Category: PODCAST: Your Voice

Sat 25 July 2020: The Lebanese are no strangers to handling crisis, but this one could be the biggest since the civil war. Lebanon’s financial collapse is accelerating – and the old normal is fading, even down to the traffic lights. In a country where people were once able to pay just as easily with […]

Thu 09 July 2020: Syria’s inner circle of power has been dominated by the al-Assad family for 50 years, but nearly a decade of war is exposing its cracks. Syria’s inner circle of power has been dominated by the al-Assad family for 50 years, but nearly a decade of war is exposing its cracks. Journalist […]

Mon 06 July 2020: The past 20 years of President Vladimir Putin’s rule have coincided with a widening inequality gap in Russia. Now, a constitutional change allows him two more chances at the ballot box – which means he could still be president in 2036. Today, we are looking at how Putin’s economic policies have […]

Wed 01 July 2020: On July 1, Israel may begin plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank – as much as 30 percent. Annexation is illegal under international law and much of the world has condemned it. So why might this controversial move happen now?  In today’s episode, Al Jazeera journalist Rania Zabaneh joins The Take from the occupied West […]

Sat 06 June 2020: Demonstrations against police brutality and racism have spread across the US. In this episode, The Take hears from protesters to find out why they are demonstrating. Protesters across the United States are defying curfews and risking arrest to protest against police brutality. We have seen demonstrations like this before, but this […]

Thu 21 May 2020: For 12 years, the United States denied any civilian casualties from its air attacks in Somalia. Last month, it admitted two civilians were killed in a 2019 US air attack. It was the second known incident in which the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has acknowledged killing civilians in Somalia. The first was an air raid in […]

Tue 19 May 2020: Ertugrul, for those of you that haven’t seen it and I cannot imagine that’s many of you, is a show about the legendary father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Sultanate. Very little is known about Ertrugul, except that he paved the way for the nascent Ottoman rule through […]

Mon 27 April 2020: Khalifa Haftar’s onslaught on the Libya’s capital was openly supported by the UAE, but evidence has emerged that his forces received weapons and training from Israel. Courtesy: therealnewsnetwork Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!