Raheel joined us to discuss the work of a Maslaha, a community led organisation focused on supporting the well-being of a diverse range of Muslim communities through projects in the area of education, gender, health and criminal justice. 

Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities in over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA.

Links:
https://www.maslaha.org

S1/E4 Raheel Mohammed: Maslaha, prisons & abolition

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In this episode, Tessa introduces and discusses her personal connection to Grenada’s New JEWEL Movement. The conversation focuses on the revolutionary government’s programme of women’s empowerment, agricultural self-sufficiency, and political education.
 
Link: https://www.facebook.com/tessa.barry.581?mibextid=hu50Ix
 
These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimately ending the enduring aftermaths of empire.Guest co-producers, Levi Gahman, Johannah-Rae Reyes, Adaeze Greenidge



Episode 4: The New JEWEL Movement with Tessa Barry

In this episode, Filiberto discusses the inextricable links between colonial power and modernity, as well as race, dispossession, and capitalism, whilst providing insight into the realities of Indigenous people.
 
Link: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-beginners-guide-to-building-better-worlds
 
These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimately ending the enduring aftermaths of empire. Guest co-producers, Levi Gahman, Johannah-Rae Reyes, Adaeze Greenidge



Episode 3: Indigenous Future-making with Filiberto Penados

In this episode, Deanne addresses social suffering, indifference, and decolonisation through the poignant question of: “How can we, as humans, become emancipated from colonial constructions of race and class?”
 
Link:
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/researchers-revealed/deanne-bell
 
These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimately ending the enduring aftermaths of empire.Guest co-producers, Levi Gahman, Johannah-Rae Reyes, Adaeze Greenidge





Episode 2: Decolonisation and Modernity with Deanne Bell

In this episode, Johannah, as co-producer and co-host, introduces the series and provides a general overview of the complexities, challenges, and diverse forms of resistance that define the Caribbean.
 
Links:
 https://caisott.org/mapping-injustice/ and https://caisott.org/sign-together-project/
 
Summary
These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimately ending the enduring aftermaths of empire. Guest co-producers, Levi Gahman, Johannah-Rae Reyes, Adaeze Greenidge





Episode 1: The Crucible of Modernity with Johannah-Rae Reyes

These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for
dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative
resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of
colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimately ending the enduring aftermaths of empire.

S1/E4 Raheel Mohammed: Maslaha, prisons & abolition

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