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Record crowds greet Pope Leo in South America
Six weeks ago, in secular France, Pope Leo drew a crowd of 800,000 along the Champs Elysee. Now in Argentina, he’s on his way to rivalling the crowds who flocked to see Francis and John Paul II. Leo’s on a …
Notes de l’épisode
Six weeks ago, in secular France, Pope Leo drew a crowd of 800,000 along the Champs Elysee.
Now in Argentina, he’s on his way to rivalling the crowds who flocked to see Francis and John Paul II.
Leo’s on a three-nation tour of South America.
GUEST:
Claire Giangrave is Vatican correspondent for the Religion News Service.
Andrew Hastie swaps military kevlar for the armour of his faith
Andrew Hastie is the Liberal frontbencher most tipped to lead his party, perhaps sooner rather than later. Before politics, he had a 14-year career in the army, including traumatic service in Afghanistan. Now a …
Notes de l’épisode
Andrew Hastie is the Liberal frontbencher most tipped to lead his party, perhaps sooner rather than later.
Before politics, he had a 14-year career in the army, including traumatic service in Afghanistan.
Now a federal MP from Western Australia, he’s under attack from the hard right, including One Nation.
But he says his deep Christian faith strengthens him for the contest.
Andrew Hastie joined the Religion and Ethics Report for this revealing interview, beginning with his thoughts on what the recent US election means for the centre-right.
GUEST:
- Andrew Hastie is the Federal member for Canning in Western Australia.
Andrew Hastie swaps military kevlar for the armour of his faith
Six weeks ago, in secular France, Pope Leo drew a crowd of 800,000 along the Champs Elysee. Now in Argentina, he’s on his way to rivalling the crowds who flocked to see Francis and John Paul II. Leo’s on a …
Notes de l’épisode
Six weeks ago, in secular France, Pope Leo drew a crowd of 800,000 along the Champs Elysee. Now in Argentina, he’s on his way to rivalling the crowds who flocked to see Francis and John Paul II. Leo’s on a three-nation tour of South America.
Plus
Andrew Hastie is the Liberal frontbencher most tipped to lead his party, perhaps sooner rather than later. Before politics, he had a 14-year career in the army, including traumatic service in Afghanistan. Now a federal MP from Western Australia, he’s under attack from the hard right, including One Nation. But he says his deep Christian faith strengthens him for the contest. Andrew Hastie joined The Religion and Ethics Report for this revealing interview, beginning with his thoughts on what the recent US election means for the centre-right.
GUESTS:
Claire Giangrave is Vatican correspondent for the Religion News Service.
Andrew Hastie is the Federal member for Canning in Western Australia.
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
How the "god Squad" won for the Democrats
Did religious voters decide the shape of the next US congress? Professor David Smith takes a close look at races in Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, where high-profile Democrat Christian pastors cleaned …
Notes de l’épisode
Did religious voters decide the shape of the next US congress? Professor David Smith takes a close look at races in Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, where high-profile Democrat Christian pastors cleaned up at the polling booths, overturning an almost 50-year tight relationship between Republican and faith-based voters. In Michigan, the state has elected America’s first Muslim senator, while in neighbouring Ohio, a key contest produced the state’s first Jewish governor.
Plus
Across Europe, far right parties, such as the Alternative for Deutschland, present themselves as the last defenders of Christian civilisation. But their attachment to Christianity is tenuous at best. Their true inspiration is pagan and ancient Roman, idolising the Emperor Julian, who was no fan of Christ and his followers.
GUESTS:
- Professor DAVID SMITH, religion and politics specialist the US Studies Centre, Sydney
- Professor MATTHEW CRAWFORD is a historian at the Australian Catholic University.
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
The pagan roots of far right religious fervour
Across Europe, far right parties, such as the Alternative for Deutschland, present themselves as the last defenders of Christian civilisation. But their attachment to Christianity is tenuous at best. Their true …
Notes de l’épisode
Across Europe, far right parties, such as the Alternative for Deutschland, present themselves as the last defenders of Christian civilisation.
But their attachment to Christianity is tenuous at best.
Their true inspiration is pagan and ancient Roman, idolising the Emperor Julian, who was no fan of Christ and his followers.
GUEST:
- Professor MATTHEW CRAWFORD is a historian at the Australian Catholic University.
How the "God Squad" won for the Democrats
Did religious voters decide the shape of the next US congress? Professor David Smith takes a close look at races in Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, where high-profile Democrat Christian pastors cleaned …
Notes de l’épisode
Did religious voters decide the shape of the next US congress?
Professor David Smith takes a close look at races in Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, where high-profile Democrat Christian pastors cleaned up at the polling booths, overturning an almost 50-year tight relationship between Republican and faith-based voters.
In Michigan, the state has elected America’s first Muslim senator, while in neighbouring Ohio, a key contest produced the state’s first Jewish governor.
GUEST:
- Professor DAVID SMITH, religion and politics specialist the US Studies Centre, Sydney
Could Arabs and "soft Islamists" influence the next government of Israel?
Early Israel election results show it's unlikely a Benjamin Netanyahu led government will return to power. But nothing is cast in stone. Over the next days and weeks there will be much wrangling behind the …
Notes de l’épisode
Early Israel election results show it's unlikely a Benjamin Netanyahu led government will return to power. But nothing is cast in stone. Over the next days and weeks there will be much wrangling behind the scenes to cobble together a new government, possibly led by opposition bloc leader Gadi Eisenkot. The greatest change in the new Knesset will be the increased representation of Palestinian parties, which are projected to win 17 to 18 seats, up from 10. Could these "soft Islamists" and Arab parties finally have a say?
For almost 50 years, Republicans have relied on evangelical Christians and, more recently, conservative Catholics, to mobilise at elections. Democrats have courted more secular voters. But in next week’s mid-term elections seven protestant clergy are running for congress as Democrats. In the heartland state of Kansas, a Methodist mega-church minister, Adam Hamilton, could make history.
Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta rejected a plan to secede. But it hasn’t ended tension with the US. Donald Trump wants Canada to become the 51st state. A new think tank aims to promote global reconciliation, inspired by a familiar figure.
GUESTS:
- Dr Ran Porat is a researcher and lecturer at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilization, teaching Modern Middle East and Israel studies at Monash University
- Sophie Hills is national political correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.
- Professor Peter Meehan heads the new Pope Francis Institute at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
How is the Canada-US relationship going?
Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta rejected a plan to secede. But it hasn’t ended tension with the US. Donald Trump wants Canada to become the 51st state. A new think tank aims to promote global …
Notes de l’épisode
Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta rejected a plan to secede.
But it hasn’t ended tension with the US.
Donald Trump wants Canada to become the 51st state.
A new think tank aims to promote global reconciliation, inspired by a familiar figure. Pope Francis.
GUEST:
- Professor Peter Meehan heads the new Pope Francis Institute at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
Could Arab and "soft Islamists" influence the Israeli election?
Early Israel election results show it's unlikely a Benjamin Netanyahu led government will return to power. But nothing is cast in stone. Over the next days and weeks there will be much wrangling behind the …
Notes de l’épisode
Early Israel election results show it's unlikely a Benjamin Netanyahu led government will return to power.
But nothing is cast in stone.
Over the next days and weeks there will be much wrangling behind the scenes to cobble together a new government, possibly led by Gadi Eiesnkot.
And could "soft Islamists" and Arab parties have a say in a new Knesset?
GUEST:
- Dr Ran Porat is a researcher and lecturer at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilization, teaching Modern Middle East and Israel studies at Monash University
Record number of Protestant clergy running for congress in US election
For almost 50 years, Republicans have relied on evangelical Christians, and more recently, conservative Catholics, to mobilise at elections. Democrats have courted more secular voters. But in next week’s …
Notes de l’épisode
For almost 50 years, Republicans have relied on evangelical Christians, and more recently, conservative Catholics, to mobilise at elections.
Democrats have courted more secular voters.
But in next week’s mid-term elections, seven protestant clergy are running for congress as Democrats.
In the heartland state of Kansas, a Methodist mega-church minister, Adam Hamilton, could make history.
GUEST:
- Sophie Hills is national political correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.
Taybeh again under siege from Israeli settler violence
Israeli settlers have again besieged the Palestinian town of Taybeh. It’s the last remaining Christian village on the West Bank. But this time the far-right Jewish youths also attacked a visiting Catholic …
Notes de l’épisode
Israeli settlers have again besieged the Palestinian town of Taybeh.
It’s the last remaining Christian village on the West Bank.
But this time the far-right Jewish youths also attacked a visiting Catholic Archbishop from France and European diplomats who were watching the olive harvest.
GUEST:
- Father Bashar Fawadleh is the Catholic parish priest of Taybeh.
Project Rozana
Despite the tragedy of the Gaza war, civil society groups are making small but critical steps towards reconciliation.
Will Israeli elections mean change in the region?
It seems like every Israel election since the early 1990s, and the start of the stalled Oslo peace accords, has been historic or pivotal. But next week’s poll really does feel like a crucial choice for the …
Notes de l’épisode
It seems like every Israel election since the early 1990s, and the start of the stalled Oslo peace accords, has been historic or pivotal.
But next week’s poll really does feel like a crucial choice for the country.
Benjamin Netanyahu has committed his hard-right government to the expansion of Israeli territory and no statehood, ever, for Palestinians.
Will Israelis endorse his vision?
GUEST:
- Dr Dahlia Scheindlin is a public opinion analyst and senior columnist with Ha’aretz.
Will Israeli election change the course of settler violence in West Bank?
Israeli settlers have again besieged the Palestinian town of Taybeh. It’s the last remaining Christian village on the West Bank. But this time the far-right Jewish youths also attacked a visiting Catholic …
Notes de l’épisode
Israeli settlers have again besieged the Palestinian town of Taybeh. It’s the last remaining Christian village on the West Bank. But this time the far-right Jewish youths also attacked a visiting Catholic Archbishop from France and European diplomats. Their violence has even triggered condemnation from a prominent Orthodox rabbi.
And
It seems like every Israel election since the early 1990s, and the start of the stalled Oslo peace accords, has been historic or pivotal. But next week’s poll really does feel like a crucial choice for the country. Benjamin Netanyahu has committed his hard-right government to the expansion of Israeli territory and no statehood, ever, for Palestinians. Will Israelis endorse his vision?
Plus
Despite the tragedy of the Gaza war, civil society groups are making small but critical steps towards reconciliation. Project Rozana is a global charity, started in Australia, that brings Jews, Israelis, and Palestinians together to deliver health care in Palestine. It’s about to open a rehabilitation hospital in Hebron, backed by the Australian government.
Guests:
- Father Bashar Fawadleh is the Catholic parish priest of Taybeh.
- Dr Dahlia Scheindlin is a public opinion analyst and senior columnist with Ha’aretz.
- Panos Massouris is the chief executive of Project Rozana, a global charity
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
Catholic hopes lie in a long papacy
Pope Leo has had surgery to remove part of his lung, with doctors confirming they found a small cancer. Leo has become the world’s most prominent advocate for the poor and the migrant, and opponent of the wars …
Notes de l’épisode
Pope Leo has had surgery to remove part of his lung, with doctors confirming they found a small cancer. Leo has become the world’s most prominent advocate for the poor and the migrant, and opponent of the wars started by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Ukraine and Iran. The prognosis for his recovery is good but any absence from the world stage alarms millions of people hoping for a long papacy. Until recently, Kim Daniels served on the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. She’s in Australia to speak at the Diocese of Parramatta, the Bishop Vincent Presents series.
Those with fond memories of our grandmothers will often say she “was a saint”. For Martha Hennessy, that will literally be the case. Her grandmother, the American Catholic writer and social justice activist Dorothy Day is on track to canonization. Dorothy Day died in 1980, almost 50 years after she co-founded the Catholic Worker newspaper, but Pope Benedict, Pope Francis and now Pope Leo have invoked her life and work. Martha Hennessy is currently touring Australia.
GUESTS:
- Kim Daniels heads the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
- Martha Hennessy is an American Catholic peace activist and member of the Catholic Worker Movement
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
Prayers and hope for a quick recovery for Pope Leo
Pope Leo has had surgery to remove part of his lung, with doctors confirming they found a small cancer. Leo has become the world’s most prominent advocate for the poor and the migrant, and opponent of the wars …
Notes de l’épisode
Pope Leo has had surgery to remove part of his lung, with doctors confirming they found a small cancer. Leo has become the world’s most prominent advocate for the poor and the migrant, and opponent of the wars started by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Ukraine and Iran.
The prognosis for his recovery is good but any absence from the world stage alarms millions of people hoping for a long papacy.
Until recently, Kim Daniels served on the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
Kim is in Australia to speak at the Diocese of Parramatta, the Bishop Vincent Presents series
GUEST:
- Kim Daniels heads the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
Martha Hennessy on her saintly and very real grandmother Dorothy Day
Those with fond memories of our grandmothers will often say she “was a saint”. For Martha Hennessy, that will literally be the case. Her grandmother, the American Catholic writer and social justice activist …
Notes de l’épisode
Those with fond memories of our grandmothers will often say she “was a saint”.
For Martha Hennessy, that will literally be the case.
Her grandmother, the American Catholic writer and social justice activist Dorothy Day is on track to canonization.
Dorothy Day died in 1980, almost 50 years after she co-founded the Catholic Worker newspaper, but Pope Benedict, Pope Francis and now Pope Leo have invoked her life and work.
Martha Hennessy is currently touring Australia.
GUEST:
- Martha Hennessy is an American Catholic peace activist and member of the Catholic Worker Movement
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and global rise of antisemitism
In the three years since the gruesome Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, and included the documented use of sexual violence, Israel has responded with its own fierce bombardment of the Gaza strip …
Notes de l’épisode
In the three years since the gruesome Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, and included the documented use of sexual violence, Israel has responded with its own fierce bombardment of the Gaza strip. An estimated 70,000 people have died, mostly from Israeli air attacks. From the October 7 massacre, flowed twin tragedies: a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and a global explosion of antisemitism, most obviously the 2025 Hannukah massacre at Bondi Beach.
They pose behind luxuriant, often ludicrous moustaches, smoke pipes and affect an air of genteel intellectuals. But these so-called "theo bros", as in theological, have very radical agenda to change America that hearkens back to the country’s worst times. Bob Smietana has been tracking this online group as it preaches a version of Christianity to lost young men.
GUESTS:
- David Myers is a distinguished professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a lifelong activist for Israeli-Palestinian peace and human rights
- Bob Smietana is a senior writer based in Chicago for the Religion News Service.
Rise of the Jim Crow theobros
They pose behind luxuriant, often ludicrous moustaches, smoke pipes and affect an air of genteel intellectuals.But these so-called "theo-bros", as in theological, have very radical agenda to change America that …
Notes de l’épisode
They pose behind luxuriant, often ludicrous moustaches, smoke pipes and affect an air of genteel intellectuals.
But these so-called "theo-bros", as in theological, have very radical agenda to change America that hearkens back to the country’s worst times.
Bob Smietana has been tracking this online group as it preaches a version of Christianity to lost young men.
GUEST:
- Bob Smietana is a senior writer based in Chicago for the Religion News Service.
Rise of global antisemitism and humanitarian disaster in Gaza
In the three years since the gruesome Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, and included the documented use of sexual violence, Israel has responded with its own fierce bombardment of the Gaza strip …
Notes de l’épisode
In the three years since the gruesome Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, and included the documented use of sexual violence, Israel has responded with its own fierce bombardment of the Gaza strip.
An estimated 70,000 people have died, mostly from Israeli air attacks.
From the October 7 massacre, flowed twin tragedies: a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and a global explosion of antisemitism, most obviously the 2025 Hannukah massacre at Bondi Beach.
GUEST:
David Myers is a distinguished professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a lifelong activist for Israeli-Palestinian peace and human rights
Could Irish sectarian peace be threatened?
The plan was that, at 8am on Sunday, 35 men dressed in orange sashes and black bowler hats would march up a street in Portadown, in Northern Ireland. By 8.30, it was supposed to be over. Now, the planned march …
Notes de l’épisode
The plan was that, at 8am on Sunday, 35 men dressed in orange sashes and black bowler hats would march up a street in Portadown, in Northern Ireland.
By 8.30, it was supposed to be over.
Now, the planned march, which never took place, has become a stand-off that threatens to bring down Norther Ireland’s provincial government.
The controversy has also reopened a tension between the town’s Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists that’s been contained for almost three decades.
GUEST:
- Professor Dominic Bryan is a specialist in politics and religion at Queens University in Belfast.
Is secular France having a Catholic moment?
France is a country that, since the early 20th century, has built its politics and civil life around a strict practice of secularism. The law even bans the wearing of crosses and other religious symbols in some …
Notes de l’épisode
France is a country that, since the early 20th century, has built its politics and civil life around a strict practice of secularism.
The law even bans the wearing of crosses and other religious symbols in some public institutions.
So how much of a shock has it been to see Pope Leo draw massive crowds during his brief visit to France? An estimated 800,000 people turned out to see him in Paris.
And does it suggest a religious revival in a country where only about 5% of people attend church each week?
GUEST:
- Professor CHARLES MERCIER specialises in public religion at the School of Advanced Studies in Paris.
Historic parade disrupts peace in Northern Ireland
The plan was that, at 8am on Sunday, 35 men dressed in orange sashes and black bowler hats would march up a street in Portadown, in Northern Ireland. By 8.30, it was supposed to be over. Now, the planned march …
Notes de l’épisode
The plan was that, at 8am on Sunday, 35 men dressed in orange sashes and black bowler hats would march up a street in Portadown, in Northern Ireland. By 8.30, it was supposed to be over. Now, the planned march, which never took place, has become a stand-off that threatens to bring down Norther Ireland’s provincial government. The controversy has also reopened a tension between the town’s Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists that’s been contained for almost three decades.
AND
France is a country that, since the early 20th century, has built its politics and civil life around a strict practice of secularism. The law even bans the wearing of crosses and other religious symbols in some public institutions. So how much of a shock has it been to see Pope Leo draw massive crowds during his brief visit to France? An estimated 800,000 people turned out to see him in Paris. And does it suggest a religious revival in a country where only about 5% of people attend church each week?
GUESTS:
- Professor Dominic Bryan is a specialist in politics and religion at Queens University in Belfast.
- Professor Charles Mercier specialises in public religion at the School of Advanced Studies in Paris.
This program was recorded and produced on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
Clive Hamilton on the consuming fire of identity politics
In the early 1990s, a young economist and philosopher anticipated the end of Labor's era in government and asked what came next for Australian politics. Clive Hamilton then set up the Australia Institute. It …
Notes de l’épisode
In the early 1990s, a young economist and philosopher anticipated the end of Labor's era in government and asked what came next for Australian politics.
Clive Hamilton then set up the Australia Institute.
It became the country's premier centre-left think tank. He later became Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University.
Despite being a man of the left, Clive began to despair about the state of progressive politics, especially the movements around gender and sexual identity.
Clive's retiring from academic life but his voice remains as prophetic as ever in the battle of ideas.
Guest:Clive Hamilton, retiring Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University and founder of the Australia Institute.
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora nation
Does Christian democracy have a future?
As ethno-nationalists continue their march across much of Europe, what has become of the once predominant political movement in Europe — Christian Democracy? From its origins in Catholic teaching, with a focus …
Notes de l’épisode
As ethno-nationalists continue their march across much of Europe, what has become of the once predominant political movement in Europe — Christian Democracy? From its origins in Catholic teaching, with a focus on social welfare, the political ideology swept across Europe in the aftermath of World War II. It symbolised political stability, social support and the promise of a brighter, united future. But in the era of identity politics, does Christian Democracy have a future?
PLUS
Clive Hamilton, retiring Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University and founder of the Australia Institute, on the end of his controversial career in public life.
GUESTS:
Jan-Werner Muller, Professor of Politics, Princeton University. Author of the new book, Street, Palace, Square: The Architecture of Democratic Spaces and a recent essay for Foreign Policy magazine.
Clive Hamilton, retiring Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University and founder of the Australia Institute.
This program was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation
An uncertain future for Christian Democracy in Europe
As ethno-nationalists continue their march across much of Europe, what has become of the once predominant political movement in Europe — Christian Democracy?While it might share a religious origin, it is worlds …
Notes de l’épisode
As ethno-nationalists continue their march across much of Europe, what has become of the once predominant political movement in Europe — Christian Democracy?
While it might share a religious origin, it is worlds away from today's abrasive Christian nationalism.
Christian Democracy was the driving force behind the rebuilding of Europe in the wake of World War II; bolstering welfare states and helping to create the communal organisation that would become the European Union.
But today, the influence and appeal of Christian Democracy has significantly diminished.
Does it have a future in an increasingly volatile political climate?
Guest: Jan-Werner Muller, Professor of Politics, Princeton University. Author of the new book, Street, Palace, Square: The Architecture of Democratic Spaces and a recent essay for Foreign Policy magazine.
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora nation
The Christian women making their mark on US politics
Who are the real leaders behind the current MAGA movement in the US? There's no doubt that Trump has amassed a significant, largely male support base. But there's a growing movement of politically-engaged …
Notes de l’épisode
Who are the real leaders behind the current MAGA movement in the US? There's no doubt that Trump has amassed a significant, largely male support base. But there's a growing movement of politically-engaged conservative Christian women who are challenging long-held stereotypes and proving to be a formidable force in right-wing politics. They have modelled themselves on a prominent figure of the Old Testament and are reshaping perceptions of what it means to be on the religious right.
GUEST
- Katie Gaddini, associate professor at University College London and author of Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right.
This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora nation
Should we rethink liberalising surrogacy laws?
Australia’s Law Reform Commission is due to release its review of surrogacy laws this week. Surrogacy advocates have lobbied hard to allow commercial or compensated surrogacy for women who bear children for …
Notes de l’épisode
Australia’s Law Reform Commission is due to release its review of surrogacy laws this week. Surrogacy advocates have lobbied hard to allow commercial or compensated surrogacy for women who bear children for couples who cannot, or choose not to, have a natural pregnancy. But the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women is urging the federal government not to liberalise the laws. Reem Alsalem says it will lead to the exploitation of poor women. She was in Australia recently and met the commission to put her case.
PLUS
For the first time since the 1930s, a far-right party is poised to take government in a German state. In the weekend elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Deutschland won 44 per cent of the vote. The party’s unmistakably, and unashamedly, anti-Islam, but its relationship with the Christian churches is also severely strained.
AND
As the war in Sudan continues into its fourth year -- with a death toll as high as 400,000 – violence has come to the last refuge. In the Nuba mountains, Christian and Muslim Sudanese have traditionally lived in peaceful co-existence, and in roughly equal numbers. But the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement has set up a de facto government, principally to control the abundant resources of the mountains.
GUESTS:
- Reem Alsalim is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
- Jan-Werner Mueller is a Princeton University political scientist and one the world’s leading experts on the far right. His latest book is called Street, Palace, Square: The Architecture of Democratic Spaces.
- Mohaned El Nour is a distinguished Sudanese human rights lawyer who works with the group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
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This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora nation
The continuing Sudan conflict threatens Christians in Nuba region
As the war in Sudan continues into its fourth year, with a death toll as high as 400,000, violence has come to the last refuge. In the Nuba mountains, Christian and Muslim Sudanese have traditionally lived in …
Notes de l’épisode
As the war in Sudan continues into its fourth year, with a death toll as high as 400,000, violence has come to the last refuge.
In the Nuba mountains, Christian and Muslim Sudanese have traditionally lived in peaceful co-existence, and in roughly equal numbers.
But the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement has set up a de facto government, principally to control the abundant resources of the mountains.
GUEST:
- Mohaned El Nour is a distinguished Sudanese human rights lawyer who works with the group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
The German far right and the Christian church fall out
For the first time since the 1930s, a far-right party is poised to take government in a German state. In the weekend elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Deutschland won 44 per cent of the vote. The …
Notes de l’épisode
For the first time since the 1930s, a far-right party is poised to take government in a German state.
In the weekend elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Deutschland won 44 per cent of the vote.
The party’s unmistakably, and unashamedly, anti-Islam but its relationship with the Christian churches is severely strained.
GUEST:
- Jan-Werner Mueller is a Princeton University political scientist and one the world’s leading experts on the far right. His latest book is called Street, Palace, Square: The Architecture of Democratic Spaces.
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