AFD’s recent victories are the result of a society that hasn’t fully come to terms with its past and continues to overlook large portions of its population. The far-right’s rise will persist until Germany, including its left-wing, addresses the root causes of extremism.

Germany’s history of colonial violence, racism, and genocide—from early 20th-century East Africa to the Holocaust—still leaves scars today. The resurgence of far-right movements and support for oppressive regimes like Israel's point to a continuity of these ideologies, revealing a need to dismantle systemic violence.

Listen to “Germany: Old Ghosts, New Shadows,” available in multiple languages.

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Collaborations (narration and translation): Jazz, Joseph Puglisi, Karaca, Mahmuda Akhter, and Razi Haider Gilani.

Produced by Joseph Puglisi, Saad Shahriar.

Music credit: Stop the Palestinian Genocide - aRPA (music played in the beginning of each narration).