In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Catherine Perez-Shakdam about Islamism in Iran. In light of the death of Mahsa Amini and subsequent protests Islamism in Iran has gotten a fresh challenge. In this podcast Catherine breaks down the history of ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Prasiddha Sudhakar and Parth Parihar about their recently published paper “Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence”. The paper explains how Islamists used online ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aravindan Neelakandan about his book “Hindutva Origin, Evolution and Future”. This podcast discusses multiple aspects of Hindutva, how it is unique when compared with monotheism, and its unique ability to be more effective in ...

In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia discuss the upcoming state election in Gujarat. They look at the entire political landscape of Gujarat in light of the upcoming state assembly elections. What is the religious breakdown of the state? What ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Charlotte Littlewood about her report published by The Henry Jackson Society titled “Hindu-Muslim civil unrest in Leicester: “Hindutva” and the creation of a false narrative”. The report finds that a local community issue was ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shadi Hamid about his latest book “The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea”. ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Amana Begam Ansari about the Hijab debate. On one hand, we have women giving their lives up in Iran and on the other hand, we have Indian liberals supporting the burqa in India. How ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Wasiq Wasiq about the genealogy of Islamist extremism and what can be done to tackle it. In light of the recent Hindu-Muslim clashes in Leicester, England Wasiq explains how Islamism functions in Western Europe ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ramsundar Lakshminarayanan about a new tool developed by him that tracks Hindu hatred on Twitter. The podcast talks about what prompted Ramsundar to build this tool and his motivation behind it. He explains why ...

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed about his book “Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History”. Dr. Ahmed narrates Jinnah’s journey from an Indian nationalist to a Muslim communitarian, and from a Muslim nationalist to, finally, ...