long journey made by this queen in pursuit of the wisdom of Solomon. As you do, examine whether you exhibit the same zeal that she had and how devoted you are to the pursuit of the wisdom of God. Where you are lacking, let her witness inspire you. Jesus is infinitely greater and wiser than Solomon, and we have been given full access to Him through prayer and holy learning. If you will make that holy journey to our Lord, with much determination, then unlike the scribes and Pharisees, your day of judgment will be a glorious one. My Lord of all Wisdom, You are infinitely greater than the wisest of kings and more glorious than anything I can imagine. Please fill me with zeal, dear Lord, so that I will fervently pursue You and daily journey to You. Please guide my prayer and my study so that Your wisdom and Your very Self will be bestowed upon me. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Economist Podcasts
The ships are down: Houthis resume strikes

Economist Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 26:15


Once again, commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea are being attacked. Our correspondent explains why Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, have regrouped. The islands of Tuvalu are sinking. Now Australia is offering residents the world's first “climate visas”. And remembering Dutch agronomist Simon Groot.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Intelligence
The ships are down: Houthis resume strikes

The Intelligence

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 26:15


Once again, commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea are being attacked. Our correspondent explains why Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, have regrouped. The islands of Tuvalu are sinking. Now Australia is offering residents the world's first “climate visas”. And remembering Dutch agronomist Simon Groot.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

The Wright Report
17 JULY 2025: Trump, Epstein, and the Daughter of James Comey // Trump Gets Crafty With Immigration Strategy // Global News: Spain Riots, Gaza Stampede, Mali's Stolen Gold

The Wright Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 26:25


Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he breaks down today's biggest stories shaping America and the world. Trump Rejects Epstein Obsession, Fires Comey's Daughter President Trump lashes out at MAGA supporters still focused on the Epstein case, calling them “past supporters” duped by a hoax. Meanwhile, the DOJ fires Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter and a former Epstein-related prosecutor. Bryan notes how bizarre the case has become, especially with Ghislaine Maxwell now appealing to the Supreme Court under Epstein's old plea deal. Trump Uses IRS Data to Locate and Deport Illegal Immigrants The administration is now using IRS records, including ITIN filings, to track down updated addresses for undocumented migrants. Democrats warn of racial profiling and mass arrests, but a court has upheld the program. ICE arrests are climbing toward an annual pace of 330,000, with new policies encouraging self-deportation and long-term detention for those apprehended. Eswatini Accepts U.S. Deportees the World Refuses to Take The African kingdom of Eswatini has agreed to imprison deportees that countries like Cuba, Yemen, and Laos refuse to accept. King Mswati III has taken in five convicted criminals for now. Bryan praises the move as a brilliant deterrent: mess with America and end up in a country you can't find on a map. Riots in Spain as Migrant Violence Sparks Vigilante Justice After a 68-year-old Spaniard was beaten by Moroccan migrants, vigilante attacks erupted in Torre Pacheco. Bryan frames this as part of a larger European backlash against open borders and leftist immigration policies that ignore cultural and national identity. Gaza Stampede Kills 20 as Humanitarian Aid Crisis Deepens Armed militants reportedly triggered a deadly panic at a Gaza aid site. Israeli leaders and military officials blame disorganized aid distribution and lingering Hamas interference. Peace talks remain deadlocked over the group's future role and the governance of Gaza. Mali Junta Uses Helicopters to Steal $117M in Gold from U.S. Miner Mali's ruling junta seized a ton of gold from Barrick's mine after a profit-sharing dispute. The theft underscores growing instability and radicalism in Africa, where Russian meddling and Islamic terror groups are driving waves of migration into Europe. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." – John 8:32

The John Batchelor Show
YEMEN: HOUTHIS SALVO INTO THE RED SEA, BILL ROGGIO

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 9:05


YEMEN: HOUTHIS SALVO INTO THE RED SEA, BILL ROGGIO 1900 SUEZ CANAL

The John Batchelor Show
SHOW SCHEDULE 7-14-25: GOOD EVENING. THE SHOW BEGINS IN YEMEN WITH THE RELENTLESS HOUTHIS AND THEIR MISSILE ARSENAL...

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 6:55


SHOW SCHEDULE 7-14-25: GOOD EVENING. THE SHOW BEGINS IN YEMEN WITH THE RELENTLESS HOUTHIS AND THEIR MISSILE ARSENAL... 1966 YEMEN CIVIL WAR CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 YEMEN: HOUTHIS SALVO INTO THE RED SEA. Bill Roggio. 9:15-9:30 OCEANIA: FBI WALKS AWAY FROM THE SAIPAN CASINO. Cleo Paskal, @GORDONGCHANG, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill.9:30-9:45 GAZA: FOOD LINES AND HAMAS GUNMEN. David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD. 9:45-10:00 LEBANON: BEIRUT CAN HELP ITSELF. David Daoud, Bill Roggio. SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 IRAN: REPORTS OF THE ENRICHED URANIUM STOCKPILE. Malcolm Hoenlein @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS. 10:15-10:30 HOUTHIS: PAY NO PENALTY. Malcolm Hoenlein @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS. 10:30-10:45 #NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA PRESIDENTS. Joseph Humire @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. Ernesto Araújo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE, Alejandro Peña Esclusa. 10:45-11:00 #NEWWORLDREPORT: CHILE AND ARGENTINA. Joseph Humire @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. Ernesto Araújo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. Alejandro Peña Esclusa. THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 DPRK: LAVROV SMILES. David Maxwell, @GORDONGCHANG, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. 11:15-11:30 DPRK: UNIFICATION RHETORIC. David Maxwell, @GORDONGCHANG, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. 11:30-11:45 TAIWAN: ISLAND NATION. Lance Gatling, @GORDONGCHANG, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. 11:45-12:00 JAPAN: IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIES. Lance Gatling, @GORDONGCHANG, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 SYRIA: GUNFIGHT. Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio, FDD. 12:15-12:30 SYRIA: GUNFIGHT. Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio, FDD, continued. 12:30-12:45 UKRAINE: WEAPONS INCLUDING ATACMS. John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD. 12:45-1:00 AM UKRAINE: WEAPONS INCLUDING ATACMS. John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD, continued.

Beau of The Fifth Column
Let's talk about Trump's failure in Yemen....

Beau of The Fifth Column

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 3:44


Let's talk about Trump's failure in Yemen....

The John Batchelor Show
1: PREVIEW HOUTHIS: Colleague Behnam Ben Taleblu comments that the Houthis have better missiles than many EU countries. More.

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 1:43


PREVIEW HOUTHIS: Colleague Behnam Ben Taleblu comments that the Houthis have better missiles than many EU countries. More. 1800 YEMEN