In this wide-ranging interview, Ellie Cohanim speaks with former Soviet refusenik, human-rights activist, Israeli politician and author Natan Sharansky. The two delve into what gave Natan Sharansky the strength to survive and fight during his imprisonment in the Soviet Union; his feelings about Israel, now having lived there for more than three decades; and ... Show More
Sep 2022
Ep. 43: Amjad Taha: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism
Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, and to claim otherwise is disingenuous, according to Bahrain-based political affairs expert Amjad Taha.
“When a person claims to be anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic, it is equivalent to saying that they are not Islamophobic but despise or hate all ... Show More
17m 38s
Oct 2024
Arash Azizi, "What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom" (Oneworld, 2024)
On Tuesday 13 September 2022, all Mahsa Amini has planned is a day shopping in Tehran. Her birthday is next week. But she is arrested as she comes out of the subway – the Guidance Patrol deem her hijab inadequate. On Friday she is pronounced dead. By Sunday, women have taken to t ... Show More
56m 24s
Nov 2024
Masoumeh Ebtekar: Is Iran's leadership in danger of losing its grip?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Iran’s former vice president for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar. Despite state repression, many Iranian women are still confronting restrictive laws which they label ‘gender apartheid’. Amid social and economic unrest, is today’s Iranian leade ... Show More
23m 1s