Islam
The rise of Germany's new ultranationalist intelligentsia
The far right in East Germany has long been associated with the disaffected masses, but there is a growing intellectual class helping to change the narrative. Julian Göpffarth's work focuses on the… Audio
A travel writer's guide to the roads less travelled
Travel writer Mary Jane Walker says people should always travel to the places they tell you not to. She is the author of the 'Maverick Traveller' series of books. Audio
Hamima Tuyan:'Kiwis mustn't lose the feeling they had on March 15'
Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband, Zekeriya, in the Christchurch mosque attacks. She joins Jim to discuss her views on Islam in New Zealand and Kiwis' attitudes towards the Muslim faith on the eve of her… Audio
Kiwi converts to Islam
In this episode of Voices; we hear from two converts to the Islam faith in Christchurch as interest in Islam grows after March 15th. Audio
Anjum Rahman: Taking on Islamophobia
Anjum Rahman arrived in New Zealand in 1972 at the age of five from Canada, though she was born in the Ganges Plains in India. She is a political and human rights activist who is now a member of the… Audio
Islam must fight its enemies from within, as well as without, says UK author
At the 2018 Word Christchurch writers' festival, Ed Husain discusses his book The House of Islam with Donna Miles-Mojab. Audio
BANG! Season 3 Episode 6: Accentuate the Positive
Sex positivity is the idea that all sex, provided it's healthy and explicitly consensual, is good. But what happens when a complicated theoretical idea like sex positivity gets packaged up for the… Audio
Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Mediawatch takes a look at the coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media before and after the Christchurch atrocity of 15 March. Audio
Hundreds of scarves handed out at National Remembrance Service
In the middle of the grief and sadness of today's remembrance service, one man was putting a smile on people's faces. Markus Hadipurnomo set up a small table in the entrance of the service and was… Video, Audio
Farid Ahmed embraces peace, love in shooting aftermath
One of the most stirring speeches at this morning's ceremony was from survivor Farid Ahmed, who lost his wife in the terror attack. Mr Ahmed, who uses a wheelchair, told the crowd he forgave the… Video, Audio
Kamila Shamsie - Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie is the author of six novels, including Home Fire which won the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction, and was longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker. She is a reviewer and columnist for The… Audio
Muslim radicalisation vs white supremacy radicalisation
Professor Mohamad Abdalla is one of Australia's most prominent Muslim leaders. Over the last 15 years, he played a leading role in establishing Islamic Studies (Research and Teaching) as an academic… Audio
Mediawatch Midweek 20 March 2019
In 2017 the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam - nearly 13,000 of those stories mentioned either terrorism or Islamic Jihad. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn… Video, Audio
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed this morning's harrowing news - that the number killed in the attack on two Christchurch mosques on Friday has reached 50. Another body was found as… Audio
“If I’m a Muslim talking about forced marriage, they can’t call me racist.”
On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores what feminism means with Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina-Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana. Audio
Far-right speakers may be banned from entering NZ
Pressure is mounting on Immigration New Zealand to deny entry to a controversial Canadian pair set to give a talk in Auckland next month. Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux are best known for their… Audio
Christchurch Muslims to monitor radicalised teenager
The Muslim community is applauding a judge's decision not to send a radicalised teenage boy to prison for a violent attack in Christchurch last July.
Yusuf Islam: 'We need to communicate, we're social beings'
The latest album from the former Cat Stevens brings his 50-year music career full circle. Yusuf Islam speaks to Bryan Crump about The Laughing Apple, his eventful life and his influences. Audio
Behind the scenes at NZ Eid Day
Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the team of volunteers behind the second largest Islamic festival of the year, who have already been preparing for months for the big day. Audio, Gallery
Trump pushes debunked 'pig's blood' myth
US President Donald Trump has invoked a debunked myth about a general who fought Islamist militants by using pig's blood when committing mass executions.