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Generation Gaza: Among the Israelis in India

Francesca Borri / August 27, 2025

ISRAEL: Among Himalaya backpackers, Israelis process 7 October, Gaza memories, and identity crisis—numbed by drugs, haunted by politics, searching elusive peace.

al-Qassam, Beirut, Ben-Gurion, ceasefire, colonialism, Dalai Lama, fascism, Gaza, Hamas, hashish, Himalayas, Hitler, IDF, Iran, Iron Dome, Israel, Jenin, Knesset, Lebanon, Little Israel, mahmoud, Middle East, Nova Festival, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Rafah, Saudi, Tel Aviv, Telegram, trauma, war, West Bank., Zionism

Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods Angelos Rallis

Braving the Brahmaputra

Nick Holdsworth / October 31, 2023

CLIMATE: As global warming increases heavy flooding on Bangladesh’s mighty Brahmaputra River, impoverished inhabitants of its mud islands are forced to flee.

angelos rallis, AR Productions, Bangladesh, Brahmaputra River, Cargo Film & Releasing, China, climate, Dhaka, Dokufest, ERT TV, Greek Film Centre, Himalayas, India, Jatra, Manny Films, Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods, One World CZ, pandemic, Tibet, ZDF/ARTE

INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s staging of himself has been successful enough to keep him at the helm for years. But the role models for his ruling BJP party were inspired by German and Italian fascism.

Assam, British Empire, Covid-19, Democracy, Hannah Arendt, Himalayas, Hindu, Hyderabad, India, Jammu, Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram, Mohan Bhagwat, Nagaland, Narendra Modi, Putin, RSS, Ukraine

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Generation Gaza: Among the Israelis in India

Braving the Brahmaputra

A treacherous saviour