<p>في الذكرى العاشرة لإعلان ما يعرف بتنظيم الدولة الإسلامية في العراق وسوريا، أجرت بي بي سي مقابلة خاصة مع الزوجة الأولى للزعيم السابق للتنظيم أبو بكر البغدادي، من داخل سجنها في العراق.
وكشفت أسماء محمد أو أم حذيفة عن تفاصيل مثيرة عن البغدادي وعن مسار حياته حتى مقتله عام 2019، منها أنها تعتقد أن زوجها كان يعاني من مشكلات نفسية وربما تعرض إلى تعذيب جنسي خلال ... Show More
Aug 2023
Gaddafi and Lebanon’s 'vanished Imam' that divided the Middle East
It’s a story that brings together two powerful families in the Middle East. Musa al-Sadr, a revered figure in Lebanon’s Shia community, met with then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on August 31, 1978. He was never seen again. His mysterious disappearance has sparked decades of the ... Show More
18m 15s
May 2024
Oppression to Empowerment | Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Raised in a devout Somali Muslim family, Ayaan received a strict Muslim education and fled a forced marriage. Armed only with intellectual curiosity and unwavering determin ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2024
Another Take: The Forever Wars and Abu Ghraib
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 13, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison was once a front-page headline in the “war on terror.” Today, public knowl ... Show More
28m 35s
May 2024
Hamas and Netanyahu Accused of War Crimes
Ben and guest host Alyona Minkovski discuss the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against both Hamas and Netanyahu for war crimes, the mass exodus of civilians from Rafah, a US-Saudi pact supposedly being days away from being agreed to, and public rebukes against Netanyahu fr ... Show More
1h 20m