Centre Stage

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Centre Stage

Centre Stage is an interview podcast where influential thought leaders share their perspectives on pressing world issues.

  1. Why protests are a manifestation of power

    5 NOV

    Why protests are a manifestation of power

    In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is Palestinian American activist and adjunct professor Amin Husain. New York University suspended Husain indefinitely for statements he made off campus about Palestine. Husain is also the founder of Decolonize This Place, an art collective that promotes social justice. He talks about why Israel’s war on Gaza resonates with students and faculty on university campuses in the US, and how protest and resistance can help marginalised groups empower themselves. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    18 min
  2. Politics, policies & power: John Mearsheimer’s blunt analysis

    4 NOV

    Politics, policies & power: John Mearsheimer’s blunt analysis

    John Mearsheimer is a political scientist and influential scholar in international relations who is best known for his theory of offensive realism. Mearsheimer talks to Al Jazeera’s Rawaa Auge about the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Lebanon and how global and regional powers support and arm the belligerent parties. Mearsheimer also weighs in on the 2024 US presidential election, and the minefield that is US foreign policy. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    29 min
  3. Adversarial journalism: Gaza, The US vote and the future of news

    31 OCT

    Adversarial journalism: Gaza, The US vote and the future of news

    Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist and author. He co-founded Drop Site News, a non-partisan organisation dedicated to reporting on major stories while focused on accountability and accuracy. Scahill joins Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle, to dissect the 2024 US presidential election, American interests in the Middle East, Israel’s war on Gaza and what the future of journalism may look like. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    19 min
  4. Presidential candidate Chase Oliver wants to disrupt US politics

    29 OCT

    Presidential candidate Chase Oliver wants to disrupt US politics

    Chase Oliver is the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate in the 2024 US election. He joins Centre Stage to talk to Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle about why having more voting options is important, and what the US would be like under Libertarian governance. Oliver also offers his take on US foreign policy, how he’d tackle diplomacy with allies and addresses current conflicts. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    16 min
  5. US election 2024: The Arab American reality

    28 OCT

    US election 2024: The Arab American reality

    Arab Americans are expected to play a critical role in the upcoming US presidential election. And, while they’ve traditionally voted Democrat, that seems to be changing, leading some to talk about a political chasm within the Arab American community in the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza, and American support for that war. In this episode: Maya Berry (@iMayaBerry), executive director of the Arab American Institute Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    23 min
  6. Aafia Siddiqui: 'Victim of all victims' | Part 2

    10 OCT

    Aafia Siddiqui: 'Victim of all victims' | Part 2

    In part 2 of this episode of Centre Stage, we conclude our interview with Clive Stafford Smith, a civil rights lawyer who represents Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani American woman serving an 86-year prison sentence — a victim, says Stafford Smith, of the United States’s so-called “war on terror”. In this episode: Clive Stafford Smith (@CliveSSmith), civil rights lawyer and legal counsel for many of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Maryam Nemazee (@MaryamNemazee), presenter at  Al Jazeera Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    20 min
  7. Aafia Siddiqui: 'Victim of all victims' | Part I

    3 OCT

    Aafia Siddiqui: 'Victim of all victims' | Part I

    In part 1 of this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is Clive Stafford Smith, a civil rights lawyer and legal counsel for many of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. His best-known client is Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance, and should never have ended up on the FBI’s Most Wanted list after the 9/11 attacks in the US.  In this episode: Clive Stafford Smith (@CliveSSmith), civil rights lawyer and legal counsel for many of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Maryam Nemazee (@MaryamNemazee), presenter at  Al Jazeera Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    24 min
  8. The Bosnian Genocide and Gaza War: Drawing Parallels

    18 SEPT

    The Bosnian Genocide and Gaza War: Drawing Parallels

    Refik Hodzic is a journalist, filmmaker and an expert in transitional justice who has also worked as a spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Hodzic joins us on Centre Stage, where he draws parallels between the Bosnian genocide and the war in Gaza, discusses the role of Western governments in achieving justice, and explains why young people are his only hope.  In this episode: Refik Hodzic (@davidahearst), journalist, filmmaker and an expert in transitional justice  Rawaa Auge (@Rawaak), presenter at Al Jazeera Digital This episode is produced in partnership with the Islam and Muslims Initiative, an international platform that connects Muslims and non-Muslims in the realms of religion, politics, business, media, academia and civil society. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

    17 min
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