Filmmaker Arfat Sheikh delves into the history and political climate of Kashmir. Raised under brutal Indian occupation and inspired by tragic personal loss, he discusses his upcoming debut feature film, Saffron Kingdom.

Movie trailers: https://www.youtube.com/@DaffodilStudios/videos

Website: https://www.daffodilstudios.org/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/saffronkingdomfilm/?hl=en

Drop Site News reporter Murtaza Hussain provides in-depth analysis on the current events in Syria, as well as insight into the latest on Palestine/Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Trump’s grand annexation plans, and a possible end to the war in Ukraine.

Clive Stafford Smith is a human rights lawyer from Cambridge, England who has fought against the American death penalty and defended dozens of detainees in Guantanamo Bay. He now represents, and discusses the case of MIT-graduate Aafia Siddiqui, a federal prisoner from the ”War on Terror” being held at FMC Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Ismail Mehr, an anesthesiologist from Hornell, NY and Chairman of IMR (IMANA Medical Relief) shares his experience working at the European Gaza Hospital in Al-Fukhari, Palestine during a time of active conflict.

IMANA Medical Relief: https://www.imana.org/

Paul Biggar, founder of CircleCI and Darklang discusses his viral blog post ”I can’t sleep,” the role of Big Tech/the complicity of the media in the ongoing genocide in Gaza;  and the launch of Tech for Palestine.

”I can’t sleep” : https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/

Peter McCormack, host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast and chairman of the Real Bedford FC talks about Bitcoin, podcasting, the Dark Web and experiences of running a football club. 

What Bitcoin Did: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation provides insight on the neocolonial policies of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to extract resources from the Third World .

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Repression-Exploitation-Development-Gladstein/dp/B0C1JK6MG7

Relevant articles:

Daniel Haqiqatjou of the Muslim Skeptic and Alasna Institute discusses the mirage of free speech in the West, secular liberalism, and breaks down how politics and religion intersect—leading to political quietism in Arabia.

Murtaza Hussain of the Intercept and co-host of the Intercepted podcast tells what it is like to be an investigative journalist and discusses international politics.

Link to the story about the ”Fort Dix 5”: https://theintercept.com/2015/06/25/fort-dix-five-terror-plot-the-real-story/