Showcasing some of the best Documentaries and Talk Shows
Sat 15 July 2023: Nearly 30 percent of the world’s population was moderately or severely food insecure last year. That means 2.6 billion people did not have access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food all year round. Millions of those went hungry, according to a new report by the United Nations and the World Health […]
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Sun 09 July 2023: A recently released documentary from Maktoob Originals, titled ‘Hindutva Pandemic,’ exposes the role of Hindutva in inciting the 2022 unrest in the city of Leicester, UK. The gripping documentary reveals the long-standing presence of Hindutva and its involvement in instigating violence in the city even prior to the unrest. In an […]
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Mon 03 July 2023: Analysts have been deciphering the Putin-Prigozhin power struggle; how it played out and what’s next for Russian politics and the war in Ukraine. Contributors: Ian Garner – Author, Z Generation Eilish Hart – Editor, Meduza in English Neil Hauer – Journalist Leonid Ragozin – Freelance journalist On our radar: Crown Prince […]
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Sat 06 May 2023: In 2022, more than a quarter of a billion people in 58 food-crisis countries/territories were acutely food insecure and required immediate food assistance, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday. The report’s findings indicate that accomplishing the objective of eradicating hunger by 2030 is growing increasingly difficult, […]
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Thu 04 May 2023: In the first episode of Centre Stage, Dr. John Esposito explores Islam’s influence on the US with Soraya Salam. They discuss a variety of topics ranging from the reasons behind Dr. Esposito’s passionate interest in Islam, his time advising US President Joe Biden when he was a senator, the Muslim origins […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Europe is turning to Africa’s gas, while the US, China and Russia are racing for economic influence on the continent. As Europe shuns Russian energy supplies, it is increasingly turning to Africa to find alternatives. But critics warn, millions of Africans lack electricity and supplies are much needed at home. Meanwhile, […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Architects Sumayya Vally and Alejandro Aravena on challenging narratives and designing spaces that reflect us. South African architect Sumayya Vally challenges conventional Western principles and celebrates the local textures and traditions of her hometown, Johannesburg. In 2021, she became the youngest architect to design London’s Serpentine Pavilion and is the 2023 […]
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Sun 02 Apr 2023: Russia turns to China’s Yuan as its foreign currency of choice and supports it in trade with other countries. Since being shut out of much of the global financial system, Russia has sought alternatives to soften the effects of Western sanctions. It has turned to China for an economic lifeline and […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: Researchers are growing more concerned about the technology’s ostensibly inevitable role in disinformation and propaganda campaigns as sophisticated artificial intelligence systems improve their capacity to produce images, video, and text. Our information environment could be drastically changed by developments in generative AI, to the point where humans and even machines might […]
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Sun 26 March 2023: Is the occupied West Bank the new battleground in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Why has Palestinian paramilitary activity there increased and who are the new armed groups operating on the ground there? This investigative film looks for answers to these questions and gains unprecedented access to the Jenin Brigades as well as […]
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