After finishing our extensive exploration into some of the most colourful and fascinating characters in Islamic History - figures who influenced modern Salafi jihadism as we know it today - Conflicted aims its sights on a modern group with an equally significant position in the Muslim world. This is a group whose nebulous, clandestine structure makes them tr ... Show More
Jul 30
U Thant: The Diplomat Who Defined the 1960s
In this Conflicted Conversation, Thant Myint-U talks about his new book Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s. It tells the story of his grandfather U Thant, the Burmese schoolteacher turned UN Secretary-General who guided the United Nations th ... Show More
1h 23m
Jul 23
Indo-European: The Language Family That Went Global
In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas meets Laura Spinney, author of Proto: How One Language Went Global, the story of the Proto-Indo-European language and its descendants, which are spoken today by half of humanity. Laura explains: How, where, and among whom Proto-Indo-Europea ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 2024
Ezgi Başaran on the new spirit of Islamism
<p>Ezgi Başaran on "The New Spirit of Islamism: Interactions Between the AKP, Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood" (IB Tauris). The book looks at the aspirations of Islamist actors in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia from 2011 to 2013, seeking to understand how they viewed each other and ... Show More
34m 52s
<p>In this episode, we explore the history and key features of the movement known as Salafism, which has become a significant force in modern Islam.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Sources/Suggested Reading:</p><ul><li>Crawford, Michael (2014). "Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab". Oneworld Academic.</li>< ... Show More
