Unsilenced: Poems for Palestine Book Launch
May 22, 2025 PODCASTS
On May 20, 2025, Daraja Press marked a significant literary and political moment with the launch of Unsilenced: Poems for Palestine, a stirring anthology edited by
Alliance of Sahel States Forges Ahead
Apr 9, 2025 PODCASTS
Between 2021 and 2023 West Africa saw three popular military coups. Assimi Goïta became the president of Mali in 2021, Ibrahim Traoré became the president
Nnimmo Bassey discusses the threats to Mother Earth from the Trump Regime
Feb 6, 2025 PODCASTS
Firoze Manji and Nnimmo Bassey discuss the environmental threats posed by the Trump administration’s policies, particularly the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the prioritization
Thandisizwe Chimurenga talks about the threats to the Black Women’s movement of the new Trump regime
Feb 6, 2025 PODCASTS
A society born of white supremacy and patriarchy must, by definition, ignore the voices of Black women. We know that unfortunately, such an attitude will
Prospects for movements in the new Trump regime: Kali Akuno
Jan 26, 2025 PODCASTS
Kali, of course, hardly needs an introduction, but for those of you who have not been fortunate to hear and engage with Kali, let me
What do elections have to do with freedom?April Zhu interviews Firoze Manji on Elections and Democracy
Dec 15, 2024 PODCASTS
Busia Senator and activist lawyer Okiya Omtatah recently declared his intent to run for president of Kenya in 2027. Over his career, Omtatah has sued
Palestine Wail: Interview with Yahia Lababidi
Nov 7, 2024 PODCASTS
https://www.youtube.com/live/5vre9Z3ouCM?si=BQi8fvR7-bz141kg
Palestine is personal for writer, Yahia Lababidi. His Palestinian grandmother, Rabiha Dajani — educator, activist and social worker — was forced to flee her ancestral
Night Settles Upon The City – with Omar Sabbagh
Nov 6, 2024 PODCASTS
https://www.youtube.com/live/0xFqj9mRRWw?si=lzA7BlekTBLPeY8t
Written with urgency out of a war-time Beirut, this poetry collection registers the griefs and the heroism of the Lebanese, under siege yet again. Sabbagh
The Second Coming:
Nov 5, 2024 PODCASTS
In the remnants of a fractured UK, England is on the brink of collapse where far-right militias rise to power. As Islamophobia and English nationalism
Labour, Tories, and Immigration: Unraveling the Complexities of British History and Politics
Aug 16, 2024 PODCASTS
As many of our listeners will know, there have been racist uprisings across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The trigger for the riots was disinformation:
Implications of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Jul 17, 2024 PODCASTS
In this second interview, Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, Mississippi, is back to update us on the implications of the attempted assassination