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Winner of Oprah's first "Chutzpah Award" for boldness, Irshad Manji is among the world's most visible - and vocal - Muslim reformers. In this audio book, narrated by her, Irshad explains the disturbing attitudes with which too many of her fellow Muslims practice Islam today: Arab cultural tribalism posing as pure faith. An uncritical approach to the Quran as the final and therefore superior word of God. And a rejection of universal human rights as if they are incompatible with the Divine.

'I recommend our diplomats and ministers read this book: it will provide them with an intellectual backbone. On the big calls [Bootle] has a spectacularly good record.' - The Sunday Times 'Bootle is right on every count.' - The Guardian The Extensively Revised 5th Edition of this Highly...

Good Green Trouble Podcast is where we unpack the stories, struggles, and solutions at the intersection of environmental justice and community power. Inspired by the “Doing the Dirty” Environmental Justice Town Hall, hosted by the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida and the DECF Environmental Justice Coalition, this podcast lifts up grassroots voices tackling pollution, discrimination, and systemic neglect in neighborhoods long left behind. Each episode brings you into the urgent conversations happening in communities facing environmental harm — from toxic air and water injustices...

In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young "troublemakers", challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children. Time and again, we make seemingly endless efforts to moderate, punish, and even medicate our children, when we should instead be concerned with transforming the very nature of our institutions, systems, and structures, large and small.

The finest voices talking on everything from politics to fiction. They all happen to be women.

Good Trouble is the helpful antidote to all the pessimism and name-calling that is permeating today’s political and social dialogues. Revisiting episodes from the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, it highlights the essential lessons that modern-day activists and the civically minded can extract and embrace in order to move forward and create change.

The last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till tells his story, with poignant recollections of Emmett as a boy, critical insights into the recent investigation, and powerful lessons for racial reckoning, both then and now. New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “In this...

Following his expulsion from school, 17-year-old dreamer Ellis Dau is sent to work with his father. His father is editor of The Chronicle, the last bastion of free speech in their strange, strange land. And it is under threat: from heavy-handed policemen, mysterious revolutionaries, and the resident Russian billionaire. As Ellis navigates his collapsing, blacked-out city - and his feelings for the oligarch's beautiful daughter - he realises that some things are worth fighting for.

In an era of global conflict and turmoil, The Independent's World Affairs Editor, Sam Kiley, speaks to the people on the frontline of the discussions that are shaping our future. World of Trouble is the podcast that makes sense of an ever-changing planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Moore's anti-memoir, Here Comes Trouble, narrated by the man himself. Breaking the autobiographical mould, he hilariously presents 20 far-ranging, irreverent vignettes from his own life. Moore is his own meta-Forrest Gump, as one moment...

The finest voices talking on everything from politics to fiction. They all happen to be women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Trouble with Hillary Clinton's Free Tuition Plan" is from the July 19, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Kevin Carey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Peggy Caserta, founder of the famous Haight-Ashbury hippie boutique Mnasidika and lover and girlfriend of Janis Joplin, was a Louisiana homecoming queen turned airsick stewardess who eventually landed in 1960s San Francisco and set up shop. Her store was a hang-out for The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company; it was where Wes Wilson’s posters hung, where Bill Graham sold concert tickets, and where Owsley’s LSD was enjoyed. 

At TROUBLEMAKERS, we explore how to rebel in an age when a few elite have so much control. We speak with inspiring people from all walks of life across the planet on the tools they use to subvert and seize power for the transformation of our world. TROUBLEMAKERS is a place to learn from each other about how to make change. This podcast is a transcontinental operation brought to you by Beautiful Trouble, MOVE the Global Social Movement Centre, MS TCDC, and Global Platforms.

Trouble with the Truth is the podcast produced by Lana Estemirova in partnership with the Justice for Journalists Foundation. Lana talks to brave and resilient journalists from around the world who face persecution just for doing their job and lets her audience hear voices that usually remain hidden behind the curtain.

"The Trouble for Hillary" is from the July 30, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Frank Bruni and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Bloomsbury presents The Northern Ireland Troubles by Aaron Edwards, read by Stephen Armstrong. Acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history. Spanning 38 years of the ‘Troubles’, the British Army’s...

Min Li Marti und Jean-Daniel Strub beschäftigen sich seit Jahren politisch, theoretisch und zuweilen auch ganz praktisch mit Fragen der Gleichstellung. Nun stellen beide fest, dass die Diskussion rund um Geschlechterfragen in letzter Zeit eskaliert, giftiger und schwieriger geworden ist. Doch warum? Wie konnte es dazu kommen? Und was gilt es noch zu erreichen in der Gleichstellungspolitik? Diesen und weiteren Fragen gehen Min Li Marti und Jean-Daniel Strub in ihrem Podcast «Gender Troubles» auf den Grund, indem sie eine Reihe spannender Gäste einladen, um mit ihnen zu diskutieren.

‘Alright Trouble’ is a podcast led by 3 London women who at various times in their lives have been thought of as being ‘troublesome,’ and ‘troublemakers.’ In honour of them causing trouble, Aisha, Faz and Melina invite you to listen to them shooting the breeze and having candid conversations about troublesome people, opinions and things!You can find the troublemakers on...Instagram: www.instagram.com/troublepodcastTwitter: www.twitter.com/alrighttroubleFacebook: www.facebook.com/alrighttroubleTikTok: AlrightTrouble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An irreverent podcast about the law from Josh Barro and Ken White. www.serioustrouble.show