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Global Talk podcast: Meet the Palestinian trying to set up Gaza’s first English library

2017-05-1812:59

Mosab Abu Toha, who has never left Gaza, is passionate about books and believes they can help to connect the Palestinian territory’s isolated residents with the outside world. In the latest episode of Global Talk, Laura Mackenzie talks to the 25-year-old about the highs and lows of his journey to establish Gaza’s first English-language library. #Gaza #books #language #languages #library #literature #English #Palestine #Palestinians #podcast #podcasts #GlobalTalk #TheNational #news #currentaffairs #crowdfunding #Israel #war

Global Talk: Why did Trump win?

2016-11-1008:08

The polls didn't predict it but perhaps the United States – and the world – shouldn't have been so shocked. We talk to The National's former US corespondent, Taimur Khan, about the key questions surrounding Donald Trump’s victory: Why did the outsider candidate prove so popular with US voters? What does it say about American society? Were the signs of a Trump win always there? And could Hillary Clinton have done anything differently? #Trump #Clinton #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #election #USelection #elections #USelections #presidentialelection #USpresidentialelection #Republican #Democrat #Democratic #politics #foreignaffairs

Global Talk: On the front line of the Mosul offensive

2016-10-2407:41

In the latest episode of Global Talk we talk to Florian Neuhof – who has been covering the Mosul offensive for The National – about how the campaign is progressing. Florian is based in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, but has been making regular trips to the front line since the offensive was launched on October 17. #Iraq #Mosul #ISIL #ISIS #IS #IslamicState #Daesh #BattleForMosul #MosulOffensive #MosulOps #Kurds #peshmerga #Erbil #Irbil #news #politics #currentaffairs #podcast #GlobalTalk #MiddleEast

Global Talk: Meet the Muslims supporting Trump

2016-10-0819:28

Donald Trump is infamous for his anti-Muslim rhetoric. But despite this, some American Muslims are still backing him in next month's US presidential election. The National's Laura Mackenzie talks to Saba Ahmed and Sajid Tarar about why they're supporting the Republican candidate. #DonaldTrump #Trump #US #UnitedStates #election #election #presidentialelection #USelection #USpresidentialelection #Islam #Muslims #AmericanMuslims #MuslimAmericans #religion #politics #Republican #RepublicanParty #Republicans #immigrants #immigration

Battle for Aleppo: How far can Syria's rebels really go?

2016-08-1113:23

In the latest episode of the Global Talk podcast, we talk to our Middle East correspondent, Josh Wood, about the situation in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo. Opposition fighters recently broke through a weeks-long government siege of rebel-held parts of the city and both sides are now preparing for a showdown, as Josh puts it. But can either side really make that great an advance in the city? Josh answer this question and more. #Aleppo #Syria #BattleForAleppo #Assad #Nusra #JabhatAlNusra #JabhatFatahAlSham #currentaffairs #news #politics #war #podcast #GlobalTalk #UAE #TheNational

A refugee's journey: The story behind the face

2016-04-2516:13

In this week’s Global Talk podcast we talk to Zaid Khalid Mahmood, a 26-year-old from the Iraqi city of Mosul who was recently featured on the controversial Hot Migrants Instagram account. The account, which has since been deleted from Instagram, posted photos of young, male refugees it deemed handsome, taken as they made their way from war-zones to western Europe. But these photos revealed little about the people featured, what they had endured on their journeys to Europe and the lives they left behind. Zaid, whose city was captured by ISIL in June 2014, is now living in a refugee camp in Belgium. He shared his story with The National. UPDATE: A day after this podcast was published Zaid received the news that he had been granted asylum by Belgium. This means he is now officially recognised as a refugee and can remain in the country on a permanent basis. Our story on the Hot Migrants account: http://bit.ly/1pnk54N #refugee #refugees #migrant #migrants #refugeecrisis #migrantcrisis #Europe #Belgium #Iraq #Mosul #ISIL #ISIS #IS #IslamicState #Daesh #HotMigrants #Instagram #podcast #audio

Turkey-PKK conflict: The war noone's talking about

2016-03-2612:14

In this week's episode of Global Talk we discuss the eight-month-long war between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and killed hundreds of civilians. Laura Mackenzie talks to The National’s Middle East correspondent, Josh Wood, about the current situation on the ground and increasing radicalisation amongst the civilians living there. #Turkey #PKK #Kurds #Diyarbakir #Cizre #Sur #podcast #GlobalTalk #militancy #extremism #radicalisation #war #conflict #foreignaffairs #politics

The UAE-India story: 5,000 years of history in seven minutes

2016-02-1806:59

From pearls to rupees, the shared history between these two countries is a colourful – albeit little talked about – one. The National’s India correspondent, Samanth Subramanian, takes us back to the beginning... #UAE #India #history #bilateral #TheNational #rupee #currency #trade #politics #podcast #Asia #MiddleEast

Space, business and oil: Analysis of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's trip to India

2016-02-1306:23

In this week's episode we discuss Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces)'s recent trip to India. On the line from New Delhi to provide analysis is our India correspondent, Samanth Subramanian. #India #AbuDhabi #UAE #diplomacy #Modi #MohammedbinZayed #analysis #politics

Inside Shatila: Life in Lebanon's most infamous Palestinian refugee camp

2016-01-1311:24

Shatila is known by most people around the world for one thing only: the horrific massacre that took place there in 1982. But in this week's episode we talk to Abu Moujahed, a longtime resident of the camp, to find out what life is like in Shatila today. #Lebanon #Shatila #Palestine #Palestinians #Beirut #refugees #Syria

Global Talk: No end to the international drone war? -EP 33

2015-09-2610:16

Journalist Chris Woods talks about how the US is still carrying out drone strikes in Yemen, despite an insurgency by Houthi rebels.

Global Talk: On the frontline of Europe's refugee crisis – Ep 32

2015-09-1910:31

In this week's episode we talk to Mohammed Seedat, who has recently returned to the UK from Idomeni in Greece, where he was helping to distribute aid to refugees crossing over into Macedonia. He shares with us what he saw and the stories he heard. #Greece #Macedonia #podcast #refugeecrisis #migrantcrisis #refugees #migrants #Syria #Europe #EU #SyriaRelief #charity #aid

Global Talk: A new war for Turkey and the Kurds? - EP 31

2015-09-1209:06

The National's Middle East Correspondent Josh Wood discusses his recent reporting trip to southeast Turkey where clashes between the military and PKK rebels are increasing.

Global Talk: Will Lebanon's anti-government protests trigger widespread violence? – Ep 30

2015-08-2908:08

In this week's #podcast, we discuss the recent – and unprecedented – wave of demonstrations in #Beirut that began with a rubbish crisis but have since become an outlet for frustration at years of government corruption and ineptness. With our #MiddleEast correspondent Josh Wood. #YouStink #garbagecrisis #trashcrisis #Lebanon

Global Talk: How to make a terrorist famous

2015-08-2211:06

Listen to chief columnist Faisal Al Yafai discuss modern terrorists and how today's technology empowers them, but also makes it more difficult to achieve the infamy of men such as Osama bin Laden.

Global Talk: Why the UAE is important to India's Modi – Ep 28

2015-08-1505:27

On the line this week is The National's New Delhi correspondent, Samanth Subramanian, fresh from a rare face-to-face interview with Indian prime minister Narendra #Modi ahead of the leader's first ever visit to the #UAE.

Global Talk: Why Arabian Gulf states are builiding a missile shield

2015-08-0909:05

A regional umbrella protecting GCC countries from Iran is a long-standing goal, but there are plenty of challenges to reaching it, says Taimur Khan.

Global Talk: What does the Iran nuclear deal mean for the Gulf? – Ep 26

2015-07-1510:44

This week we are joined by our correspondent in New York, Taimur Khan, to discuss what the #Iran agreement means for #Gulf countries and the wider #MiddleEast, as well as its likely impact on #US foreign policy. #nucleardeal

Global Talk: Can Kurdish forces hold onto gains in Syria? - Ep 25

2015-07-0808:31

Wladimir van Wilgenburg, a Middle East analyst who focuses on Kurdish politics, talks to The National about the recent Kurdish gains in northern Syria.

Global Talk: Ramifications of Soviet-Afghan war still felt in Iraq and Syria today - Ep 24

2015-06-3011:27

Dr Leah Farrall, a former counterterrorism analyst and co-author of the book, The Arabs at War in #Afghanistan, talks to The National about what the Soviet-Afghan war and the emergence of the #Taliban, Al #Qaeda and other terrorist groups teaches about militancy in the Middle East today, and the impact that #ISIL’s rise has had on Al Qaeda.

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