Best Fulani Podcasts (2024)

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The child soldiers of Myanmar 18:11

5M ago18:11

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The use of children in combat roles is not new in Myanmar. Both the government and some resistance groups have child soldiers, with tragic results. Hundreds of children have been killed and tortured by the Myanmar army in recent years. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Yiwen Li speaks with several experts about the issue. Human Rights Magaz…

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The repressed democracy of Uganda 24:07

6M ago24:07

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President Museveni of Uganda has retained power since 1986, using violence, arrests and media suppression to maintain the military dictatorship. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Nkwesi Banage talks with experts about the dynamics of politics and elections in Uganda, and how Museveni has successfully kept power for decades. (Photo: A Uganda…

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The persecution of Fulani people in Ghana 23:15

6M ago23:15

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The Fulani people are part of an ethnic group across the Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, comprising between 25 and 40 million people. About 10 million of them are pastoralists, and so they are part of the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world. Almost all are Muslims. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Pauline Goemans explores the di…

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La Révolution silencieuse 56:24

8M ago56:24

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Ce podcast cherche à capturer la complexité du combat féministe au Maroc dans une ère de réforme politique et juridique. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both. If you agree that informed reporting on human rights and social justice issues is important, your support would be w…

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Cambodia garment workers - expression and repression in the garment industry 37:29

9M ago37:29

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The garment industry is Cambodia’s largest employer, with more than 850,000 workers. The three largest markets are the European Union, the destination of 40% of the production, followed by the United States at 30% and Canada at 9%. So, if we purchase clothing made in Cambodia, how concerned should we be about whether there were inadequate wages and…

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Coming out as an LGBTQ+ refugee in Canada 22:03

12M ago22:03

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Many refugees are fleeing conflict or poverty, but many are also seeking to escape from a society in which, because of their sexual identity and/or preference, they face violence and possibly death every day. In this podcast episode and the related article (at upstreamjournal.org), Julia Israel speaks with several guests about what it means for the…

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Myanmar women fighting against the military regime 35:30

1y ago35:30

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A look into the particular role of women in the resistance to the brutal military regime in Myanmar. Produced by Ruolan Ma, it follows on the podcast episode and article she did last year on the country and the role of journalists there. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both.…

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Autism – invisible and easily overlooked? 48:37

1+ y ago48:37

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Canada provides universal healthcare, but people with autism and their families struggle significantly against many barriers and a lack of service. Support is commonly offered following a diagnosis, but what happens when an individual either cannot get one, or is considered too old for one? Host Emma Nahmiach speaks with experts about the lack of s…

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Have a cuppa, and spare a thought for tea workers 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

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The cost of tea for consumers is really low, given the volume of tea that is grown, half of it produced in China by some 80 million people. But it is workers in places like South Asia that have significant problems, where there is a long history of worker exploitation dating to colonial times. Tea workers throughout the region suffer from widesprea…

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The crisis in affordable housing – the Montreal example 21:09

1+ y ago21:09

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In Canada, the last time housing was considered to be affordable, relative to income, was in 2004 The average price of a home in the Toronto area, the country’s most populated, is more than $1 million. In Quebec too, where the housing market has been historically affordable, there has been a significant decline in affordability over recent years. I…

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Conflict-related sexual violence, a discussion about how to respond 48:32

1+ y ago48:32

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Esther Dingemans is an expert in programmes that respond to conflict-related sexual violence. She worked for several years in humanitarian programmes on sexual and gender-based violence in several countries in Africa and the Middle East. She is the executive director at the Global Survivors Fund and the Mukwege Foundation. In this episode, she was …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Reem Alsalem 25:36

1+ y ago25:36

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For this episode in the Pathways to Peace series, the focus is on the particular impact of violence and insecurity on women and girls. My guest is Reem Alsalem who, for 17 years until 2016, worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and then became an independent consultant in humanitarian action and refugee protection. She is now the UN Sp…

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Kafala in Lebanon - legal slavery? 17:41

1+ y ago17:41

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The Kafala system is a form of worker sponsorship that allows private citizens and companies almost total control over the employment and immigration status of migrant workers. Lebanon has some 250,000 migrant domestic workers, most of them women from Africa and Asia. The labour laws do not provide them protections that other workers have, like a m…

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Journalism in Myanmar despite the repression 29:36

1+ y ago29:36

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In February 2021, Myanmar military leaders removed the democratically elected party from power and took control of the government. In the year following, at least 1,700 civilians, including children, have been killed by the junta forces and some 10,000 arrested. Media outlets have been closed, and journalists arrested, beaten and tortured. Some hav…

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Protecting culture and human rights as Amazon loses forest 27:23

1+ y ago27:23

27:23

The world's largest rainforest is in trouble. Trees are being cut down at the fastest rate in years, for their wood and to clear the ground for crops supplying the global food industry. 75% of the forest is under stress with this level of deforestation, and with climate change impacts the trees take longer to recover from droughts and there are mor…

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Immigration detention in Canada and why it should be abolished 51:51

1+ y ago51:51

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People who come to Canada as refugees or migrants without legal status can be held indefinitely in detention centers or provincial jails. They may not have committed an offense and there is no trial, but they are treated as though they are criminals. Find out more in the new podcast episode by Serra Hasiloglu. Human Rights Magazine is produced by T…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Dan Smith 26:30

1+ y ago26:30

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Dan Smith is the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. With several years' experience with NGOs and international organizations he has written extensively on conflict and insecurity, and I encourage you to read his blog articles at dansmithsblog.com. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The…

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Assad's crimes against humanity - the Koblenz trial 24:47

2y ago24:47

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This episode is the third in a series on Syria by Emma Beilouny. In this one, she gets insights from several people about the brutality of the Assad regime, and the possibilities for holding it accountable for its crimes against humanity. Read the full article at upstreamjournal.org, with artwork by Doğa Atabay, Emma is now also the host of a new p…

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Yarmouk, and the future for Palestinians in Syria 20:11

2y ago20:11

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Established in 1957 as an accommodation for families who were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Nakba, al-Yarmouk camp is considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora as well as a symbol of resistance to Israel and was home to most Palestinian political parties’ headquarters. Yarmouk’s population reached more than 200,000 Palestinians…

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First Nations people in Canada’s prisons. “It’s punishment, punishment, punishment. There is no healing.” 29:10

2y ago29:10

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The number of Indigenous prison inmates in Canada is increasing, while the number of non-Indigenous inmates is going down. Native people serve longer portions of their sentence and are less likely to be granted parole than other prisoners. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Charlotte Lalonde speaks with several experts about why this is, and…

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The sanctions on Syria & their impacts on women 21:17

2y ago21:17

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In this episode, Emma Beilouny explores the impact of the economic sanctions placed on Syria in June 2020, in particular the impact on women and girls. These sanctions are meant to punish the regime for its actions during the civil war, which began just over ten years ago, but they are having a devastating effect on the Syrian people. Human Rights …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest William Schabas 18:53

2y ago18:53

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My guest in this episode is William Schabas, the internationally respected expert on human rights law, genocide and the death penalty. He is a professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom and a professor of international law and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He has served on several human righ…

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New cookstoves bring health and empowerment to Rwanda women 19:57

2y ago19:57

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In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Amelia Coleman explores how simple, more efficient cookstoves are having an impact in Rwanda on women’s health as well as their rights and empowerment. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both. If you agree that informed reporting on hum…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Agnes Callamard 16:49

2y ago16:49

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My guest in this episode of the Pathways to Peace series is Agnes Callamard, the well-known human rights expert who is now the Secretary General of Amnesty International. She has had many roles, including that of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions from 2017 to 2021. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The U…

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Homelessness in the time of COVID 31:52

2y ago31:52

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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights estimates that there are more than 100 million people in the world who are homeless, people with no housing at all. In this episode of Human Rights Magazine, Florina Lupu examines the situation of homelessness here, in Montreal, the home city of the Upstream Journal and this podcast, in the context of t…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Livingston Sewanyana 19:40

2y ago19:40

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In this episode of the Pathways to Peace series, Derek MacCuish speaks with Livingstone Sewanyana, the UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. The founder and executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Uganda, he is a lawyer with an extensive scholarly background in human ri…

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The Syria crisis and gender-based violence 50:02

2y ago50:02

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Gender-based violence targets women and girls in the largest forced displacement crisis in the world with almost 14 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance, 5 million of them women and girls of reproductive age. A rise in gender-based and sexual violence affects vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls, tearing families apart and …

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Sharan Burrow 21:23

2+ y ago21:23

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The editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, Derek MacCuish, speaks with Sharan Burrow, head of the world's largest trade union federation. The International Trade Union Confederation is acknowledged to be the global voice of working people. From her actions as a labour rights leader in Australia to her engagement at the global lev…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Phil Bloomer 23:24

2+ y ago23:24

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The editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, Derek MacCuish, speaks with Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, an organization that reports on rights abuse allegations of more than 10,000 companies worldwide. By providing the subsequent response by the companies, if any, the organization s…

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Child marriage - causes and solutions 28:15

2+ y ago28:15

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Mahima Kapur explores the issue of child marriage with a particular focus on the situation in the UK, and speaks with people experienced in the issue about what is needed to end the abusive practice. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek MacCuish, is editor of both. If you agree that informed reporting …

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A discuss on the Kenyan Music Industry with Ukoo Fulani MauMau's & Ogopa Djs artists Collo and Sharama. Africa's first Verzuz who will win!!!!. 1:31:02

2+ y ago1:31:02

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Join Us as we discuss details about the Kenyan Music Industry, let's get deep into the thoughts of two of Kenyan HIP HOP Legends Collo( Ogopa Djs) and Sharama(Ukoo fulani). The two tell of tales never told before and address issues within the music industry. Topics like witchcraft, the state of the music industry are not out of topic. Don't forget …

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FUTURE SAMPLES AND FANTSY COLLABOS 3:05

2+ y ago3:05

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Join Us as we discuss details about the Kenyan Music Industry, let's get deep into the thoughts of two of Kenyan HIP HOP Legends Collo( Ogopa Djs) and Sharama(Ukoo falani). The two tell of tales never told before and address issues within the music industry. Topics like witchcraft, the state of the music industry are not out of topic. --- Send in a…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest John Morrison 19:28

2+ y ago19:28

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The editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, Derek MacCuish, speaks with John Morrison, CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business. This episode is part of the series Pathways to Peace, in which we hear from people who have been deeply engaged in working for peace and human rights in their various aspects. Human Rights Maga…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Mary Lawlor 12:09

3y ago12:09

12:09

Derek MacCuish, the editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, speaks with Mary Lawlor, the UN expert on the situation of human rights defenders. This episode is part of the series Pathways to Peace, in which we hear from people who have been deeply engaged in working for peace and human rights in their various aspects. Mary Lawlor w…

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Pathways to Peace, with guest Marie Dennis 20:27

3y ago20:27

20:27

The editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, Derek MacCuish, speaks with Marie Dennis, who has worked for several years with Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement. She is the author of several books on peace and nonviolence. This episode is part of the series Pathways to Peace, in which we hear from people who have…

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Corporate due diligence in human rights - the new EU rules. 16:07

3y ago16:07

16:07

New Upstream Journal article and podcast episode explores why current legislation does not prevent human rights abuse, what the European Union due diligence legislation will change, and what you can do at a personal level to protect human and environmental rights. Human Rights Magazine is produced by The Upstream Journal magazine. The host, Derek M…

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A million Uyghur people imprisoned in China. Why? 14:32

3y ago14:32

14:32

More than one million Muslim Uyghurs are in Chinese internment camps. Why? What has been happening, and what will be the outcomes? Rachel Ernest Cohen explores the situation with three experts: Darren Byler is a postdoctoral researcher with the China Made project at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research focuses on Uyghur dispossession, …

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Can global rights standards be reached in China's factories? 15:25

3y ago15:25

15:25

Ten years have passed since UN Human Rights Council endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). Corporate social responsibility has become a mainstream view that serves as a standard for the company to modernize its policies. However, without a legally binding agreement, major challenges remain as businesses in developin…

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Challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community worldwide 12:49

3y ago12:49

12:49

The global LGBTQ+ community faces many complex and evolving challenges. While from an outside perspective it may seem as though the fight for equality has been won, there is still a long way to go. To understand these issues, Meera Raman, the producer of this episode, spoke with three experts: Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on violen…

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The Generous Art of Gift Giving 27:48

3y ago27:48

27:48

The CN ladies and their friends, meet to talk about the dynamics of giving and receiving gifts among friends and partners. Listen to learn how to pick the perfect gift for that special person! Join the Conversation! Subscribe to the Conscious Nigeria podcast to deepen your knowledge of Nigerian history. Also you can follow the conversation on socia…

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The Nigerian Cocoa Dynasty 18:17

3y ago18:17

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With plummeting oil prices and it's resultant hit on Nigeria's chief source of foreign exchange, can we turn again to the one time economic legend - Cocoa. Valued at over 100Billion dollars, the cocoa industry could be a lifeline to Nigeria's ailing economy. Join the Conversation! Subscribe to the Conscious Nigeria podcast to deepen your knowledge …

3+ y ago9:24

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What kingdoms existed in pre-amalgamation Nigeria? was there any resistance to the British incursion? these questions and more are answered in this episode of Conscious Nigeria, a Podcast of Nigerians telling Nigeria's story! Join the Conversation! Subscribe to the Conscious Nigeria podcast to deepen your knowledge of Nigerian history. Also you can…

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