Episode 14: She did not mention the contradictions, the lies and the troubling links between the plaintiffs. In this episode, he joins Dr Myriam Francois to explore whiteness and sex - how has white normativity affected how we think about sex and pleasure? She is the founder of the We Need To … She is also the founder of Forever Africa Conference and Events (FACE), a Pan-African interdisciplinary conference hosted in Bristol. Episode 17: Maryam Ramadan, his daughter told us, “We are shocked by the BBC World Service coverage of the Tariq Ramadan’s case. The whiteness of immigration - "I think of immigration as reperations" - Multi award winning New York-based writer Suketu Mehta is the author of the best selling “This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto" (2019) and "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found" (2004), among others. His affairs are his private matters, what the campaign asks for is his right to #dueprocess. The first plaintiff has a history of being lying and was contradicted by her own friend as she changed the story many times. by Amaliah Team in World on 21st September, 2018. Should we talk about whiteness? Is the police still institutionally racist? In July 1995, in the midst of war in the former Yugoslavia, around 8,000 Muslim men and teenaged boys were massacred at Srebrenica. In this episode, he joins Dr Myriam Francois to discuss the whiteness of our conversations about immigration. The journalist, Myriam François, abused Ramadan family’s trust on three essential accounts: 1. In this episode we discuss his recent narration of the film "The Psychosis of Whiteness", a study of society's perceptions of race and racism, directed by Eugene Nulman, as well as whiteness as a protective mechanism, global inequality as white supremacy, his upcoming book "Empire 2:0" and whether people identified as white can ever overcome the psychosis of whiteness... - You may know her from her legendary tweets and her powerful anti-racism stance - Dr Priyamvada Gopal is 'Reader in Anglophone and Related Literature' at the University of Cambridge - an academic and contributor to public debates over racial inequality and the legacy of empire, her latest book "Insurgent Empire" (Verso, 2019) presents how Britain’s enslaved and colonial subjects were - contrary to enduring depictions - active agents in their own liberation. “It is not for us to judge Tariq Ramadan’s guilt or innocence but we respectfully ask has Mr. Ramadan, has a fair and equitable legal process, one in which he is assumed innocent until proven guilty? In this episode, Amma Asante joins Dr Myriam Francois to discuss whiteness in the film industry. The Washington Post described the book as “a stunning and thorough look at White womanhood that should be required reading for anyone.” WHITE TEARS/BROWN SCARS traces the role that White Womanhood and feminism have played in the development of Western power structures and was inspired by her 2018 Guardian article ‘How White Women Use Strategic Tears to Silence Women of Colour’ which became a global flashpoint for discussions of race and gender. White fragility - She's an American academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies - her book "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" has been a US bestseller and provoked an uncomfortable conversation in the USA on what it means to be white. Join Prospect’s newsletter with the best new writing on politics, economics, literature and the arts. Episode 10 - https://t.co/ZX5Vk3fk6K, — Dr Zubaida Haque (@Zubhaque) September 18, 2018. It is disturbing to see the BBC descend to journalism “à la française”. Episode 13: Awful report. The Washington Post described the book as “a stunning and thorough look at White womanhood that should be required reading for anyone.” WHITE TEARS/BROWN SCARS traces the role that White Womanhood and feminism have played in the development of Western power structures and was inspired by her 2018 Guardian article ‘How White Women Use Strategic Tears to Silence Women of Colour’ which became a global flashpoint for discussions of race and gender. In this episode, she joins Dr Myriam Francois to discuss whiteness in philosophy. The report illustrated some intricacies of the case thus far, including an interview from Tariq Ramadan’s son, Sami Ramadan and a documented open letter of support from academics who stand by his right for due process such as, Aminata Traore, Noam Chomsky, and Ken Loach. Dear Myriam, shaming Tariq Ramadan was unnecessary. Bisa dijumpai di akun Twitter @sidhila. We need more women to speak out in the UK, esp in the #AsianMedia & culture industry where #MeToo is also happening & women are remaining quiet. Priyamvada Gopal (born 1968) is Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge, where she is a Fellow of Churchill College.Her main teaching and research interests are in colonial and postcolonial studies, South Asian literature, critical race studies, and the politics and cultures of empire and globalisation. – Sudanese-Australian writer and award-winning social advocate, Yassmin Abdel-Magied is the author of 3 books, including her latest "Listen Layla" (2021). Is the police still institutionally racist? In this episode, he joins Dr Myriam Francois to discuss the whiteness of the comedy world and his thoughts on the BLM movement. 1.2k Followers, 3.44k Following, 56743 pins - See what myriam francois (mjbaptiste) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. You obviously have a personal agenda and deliberately made him appear guilty without mentioning his failing health as well as his incarceration without any process or fair hearing. Shameful opportunism. Thank you, Myriam, — Amanullah De Sondy (@desondy) September 18, 2018. I can only pray that justice for all is the best thing. She was one of the 2020 LinkedIn Changemakers, and is a globally sought-after advisor on issues of social justice, focused on the intersections of race, gender and faith. And for Episode No1 of the "We need to talk about Whiteness Podcast", Dr Robin DiAngelo joins me for a conversation about how the term is slowly gaining currency in the UK, whether it is transferable, from a US context and why these conversations continue to feel so thorny.