Bosnian social worker Vahidin Omanovic warns young people about the dangers of religious extremism, and offers them the vision of a peaceful future. 20 years after the end of the Bosnian War, his country still suffers from high unemployment and political stagnation. He’s worried by conservative Islamist preacher Elvedin Pezić, who's now popular with many young Bosnian Muslims. Pezić rejects violence, but advocates Sharia law and an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam that has its origins in Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have promoted the spread of this variety of the faith in Bosnia and many other countries by financing the construction of mosques and supporting conservative imams.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Radicalization in Bosnia - Islamists Gaining Ground | DW Documentary
Bosnian social worker Vahidin Omanovic warns young people about the dangers of religious extremism, and offers them the vision of a peaceful future. 20 years after the end of the Bosnian War, his country still suffers from high unemployment and political stagnation. He’s worried by conservative Islamist preacher Elvedin Pezić, who's now popular with many young Bosnian Muslims. Pezić rejects violence, but advocates Sharia law and an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam that has its origins in Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have promoted the spread of this variety of the faith in Bosnia and many other countries by financing the construction of mosques and supporting conservative imams.
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Monday, March 26, 2018
Is Saudi Arabia More Vulnerable to Houthi Attacks from Yemen? | Inside Story
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman defends his country's military intervention in the conflict in 2015, saying "the options are between bad and worse".
After three years the situation could not be any worse. About 10,000 killed in the fighting, thousands more dead from the worst recorded outbreak of cholera, and millions facing famine.
The UN calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. And the complex relationships and divisions of all those involved in the conflict make any hope of a settlement even more remote.
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: Mohammed Jumeh, columnist and editor at the Al Quds newspaper; Adam Baron, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations; Suze van Meegen, protection and advocacy adviser at the Norwegian Refugee Council
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
Brexit Bombshell: Could the Vote Be Invalid?
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Friday, March 23, 2018
What Now for Washington's Relations with the World? | Inside Story
Democrats say the loss of Rex Tillerson is yet another sign of chaos in the White House. Trump blames policy differences and lack of "personal chemistry" for the departure of the US Secretary of State.
The president's choice to replace him is CIA Director Mike Pompeo - whom he says, shares the same 'thought process'.
Will Rex Tillerson’s replacement toe the line with the President’s vision for foreign policy?
Presenter: Laura Kyle | Guests: Michael O'Hanlon - Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; James Moran - Associate Senior Research Fellow, Center of European Policy Studies; Glenn Carle - Former CIA officer
Is the United States Becoming More Belligerent? | Inside Story
Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser appears to match the President's confrontational views on the rest of the world.
This muscular stance often rejects consensus-building and supports using American economic and military power to punish anyone who doesn't fall in line.
What signal is the White House sending to the rest of the world now?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman | Guests: Jim Walsh, Senior Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program; Evan Resnick, Coordinator in the United States Programme at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies; Ali Fathollah-Nejad - Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Center.
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Is Mohammed bin Salman Really a Reformer? | UpFront
Debating in a Special Arena are self-exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, founder of the Arabia Foundation Ali Shihabi, and the executive director for Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division, Sarah Leah Whitson.
And as Donald Trump takes full credit for 2017 economic growth in the United States, we set the record straight with a Reality Check on the “Trump Bump”.
BBC Question Time – March 22, 2018
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Are Saudi Arabia and UAE Buying Influence in the White House? - Inside Story
The potential role of foreign money in the Trump White House is attracting the scrutiny of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Are these lobbying efforts reshaping the Middle East?
Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Mahjoob Zweiri - Director of the Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University; Khalil Jahshan - Executive Director, Arab Center Washington DC; Afshin Shahi - Senior Lecturer of Middle East Politics, University of Bradford
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
What Impression Is Saudi Crown Prince Making Globally? - Inside Story
The United Nations says the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen has contributed to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. And the Crown Prince has hit out at Iran, comparing the country's Supreme leader to Adolf Hitler. And now reports have emerged of a plan to reshape the political map of the Middle East and fracture the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Presenter: Laura Kyle | Guests: Joe Macaron - Policy analyst at the Arab Center Washington DC; Rami Khouri, a Senior Public Policy Fellow and adjunct professor of journalism at the American University of Beirut; Sami Hamdi, Editor-in-Chief of International Interest
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Sunday, March 18, 2018
What Do Russian Voters Expect from Their Leader? - Inside Story
Many voters credit Putin, a 65-year-old former KGB spy, with standing up for Russia’s interests. But others say there's no alternative. The election comes at a time when relations with the US are compared to the Cold War and Moscow's accused of poisoning a spy in Britain.
So what do Russians expect from their leader?
Presenter: Laura Kyle | Guests: Pavel Felgen-haeur - Columnist with Novaya Gazetta; Anna Borsh-chevskaya - Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; James Nixey - Head of the Russia and Eurasia programme at the foreign affairs think-tank, Chatham House
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Overthrow: 100 Years of US Meddling & Régime Change, from Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba
Thursday, March 15, 2018
How Will a Divided West Tackle a Resurgent Russia? - Inside Story
The US, France and Germany along with the UK have issued a joint statement blaming Moscow for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK.
The apparent unity in the West though comes at a time of friction over Brexit and an unpredictable White House. Russia says the accusations are 'insane' - and that Britain is refusing to cooperate with Moscow in the investigation of the incident.
Is there a rush to judgment by western powers on Russia?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan | Guests: Vyacheslav Matuzov, a former Russian diplomat; Matthew Goodwin, Senior Visiting Fellow in the Europe Programme at Chatham House; Fabrice Pothier, Former Director of Policy Planning for NATO
Monday, March 12, 2018
What Does the Anti-Qatar Quartet Exactly Want? - Inside Story
The report reveals new evidence of an attempt by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, to overthrow the Qatari government in 1996. It includes interviews with coup leaders who conspired to remove the Emir of Qatar at the time - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. He is the father of the current Emir.
The investigation implicates leaders from all four blockading countries. It says the committee formed to organise the 1996 coup was led by many who are the helm of power in some of the blockading countries On Inside Story, an in-depth discussion on why the anti-Qatar quartet has been targeting the regime in Doha.
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Will Trump Help Saudi Arabia Build a Nuclear Program?
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Friday, March 09, 2018
Why Is Britain Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Saudi Crown Prince? | Inside Story
The 32-year old became heir to the throne after a palace crisis last June. Since then, he's continued his country's involvement in the war in Yemen, launched the blockade of Qatar and began what his government calls an anti-corruption drive. Dozens of high profile princes and businessmen were arrested and held in a hotel accused of corruption.
His country is accused by human rights organisations of widespread abuses, and has been criticised for its conduct of the war in Yemen, a conflict which has caused a humanitarian catastrophe. So what will be the impact of his visit, both for Saudi Arabia and the UK?
Presenter: Richelle Carey | Guests: David Hearst - Editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye; Khalil Jahshan - Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC; Anas Altkriti - President of the Muslim Association of Britain
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