Podcasts about Kurdistan

Daniele Bellasio conduce un'edizione speciale di Amici e Nemici per aggiornare sullo stato del conflitto tra Usa, Israele e Iran.Ospiti: Fausto Biloslavo, giornalista di guerra, si trova nel Kurdistan iracheno per Il GiornaleTatiana Boutourline, giornalista e scrittrice, racconta l'Iran sul Foglio Luca Castagna, professore associato di Storia contemporanea presso l'Università di Salerno Elena Calandri, docente ordinaria di Storia delle relazioni internazionali all'Università di Padova

Conflicting reports have circulated in recent days about Iranian Kurdish groups possibly being armed by the US to launch a ground offensive in Iran. Many of these factions have long been exiled to the Kurdistan region of Iraq near Iran's north-western border and have felt oppressed by the regime. The US-Israeli war has already killed many of Tehran's top political and military leaders, presenting the opposition Kurdish groups with a window of opportunity, if they do decide to take action. But the question is, would Washington back them and with what guarantees? Defence secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington's objectives are not centred on arming any particular group. But President Donald Trump said a Kurdish ground offensive would be “wonderful” without confirming whether or not the US would support it. In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, guest host Ban Barkawi looks at the possibility and risks of Iranian Kurds entering the conflict. We hear from The National's correspondent Lizzie Porter and HA Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.

Îsraîl û Amerîka careke din li Îran'ê dixin û Komara Îslamî ber xwe dide. Çavê Îsraîl û Amerîka li Kurdên Rojhilat e, ku li ser erdê şerê Komara îslamî bikin. Lê bi taybetî piştî tecrûbeya Rojava Kurdên Rojhilat bi baldarî tevdigerin. Gelo şerê Îran'ê ji bo Kurdan derfetek yan xeterek e? Hevkariya bi Amerîka ewê li ser çi şert û mercan be? Hêzên Kurdî çiqas amade ne? Ji KJAR'ê Maryam Fathi rave dike. Von Celil Kaya.

"Regime change" shouldn't be a dirty word; yes, there will be boots on the ground... they just won't be ours; and we give you the deep dive on our erstwhile Kurdish allies, who may be preparing to take on the IRGC. Ep. 2381 Learn more about Diliman Abdulkader's organization 'American Friends of Kurdistan' here: https://www.americanfriendsofkurdistan.org Check out DailyWire's new show 'Wired in Live' hosted by Cabot Phillips today at 4pm ET. https://www.dailywire.com/show/wired-in-live - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dwplus.watch/BenShapiroMemberExclusive - - - Today's Sponsors: PureTalk - Make the switch in as little as 10 minutes and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO Helix Sleep - Visit https://helixsleep.com/ben for this exclusive offer. - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe

C dans l'air du 5 mars 2026 - Iran : la guerre s'étend encore... jusqu'où ?Au sixième jour de guerre au Moyen-Orient, les attaques sont de plus en plus nombreuses et violentes. Israël a intensifié ses frappes contre le Hezbollah au Liban, où 700 000 Libanais sont désormais appelés à évacuer le sud du pays. L'armée israélienne progresse désormais au sol, tout en continuant, avec les États-Unis, les bombardements intensifs sur l'Iran, et bien au-delà. Un sous-marin américain a coulé mercredi une frégate iranienne au large du Sri Lanka, dans l'océan Indien. Selon le secrétaire à la Défense américain, Pete Hegseth, le bâtiment iranien est le premier coulé par une torpille américaine depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Téhéran, de son côté, réplique par des salves de drones et de missiles contre Israël, des cibles américaines dans les pays du Golfe, mais aussi ce jeudi dans la région autonome du Kurdistan en Irak. Hier, la Maison-Blanche avait confirmé des discussions entre Donald Trump et « des dirigeants kurdes » sur la base américaine du nord de l'Irak, tout en démentant les informations de plusieurs médias américains selon lesquelles les États-Unis comptaient armer des milices kurdes contre l'Iran pour susciter un soulèvement. Les gardiens de la révolution ont également assuré dans la journée qu'un missile iranien avait « touché » un pétrolier américain dans « le nord du golfe Persique ».Face à ces risques, l'option d'escortes militaires pour les navires commerciaux est envisagée. Emmanuel Macron a proposé de bâtir une coalition pour sécuriser « les voies maritimes essentielles ». Le président de la République a ordonné le déploiement du porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle en Méditerranée, ainsi que l'acheminement de systèmes antimissiles et antidrones avec « une frégate équipée » à Chypre, pays membre de l'UE qui dispose de deux bases militaires britanniques. L'une d'elles a été ciblée dimanche par des drones quelques heures après que Keir Starmer, le Premier ministre travailliste, eut annoncé qu'il avait autorisé les États-Unis à utiliser les bases britanniques dans sa guerre. Londres a assuré lundi que ses bases à Chypre ne seraient pas utilisées par les Américains. La présidence française a fait savoir, ce jeudi, que Paris, Rome et Athènes allaient « coordonner » l'envoi de moyens militaires pour défendre l'île.Alors pourquoi Chypre se retrouve-t-elle impliquée dans le conflit ? Drones, missiles… combien de temps le régime des mollahs peut-il tenir ? La guerre lancée par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l'Iran a vu son périmètre s'élargir considérablement, allant de l'Irak au large du Sri Lanka en passant par la Turquie et l'Azerbaïdjan, jusqu'où le conflit peut-il s'étendre ? Quelle est la stratégie américaine ? Nos journalistes ont interviewé John Bolton, ancien conseiller à la sécurité de Donald Trump.Experts : - Général Nicolas RICHOUX - Ancien commandant de la 7ème brigade blindée et ancien attaché de défense à Berlin- Dominique MOÏSI - Géopolitologue, conseiller spécial de l'Institut Montaigne, auteur du livre à paraitre fin mars : Le Triangle de la passion du monde : comprendre le chaos qui vient, aux éditions Robert Laffont- Patricia ALLEMONIERE - grand reporter, autrice de géopolitique du Sahel publié chez PUF- Nicolas BAROTTE - correspondant Défense au Figaro

Der Krieg zwischen den USA, Israel und dem Iran eskaliert weiter – und mit ihm auch die Debatten darüber. An Tag 6 scheint alles nur noch komplizierter zu werden. Für einen Überblick spricht Thilo mit seinem Kollegen Martin Lautwein. Martin arbeitet unter anderem als Security-Trainer für Journalist:innen und erstellt für regelmäßig Sicherheits- und Lagebriefings zu Konfliktregionen. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, einen Überblick über die aktuelle Lage zu bekommen. Sie sprechen darüber, warum Konflikte im Nahen Osten in Deutschland so schnell zu emotionalen Grabenkämpfen führen – und warum es oft so schwer ist, Widersprüche auszuhalten. Außerdem geht es um eine mögliche Bewaffnung kurdischer Gruppen, die Rolle der USA, das komplizierte Geflecht kurdischer Organisationen im Iran, Irak, Syrien und der Türkei – und um die Frage, welche Risiken eine solche Strategie für die Region hätte. Neben der militärischen Lage schauen wir auch auf den Informationskrieg: Wie Propaganda funktioniert, warum Narrative in sozialen Medien so wirkmächtig sind – und warum kein Staat völlig frei davon ist. Zum Schluss werfen wir einen Blick auf die politische Dimension: die Rolle Deutschlands, das Auftreten von Friedrich Merz bei Donald Trump und die Frage, wie sich der Konflikt möglicherweise weiter ausweiten könnte. Hast du Fragen, Feedback oder Anmerkungen? Schreib uns eine Nachricht an [amr@pqpp2.de](mailto:amr@pqpp2.de) oder auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allesmussraus_podcast/ und wenn du möchtest unterstütze unsere Arbeit auf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/AllesMussRaus?l=de Du möchtest in „Alles Muss Raus“ werben? Dann hier* entlang: https://podstars.de/kontakt/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes_alles-muss-raus

The Sri Lankan navy says it has rescued 32 people after a distress call from the Iranian IRIS Dena, with around 140 people on board currently missing. We also hear from Iraq's Kurdistan region where reports suggest the US could back the Kurdish armed groups to cross over into Iran in a ground operation.Also on the programme: the latest from the onflict in the Middle East, with a lineup of who is in the running to take over from Iran's Supreme Leader; the controversial 'Moonies' church that has contravened the law in Japan, and proof that a woman's brain does change during pregnancy. (Photo: Iranian warship IRIS Dena is seen in the Bay of Bengal during International Fleet Review held at Visakhapatnam in India on 18 February, 2026. Credit: Associated Press)

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine says the US will start striking deeper into Iranian territory, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists the US is "dominating" the war but says there's no finish line in sight.  Our coverage begins with CNN's Clarissa Ward live from Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Kuwait City, Bahrain and Jeddah are all under attack as Iran’s desperate regime fires drones and missiles at its neighbours across the Persian Gulf: punishment for hosting American forces as Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury continues to pound Iran’s territory and assets, sinking at least half of the Iranian navy fleet alone. Follow our live blog here. Read more on this developing story: Australian mosques, organisations slammed for events honouring ‘martyrdom’ of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Conflict spreads as Hezbollah weighs in, ‘drone strike’ on British base in Cyprus, new Israeli salvo Trump says he has fulfilled his promise to the Iranian people, but the rest is up to them Ayatollah’s son or ‘Iranian Putin’ could step into power A weakened Iran will have ripple effects across the Middle East See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Über zehn Jahre Bürgerkrieg in Syrien, dann plötzlich der überraschende Sturz des Diktators Baschar al-Assad - und jetzt? In der neuen Folge „Was tun?" sprechen Inken und Valentin mit Sophie Bischoff von Adopt a Revolution. Sophie berichtet von ihren Reisen nach Syrien, über die aktuelle Lage im Land, erzählt, wie sie demokratische Graswurzel-Initiativen unterstützen, warum die kurdische Selbstverwaltung Rojava im Nordosten des Landes kein relevanter Bezugspunkt für Menschen in Syrien ist - und wir überlegen, was Solidaritätsinitiativen in Deutschland von Adopt a Revolution lernen können. Das Interview wurde am 13.2. aufgezeichnet.

I'm joined by Branden and Brian, who have returned from an absolutely amazing trip to Kurdistan, Iraq, Kazakhstan and finally Kyrgyzstan. This is one guest trip you CANNOT miss. https://www.instagram.com/churnandburnpodcast

This week we're exploring the food and culture of Kurdistan with author of Nandên: Recipes from My Kurdish Kitchen, Pary BabanBorn in Southern Kurdistan, in Qaladze, a place known for its resistance and community, Pary fled Kurdistan with her family to escape what became known as the Anfal Genocide, and this is a hard listen. But it's her passion for using the food of her land in her restaurant Nandine in South London and now the book, Nandên meaning kitchen to keep her Kurdish culture alive after generations of hardship and displacement, that makes this an essential listen. Pop over to Gilly's Substack for Extra Bites of Pary, including a recipe for Yapraxi bahara, the stuffed vine leaves in her food moments.You can buy the book from the CTB Bookshop at Bookshop.org by clicking here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Im Jänner kam es in Syrien zu Kämpfen zwischen der syrischen Übergangsregierung des einstigen Islamisten Ahmed al-Scharaa und den militärischen Arm der kurdischen Selbstverwaltung Rojava. Nach ein paar Wochen wurden die Kämpfe mit einem Waffenstillstand und später mit einem Abkommen beendet, das viele als "Diktatfrieden" für die Kurden bezeichnen. So sollen die kurdischen Bataillone in die syrische Armee eingegliedert werden und Rojava aus Damaskus verwaltet werden. Ein herber Schlag für die Kurdinnen, die mitten im syrischen Bürgerkrieg 2012 ein neues basisdemokratisches Regierungsmodell mit verpflichtender Frauenquote aus dem Boden gestampft haben. Wie geht es weiter mit dem kurdischen Traum? Wie fühlen sich die kurdischen Kämpferinnen, die 2019 den IS besiegt haben und nun mitansehen müssen, wie die IS Flagge wieder in Rakka gehisst wird? Und was hat es auf sich mit einem Video, in dem ein syrischer Kämpfer der Regierungstruppen zu sehen ist, der einen abgeschnittenen Frauenzopf stolz in die Kamera hält und damit Traumata reaktiviert? Darüber spricht Solmaz Khorsand mit der Juristin und Politologin Raze Baziani aus Berlin, die unter anderem in Genf für den Human Rights Council die Kurden im Minderheitenforum weltweit vertreten hat. Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Du "Ganz offen gesagt" auf einem der folgenden Wege unterstützt:Werde Unterstützer:in auf SteadyKaufe ein Premium-Abo auf AppleKaufe Artikel in unserem FanshopSchalte Werbung in unserem PodcastFeedback bitte an redaktion@ganzoffengesagt.atTranskripte und Fotos zu den Folgen findest Du auf podcastradio.at

All'interno del programma di Radio PNR “Buongiorno PNR”, ospite di Alberto La Piana, Antonio Olivieri, referente dell'Associazione Verso il Kurdistan, ha presentato la nuova iniziativa relativa alla distribuzione delle uova di Pasqua e di altri generi alimentari con le modalità e per gli scopi che si possono ascoltare all'interno del podcast.

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography

Les Kurdes se retrouvent face à un paradoxe : indispensables quand l'Occident a besoin d'alliés dans la région, abandonnés lorsque vient l'heure des choix politiques. L'accord signé fin janvier entre la Syrie et les Kurdes syriens a mis un coup d'arrêt au rêve d'un grand Kurdistan. La perte d'autonomie du Rojava a ravivé un sentiment d'insécurité. Reportage de Pauline Godart, Amar Al-Hameedawi et Dida Faridoon.

For the Kurdish people, history seems to repeat itself. Kurdish forces are an asset for the West when allies are needed in the region, but left aside when political choices need to be made. The agreement signed at the end of January between Damascus and the Syrian Kurds dealt a blow to the dream of a greater Kurdistan. Our team reports from Syria and Iraq.

Extractivism—exploiting the earth for resources—has long driven racial capitalism and colonialism. And yet, how does extractivism operate in a world where ecological and humanitarian sensibilities are unprecedentedly widespread? Eray Çaylı argues it does so by mobilizing these sensibilities in new ways. Extractivism is no longer only about moving the earth—displacing peoples, fossils, minerals, and waters—but also leaving those who witness this violent displacement sentimentally moved. Earthmoving: Extractivism, War, and Visuality in Northern Kurdistan (U Texas Press, 2025) conceptualizes this duality. Derived from Çaylı's years-long work in Northern Kurdistan, home to the world's largest stateless nation—rendered stateless by colonial policies since the nineteenth century—Earthmoving focuses on the 2010s, a decade that began with peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdish liberation movement but ended with war. The decade saw extractivism intensify in the region and images of its harm proliferate across art and media. Together with contemporary artists, Çaylı shows that images challenge extractivism both by making its harm visible and by fostering self-reflexive and reciprocal collaboration that breaks with its valuation of the colonized and the racialized only in quantifiable and marketable terms. Host: Ronay Bakan is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at European University Institute, in Italy. Her research interests include political geography, mobilization, and counterinsurgency in Southwest Asia and North Africa with a special focus on Northern Kurdistan. She is currently working on her book titled “Counterinsurgent Urbanism: Weaponizing Land and Heritage in Northern Kurdistan.” Email: ronay.bakan@eui.eu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Sam Farok — a bare-knuckle fighter known as the “one man army.”Find Sam Here - https://www.instagram.com/sam__farokk1?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==From a tough childhood in Kurdistan to travelling across Europe alone to compete in combat sports, Sam built himself from nothing but belief. No safety net. No excuses. Just resilience.We talk about:• Growing up without support and learning to back yourself• The mindset required to step into the ring• Discipline in martial arts vs the misconceptions around bare-knuckle fighting• The role of mentors and strong role models• Cultural pride and what Liverpool means to him• Why self-belief is everythingSam opens up about what fighting has given him — structure, identity, purpose — and the message he wants young fighters to hear.This is a conversation about resilience, discipline, and backing yourself when no one else does.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene01:04 Sam's Background and Early Life04:01 The Journey to Liverpool06:49 The Impact of Fighting on Sam's Life09:42 Life in Liverpool and Community13:25 Transition to Bare-Knuckle Fighting16:32 The Reality of Bare-Knuckle Fighting19:36 Future Aspirations and Goals22:10 Facing Adversity in the Ring25:49 The Importance of Team Support28:35 Breaking the Silence: Men's Mental Health33:11 Inspiration from Family and Role Models38:58 Believing in Yourself: The Key to Success40:35 Redirecting Youth: The Power of Boxing44:23 Fearlessness in Pursuit of Dreams

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L'accord conclu début février 2026 en Syrie entre le gouvernement et les FDS, Forces Démocratiques Syriennes, a été scruté de près par la communauté kurde turque, alors qu'un processus de paix a débuté en 2024 entre le gouvernement d'Ankara et le PKK, Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan. En Turquie, la communauté kurde partagée entre espoir, doute et désillusion Elle a suivi de très près l'accord conclu début février 2026 entre les Forces démocratiques syriennes (FDS) et les autorités de Damas, ainsi que les trois semaines d'offensive de l'armée syrienne qui l'ont précédé. Un décret octroie désormais des droits nationaux aux Kurdes de Syrie, le kurde sera langue officielle comme l'arabe, mais ces derniers voient s'envoler la perspective d'un territoire autonome. De l'autre coté de la frontière, ces événements ont ravivé les inquiétudes chez les Kurdes de Turquie alors que le gouvernement d'Erdogan est engagé dans un processus de paix avec le PKK, Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan, depuis 2024. Reportage à Ankara Anne Andlauer.   Terres rares et industrie européenne  L'Estonie accueille la première usine d'Europe de fabrication d'aimants permanents. Ces aimants faits d'un alliage de métaux rares ou de terres rares décuple les capacités des moteurs électriques. Une branche industrielle stratégique, dont la production dépend encore de la Chine à 90%. Même si la société Néo est canadienne, rapatrier cette production sur le territoire de l'UE participe à l'autonomie stratégique, mais aussi, grâce au soutien de la Commission européenne, au développement d'un territoire en difficulté économique. Reportage de notre correspondante dans la région, Marielle Vitureau.   La chronique musique de Vincent Théval :  Antartica de Marta del Grandi (Italie)   Au salon professionnel Wine Paris, les producteurs européens saluent l'accord UE-Mercosur L'édition 2026 de ce salon de référence, qui a accueilli pendant trois jours 6 500 exposants représentant 60 pays, a été assombrie par la chute vertigineuse du marché et le recul des exportations. Il a donc été beaucoup question des récents accords de libre-échange et notamment de celui conclu avec le Mercosur. Jordi Lafon-Lacaze s'y est rendu au Parc des Expositions.

L'accord conclu début février 2026 en Syrie entre le gouvernement et les FDS, Forces Démocratiques Syriennes, a été scruté de près par la communauté kurde turque, alors qu'un processus de paix a débuté en 2024 entre le gouvernement d'Ankara et le PKK, Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan. En Turquie, la communauté kurde partagée entre espoir, doute et désillusion Elle a suivi de très près l'accord conclu début février 2026 entre les Forces démocratiques syriennes (FDS) et les autorités de Damas, ainsi que les trois semaines d'offensive de l'armée syrienne qui l'ont précédé. Un décret octroie désormais des droits nationaux aux Kurdes de Syrie, le kurde sera langue officielle comme l'arabe, mais ces derniers voient s'envoler la perspective d'un territoire autonome. De l'autre coté de la frontière, ces événements ont ravivé les inquiétudes chez les Kurdes de Turquie alors que le gouvernement d'Erdogan est engagé dans un processus de paix avec le PKK, Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan, depuis 2024. Reportage à Ankara Anne Andlauer.   Terres rares et industrie européenne  L'Estonie accueille la première usine d'Europe de fabrication d'aimants permanents. Ces aimants faits d'un alliage de métaux rares ou de terres rares décuple les capacités des moteurs électriques. Une branche industrielle stratégique, dont la production dépend encore de la Chine à 90%. Même si la société Néo est canadienne, rapatrier cette production sur le territoire de l'UE participe à l'autonomie stratégique, mais aussi, grâce au soutien de la Commission européenne, au développement d'un territoire en difficulté économique. Reportage de notre correspondante dans la région, Marielle Vitureau.   La chronique musique de Vincent Théval :  Antartica de Marta del Grandi (Italie)   Au salon professionnel Wine Paris, les producteurs européens saluent l'accord UE-Mercosur L'édition 2026 de ce salon de référence, qui a accueilli pendant trois jours 6 500 exposants représentant 60 pays, a été assombrie par la chute vertigineuse du marché et le recul des exportations. Il a donc été beaucoup question des récents accords de libre-échange et notamment de celui conclu avec le Mercosur. Jordi Lafon-Lacaze s'y est rendu au Parc des Expositions.

Les Kurdes de Syrie pansent leurs plaies après l'offensive éclair de l'armée de Damas qui a pris 80% de leurs territoires. Lâchés par les soutiens occidentaux, ceux qui furent en première ligne dans la lutte contre le groupe État islamique voient s'éloigner leur rêve d'une reconnaissance de leur autonomie. Qui sont les Kurdes ? Leurs ambitions sont-elles communes ? L'Histoire se retourne-t-elle inlassablement contre eux ? Pour en débattre : - Oriane Verdier, journaliste au service international de RFI - Tom Préel, doctorant en sciences politiques à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, rattaché au Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique - Boris James, maître de conférences en histoire à l'Université Montpellier Paul-Valéry, coauteur de « Les Kurdes en 100 questions. Un peuple sans État » (Tallandier, 2018, avec Jordi Tejel Gorgas) et l'auteur de « Genèse du Kurdistan » (Éditions de la Sorbonne, 2021) et du Que sais-je ? sur les Kurdes (2023).

Les Kurdes de Syrie pansent leurs plaies après l'offensive éclair de l'armée de Damas qui a pris 80% de leurs territoires. Lâchés par les soutiens occidentaux, ceux qui furent en première ligne dans la lutte contre le groupe État islamique voient s'éloigner leur rêve d'une reconnaissance de leur autonomie. Qui sont les Kurdes ? Leurs ambitions sont-elles communes ? L'Histoire se retourne-t-elle inlassablement contre eux ? Pour en débattre : - Oriane Verdier, journaliste au service international de RFI - Tom Préel, doctorant en sciences politiques à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, rattaché au Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique - Boris James, maître de conférences en histoire à l'Université Montpellier Paul-Valéry, coauteur de « Les Kurdes en 100 questions. Un peuple sans État » (Tallandier, 2018, avec Jordi Tejel Gorgas) et l'auteur de « Genèse du Kurdistan » (Éditions de la Sorbonne, 2021) et du Que sais-je ? sur les Kurdes (2023).

Die kurdische Selbstverwaltung im Nordosten Syriens war nie ideal. Aber sie scheiterte nicht an demokratischen Mängeln, sondern an brüchigen Allianzen mit ihren arabischen Verbündeten. Nach dem Fall Assads sind diese Konflikte aufgebrochen – und stellen die Region vor eine ungewisse Zukunft. Artikel vom 08. Februar 2026: https://jacobin.de/artikel/syrien-kurdistan-pkk-rojava-hts-sdf-ypg Seit 2011 veröffentlicht JACOBIN täglich Kommentare und Analysen zu Politik und Gesellschaft, seit 2020 auch in deutscher Sprache. Die besten Beiträge gibt es als Audioformat zum Nachhören. Nur dank der Unterstützung von Magazin-Abonnentinnen und Abonnenten können wir unsere Arbeit machen, mehr Menschen erreichen und kostenlose Audio-Inhalte wie diesen produzieren. Und wenn Du schon ein Abo hast und mehr tun möchtest, kannst Du gerne auch etwas regelmäßig an uns spenden via www.jacobin.de/podcast. Zu unseren anderen Kanälen: Instagram: www.instagram.com/jacobinmag_de X: www.twitter.com/jacobinmag_de YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/JacobinMagazin Webseite: www.jacobin.de

La Siria alle prese con il delicato accordo di “cessate il fuoco” concluso a fine gennaio tra il governo di transizione a Damasco e le autorità curdo-siriane sotto la forte pressione di Washington. Implementarlo resta una difficile sfida. L'intesa integrerà le forze militari curde nell'esercito regolare siriano e pone di fatto un termine alle aspirazioni di autonomia maturate dalla comunità curda nel nord-est della Siria durante la guerra civile. In cambio, ai curdi siriani vengono riconosciuti diritti mai garantiti in passato, come quello alla piena cittadinanza. Con quali prospettive per il processo di stabilizzazione e riunificazione della Siria? E con quali conseguenze per la “questione curda” in Siria e altrove? Ne discutiamo con: Lorenzo Trombetta, giornalista e scrittore, studioso di Siria, collaboratore RSI Tiziano Saccucci, dell'Ufficio informazione del Kurdistan in Italia e giornalista free lance Lucia Goracci, inviata di Rai 3 in Siria

durée : 00:58:33 - Cultures Monde - par : Julie Gacon, Mélanie Chalandon - En septembre 2025, les exportations de pétrole du Kurdistan irakien ont repris à la faveur d'un accord avec le gouvernement central. À la fois source de tensions avec Bagdad et levier d'autonomie pour les Kurdes, le pétrole est au cœur des enjeux de la région autonome et du pays. - réalisation : Vivian Lecuivre - invités : Tom Préel Doctorant en sciences politiques à l'université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, rattaché au Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique; Adel Bakawan Directeur du European Institute for Studies on the Middle East and North Africa (EISMENA); Cyril Roussel Géographe, chercheur au CNRS, membre du laboratoire MIGRINTER de l'université de Poitiers

Après une offensive éclair des forces gouvernementales d'Ahmad al-Charah contre le Rojava - le Kurdistan syrien – et trois semaines de violences, un accord a été signé entre Damas et les Kurdes. Le Point J se demande avec Souhail Belhadj Klaz, enseignant et chercheur à l'Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement à Genève, si c'est la fin du rêve d'autonomie kurde. Journaliste: Camille Degott Réalisation: Colin Kurth  Nous écrire ou nous proposer des questions: +41 79 134 34 70 ou pointj@rts.ch

Bernard-Henri Lévy est l'invité de Politique. Iran, Kurdes de Syrie, guerre en Ukraine, situation en Israël et à Gaza et présidence de Donald Trump, le philosophe et écrivain livre son analyse sur la situation internationale. Une émission présentée par Roselyne Febvre et Jean-Marie Colombani, directeur de Slate.fr et ancien directeur du Monde.

He was born early in the seventh century in the East. His birthplace is unclear: the Great Horologion says that he was born in eastern Arabia (present-day Qatar); the Synaxarion that he was born in Kurdistan. While still young he entered the Lavra of St Matthew with his brother, but after a few years of monastic life, having advanced far in obedience and the practice of prayer, he withdrew into the desert. His reputation for holiness reached the city of Nineveh, where the people prevailed on the hierarchy to consecrate him as their bishop in 670. Reluctantly but obediently, St Isaac took up the duties of shepherd of his flock in Nineveh. After a few months, he was called on to settle a dispute between two of the faithful, but they rejected his counsel and said 'Leave your Gospel out of this matter!' The holy bishop said, 'If they are not prepared to obey Our Lord's commandments, what need have they of me?', and retired to live as a hermit in the mountains of Kurdistan. Later, he settled in the monastery of Raban Shapur, where he wrote his Ascetical Homilies and other jewel-like works on the spiritual life. There he reposed in peace.   The fame of St Isaac' Homilies spread, and about one hundred years after their writing they were translated from Syriac into Greek by two monks in Palestine. In this form they spread throughout the monastic world, becoming a treasured guide to those who seek the fullness of the life of prayer. The Synaxarion says, "The book of Saint Isaac is, with the Ladder of Saint John Climacus, the indispensible guide for every Orthdox soul to journey safely toward God. Hence, not many years ago, a holy spiritual father, Jerome of Egina (d. 1966), recommended begging, if necessary, in order to be able to purchase a copy." We are blessed to have a good translation of the Ascetical Homilies available in English.   Saint Isaac is a very unusual case of an Orthodox Saint who lived outside the canonical boundaries of the Church: he was a bishop of the "Nestorian" communion, now sometimes called the "Oriental Orthodox." The purity of his own Orthodox faith is so clearly evident in his writings that the Church has nonetheless recognized his sanctity.

Di vê çarçoveyê de, rêxistin, kom, dezgeh û partiyên siyasî yên cûda cûda bi hev re dixebitin da ku alîkarîyên mirovahî û aborî jibo Rojavayê Kurdistanê kom bikin. Ev alîkarî tenê ne di asta gotinan de ne, lê bi awayekî pratîk têne komkirin û gihîştine destê xelkê ku li wir pêdiviya wan pê heye. Her weha, kes û dezgehên ku li komkirina van alîkariyan beşdar bûne, kar û çalakiyên xwe li bajarên mezin ên Herêma Kurdistanê yên wek Hewlêr, Silêmanî û Dihûkê berdewam dikin. Ev bajarana wek navendên sereke yên rêxistinkirinê û şandinê dixebitin, û rola wan girîng e di domandina alîkariyê û piştgirîya Kurdên sûriyê de.

Bi hezaran kes ji her çar parçeyên Kurdistanê li dijî êrîşên hukûmet û komên ser bi hukûmeta Sûriyê ve xwepêşandan pêkanîn. Wan bang li civaka navdewletî kin ku xwedî helwesteke cidî be heta Kurd neyên kuştin, birîndarkirin û girtin. Çend rojin şer û pevçûn di navbera Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk (HSD) û Hukûmeta Demkî ya Sûriyê de derketin derketin holê.

Die Lage in Syrien ist katastrophal. Martin und Thilo hören von ihren Kontakten vor Ort, sie seien höchst besorgt. Es gibt Gefechte zwischen Regierungstruppen (HTS) und kurdischen Streitkräften (SDF). Was ist in Syrien, in Kurdistan los? Die beiden ordnen ein. Was erklärt die massive Gewalt, die gerade ausbricht? Die Türkei bombadiert mit. Was ist das Ziel – Rojava, die Region Kurdistans, ein für alle mal auszulöschen? Und was haben Anhängerinnen und Anhänger des islamischen Staats damit zu tun, die in dieser Region in Gefängnissen sitzen? Sind die Chancen für ein stabiles Syrien vertan? Über Gleichzeitigkeiten und davon, wie schwer es ist, Pauschalisierungen zu vermeiden. Und über eine Situation zu berichten, wenn es kaum verifizierbare Informationen gibt.

Bi hezaran kes li Herêma Kurdistanê daketin ser kolan û nerazîbûna xwe li dijî êrîşên hukûmeta Sûriyê û komên çekdar yên nêzîkî hukûmetê yên li ser taxên ku piraniya wan kurd in li bajarê Helebê nîşan dan. Di wan êrîşan de hejmareke ji xelkê sivîl hatine kuştin, birîndarkirin, girtin û windakirin. Ji ber vê yekê, berpirsên Herêma Kurdistanê li dijî van êrîşan daxwaz dikin ku êrîş û şer bêne rawestandin da ku xelk zêdetir nebe qurbanî.

Guests: Jill Derby, Trustee, American University of Iraq in Kurdistan

Guests: Jill Derby, Trustee, American University of Iraq in Kurdistan

Quand on pense aux conflits armés, on imagine souvent des guerres entre États. Pourtant, les guerres les plus fréquentes depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale sont des guerres civiles. Elles traversent l'histoire contemporaine, de l'Afghanistan au Mali, de la Syrie au Rwanda, de la République démocratique du Congo aux Balkans, sans oublier la question kurde. (Rediffusion) Et pourtant, nous en savons finalement assez peu de choses. Elles sont souvent perçues comme des violences chaotiques, irrationnelles, ou comme des effondrements d'État, alors qu'elles obéissent à des logiques politiques, sociales et économiques précises. Qu'elles sont pratiquement un phénomène universel sur le temps long. Et que la quasi-totalité des sociétés a connu un épisode de guerre civile, provoquant la mort de dizaines de millions de personnes ainsi que l'exil ou le déplacement de centaines de millions d'autres. Enfin, loin d'être une affaire uniquement interne à un pays, les guerres civiles ne peuvent se comprendre sans prendre en compte les acteurs internationaux.  Gilles Dorronsoro, professeur de Science politique et enseignant en Relations internationales à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. Gilles Dorronsoro a travaillé sur les guerres civiles contemporaines en Afghanistan, au Kurdistan, en Syrie et au Mali. « Le plus grand des maux. Sociologie des guerres civiles », CNRS ÉDITIONS.  

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families.https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comChristmas SALE - Use coupon code: PODCAST25 for 25% off each month.Coupon expires at the end of the day on December 25, 2025.-David Eubank was born in Texas and grew up as the son of Christian missionaries in Thailand before attending Texas A&M University and being commissioned as an officer in the US Army. He is a former U.S. Army Special Forces and Ranger officer, is the founder and leader of the Free Burma Rangers (FBR). Karen grew up in California and Washington State, graduated from Seattle Pacific University and worked as a special education teacher in Washington State. She married David in 1993, and since then they have served as missionaries in Burma, Africa and the Middle East. Karen homeschooled all three of their children. Along with relief, the family's personal mission is to share the love of Jesus Christ and to help people be free from oppression. They work alongside the over 130 ethnic FBR relief teams in the conflict areas of Burma, Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, and Sudan giving help, hope, and love and putting a light on the situation. The Eubank family started the Global Day of Prayer for Burma and the Good Life Club family outreach program. Website: https://www.freeburmarangers.org Book: "Do This for Love: Free Burma Rangers in the Battle of Mosul" by David Eubank - https://amzn.to/4j7fXld Watch the documentary "Free Burma Rangers" on Amazon Prime & Right Now Media

Piştgirên yaneya werzişî ya Zaxo, mezin û biçûk, li derveyî malên xwe şahiyan ji bo bidestxistina xelata FIFA ya piştgirên Herî Baş ên Sala 2025 diyar dikin. Bi hezaran kes ji bajar û bajarokên Herêma Kurdistanê xwe gîhandin stadyoma navneteweyî ya Zaxoyê û beşdarî şahiya mezin bûn.

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Honar Issa, Secretary-General, Dilan Rostam, Director for Higher Education, & Boushra Rahal Alameh, President, Kurdistan Accrediting Association for Education (KAAE)In this episode, recorded Live from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education⁠ 2025 Annual ConferenceYOUR cohost is Dr. Davie Gilmour, Commissioner, Immediate Past Chair of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, & President (Ret.) Emeritus of PennsylvaniaCollege of TechnologyYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe SallustioHow did Kurdistan rebuild its education system after decades of war, embargos & disconnection from the international community by establishing KAAE in 2022 with Middle States as official partner to bring standardization & peer review to institutions?Why did 11 pilot universities & K-12 schools voluntarily participate in this model project with 4 additional institutions asking "why didn't you choose us" because competition drives them to implement standards & become founding institutions opening doors for globalization?How does introducing a ranking system within accreditation incentivize institutions to focus on mission centricity, governance, effectiveness & student outcomes rather than just financial burden or political challenges?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠⁠​subscribe today​⁠⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

Piştî baraneke dijwar ku vê hefteyê li seranserê Herêma Kurdistanê bariya, lehiyên berfireh çêkir, herî kêm çar kes mirin, bi dehan kes jî birîndar an jî winda e, û bi sedan mal û kargehan zirar dîtine. Herî zêde bandor li navçeya Çemçemal a parêzgeha Silêmaniyê bûye. Roja Sêşemê gera 12ê ya Festîvala Fîlmên Navdewletî ya Duhokê dest pê kir. Ev Festîval ji 110 fîlman pêk tê û dê hemî werin nîşandan, 45 fîlmên Kurdî û 65 jî biyanî ne. Festîvala Fîlmên Navdewletî ya Duhokê dê ji bo heyşt rojan berdewam bike.

Bikaranîna çekên neqanûnî û bêdestûr dibin sedema bûyerên nebaş û xirab, ku di encamê de kuştin û birîndarbûna mirovan çêdibe. Berî çend rojin li gundê Lacanê yê bi ser Parêzgeha Hewlêrê ve xwepêşandanek çê bû, ku têde kesek hate kuştin û şeş kesên din jî birîndar bûn. Hêzên ewlekariyê çend kesên ku alozî çêkiribûn girtin. Di heman xwepêşandana li gundê Lacanê de, rojnamevan û peyamnêr rastî îşkence û şikandina kelûpelên xwe hatin.

Xelata FIFA ya Hezkiriyan (FIFA Fan Award) yek ji xelatên herî binirx û cuda ya FIFA ye. Hezkiriyên Yaneya Werzişî ya Zaxoyê li Herêma Kurdistanê ji bo bidestxistina vê xelatê hatine berbijêrkirin. Alîgirên Zaxoyê di sala 2025an de, bi avêtina bûk û leystikan nav yarîgehê ji bo zarokên bi nexweşiya penceşêrê, ciwantirîn û mirovdostanetirîn dîmen di cîhana fûtbolê de çêkirin.

If there is one episode you listen to this season, let it be this one. It revolves around these questions: how do we heal the world? How do we practice love?Today, we're speaking with Hadar Cohen, an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic, and artist whose work focuses on multi-religious spirituality, politics, social issues, and community building. Hadar comes from a 10th-generation Jerusalem family with lineage roots in Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq, and Iran.Hadar's story is one that we don't often hear in the mainstream conversations in the Global North, because she comes from the Sephardic Jewish lineage: the branch of Judaism that originated in Spain at the time of Moorish Al Andalus, more closely related to the traditions of the Near East, rather than Europe.Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.Going Places is an audience-supported platform. Become a member for as little as $6 a month and get the perks like getting on a group call with Yulia every month to ask questions, get advice, and be in community with each other.Visit us at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.Thanks to our Founding Members: RISE Travel Institute, a nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel educationRadostina Boseva, a film wedding photographer with an editorial flair based in San FranciscoWhat you'll learn in this episode:The Jewish mystical concept of tikkun olam, repairing the worldHow Judaism is rooted in social justiceWhat it means to be an Arab JewHow spirituality gives us the courage to face injusticeWhat Sephardic Jews have in common with their Muslim peersDifferences between Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi JewsThe erasure of Arab Jews from the region's historyWhat is Jewish anti-ZionismDebunking the myth of 'Arabs versus Jews'How Hadar uses her platform to heal the worldHadar's research in Andalusia and MoroccoWhat it was like growing up Syrian Arab Jew in JerusalemFeatured on the show:Follow @hadarcohen32 on InstagramListen to Hadar's podcast, Hadar's WebLearn more about Hadar's work on her websiteRead Hadar's writing on SubstackCheck out the Tikkun Olam episode on the On Being showWatch Edward Said's 1991 interviewGoing Places is a reader-supported platform. Get membership perks like a monthly group call with Yulia at goingplacesmedia.com!For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out

Episode #434: “I don't see how there could be a new social contract for a post-war, post-conflict Myanmar.” With this stark observation, Henning Glaser sets the tone for his analysis of the country's turmoil. Glaser is a German legal scholar based at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where he co-founded the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance. His work spans Asia, but Myanmar has become one of his deepest commitments. Since the early 2010s, he has organized dialogues and seminars on the country's political transition, and after the 2021 coup, his institute shifted to documenting and analyzing the descent into conflict. Glaser describes the future in bleak terms. The junta shows no sign of collapse, while the opposition remains fragmented. Ethnic armed groups pursue divergent roadmaps, preventing unity around a federal constitution. Glaser admires the energy of younger activists and local governance experiments, yet doubts these can form a coherent national framework. He cites Kurdistan in Iraq as a warning: local stability without broader resolution. Geopolitics, he stresses, makes matters worse. “It is inevitable that a primary focus on geopolitics is creating tension and border conflicts and wars. We see that everywhere,” he says. Myanmar, he argues, is reduced to a pawn in a larger contest between China, Russia, India, and an increasingly disengaged West. The result is proxy struggles that entrench the conflict. Organized crime further compounds the chaos. Scam centers, narcotics, arms smuggling, and trafficking create a criminal economy that fuels the war. “If you have this involvement of organized crime and an organized criminal economy, then you can sustain that for a very, very long time. And that is also why a long stalemate,” he warns. Glaser dismisses upcoming elections as hollow and recalls Myanmar's earlier transition as a “democratic façade with a military heart.” Despite his dark assessment, he ends by saluting the resilience of activists and diaspora communities, whose determination to master law and policy remains, in his view, remarkable. “I totally admire all the young people, middle-aged people, and older people in the diaspora who put incredible efforts to keep up and to gain legal knowledge, to draft laws, to understand how to translate policies into law, how to interpret laws. That is remarkable.”

Kurdish designer Lara Dizeyee is preparing a couture collection for Milan Fashion Week. Dizeyee fled Iraqi Kurdistan as a child, grew up in the US, and later returned to Erbil. Her designs draw on traditional Kurdish dress - layered garments, capes, and ornate headpieces - reimagined as bold evening wear. Her work is celebrated in Kurdistan, across the diaspora, and in the Arabian Gulf. Yet despite her growing profile, she lacked the funds to stage a show on the scale Milan demands. Arts journalist Melissa Gronlund follows her as she secures backing and races against time to source fabrics, sketch and sew designs, and collaborate with Kurdish artisans on jewellery and bespoke accessories. More than 30 outfits are completed and packed into suitcases carried by her extended family. On the big day, Dizeyee fits each model and navigates last-minute crises - models too short, earrings that won't fit, designs that misfire. But as the models walk out in her reimagined Kurdish looks, the emotion in the room is unmistakable. And in that final moment, as the Kurdish flag is symbolically recreated on the runway, Dizeyee presents her culture to the world.