Radio Inquilab

Ep 28 - The Politics of Everything (Part 2) - Yasmin Nair

After a hiatus, Radio Inquilab is back. Here is part 2 of the interview with Yasmin Nair. For part 1, please see here [https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep-27---The-Politics-of-Everything-(Part-1)---Yasmin-Nair-id5692186-id820686600?country=us]. Recommended Resources: 1.     https://yasminnair.com/ [https://yasminnair.com/] 2.     Free section of the Financial Times 3.     Talk to people in real life

Ep 27 - The Politics of Everything (Part 1) - Yasmin Nair

Radio Inquilab speaks with Yasmin Nair a fierce activist, media and cultural critic, and academic. We talk about the November 2024 election looking into the principal reasons why Kamala Harris lost despite raising the most amount of money ever raised for a Presidential race. Yasmin delves into how Harris was never a good candidate and had no experience to run such a competitive and important race. Her very important and prescient article, written on August 23 2024, is worth a read: https://yasminnair.com/kamala-harris-will-lose/ We talk about immigration, and how neither the left nor the right are really interested in fixing a system that dehumanizes immigrants. Yasmin's writing on immigration is deeply humane and comes from a perspective that regardless the kind of work immigrants do, they need to be first and foremost looked at for being living breathing individuals. This was a wonderful conversation where we explored so many ideas that challenge traditional politics and limit our abilities to make a positive change. Yasmin can be found on X @nairyasmin and her website: https://yasminnair.com/ This is part 1 of a two-part conversation.

Ep 26 - The Question of International Law - Nora Jaber

Dr. Nora Jaber joins Radio Inquilab to talk about her research and work as it pertains to the question of international law. As a Palestinian with Saudi nationality, Dr. Jaber has focused her research on the rights of Islamic women in Saudi and the framework they have used -- barring Western ideas and concepts -- to achieve freedom. She explains how when Saudi women were fighting for the right to drive and travel without an accomplice, the concept of Western feminism was viewed by the women as anathema. Instead they used their own methods and religious framework for progress. Dr. Jaber also tackles the very difficult question of international law and how it has proved to be extremely ineffective in the face of the escalating violence by Israel against Palestinians, urging the need for an urgent alternative approach. Resources Recommended: 1. Ratna Kapur, Gender, Alterity and Human Rights: Freedom in a Fishbowl [https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/30/4/1454/5822857?login=false] 2. Bell Hooks, Feminism Is for Everybody [https://files.libcom.org/files/hooks%20-%20Feminism%20is%20for%20Everybody.pdf] 3. Nora Jaber, On International Law & Gaza: Critical Reflections, London Review [https://academic.oup.com/lril/article-abstract/12/2/217/7723668?login=false] 4. Françoise Vergès, A Decolonial Feminism [https://www.amazon.com/Decolonial-Feminism-Francoise-Verges/dp/0745341128] 5. Sarah Ahmed, Living a Feminist Life [https://www.dukeupress.edu/living-a-feminist-life#:~:text=In%20Living%20a%20Feminist%20Life%20Sara%20Ahmed%20shows,being%20a%20feminist%20at%20home%20and%20at%20work.]

Ep 25 - The Glaciers of Gilgit Baltistan - Tehzeeb Bano

In this episode, Tehzeeb Bano joins the podcast to explore the glaciers of Gilgit-Baltistan. She sheds light on the region’s 7,000 glaciers and how climate change is rapidly accelerating their decline, threatening both the local environment and Pakistan’s fresh water supply. Tehzeeb introduces the concept of glacier grafting—a practice long known to the indigenous communities in the area. She emphasizes the importance of leaning into indigenous knowledge to bridge gaps in our understanding of nature. By revisiting and revitalizing these ancient practices, we may find new ways to rejuvenate our environment and secure a sustainable future for generations to come. Resources Recommended: 1. Perceptions of Glacier Grafting: An Indigenous Technique of Water Conservation for Food Security in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351417207_Perceptions_of_Glacier_Grafting_An_Indigenous_Technique_of_Water_Conservation_for_Food_Security_in_Gilgit-Baltistan_Pakistan?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYWdlIjoicHJvZmlsZSJ9fQ] by Tehzeeb Bano & Others 2. The Snow Leopard and the Goat: Politics of Conservation in the Western Himalayas (Culture, Place, and Nature) [https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295746579/the-snow-leopard-and-the-goat/] by Shafkat Hussain 3. Delusional States: Feeling Rule and Development in Pakistan's Northern Frontier [https://www.amazon.com/Delusional-States-Development-Pakistans-Northern/dp/1108497446] by Nosheen Ali

Ep 24 - Indigenous Learnings - Clint Carroll

In this episode, Prof Clint Carroll from UC Boulder talks about the connection Natives have to their land and how despite overwhelming change in the world, have been able to maintain it. He specifically refers to how Cherokee people have developed material, spiritual, and political ties with the lands they have inhabited since removal from their homelands in the southeastern United States despite devastating consequences and how we have so much to learn from that. He also talks about the role of Medicine Keepers and how women are central to that. Clint shows us how we can take so many lessons from the Cherokee in fighting climate change and colonization. Resources Recommended: 1. Osiyo TV Season 8 [https://osiyo.tv/osiyo-voices-of-the-cherokee-people-season-8-episode-1/] 2. Cherokee Voices for the Land [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2h_CUF9scc] 3. Roots of Our Renewal, Clint Carroll [https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816690909/roots-of-our-renewal/]