Showing posts with label UpFront. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UpFront. Show all posts

Sunday, December 25, 2016

UpFront Special: The Rise of Anti-Semitism


We debate the worrying trend of increasingly open anti-Semitism among the radical right and the left.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Noam Chomsky on the New Trump Era - UpFront Special


"The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it’s dangerous, very dangerous," says Noam Chomsky.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Saturday, December 03, 2016

Why Is Iran Backing Syria's Bashar al-Assad? - UpFront


We speak to Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Slavoj Zizek defends his stance on refugees in Europe.

Slavoj Zizek on a 'Clash of Civilisations' - UpFront


Mehdi Hasan challenges philosopher Slavoj Zizek over his position on Europe's refugee crisis.

Friday, November 25, 2016

Noam Chomsky on the New Trump Era - UpFront Special


The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it’s dangerous, very dangerous," says Noam Chomsky.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Is French Secularism Feeding Islamophobia? – UpFront


We discuss France's use of emergency powers, and debate if the country has a secular double standard on Islam.

France Envoy: 'Minority' of Muslims 'Testing Us' – UpFront


France must find "reasonable accommodation" for Islam, but "there will be mistakes, there will be backlash", says Araud.

Should the World Be Worried by a President Trump? – UpFront


Donald Trump is the new president-elect of the United States. What will that mean for civil liberties, and for the rest of the world?

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Saturday, November 12, 2016

President Trump: What Now for the World? – UpFront


We discuss what the election of Donald Trump means to the United States and to the rest of the world.

Friday, November 04, 2016

Michael Moore: Trump Presidency a 'Dangerous' Risk - UpFront


On this week's UpFront, Michael Moore, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker and director of Michael Moore in Trumpland, discusses US presidential election politics and explains why he changed his mind about supporting Hillary Clinton.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Turkey Crackdown: Has Erdoğan Gone Too Far? – UpFront


In this week's UpFront, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek defends the crackdown and mass arrests following the failed coup attempt in July.

Friday, August 05, 2016

Khizr Khan Hits Back at Donald Trump - UpFront


In this week's UpFront, we speak to Khizr Khan, Donald Trump critic and father of a US soldier killed in Iraq.

In the Reality Check, Mehdi Hasan highlights how neither India nor Pakistan have the Kashmiris' best interests in mind. And in the Arena, we debate whether Narendra Modi's government is censoring dissent with the author of a controversial new book that implicates the prime minister in the Gujarat massacres of 2002.


Saturday, July 30, 2016

Imran Khan on Women's Rights in Pakistan - UpFront


The murder of controversial Pakistani social media sensation, Qandeel Baloch, prompted much condemnation.

Friday, July 01, 2016

‪Sadiq Khan on Brexit and the Backlash - UpFront‬


In this week's UpFront, we ask London Mayor Sadiq Khan who's to blame for the rising xenophobia gripping the UK.