Jihad debate: the Dutch fighter and the British aid worker
A debate about what matters in Syria between Dutch foreign fighter in Syria, Yilmaz, and British aid worker in Syria Tauqir Sharif at Channel 4.
Category: Society & Politics in the Middle East
Martyrdom Operations As Meaningful Violence
A contribution by Pieter Nanninga, based upon his PhD Jihadism and Suicide Attacks: al-Qaeda, al-Sahab and the Meanings of Martyrdom.
Islamophobia & Media – Linda Sarsour vs. Brigitte Gabriel
Linda Sarsour challenging Brigitte Gabriel in a debat about Islamophobia and calls for a moderate Islam.
All Eyes on Muslims – The #AllEyesOnMuslims and #No2ISIS campaigns
A brief overview of the #alleyesonMuslims and #no2isis campaigns in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Syrian women break their silence on rape
Rape is a weapon of war. Also in Syria. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr met some of the women, who now live in Turkey.
Photo Essay: Run-up to Egyptian Presidential "elections", Cairo, Egypt
This week, (May 26-27), the Egyptian presidential “elections” took place. This photo essay by Annemarie van Geel gives you a visual impression of the pre-election run-up in Cairo in the week before the “elections”.
The Pursuit of Happiness – Happy Muslims, Creativity and Political Agency
Trying to understand the political agency of happy Muslims.
Documentary: Return to Homs
Return to Homs tells the story of Basset and Osama who turn from being peaceful anti-Assad activists into rebel insurgents when Homs is besieged.
Nieuw boek: ‘Salafisme. Utopische idealen in een weerbarstige praktijk’
Salafisme. Utopische idealen in een weerbarstige praktijk dat ik heb geschreven met Joas Wagemakers en Carmen Becker verschijnt op woensdag 14 mei.
Syria War – British Muslims on the front line
Bilal Abdul Kareem lives in Syria and documents the lives of fighters and aid workers in Syria. In this episode Tauqir and his wife Racquell Hayden-Best.