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One Day on TV: Israel’s Media War — With Laliv Melamed

One Day on TV: Israel’s Media War — With Laliv Melamed

Laliv Melamed discusses her book “Sovereign Intimacy” with New Lines’ Lisa Goldman, looking into how home movies about fallen soldiers have helped shape the narrative about Israel’s ongoing occupation and war in Gaza.

Women, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Protest Movement Today — With Arash Azizi

Women, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Protest Movement Today — With Arash Azizi

The 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran wasn’t able to change the government, Arash Azizi tells New Lines’ Danny Postel on The Lede, “but I think the movement really opened up questions of political change and the political future of the Islamic Republic in an unprecedented way. … It certainly made a mark on Iranian political history, and it will definitely color all future attempts for change.”

A Century After the End of the Ottoman Caliphate — With Ryan Gingeras

A Century After the End of the Ottoman Caliphate — With Ryan Gingeras

“If you dive deeper into everyday life in various parts of the former Ottoman world, elements of that culture endure. You can see it in the language, you see it in the cuisine. You see it to some degree in communal relations. It’s still very much with us.” Ryan Gingeras talks to New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai about the end of the Ottoman Empire on The Lede.

South Africa-US Relations at a Crossroads

South Africa-US Relations at a Crossroads

The recent decision by South Africa, a longtime ally of Palestine, to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on accusations of genocide sent shock waves through the global community. The unprecedented move served as a wake-up call to Israel’s Western allies, who might not have predicted the…

More Than Meets the Eye: Looking Twice at the History of Eyeliner — With Zahra Hankir

More Than Meets the Eye: Looking Twice at the History of Eyeliner — With Zahra Hankir

“This is not just a makeup product, it’s not just a cosmetic. It carries within it so much meaning that goes far beyond beauty.” Writer Zahra Hankir joins New Lines’ Ola Salem for a discussion about the unexpectedly rich history of eyeliner.

The War on India’s Free Press — with Manisha Pande and Samar Halarnkar

The War on India’s Free Press — with Manisha Pande and Samar Halarnkar

“There’s a complete and near total capture of mainstream voices, especially the loudest voices, the most prominent voices,” says Manisha Pande, managing editor at Indian media watchdog Newslaundry. “It is not an exaggeration to say that, when you turn on the television today, it’s very close to what you see in non-democracies like Russia,” she tells New Lines’ Surbhi Gupta.

In South Sudan, Political Rivalries Fuel Conflict

In South Sudan, Political Rivalries Fuel Conflict

When it gained independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan emerged as the world’s newest nation. However, two years later the country descended into a civil war sparked by a political difference between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which escalated into a protracted ethnic conflict. The internal…