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China is colonizing Africa. We do a deep dive into China's role in the African nation of Mauritania, where corruption is leaving the country strip mined of natural resources, while becoming a potential Chinese military base. Plus, is the Richat Structure the remains of the ancient city of Atlantis? Mauritanian activist Nasser Weddady discloses all! Get some tea from Path of Cha! go.pathofcha.com/unscripted
Nasser Weddady is an American of Mauritanian origin. (Mauritania is a nation in northwest Africa.) He is a human-rights activist, and strategist. He works for the Human Rights Foundation, in New York. He grew up in various countries, having a diplomat for a father. As a boy, he was in Moammar Qaddafi's tent (literally). He also met Hafez Assad. Weddady speaks Hebrew (which is a very interesting... Source
Abderrahmane Weddady, the brother of regular Arab Tyrant Manual contributor Nasser Weddady, has been charged with "spreading fake news" and jailed pending trial in his home country of Mauritania. His crime? Revealing a massive Ponzi scheme which cost 7000 families their homes, and uncovering direct links to the president's family. In this episode, Nasser tells us about his brother and what he uncovered. For updates to the case, follow Nasser on Twitter - @weddady. You can also find out more from his writing on our website: https://arabtyrantmanual.com/articles/a-medieval-trial-for-whistleblowers/ Our podcast depends on our listeners' support - help us keep doing what we do, amplifying voices of liberty and human rights in the region and beyond: www.patreon.com/kawaakibi
A discussion between Belabbes Benkredda, Founding Director of the Munathara Initiative, and Iyad El-Baghdadi, Nasser Weddady and Ahmed Gatnash, on the public sphere, what teaching young people to debate can do for the world, and how to normalise civilised exchange of ideas and evaluation of them on their merits. Belabbes is currently Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School's Information Society Project, and can be found on Twitter (@AbuLavinia). The Munathara Initiative (@Munathara) can be found at http://www.munathara.com/
A wide-ranging conversation in which Ahmed Gatnash and guest Nasser Weddady, touching on American air strikes on Syria, coup-proofing, Syrian regime relations with Nazis, emergent models of digital surveillance in China and the gulf, the Arab league, the perks of allying with authoritarian regimes and the long-term prospects of the Arab world. Find us on twitter at @Gatnash and @Weddady, and join the conversation on #ArabTyrantManual
Terwijl de gevestigde media naarstig op zoek was naar 's Lands "bezorgde burgers" voor de gebruikelijke hottakes & soundbites, ging Dipsaus een rondje appen & DMen met Windhoek, Boston, Casablanca, Jerusalem, Cairo, Mannheim en Dubai. Wij waren namelijk erg benieuwd naar de impact van Trumplandia op PoC in de diaspora en landen van the Global South. Deze bonusaflevering is opgenomen aan de keukentafel van Ebissé, beetje DIY doet geen kwaad, toch? Luister naar: 1. Mutaleni Nadimi, Namibië 2. Nasser Weddady, U.S.A. 3. Amina Aboulasse, Marokko 4. Amal Dib, Libanon 5. Nisan Zerai Kesate, Israël | U.K. 6. Elisa Diallo, Duitsland 7. Rania El Mofty, Egypte
In an addition to our usual monthly podcast, we have some special audio for you from the newly concluded 3rd Arab Bloggers Meeting in Tunisia. In this edition, interviews with: Lilian Wagdy, Yazan Badran, Nasser Weddady, Marek Tuszynski, Jillian York, Saed Karzoun, and Malek Khadraoui.