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In Egypt security problems have collapsed the tourism industry, one of the cornerstones of its economy. As radical Islamists push for strict regulations on tourists, Egypt's population is struggling.
Following this interview with Bahrain's Nabeel Rajab, the activist was arrested. In this episode, he and Egypt's Alaa Abd El-Fattah speak powerfully to Assange about the failings of the Arab Spring.
When Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi American mother of five, was beaten to death it drew attention to Islamophobia in the US. But was her murder a hate crime or an honour killing within the Iraqi community?
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has twice been imprisoned for what he calls politically-motivated cases. But he keeps fighting for democracy in a country he believes is even less democratic than Burma.
Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali are two giants of the intellectual left. They join Julian to discuss protest movements, democracy, and how the West completely failed to anticipate the Arab Spring.
In the town of El Alberto, a bizarre new attraction lets tourists simulate illegal border crossing between Mexico and the US. Is this socially-conscious tourism or inadvertent training for illegal immigrants?
When former international cricket captain Imran Khan entered politics, neither he nor his party were taken seriously. In this interview he discusses his meteoric rise in Pakistani politics, and the issues driving it.
A terrifying war over the limitations of privacy is being contested every day - and many of us aren't even aware of it. The technology designed to soak up individuals' private communications is in constant development. In the age of cyber surveillance, where does the boundary between private and public fall,- if it still exists at all?
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