Episode 23 - Hijacking a Generation: Twenty Years of the War on Terror

The Convo team along with our guests below unpacked the consequences of the War on Terror narrative in this episode titled: 𝗛𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓.

 

𝑫𝒓 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒎 𝑸𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊 - Research Director at advocacy group 𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗘 - has specialised in investigating the impact of counterterrorism practices worldwide since 2003. Has published a wide range of NGO reports, academic journals and articles. Author of the book _"Rules of the Game: Detention, Deportation, Disappearance".

 

𝒁𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒇 - Writer on Islam, politics and International Relations. Singaporean political activist jailed without trial for 4.5 years - accused of supporting terrorism by Singaporean government. Released November 2020.

 

𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅 - Lawyer, sessional academic and Executive Member of Muslim Legal Network (NSW). His thesis is on Pakistan’s Counterterrorism framework. Other research areas include Islamic Law in the Muslim World, South Asian politics and postcolonial thought.

 

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