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Themes:How both researchers came to feminist sport sociology and began collaboratingWomen's recovery from depression — the link between movement, embodied experience and mental healthPara-sportswomen's experiences of gendered ableism, body shaming and being unheard by coachesMedicinal cannabis in sport and questioning the "spirit of sport"The Brisbane 2032 Olympics legacy project — engaging people currently outside sportBarriers to sport participation: belonging, body image, cost, identity and feeling unwelcomeCreative research methods — poetry and songwriting workshops with marginalised communitiesHockey program for Yazidi refugees in Toowoomba as a model for sport and trauma recoveryGender-based violence in sport — prevalence, under-reporting and institutional responsibilityAddressing the gender gap in disability sport (intersectionality of disability and gender)Queer fans and the Women's World Cup — invisible communities in legacy planningStrength and conditioning coaches' understanding of gender and its gapsRecommendations: intersectional approaches, diversifying leadership, questioning sport's normsand who they serveDr Simone Fullagar (she/they) is Professor and Chair of the Sport and Gender Equity research hub at Griffith University, Australia. She has published feminist, interdisciplinary sociological research using (post)qualitative approaches across sport, leisure and mental health fields. Simone collaborates with colleagues on a number of ARC projects that address gender equity and diverse forms of embodied movement. Her most recently book is Pavlidis, A., Fullagar, S., & O'Brien, W. (2025). Feminist futures for sport: Tracing the affective dynamics of gender equity in sport organizations, Palgrave. Simone lives on the unceded lands of the Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples of the Gold Coast.Dr Adele Pavlidis is an Associate Professor in Sociology with the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, and previously a DECRA Fellow (2018 to 2021). She is author of three books, Sport, Gender and Power: The Rise of Roller Derby (2016, Routledge, with Simone Fullagar), Feminism and a Vital Politics of Depression and Recovery (Palgrave, with Simone Fullagar and Wendy O'Brien) and Feminist Futures in Sport: Exploring the Affective Dynamics of Change in Australian Rules Football and Roller Derby (2025, Palgrave, with Simone Fullagar and Wendy O'Brien).She has published widely on a range of sociocultural issues in sport and leisure, with a focus on gender and power relations. Theoretically her work traverses contemporary scholarship on affect, power and organizations, and she is deeply interested in social, cultural and personal transformation and the entanglements between people, organizations, and wellbeing.She is currently Director of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Treasurer of the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association, and Co-Chair of the Sportand Gender Equity (SAGE) research hub at Griffith University. 

Themes:How both researchers came to feminist sport sociology and began collaboratingWomen's recovery from depression — the link between movement, embodied experience and mental healthPara-sportswomen's experiences of gendered ableism, body shaming and being unheard by coachesMedicinal cannabis in sport and questioning the "spirit of sport"The Brisbane 2032 Olympics legacy project — engaging people currently outside sportBarriers to sport participation: belonging, body image, cost, identity and feeling unwelcomeCreative research methods — poetry and songwriting workshops with marginalised communitiesHockey program for Yazidi refugees in Toowoomba as a model for sport and trauma recoveryGender-based violence in sport — prevalence, under-reporting and institutional responsibilityAddressing the gender gap in disability sport (intersectionality of disability and gender)Queer fans and the Women's World Cup — invisible communities in legacy planningStrength and conditioning coaches' understanding of gender and its gapsRecommendations: intersectional approaches, diversifying leadership, questioning sport's normsand who they serveDr Simone Fullagar (she/they) is Professor and Chair of the Sport and Gender Equity research hub at Griffith University, Australia. She has published feminist, interdisciplinary sociological research using (post)qualitative approaches across sport, leisure and mental health fields. Simone collaborates with colleagues on a number of ARC projects that address gender equity and diverse forms of embodied movement. Her most recently book is Pavlidis, A., Fullagar, S., & O'Brien, W. (2025). Feminist futures for sport: Tracing the affective dynamics of gender equity in sport organizations, Palgrave. Simone lives on the unceded lands of the Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples of the Gold Coast.Dr Adele Pavlidis is an Associate Professor in Sociology with the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, and previously a DECRA Fellow (2018 to 2021). She is author of three books, Sport, Gender and Power: The Rise of Roller Derby (2016, Routledge, with Simone Fullagar), Feminism and a Vital Politics of Depression and Recovery (Palgrave, with Simone Fullagar and Wendy O'Brien) and Feminist Futures in Sport: Exploring the Affective Dynamics of Change in Australian Rules Football and Roller Derby (2025, Palgrave, with Simone Fullagar and Wendy O'Brien).She has published widely on a range of sociocultural issues in sport and leisure, with a focus on gender and power relations. Theoretically her work traverses contemporary scholarship on affect, power and organizations, and she is deeply interested in social, cultural and personal transformation and the entanglements between people, organizations, and wellbeing.She is currently Director of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Treasurer of the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association, and Co-Chair of the Sportand Gender Equity (SAGE) research hub at Griffith University. 

Today we are discussing a very sensitive and complex issue - the arrival of a second group of women and children known as IS brides who have returned to Australia from camps in Syria. The Yazidi community - one of the groups most brutally targeted by IS - has warned that the arrival of these women could rekindle painful memories for the Yazidis. Hassan Ibrahim, from the Yazidi Youth Association, joins SBS Kurdish to discuss the impact of the return of the women and children known as IS brides - Îro em li ser mijareke pir hesas û tevlihev nîqaş dikin - hatina komeke duyemîn a jin û zarokên bi navê bûkên DAIŞ-ISIS brides ji kampên li Sûriyê vegeriyane Australya. Civaka Êzîdî - yek ji komên ku bi hovane ji hêla DAIŞê ve hatine armanckirin – hatina van jinan dikare bîranînên bi êş ji nû ve ji bo Êzîdiyan veke. Hesen Îbrahîm, ji Komeleya Ciwanên Êzîdî beşdarî bernameya SBS Kurdî dibe da ku bandora vegera jin û zarokên ku ji wan re tê gotin bûkên DAIŞ vebêje.

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Salwa Bashar is a member of the Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour. We spoke to her about the Yazidi New Year celebrations. She explains that it is a joyful and meaningful celebration. Families prepare special food at home, including sweets like pastries and traditional dishes, and they gather to eat together around midday. Later in the day, the community comes together for celebrations with music, dancing, and social activities. A key symbol of the celebration is boiled and decorated eggs. - Selwa Beşar endama civaka Êzîdiyan li Coffs Harbour e. Em bi wê re li ser pîrozbahiyên Sersala Êzîdiyan axivîn. Ew vedibêje ku ev pîrozbahiyeke kêfxweşî û watedar e. Malbat li mal xwarinên taybetî amade dikin, di nav de şîrîniyên wekî kulîçe û xwarinên kevneşopî, û ew li dora nîvro dicivin da ku bi hev re bixwin. Piştî nîvro, civak ji bo pîrozbahiyan bi muzîk, dîlan û çalakiyên civakî dicive. Semboleke sereke ya pîrozbahiyê hêkên kelandî û xemilandî ne.

John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea, former senior CIA officers and co-founders of Spycraft Entertainment, return to the show for a conversation with Matt and Chris about what Hollywood gets wrong about espionage—and what they're trying to do about it. They dig into the tropes that break the spell (the lone hero, the ditched tail, the torture-porn shortcuts), why real intelligence work is quieter, more bureaucratic, and more character-driven than the screen suggests, and how lazy spy fiction feeds the conspiracy theories they now debunk on their podcast Mission Implausible. Their conversation ranges across the economics of pitching subtlety to risk-averse studios, the moral gray zones that make for better drama than propaganda ever could, the "deep state" as misnomer, and the unsung assets who are the real heroes of most operations. Along the way: a bubble in Moscow for marital fights, a 16-year-old Yazidi girl who helped bring down ISIS, and why the Glomar Explorer remains the great white whale of the genre.Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, global issues, and current affairs.Learn more about Spycraft Entertainment: https://spycraftentertainment.com/Listen to John and Jerry's podcast, Mission Implausible: https://podcasts.apple.com/fm/podcast/mission-implausible/id1728340033Follow John on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johnsipher.bsky.socialPlease share this episode using these linksAudio: https://pod.fo/e/401167YouTube: https://youtu.be/MhJxmS2MItQSupport Secrets and SpiesBecome a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: https://www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpiesBuy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secretsandspiesSubscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dgFor more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.comConnect with us on social media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.socialInstagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspiesFacebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspiesSpoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpiesFollow Chris and Matt on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/chriscarrfilm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattfulton.netSecrets and Spies is produced by Films & Podcasts LTD: https://filmsandpodcasts.co.uk/Music by Andrew R. BirdPhoto by Spycraft EntertainmentSecrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode examines the very topics that real intelligence officers and analysts consider on a daily basis through the lens of global events and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and journalists.

The first Wednesday in April is regarded as the most important festival for Yazidis and is widely considered the Yazidi New Year. It is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of April according to the old (Eastern) calendar and symbolises the renewal of life and nature. The Yazidi community in Wagga Wagga is marking this important occasion, with musician Khairi Shengali actively participating in the event and performing voluntarily. - Cejina Çarşema Nîsanê di nav Êzîdiyan de wek cejna herî girîng tê zanîn û bi gelemperî wek Sersala Êzdiyan tê hesibandin. Ev cejna her sal di yekemîn Çarşema meha Nîsanê de, li gorî salnameya kevn (Rojhilatî), tê pîrozkirin û nîşana nûbûna jiyanê, xwezayê û cîhanê ye. Li bajarokê Wagga Wagga, hunermend Xeyrî Şinglalî yek ji wan kesan e ku bi awayekî çalak beşdarî vê cejnê dibe û stranan bêje.

The first Wednesday of April is considered the most important holiday among the Yazidis and is commonly referred to as the Yazidi New Year. This event is celebrated every year on the first Wednesday of April, according to the old (eastern) calendar. The Yazidi community in Toowoomba, Queensland is celebrating this important day, with musician Simo Shengaly joining in with his songs. - Çarşema yekem di nav Êzîdiyan de wekî cejna herî girîng tê zanîn û bi gelemperî wekî Sersala Êzîdiyan tê hesibandin. Ev cejn her sal di Çarşema yekem a Nîsanê de, li gorî salnameya kevin (rojhilat), tê pîrozkirin. Civaka Êzîdî li Toowoomba, Queensland vê roja girîng pîroz dike, muzîkjen Sîmo bi stranên xwe têde beşdar dibe.

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Clémence Bectarte, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law. She is working with survivors of the Yazidi genocide, whose experiences reveal both the depth of the brutal systematic violence and the enduring struggle for recognition and basic justice. The testimonies presented in this case are not only legal evidence, but acts of resistance against erasure of a people. 

Mzozo wa Mashariki ya Kati ukiingia wiki ya nne tangu uanze tarehe 28 mwezi uliopita wa Februari, Umoja wa Mataifa leo umeonya kuwa athari mbaya za kibinadamu na uchumi wa kimataifa zinaongezeka wakati mzozo huo ukivuruga kabisa njia muhimu za usambazaji wa bidhaa ndani ya Mashariki ya Kati na kwingineko duniani. Flora Nducha na taarifa zaidi.Asante Assumpta. Kwa mujibu wa mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa, mzozo unaoendelea Mashariki ya Kati sasa umevuka mipaka ya eneo hilo, ukiathiri pia Asia na Afrika, hasa katika biashara na usafirishaji.Taarifa ya Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Miradi na Huduma, UNOPS inaonya kuwa mamilioni ya watu wako hatarini kutokana na athari za kibinadamu na kiuchumi. Mkuu wa shirika hilo, Jorge Moreira da Silva, amesema kuvurugika kwa usafirishaji kupitia Mlango Bahari wa Hormuz kumesababisha mshtuko mkubwa wa kiuchumi duniani.Amesema “Nchi zinazoendelea barani Asia na Afrika zina uwezekano mkubwa wa kubeba gharama kubwa zaidi hali inayotishia usalama wa chakula,” na kuongeza kuwa njaa duniani inaweza kuongezeka kwa makumi ya mamilioni ya watu.Pia amesema mgogoro huu unazidisha hali mbaya iliyopo katika nchi kama Sudan, Sudan Kusini, Afghanistan, Yemen, na Somalia, ambapo mifumo ya chakula tayari ni dhaifuAmeonya pia kuwa mashambulizi dhidi ya meli na kuvunjika kwa minyororo ya usambazaji kunazuia upatikanaji wa dawa na misaada, hasa Gaza, huku vita vikienea vinaweza pia kuhatarisha fedha zinazotumwa nyumbani kwa familia, hasa Asia Kusini.Nchini Lebanon, kwa mujibu wa Sirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Watoto UNICEF, zaidi ya watu 1,000 wameuawa na wengine zaidi ya 2,500 kujeruhiwa tangu mapema Machi, wakiwemo wahudumu wa afya, wanahabari na wafanyakazi wa misaada.Watoto wanaendelea kubeba mzigo mkubwa. Naibu Mkurugenzi wa UNICEF, Ted Chaiban, anasema “Watoto wanaouawa au kujeruhiwa ni sawa na darasa moja kila siku.”UNICEF inaonya pia juu ya athari kubwa za kisaikolojia kwa watoto na wahudumu wa misaada.Katika Ukanda wa Gaza, hali inazidi kuwa mbaya. Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Msaada kwa Wakimbizi wa Kipalestna UNRWA,  limesema  mamia ya watu wamepata ulemavu wa kudumu huku huduma za afya na misaada zikizidi kuwa finyu.Wakati huo huo, hofu ya usalama wa nyuklia inaongezeka kufuatia mashambulizi karibu kweny vituo nyeti nchini Iran na Israel. Mkuu wa Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Nishati ya Atomic IAEA,  Rafael Grossi, ameonya kuwa: “Hakuna hatua ya kijeshi inayopaswa kuhatarisha usalama wa vituo vya nyuklia.”Ingawa hakuna ongezeko la mionzi lililoripotiwa, Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa a Afya Duniani WHO,  tayari linaanza maandalizi ya dharura.Mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa yanaonya kuwa bila hatua za haraka za kupunguza mzozo, dunia inaweza kukabiliwa na mgogoro mkubwa zaidi wa kibinadamu na kiuchumi.

Ep. 383 is another “This Week in Religion of Peace News” barn‑burner. Angela lays out why Islam is not compatible with Western civilization, starting with the UK's decades‑long Pakistani Muslim grooming gang scandal—where authorities downplayed the religious and racist motives to avoid being called “Islamophobic,” while working‑class white girls were systematically abused.She highlights the almost‑forgotten Yazidi genocide: 500,000 facing annihilation for refusing to convert, thousands of women sold as sex slaves under Sharia, tens of thousands killed, and a quarter‑million still displaced—yet zero protests from Western feminists or “moderate” Muslims. Then come the receipts: imams defending marrying a 6‑year‑old and consummating at 9, a Scottish convert vowing “Mortal Kombat” against anyone who insults Muhammad, and a female soccer host apologizing when a Muslim player refuses to shake her hand. This is what creeping Sharia really looks like.Angela then moves to Iran and Joe Kent: a regime that's been the world's leading state sponsor of terror since 1979, Gulf states quietly backing its dismantling, and Joe Kent suddenly turning on Trump's Iran strategy after previously calling Iran an “imminent threat”—just as investigations into him were already underway. Meanwhile, USA Today‑style headlines act shocked that Iran “used to be our ally” without mentioning the Islamic revolution at all.Finally, it's Ilhan Omar's week from hell. Somaliland reportedly hands Trump proof she married her brother and committed immigration fraud. Stephen Miller outlines a coming “war on fraud” aimed at recovering trillions funneled to illegals—including Somali Medicaid scams. Trump bluntly says Ilhan is “here illegally” and “one of the ringleaders.” Ilhan melts down on X, limits replies, calls Trump a pedophile and Epstein cover‑up artist, and then goes on Midas Touch to claim Israel has “been a liability for decades” and Americans are “dying on behalf of Israel.” If Ilhan is on your side of a foreign‑policy argument, you might want to rethink your life choices.

"Hakuna maisha ya baadaye! Siyaoni maisha ya baadaye kwani sioni wanaoshikamana nasi!" Hayo ni sehemu tu ya maoni ya watoto walioko Ukanda wa Gaza, eneo la Palestina linalokaliwa kimabavu na Israeli wakati huu ambapo makombora yanaendelea kurindima, mustakabali wao uko mashakani, na wanachohitaji kama inawezekana ni amani na ujenzi mpya wa makazi ili waweze kurejea katika maisha ya kawaida ndani ya nyumba zao na kuacha kuishi kama wakimbizi katika ardhi yao wenyewe. Rashid Malekela anatupeleka kwenye makazi yao huko Gaza! 

When I listened to the recording, I went back to sit with my mother in nature in the village. The rhythm was beating her favourite song (Rewşenê) alongside '"Tu Paine", and it was reciting memories that will not be remembered unless passing through a genocide. It is inspiring how 14,000 kilometres of distance can vibrate the same feelings that I had in my childhood. It is interesting how a sound can describe nature, culture, the spiritual, and a divine power that music has and how it travels with the wind to gather with other communities and add their cultural sounds. The song Rewşen has been dug into my memory and it connects me to my land whenever I hear something similar. The song is a traditional song about love stories where lovers need to be married at the end. For this recording, I played the oldest instrument among Yazidi people called Tembûr. It is a collection of wood, strings, and animal veins alongside human ability to bring sound to it. Tembûr is used in every house among the Yazidi community and is accompanied with singers to preserve thousands of stories and oral traditions. I used a GarageBand program and a simple mic to record the sound of Tembûr and my voice. I sang my mother's favourite song as an act to reveal what I felt while listening to the song. I added some notes to reveal the pain of the memory and identities who are under danger all the time. These memories stole me to them and let me relax in nature again.I did some research about Malampa's culture and environment, the origins of people who are close to nature and oceans, and some research about Fiji too which is near to Vanuatu and I may plan for a visit to discover the culture and music instruments there. "Tu Paine": song for guitar reimagined by Fehedê Herbo.———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Explore the full project at citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds

Hello everyone, welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education, where we dive into how virtual reality is being used for teaching and learning in real, practical, and meaningful ways. Today, we're exploring the power of immersive storytelling and what it means to use VR not just to inform, but to help people truly care. I'm joined by two guests—Ryan D'Souza, a human rights advocate and immersive storytelling producer, and Thikran Mato, a Yazidi genocide survivor who has been deeply involved in bringing this work into schools. Together, we'll unpack how experiences like Nobody's Listening use VR to foster empathy, responsibility, and reflection around complex global issues—and what this means for educators thinking about VR for good.

Slavery did not end in the nineteenth century—it persists today, hidden in global supply chains, religious justifications, and systems of power. Kevin Bales and Michael Rota join Evan Rosa to explore modern slavery through history, psychology, and theology, asking why it remains so difficult to see and confront.“It's time some person should see these calamities to their end.” (Thomas Clarkson, 1785)“There are millions of slaves in the world today.” (Kevin Bales, 2025)In this episode, they consider how conscience, power, and religious belief can either sustain enslavement or become forces for abolition. Together they discuss the psychology of slaveholding, faith's complicity and resistance, Quaker abolitionism, modern debt bondage, ISIS and Yazidi slavery, and what meaningful action looks like today.https://freetheslaves.net/––––––––––––––––––Episode Highlights“There are millions of slaves in the world today.”“Statistics isn't gonna do it. I need to actually show people things.”“They have sexual control. They can do what they like.”“Slavery is flowing into our lives hidden in the things we buy.”“We have to widen our sphere of concern.”––––––––––––––––––About Kevin BalesKevin Bales is a leading scholar and activist in the global fight against modern slavery. He is Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham and co-founder of Free the Slaves, an international NGO dedicated to ending slavery worldwide. Bales has spent more than three decades researching forced labor, debt bondage, and human trafficking, combining academic rigor with on-the-ground investigation. His work has shaped international policy, influenced anti-slavery legislation, and brought global attention to forms of enslavement often dismissed as historical. He is the author of several influential books, including Disposable People and Friends of God, Slaves of Men, which examines the complex relationship between religion and slavery across history and into the present. Learn more and follow at https://www.kevinbales.org and https://www.freetheslaves.netAbout Michael RotaMichael Rota is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, where he teaches and researches in the philosophy of religion, moral psychology, and the history of slavery and religion. His work spans scholarly articles on the definition of slavery, the moral psychology underlying social change and abolition, and the relevance of theological concepts to ethical life. Rota is co-author with Kevin Bales of Friends of God, Slaves of Men: Religion and Slavery, Past and Present, a comprehensive interdisciplinary study of how religions have both justified and resisted systems of enslaving human beings from antiquity to the present day. He is also the author of Taking Pascal's Wager: Faith, Evidence, and the Abundant Life, an extended argument for the reasonableness and desirability of Christian commitment. In addition to his academic writing, he co-leads projects in philosophy and education and is co-founder of Personify, a platform exploring AI and student learning. Learn more and follow at his faculty profile and personal website https://mikerota.wordpress.com and on X/Twitter @mikerota.––––––––––––––––––Helpful Links And ResourcesDisposable People by Kevin Baleshttps://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520281820/disposable-peopleFriends of God, Slaves of Men by Kevin Bales and Michael Rotahttps://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520383265/friends-of-god-slaves-of-menFree the Slaveshttps://www.freetheslaves.netVoices for Freedomhttps://voicesforfreedom.orgInternational Justice Missionhttps://www.ijm.orgTalitha Kumhttps://www.talithakum.info––––––––––––––––––Show Notes– Slavery named as a contemporary moral crisis obscured by twentieth-century abolition narratives– Kevin Bales's encounter with anti-slavery leaflet in London, mid-1990s– “There are millions of slaves in the world today … I thought, look, that can't be true because I don't know that. I'm a professor. I should know that.”– Stories disrupting moral distance more powerfully than statistics– “There were three little stories inside, about three different types of enslavement … it put a hook in me like a fish and pulled me.”– United Nations documentation mostly ignored despite vast evidence– Decades of investigation into contemporary slavery– Fieldwork across five regions, five forms of enslavement– Kevin Bales's book, Disposable People as embodied witness with concrete stories– “Statistics isn't gonna do it. I need to actually show people things. There's gonna be something that breaks hearts the way it did me when I was in the field.”– Psychological resistance to believing slavery touches ordinary life– Anti-Slavery International as original human rights organization founded in U.K. in 1839– Quaker and Anglican foundations of abolitionist movements– Religion as both justification for slavery and engine of resistance– Call for renewed faith-based abolition today– Slavery and religion intertwined from early human cultures– Colonial expansion intensifying moral ambiguity– Columbus, Genoa, and enslavement following failed gold extraction– Spanish royal hesitation over legitimacy of slavery– Las Casas's moral conversion after refusal of absolution– “He eventually realized this is totally wrong. What we are doing, we are destroying these people. And this is not what God wants us to be doing.”– Sepúlveda's Aristotelian defense of hierarchy and profit– Moral debate without effective structural enforcement– Power described as intoxicating and deforming conscience– Hereditary debt bondage in Indian villages– Caste, ethnicity, and generational domination– Sexual violence as mechanism of absolute control– “They have sexual control. They can beat up the men, rape the women, steal the children. They can do pretty much what they like.”– Three-year liberation process rooted in trust, education, and collective refusal– Former slaves returning as teachers and organizers– Liberation compared to Plato's allegory of the cave– Post-liberation vulnerability and risk of recapture– Power inverted in Christian teaching– “The disciples are arguing about who's the greatest, and Jesus says, the greatest among you will be the slave of all… don't use power to help yourself. Use it to serve.”– Psychological explanations for delayed abolition– The psychological phenomenon of “motivated reasoning” that shapes moral conclusions– “The conclusions we reach aren't just shaped by the objective evidence the world provides. They're shaped also by the internal desires and goals and motivations people have.”– Economic self-interest and social consensus sustaining injustice– Quaker abolition through relational, conscience-driven confrontation– First major religious body to forbid slaveholding– Boycotts of slave-produced goods and naval blockade of slave trade– Modern slavery as organized criminal enterprise– ISIS enslavement of Yazidi women– Religious reasoning weaponized for genocide– “They said, for religious reasons, we just need to eradicate this entire outfit.”– Online slave auctions and cultural eradication– Internal Islamic arguments for abolition– Restricting the permissible for the common good– Informing conscience as first step toward action– Community sustaining long-term resistance– Catholic religious sisters as leading global abolitionists– Hidden slavery embedded in everyday consumer goods– “There's so much slavery flowing into our lives which is hidden… in our homes, our watches, our computers, the minerals, all this.”– Expanding moral imagination beyond immediate needs– “Your sphere of concern has to be wider… how do I start caring about something that I don't see?”– “It's time some person should see these calamities to their end.” (Thomas Clarkson, 1785)––––––––––––––––––#ModernSlavery#FaithAndJustice#HumanDignity#Abolition#FreeTheSlavesProduction NotesThis podcast featured Kevin Bales and Michael RotaEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Noah SenthilA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Episode 220: Entretien avec l'Historien Bechir Yazidi Le projet « Archives d'histoire orale de la production intellectuelle maghrébine » vise à documenter les trajectoires de vie, les formations intellectuelles et les luttes politiques de plusieurs générations de femmes et d'hommes nord-africains qui ont contribué à la création de la culture écrite et parlée dans cette partie du monde. Les entretiens sont réalisés avec des économistes, planificateurs, nutritionnistes, architectes, sociologues ruraux et d'autres chercheurs algériens, marocains et tunisiens. Il s'agit de la toute première initiative au Maghreb visant à créer des archives écrites, orales et filmées du travail intellectuel de générations qui se sont battues pour construire leurs sociétés. Elle innove en rassemblant ces voix et en les portant à la connaissance d'un large public afin de mieux faire connaître les premiers aux seconds et de démocratiser l'accès au savoir dans notre région. Dans ce podcast, enregistré en Tunisie en février 2022, Habib Ayeb, Professeur émérite de géographie à l'Université de Paris 8, s'entretient avec l'Historien Bechir Yazidi, Chercheur à l'Institut Supérieur de l'Histoire de la Tunisie Contemporaine (anciennement Institut d'Histoire du Mouvement National), Université de Manouba. Découvrez la vidéo et l'entretien en pdf Nous remercions notre ami Ignacio Villalón, doctorant à l'Université de Crète/Institute for Mediterranean Studies, pour sa prestation à la guitare pour l'introduction et la conclusion de ce podcast. Montage : Lena Krause, AIMS Development and Digital Resources Liaison.

Murad Ismael, a prominent Yazidi activist who has worked tirelessly to draw attention to his people's ongoing plight following one of the first genocides of the 21st century, is vowing to change the way politics are practiced in Iraq.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two top executives at the world's biggest news broadcaster, the BBC, have resigned after another fiasco. This one involves the network doctoring Trump's January 6, 2021 speech before the insurrection. But some news outlets pointing to this as proof of BBC bias have created a different problem of their own. They're cutting off what Trump said, giving you a false positive impression. “Everybody's misleading you,” Josh explains in this episode. “But this show lets you tune out the noise and get the truth.” Plus, new proof of the BBC's pro-Hamas bias has also come to light -- including its disastrous coverage of a Yazidi sex slave who was rescued by Israel, the United States, and Jordan. Meanwhile, a series of problems plague coverage of last week's U.S. elections. Josh pieces through them, and shows why it's no surprise that surveys on civic knowledge in America are dismal.  And the mainstream media's favorite streamer announced his anti-democratic stance yet again. But even that isn't slowing down the fawning profiles.

In this episode, Dr Ulrike Lühe speaks with Raji Abdusalam, Chief Legal Data Archive Analyst at the Reckoning Project. In this conversation, Raji reveals how analysing thousands of testimonies uncovered the systematic genocide against Yazidi people—patterns invisible in individual cases. The conversation explores why "immutability" is sacred in digital evidence, how AI both accelerates and threatens documentation work, and a provocative question: with unlimited storage capacity, should we archive everything? "I always trust the archive that has a methodology," Raji argues. "But I don't trust the people who manage it."About: Raji Abdusalam is Chief Legal Data Archive Analyst at the Reckoning Project, with extensive experience documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, including building legal cases under universal jurisdiction.More information: The Reckoning ProjectThe 3-part series "Can the record be trusted?" explores the prospects and challenges of human rights documentation and archives in the digital age, with speakers from an international expert workshop that took place at Queens University Belfast in November 2024.

Takribani watu milioni 887 duniani ambao ni maskini wanaishi kwenye maeneo yanayokumbwa moja kwa moja na madhara manne yasababishwayo na mabadiliko ya tabianchi ambayo ni joto kali, mafuriko, ukame na uchafuzi wa hewa, imesema ripoti mpya iliyotolewa leo na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo, UNDP kwa kushirikiana na wadau. Ripoti inaonesha bayana kuwa hali hiyo inazidi kutwamisha watu hao kwenye hali tete zaidi. Assumpta Massoi amepitia ripoti hiyo na kuandaa taarifa hii.

Thành phố Toowoomba ở bang Queensland đã trở thành nơi sinh sống của hàng ngàn người tị nạn Yazidi. Một chương trình khúc côn cầu địa phương đang giúp cộng đồng này phát triển sự tự tin và kỹ năng ngôn ngữ, với sự hỗ trợ của những người dân địa phương đã nghỉ hưu tham gia cùng họ trên sân.

昆州城市图文巴（Toowoomba）已成为数千名雅兹迪（Yazidi）难民的新家园。一项本地曲棍球计划在退休志愿者的帮助下，正协助这一社群提升自信心并加强英语能力。点击音频，收听完整报道。

The Queensland city of Toowoomba has become home to thousands of Yazidi refugees. A local hockey program is aiming to develop confidence and language skills for this community, with the help of retired locals on the field.

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. 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

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. 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

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Gina Vale explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. While the roles and activities of foreign (predominantly Western), pro-IS women have garnered significant attention, the experiences and insights of local civilian populations have been largely overlooked. Drawing on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women, Dr. Vale exposes the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance. Eligibility for the group's protection, security, 'citizenship', and entrance into the (semi-)public sphere were not universal, but required convergence with the gender norms of IS, through permanent erasure or at least temporary disguise of certain markers of difference. In some cases, this was directed by a pre-meditated 'divide and conquer' strategy, while in others, it manifested as unregulated violences at the hands of individual group members, including women. The structure follows the trajectory of IS's increasing control over its 'citizens' and captive populations: its militarization of society; imposition of law and order; provision of goods and services; and intervention in civilians' private lives. Analysis of diverse first-hand accounts and the group's documentation reveals that the presence, exclusion, and victimization of local civilian women were necessary to the functioning and legitimation of IS's 'caliphate' project, and the supremacy of affiliated men - and women. As a fledgling proto-state, IS needed local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Though far from represented or protected, they were by no means forgotten. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson sits down with one of the most celebrated British-Turkish novelists of our time, Elif Shafak. With over 20 books translated into more than 50 languages, Shafak believes fiction remains one of the last truly democratic spaces, where stories can build empathy, challenge polarisation and create connections across cultures. Her latest novel, "There Are Rivers in the Sky", takes readers on a sweeping journey through history and geography, tracing a single drop of water from ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Iraq, against the urgent backdrop of climate crisis and cultural loss.

Benjamin Isakhan is just back from Erbil in Kurdistan.  He attended a conference on the genocide of the Yazidi people at the hands of Islamic State in Iraq. GUEST:Benjamin Isakhan is Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Alfred Deakin Institute and Professor of International Politics in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University

In een oorlog, blijkt keer op keer opnieuw, is de waarheid het eerste slachtoffer. Dat heeft ermee te maken dat de vijand altijd moet worden afgeschilderd als verliezer en de eigen krijgsmacht als winnaar. Aangezien er in geen enkele oorlog in de moderne geschiedenis een echte winnaar is geweest, wordt het goedkoopste, en doorgaans zeer effectieve wapen ingezet: de leugen. Omdat objectieve middelen ontbreken om beweringen, bijvoorbeeld van woordvoerders, te toetsen, wordt de waarheid het product van emoties, en nauwelijks van feiten. De hel van Gaza is een voorbeeld, met de honger als trieste metafoor. Niemand van ons weet wat zich daar precies afspeelt, want onafhankelijke media mogen er niet in. Op X circuleert een hartverscheurende foto van een meisje met een metalen schaal, in een poging wat voedsel te scoren. De foto dateert uit 2014, op de grens van Iran en Syrië, en is van een Yazidi-meisje dat vlucht voor IS. Hier komen wat dagelijkse beweringen van deze tijd: -‘Er is voldoende voedsel’, zegt Israël, ‘maar als we het overdragen aan de VN, wordt het meteen gejat door Hamas of marktkooplui en voor woekerprijzen doorverkocht.’ De VN zegt: ‘Israël laat het voedsel niet door’, maar erkent dat veel wordt gestolen. -Israël schiet met scherp op mensen die zich verdringen bij distributiepunten. Israël zegt: ‘het zijn alleen waarschuwingsschoten’. Er zijn Amerikaanse huurlingen bij, een soort Amerikaanse Wagnergroep, die ook met scherp schieten, maar dat zijn formeel geen soldaten, dus daar let niemand op. Hamas schiet ook met scherp, maar ook daarvan hebben we geen bewijs. Behalve natuurlijk ooggetuigen en woordvoerders. Maar ja… -Israël en Amerika hebben samen een keten van distributiepunten opgezet, de Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, die verschillende locaties heeft. Die zijn bestormd door hongerige burgers, waarbij met scherp is geschoten. Onderzoek van de BBC aan de hand van schaarse beelden en forensisch materiaal maakt niet duidelijk wie nou precies op wie schoot. De VN en internationale hulporganisaties zijn mordicus tegen de GHF omdat die zelfstandig werkt. Dat is misschien niet tactisch, maar de wereld van hulporganisaties is een kliek van met elkaar overhoopliggende bazen en veldwerkers. En daar hebben Amerika en Israël geen zin in. Helpt het om in deze kluwen van opportunisme en leugens twee zeloten uit het Israëlische kabinet de toegang tot Nederland te ontzeggen? Of, zoals Frankrijk en 143 andere landen, alvast de staat Palestina te erkennen? Of moeten we hopen dat de Grote Roerganger Trump er zo genoeg van krijgt dat hij met zijn vuist op de Resolute Desk slaat en zegt: nou is het mooi geweest! Want dat helpt wél.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ustice, Mercy & Revival: What Jesus Taught Us About Transforming the Margins | Ep. 1 Welcome to the Revival & Reformation Podcast Series. In our very first episode, we sit down with Matthew, a leader working in Northern Iraq among the persecuted Yazidi people. This isn't just a talk about justice—it's a deep dive into the heart of Jesus, the God who sees the overlooked and enters suffering with both compassion and power.

The following timely commentary by Laura Flanders aired on GritTV in the summer of 2014. At the same time as the Iraq Sinjar crisis, Gaza was experiencing the 2014 Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge), a 50-day conflict  between Israel and Hamas that began in July 2014. The war involved intense Israeli airstrikes and a ground invasion in response to Hamas rocket attacks, resulting in over 2,000 Palestinian deaths (mostly civilians) and significant destruction in Gaza. Israeli casualties included 67 soldiers and six civilians.  The US response in Gaza was primarily diplomatic. URGENT REQUEST TO OUR FOLLOWERS: Support independent media in the fight against authoritarianism. Make a contribution to our Resistance Reporting Fund. Our goal is to raise $100K. We're at $35K! Become a sustaining member starting at $5 a month at https://Patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends ! Or make a one-time donation at https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate note:  The following closing commentary  or "F-Word"  from July 2024 Laura dedicated to the late great poet June Jordan. Find out more about her at JuneJordan.net  The episode from 2014 featured an interview with long time civil rights activist Dorothy Zellner about her work for peace and justice in the Middle East.  Learn more about Dorothy Zellner's formative years in the civil rights movement at the SNCC Digital Gateway website.RELATED EPISODES FROM OUR ARCHIVES:• Resistance and Revolutionary Poetry with Aja Monet:  Watch / Listen• Full Conversation:  Angela Davis- A Revolutionary Roadmap for Building a Better Future LISTEN•  Not Wanted at Harvard:  BIPOC Media on Claudine Gay, Anti-Zionism & Diversity in Education Watch / Listen TRANSCRIPT- CLOSING COMMENTARY, JULY 2014:Hi, I'm Laura Flanders of GRITtv“I will not compare slaughter to slaughter. I will not compare death to death. I will not compare I will not compare… “Welcome to my morning mantra.It's been a long hot news summer and it's important to remember the rules. Under prevailing US media law, you may not compare a killing to a killing. You may not say the word Palestinian for example and then in the same sentence, say Yazidi.You may not compare. You may not compare… The rules are very clear, especially when it comes to the Middle East.I, for example, may not compare destruction to destruction. It is best, in fact, if I do not even contemplate or wonder about men and women and children trapped without food and medicine and drinking water under siege on a mountain top, and at the same time, contemplate or wonder about men and women and children trapped without food and medicine and drinking water under siege on a place near a beach.A mountain under siege is not to be compared to a beach besieged. That's simple enough. After all, a mountain is very different from a beach.I will not compare. I will not compare… In particular I will not compare a destroyed mosque in Mosul with a destroyed mosque in Khuzaa. And I absolutely will not compare the motivations of the uniformed soldiers whom I hear laugh and cheer on a videotape out of Gaza as they explode that mosque in Khuzaa, with the motivations of any men anywhere committing war crimes.- Even if I can't get that laughter and cheering out of my head.I may not compare, I may not compare. Why? Because comparisons are odious, of course, and politics is complicated.You heard the president, the U.S. "cannot and should not intervene every time there's a crisis in the world.”Some require the U.S. to act to help the people besieged. Some require the US to act to help the people doing the besieging.To compare is to risk blurring the differences and the differences are all important.To recap the rules: it is wrong to compare.You can not say: a life is a life.You can not say words like oil and money and markets.You can not ask what's the difference between a mountain and a beach.I'm Laura Flanders. Today's commentary is dedicated to the late great poet June Jordan. Find out more about her at JuneJordan.net  Laura Flanders and Friends airs weekly on public TV, YouTube, community radio, and available as an audio podcast. In addition to the episode podcast, subscribers receive uncut conversations and other bonus content. Is your favorite community radio station airing the program? Search our radio listings for your local station, and see what day and time the show airs. If they are not, please let them know to add the show. 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We discuss the Yezidi New Year celebrations with artist Khairi Shengali from Wagga Wagga. Mr Shengali is graciously offering his time to participate in the celebration by performing some of his songs in the event. - Em bi hunermend Xeryrî Şingalî ji Wagga Wagga behsa pîrozbahiyên Ser Sala Êzîdiyan dikin. Birêz Şingalî bi pêşkêşkirina çend stranên xwe dema xwe ji bo beşdarbûna şahiyê pêşkêşî dike ku bêberamber e.

International bestselling author, essayist and activist - Elif Shafak - joins Simon and Matt for a chat about her novel, 'There Are Rivers In The Sky' She talks about her inspirations for this epic tale, why she writes with history in mind and who she is writing for. Here's more on the book: In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. When his brilliant memory earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, the world opens up far beyond the slums and across the seas. In 2014 in Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptized. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon she and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 in London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage – until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, one that spans centuries and continents, this is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers and three remarkable lives – all connected by a single drop of water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Northern Iraq, Yazidi women and girls who have been the victims of brutal sexual enslavement and lost swathes of their family and community to genocide at the hands of IS, are finding an unusual way to heal - boxing. Since 2014, when ISIS began targeting Yazidis because of their religious identity, those who survived the genocide have been confined to internally displaced persons camps in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Here conditions are difficult and the women and girls still struggle to process all that has happened to them. So, in 2018, in the face of limited mental health support, Taban Shoresh and her team took a radical approach by offering boxing training to help the women and girls channel their emotions and anger.

“We had a case of a little cell of Christian believers who were all converts from Islam, and they were meeting secretly. And they were infiltrated by a radical terrorist group called Al Shabaab, and they burnt down the house. They captured some of them, they took them onto the beach, and only two of them managed to survive, because they killed the rest of them.”Charmaine Hedding is the founder and president of the Shai Fund, a humanitarian organization that aids, protects, and even rescues persecuted minorities throughout the Middle East and Africa.“In 2014, I watched as the Islamic State swept over Syria and Iraq. And I watched as the Yazidi and the Christian women were taken as sex slaves and sold in the markets of Raqqa and in Turkey and across the Middle East. And I thought to myself, ‘Who's going to do something about this?'” she says. “The greatest struggle in the Middle East and in Africa, at the moment, is this concept of freedom of religion and belief.”Hedding was born and raised in South Africa, where her father and grandfather were outspoken anti-apartheid activists. Because of their activism, they were eventually forced to flee to Jerusalem when Hedding was a child.“By the time I was 12, we were harassed by agents. And we had agents in the church. We were followed,” she says. “The question that I remember asking myself as a child after reading the stories of the Holocaust is: If I was a European, what would I have done? And would I have put myself at risk to save a Jewish family? And that's what motivated me, that question.”Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

Elif Shafak's new novel brings together four stories set in three different centuries: ancient Mesopotamia, 19th century London, a Yazidi village in 2014, and the present day. It connects them through the epic of Gilgamesh, and a single drop of fresh water. Making history come alive is one of Elif's many talents, and today she shares her thoughts on how novels can fill in the gaps in authorised history. She also talks with Lilah about the importance of the unwritten word — and why she looks to oral traditions to make sense of the past.-------As you know, the show is ending in early January – we're still collecting your cultural questions. What's rolling around in your head? How can we help? Email Lilah at lilahrap@ft.com or message her on Instagram @lilahrap.-------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): – Elif Shafak's new novel There are Rivers in the Sky, is out now in the US and the UK– Read the FT's review of the book here: https://on.ft.com/4gC9cWd– Lilah spoke with Elif about her previous novel The Island of Missing Trees and the stories we tell ourselves back in 2020. Listen to that interview hereRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judges at the Supreme Court are today considering how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It will address what “sex” means legally, and will set out exactly how the law is meant to treat trans people. BBC Scotland Policital Correspondent, Phil Sim, joins Nuala McGovern to explain more.Song writing partnership Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are making history by becoming the youngest and first female songwriting duo to compose for a Disney feature film in the highly anticipated Moana 2. The Grammy Award-winning pair join Nuala live in the studio to discuss what the songs mean to them, and their career so far.The film Mediha tells the story of a teenage Yazidi girl who was captured by the Islamic State group in the 2014 genocide against the Yazidi people and kept for four years as a sex slave. To help her process her trauma, she has filmed her life and her journey to try and find her missing family members. Mediha herself joins Nuala alongside the director and producer of the film, Hasan Oswald.Following the death of bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, Nuala talks to her publisher, Lynne Drew, and to television presenter and author Fern Britton who was a fan and a friend of Barbara's. They'll discuss Barbara's extraordinary rise from typist to multi-millionaire author and the enduring appeal of her work, including her 1979 smash hit A Woman of Substance.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lottie Garton

Three people have been arrested in the UAE in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen. Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change but the deal has been described as “woefully insufficient” by its intended recipients. Australia's push to ban social media for teenagers is facing a critical week as it looks to introduce some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date. Find our recommended read on how Donald Trump Jr is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times here. Find our special episode on what Donald Trump's win could mean for Israeli settlers here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to our weekend episode on Iraq's Yazidi religious minority here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A driver in an SUV has crashed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country. Hong Kong's High Court has jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have promised to slash government employees and cut costs but the federal workforce is looking to the incoming Republican-controlled Congress to protect it. Find our recommended read here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to our weekend episode on Iraq's Yazidi religious minority here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden's administration is allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia. President-elect Donald Trump celebrates his election victory at a UFC fight with his cabinet picks. Plus, negotiators struggle to break an impasse over money at the COP29 climate talks. Find our recommended read here and the full investigation here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to our weekend episode on Iraq's Yazidi religious minority here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten years after the Islamic State launched a bloody assault on Iraq's Yazidi religious minority, hundreds remain missing. On this weekend episode, our Iraq Bureau Chief Timour Azhari travels through the regions destroyed by ISIS, and speaks with the Yazidis still trying to find their missing loved ones, and bring them home. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll start things off with Israel's aggressive assault on Hezbollah, wiping out 50% of its missile stock through airstrikes and ground incursions in southern Lebanon. Despite this success, Hezbollah still poses a major threat. We'll explore what remains of its deadly arsenal. Later, Ukraine targets the Russian economy with major strikes on oil depots and shipment hubs, aiming to deal a significant blow to Moscow's finances. Plus, a Pakistani separatist group claims responsibility for a deadly bombing outside Karachi's airport, specifically targeting Chinese nationals, killing two and injuring several others. And in today's Back of the Brief, an incredible story of survival: A Yazidi woman, kidnapped and trafficked by the Islamic State nearly 10 years ago, has been rescued from Gaza in a joint operation by Israel, the U.S., and international forces. 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. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com.  Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said this week that the government's emergency management agency doesn't have enough money for the rest of the hurricane season—after spending nearly $1 billion this year on illegal migrants. 5) White House threatens private drone pilots trying to help Helene disaster relief; 4) Israel vows to retaliate for Iran's missile strike Tuesday; 3) Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon continues; 2) Longshoremen suspend strike at ports on East and Gulf coasts; 1) 21-year-old Yazidi woman sold to Hamas operative in Gaza ten years ago rescued by Israeli soldiers and returned to family in Iraq. FOLLOW US! X: @WatchSkyWatchTV | @Five_In_Ten YouTube: @SkyWatchTelevision | @SimplyHIS | @FiveInTen Rumble: @SkyWatchTV Facebook: @SkyWatchTV | @SimplyHIS | @EdensEssentials SkyWatchTV.com | SkyWatchTVStore.com | EdensEssentials.com | WhisperingPoniesRanch.com

Next Friday's poll will be between hardliner Saeed Jalili and rival Masoud Pezeshkian, seen as a reformist, who both failed to secure a majority. Also: the acquittal of all 28 people charged with money laundering following the Panama Papers scandal, and a Yazidi choir of victims of the Islamic State group sing of their memories.