Dariyaa

By Ergo Collective

Welcome to Dariyaa, a podcast that's all about diving deep into the fascinating world of politics, culture, society, and policy. We know, we know - those topics might sound a little heavy at first. Bu... more

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March 09, 2024 18. Genealogies of Feminism and Morocco's Bnat al Yassar -Dr Nadia Guessous
In this episode, Dr. Nadia Guessous invites us to think about feminism in non-teleological ways by drawing upon her genealogical and ethnographic research with a particular generation of Leftist feminists in Morocco, often known as bnat al yassar (daughters of the Left).
She dissects what requires her interlocutors to reject a traditional way of life that, paradoxically, is also acknowledged by them as the source of inspiration for their leftist feminist politics. She then probes how this first conundrum is connected to the challenge faced by leftist feminists in welcoming a new generation of young hijabi women into their organizations, despite their professed dedication to creating an all-encompassing women's movement. She refers to the leftist feminist issues surrounding tradition and the hijab as conundrums to question the notion of their inherent "naturalness."
Although paradoxes and conundrums are commonly assumed to be self-evident descriptions, Dr. Guessous proposes that we view them as contextually specific, arising from distinct historical circumstances, and influenced by individual perspectives and subjectivity. Thus, through an examination of the dilemmas and contradictions informing the landscape of Moroccan leftist feminist politics, her research aims to engage in a nuanced exploration of modernity and feminism, avoiding linear and deterministic perspectives. Furthermore, it seeks to make a valuable contribution to the field of anthropology by shedding light on the dynamics of power within modern society and the formation of progressive political subjectivity.
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Produced By Ergo Studios
Hosted By Saniya Ahmad
Production and edited By Abhay

Episode originally published on Haqq 02/07/2023
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1h 1min
March 08, 2024 17. The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran - Dr Arzoo Osanloo
In this conversation on her book, ‘The Politics of Women’s Rights in Iran’ , Dr. Arzoo Osanloo delves into the politicization of 'rights talk' and women’s subjectivities in post-revolutionary Iran. She talks about how following the 1979 revolution, Iran underwent a transformation into an Islamic republic, during which the country's leaders employed a renewed discourse on women's rights to signify a departure from Western liberalism's perceived excesses. Dr. Osanloo's research reveals that the post-revolutionary republic combined elements of a liberal republic with principles of equality derived from Islam. Through ethnographic study, she illustrates how women's assertions of rights arise from a blend of ideas that draw from both liberal individualism and Islamic ideals.
In this episode, she walks us through various settings where rights are being shaped, such as Qur'anic reading groups, Tehran's family court, and law offices. In these contexts, she highlights the fluid and constructed nature of women's understandings of their rights. By doing so, Dr. Osanloo dismantles oversimplified dichotomies between so-called liberal, universal rights and the perceived insularity of local culture. She sheds light on a contemporary non-Western perspective on the essence of liberal rights and prompts questions about the often misunderstood relationship between modernity and Islam.
We invite you to engage with us on social media, share your thoughts and experiences, and join the conversation. You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review or feedback for us.
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Produced By Ergo Studios
Hosted By Saniya Ahmad
Production and edited By Abhay

The episode was originally published on 26/07/2023
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1h 4min
March 08, 2024 16. Islam And The Muslim Self In Contemporary India Dr Anand Vivek Taneja
In this episode with Dr. Anand Vivek Taneja, we dissect how Indian Muslims are bringing their religious tradition in conversation with the everyday lived realities of marginalization. The episode deals with Islam as a 'discursive tradition' as argued by the anthropologist, Talal Asad to understand how the ethical lives of Indian Muslims have transformed in response to the political reality of contemporary India.We invite you to engage with us on social media, share your thoughts and experiences, and join the conversation. You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review or feedback for us.
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Produced By Ergo Studios
Hosted By Saniya Ahmad
Production and edited By Abhay
Artwork Credits: Coffeehouse by Safia Latif @safialatifpaintings

The episode was originally published on Haqq on 04/06/2023
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59min
March 08, 2024 15. Muslims And The Making of Modern Europe - Dr Emily Greble
Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe by Dr Emily Greble show that Muslims were citizens of modern Europe from its beginning and, in the process, rethinks Europe itself. Muslims are neither newcomers nor outsiders in Europe. In the twentieth century, they have been central to the continent's political development and the evolution of its traditions of equality and law. From 1878 into the period following World War II, over a million Ottoman Muslims became citizens of new European states. Greble uncovers Muslims' negotiations with state authorities--over the boundaries of Islamic law, the nature of religious freedom, and the meaning of minority rights. Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe offers a striking new account of the history of citizenship and nation-building, the emergence of minority rights, and the character of secularism.
We invite you to engage with us on social media, share your thoughts and experiences, and join the conversation. You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review or feedback for us.
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Produced By Ergo Studios
Hosted By Omer Haq
Production and edited By Abhay
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Ep Originally Published for Haqq on 24/04/22
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47min
March 08, 2024 14. The Prophet's Heir - Dr Hassan Abbas
The life and legacy of one of Mohammad's closest confidants and Islam's patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after the prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings and leadership as the fourth caliph, Ali nourished Islam. But Muslims are divided on whether he was supposed to be Mohammad's political successor-and he continues to be a polarizing figure in Islamic history. Hassan Abbas through his book The Prophet`s Heir provides a nuanced, compelling portrait of this towering yet divisive figure and the origins of sectarian division within Islam. While Ali's teachings about wisdom, justice, and selflessness continue to be cherished by both Shia and Sunni Muslims, his pluralist ideas have been buried under sectarian agendas and power politics. Today, Abbas argues, Ali's legacy and message stand against that of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban.
To deliberate on all this and more catch our conversation with Dr Hassan Abbas
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This Episode was originally published for India Colonised on 17/04/2022
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1h 6min
March 08, 2024 13. Islam and the Army in Colonial India - Nile Green

Nile Green's Islam and the Army in Colonial India is one of those rare works that inspires both admiration and envy. It is a study that cannot fail to impress its readers with its erudition and innovation, especially when reconciling seemingly incompatible official accounts preserved in the colonial archive with subaltern memories preserved in oral traditions.
This book is a study of the cultural world of the Muslim soldiers of colonial India, set in Hyderabad in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and focuses on the soldiers' relationships with the faqir holy men who protected them and the British officers they served.
Islam and the Army in Colonial India contests the widely held belief that Islam was incompatible with the goals and operations of the colonial army, which was a dangerous and ultimately subversive force that sapped the morale and discipline of the Raj's armies. This Orientalist stereotype of Islam as being anti-military discipline persists, as evidenced by the numerous newspaper articles and editorials covering any aspect of Muslim life.
Tune into the episode with Dr Nile Green, exploring the extraordinary lives of Muslims sepoys and the ways in which the colonial army helped promote the sepoy religion while at the same time attempting to control and suppress certain aspects of it.
You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform.
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This Episode was originally published for India Colonised on 03/04/2022
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1h 28min
March 08, 2024 12. Unsettling Utopia- Dr Jessica Namakkal
In this episode of Guftagu, we've with us Dr Jessica Namakkal, author of the book, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India"
In this episode of Guftagu, we've with us Dr Jessica Namakkal, author of the book, "Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India"
Dr Jessica Namakkal is an assistant professor of the practice in international comparative studies; gender, sexuality, and feminist studies; and history at Duke University.
Jessica Namakkal's Unsettling Utopia gives a new version of twentieth-century French India's history. It demonstrates how colonial developments persisted even after official decolonization kicked in. The book analyses the colonial histories of the Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, demonstrating how state-sponsored decolonization is rarely associated with local demands. She suggests that their ongoing growth reveals how decolonization, unfortunately, resulted in new settling spaces which preserve colonial control.
This book puts into question the long-held scholarly argument on the time and place of decolonization. Unsettling Utopia puts the spotlight on colonialism's legacies and provides striking thoughts on what decolonization might yet involve.
This interview explores and examines such provided stances in the book along with other broader perspectives on decolonisation.
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This Episode was originally published for India Colonised on 19/12/2021
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1h 25min
March 08, 2024 11. The Mosques of Colonial South Asia - Dr Sana Haroon
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This Episode was orignainally published on India Colonised on 12/12/2021
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1h 27min
March 08, 2024 10. The Ruler's Gaze - Dr Arvind Sharma
In this episode of Guftagu, we've with us Dr Arvind Sharma, author of the book, "The Ruler's Gaze: A Study of British Rule Over India from a Saidian Perspective"
Dr Arvind Sharma, longstanding professor of comparative religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, now takes up the Palestinian academic's groundbreaking ideas - originally put forth predominantly in a Middle Eastern context - and tests them against Indian material. He explores in an Indian context Said's contention that the relationship between knowledge and power is central to the way the West depicts the non-West. Scholarly and accessible, The Ruler's Gaze throws fresh light on Indian colonial history through a Saidian lens.
According to Said, Orientalism is inextricably tied to the imperialist societies who produced it, which makes much orientalist work inherently political and servile to power. This book is a heroic attempt to translate Said’s theories on Orientalism to British scholarship on India and Hinduism and how it faithfully followed the ups and downs of British political power in India. In a quite convincing way, the book impresses on the readers that the relationship between knowledge and power is central to the way the West depicts the non-West. Arvind Sharma served in the distinguished Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has authored many books and was instrumental in facilitating the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the world’s religions.
There is a series of such amazingly curated interactions with authors and scholars on the history of the subcontinent. You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform.
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1h 2min
March 08, 2024 9. The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk- Ghee Bowman
In this episode of Guftagu, we've with us Dr Ghee Bowman, author of the book, "The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk".
Dr Ghee Bowman is a historian, teacher and storyteller based in Exeter, England. He has also worked in the theatre, for NGOs and in education in the UK and around the world. This book, his very first, sprang from research he undertook to explore Exeter’s multi-cultural history which landed him onto three photos of Indian soldiers wearing pagris in Devon. This furthered him to The National Archives, an MA at Exeter University and then a PhD. His five-year-long study of the Second World War’s Indian contingent took him across five countries.
As the title suggests, the book brings to light an omitted chapter of the historic Battle of Dunkirk that is the crucial role played by Indian soldiers in the evacuation of the Allies from a precarious battlefield. The Indian Contingent, through rigorous research and engrossing narration, traces the journey of Force K6 of the 25th Animal Transport Company of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps from their arrival in France on 26 December 1939, their captivity under the Germans to their return to India on the verge of partitio
Interestingly, 2020 marked the 80th anniversary of the dramatic evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk in May 1940, as the German army closed in. This wartime legend is also the subject of the award-winning 2017 film Dunkirk but, as is only too evident from the film and other accounts of the Second World War, the presence of Indian soldiers is neither known nor remembered, at least in the western world. Bowman’s narrative of individual soldiers’ lives in rural and urban Punjab, interwoven with his descriptions of the war, draws on his painstaking research that includes rare archives, diaries, photographs and, indeed, memories passed on to descendants. The book leads up to the aftermath of the war and the new realities. This interview explores and examines the provided stances in the book along with other broader perspectives of the event.
Indian Army Special Newsreel (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq6E1luxLQQ
There is a series of such amazingly curated interactions with authors and scholars on the history of the subcontinent. You can write to us on ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your support is invaluable, so please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform.
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ ;
Website : ⁠www.ergostudios.net⁠
Insta : @ergo_studios
Twitter: @ergo_studios

This episode was originally published on India Colonised on 31/10/2021
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1h 16min

FAQs about Dariyaa:

How many episodes does Dariyaa have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.