WhatTheHekmat
From interviews with authors and journalists, to cultural on the ground reports, to digest style updates, my Youtube Channel and Spotify podcast serve as a medium through which I practice my independent journalism.
This year, the capital of the French Riviera celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Nice carnival. But did you know that the first written mention of the Nice Carnival dates back to the late thirteenth century? Get an insider's view on how the city of Nice is preparing for the most celebrated winter event of the Côte D'Azur. Shot and directed by Hekmat
"Unraptured" author, Zack Hunt discusses the phenomena of End Time Theology in the Evangelical Church of America. He explains how a simplified understanding of the world and its impending end has led millions of Americans to blindly support Israel's oppression of Palestinians in search of the rapture. "Here lies the ultimate problem with end times theology, it values prophecy more than people. Fulfilling biblical prophecies more important than the lives of Palestinians, more important than those crushed by a foreign policy that supposedly fulfill prophecy."-Zack Hunt in Unraptured.
On the 12th of September, Serbia is supposed to be hosting #Europride2022 in #Belgrade. However, tensions are high, and a large part of the population does not want the parade as they see their country as a bastion of Christian Orthodox conservatism. As of now both parties are unrelenting, and the situiation is closing in on a dangerous edge if not soon resolved. Will Europride2022 take place? Or will it be the first cancelled Europride in 50 years?
In the first episode of my latest project: Conversations With Dissidents, I speak with those who no longer feel welcome or safe in their countries of origins. I ask why, I ask how they got there, and I ask what messages they have to those they left behind back home.
Middle East Update: A weekly 3 minute digest on the most notable stories in the Middle East.
Middle East Update: A weekly 3 minute digest on the most notable stories in the Middle East.