The Palestinian family resisting Israeli land grabs in the occupied West Bank | Al Jazeera ▶️

May 13, 2024 | Hafez Hureini, a decades-long activist in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, has thwarted Israeli annexation attempts since the '80s through non-violent resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTe0i50dtVo&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish Now in his mid 50s, Hafez is passing the reigns over to his sons Sami and Hammoudi who are trying to continue his brand of peaceful…

The far right and neo-Nazis: an increasing terrorist threat | DW documentary ▶️

May 1st, 2024 | Here comes a long and harsh winter of 21st century neo-Nazism, which may turn out to be even more vicious, even more criminal than the original phenomenon. Across Europe, the next generation of white supremacists are being radicalized. They fantasize about an ethnically pure Europe and are taking action. The threat…

Immanuel Kant’s radical philosophy | DW History & Culture ▶️

April 14, 2024 | Use your brain! With that message, Immanuel Kant called on people to think for themselves. Born 300 years ago in Königsberg, Prussia, he developed his philosophy in a world of absolutist rulers. He confidently called on people to stop allowing themselves to be treated like "dumb animals" by politicians and the…

“Israelism”: how deep do indoctrination and Israeli army glorification go? | Al Jazeera ▶️

April 21, 2024 | The documentary Israelism examines the rift among Jews regarding Palestine, highlighting young people's increasing criticism of Israel and Zionism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6vpLPKnk0&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish This divide is driven by firsthand accounts of Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. As the film faces opposition from groups trying to cancel its screenings, its main…

How I survive: a 7-year-old’s life in Gaza | The Guardian ▶️

November 28, 2023 | Seven-year-old Lina and her family are sleeping on the floor of a tent outside al-Aqsa hospital, in central Gaza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQRujmK_1o&ab_channel=TheGuardian They were forced to flee their home in Jabaliya in the north of the Gaza Strip when the war between Hamas and Israel broke out after Hamas' murder of 1,200 people…

The Stones Cry Out: The Story Of Palestinian Christians (they exist) | Documentary film (2013)

In 1948 the history of Palestine changed forever, but little is ever said about the upheaval faced by its Christian minority. Christians have lived side by side with Muslims and Jews for almost two thousand years. An integral part of Palestinian society, they have shared in the events of recent history, yet their voices are…

Why is White Supremacy growing in the United States? | Al Jazeera ▶️

October 8, 2021 | For centuries, there was no significant challenge to the supremacy of white people in the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJm6K3MSHg&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish White nationalists speak of “saving America” - but who are they saving it for? And who are they saving it from? In the last few years, demographic shifts and changing attitudes have brought…

Quakers: That of God in Everyone | Documentary film (2015) ▶️

Our American Religion, whether homegrown or ostensibly Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant, is more of a Gnostic amalgam than a European kind of historical and doctrinal Christianity, though very few are able to see this, or perhaps most don’t wish to see it. Harold Bloom, Omens of Millenium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection…

Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot | Institute for Islamic, Christian & Jewish Studies ▶️

From the point of view of effectiveness alone, a Calvin or a Luther, having launched conflicts still unresolved today, quite eclipse a Charles V or a Philip II. Spiritual Caesarism is more refined and richer in upheavals than Caesarism proper: if you would leave a name, attach it to a Church rather than to an…

“God & Country: dictators, democracy, and the new documentary on Christian Nationalism” – Katherine Stewart | The Thinking Atheist ▶️

Investigative reporter Katherine Stewart joins us to talk about the upcoming Rob Reiner-produced documentary on Christian nationalism titled, God & Country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UebwQkjYYPc&t=170s&ab_channel=TheThinkingAtheist Katherine Stewart is an American journalist and author who often writes about issues related to the separation of church and state, the rise of religious nationalism, and global movements against liberal democracy. Her…