Facing the German Far Right w/ Musa Okwonga (E170)

For episode 170, returning guest Musa Okwonga talks to Elia Ayoub about a piece he wrote, "The Hatred Is Accelerating", on racism and the far right in Germany. This was recorded on 31 August 2024, a day before the fascist AfD party won top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony in the state elections.Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Registration is now open⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I’m on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support⁠⁠⁠ on Patreon⁠⁠⁠ and follow on⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠Previous TFTT episodes with Musa OkwongaWe Need to Talk About Twitter w/ Musa Okwonga and Justin SalhaniFootball is Political: #Qatar2022, Russia and What Comes Next w/ Musa Okwonga and Justin SalhaniSpecial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Retrospective w/ Musa Okwonga, Fabien Goa and Justin SalhaniIn the End, It Was All About Love w/ Musa OkwongaBeing the Good Immigrant in an Ungrateful Country w/ Musa OkwongaCheck out2018 article by Musa: Berliners have shown how to stop the march of the far rightThe Far Right is Not Inevitable with Aurelien MondonThe work of Jakob Springfeld and Philipp Ruch. Also: Polylulx and International Women* SpaceFirst video essay on YouTube by Ayman Makarem: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims and subscribe to our channelRecommended reads and listens:Critical Muslim: German Redemption Theology by Adnan DelalicLondon Review of Books: Memory Failure by Pankaj Mishra972Mag: Germany’s anti-Palestinian censorship turns on Jews by Hebh JamalJewish Currents' "On The Nose Podcast" The Trouble with Germany, part IJewish Currents' "On The Nose Podcast" The Trouble with Germany, part IIGranta: Once Again, Germany defines who is a Jew, part I by George Prochnik, Eyal Weizman & Emily Dische-BeckerGranta: Once Again, Germany defines who is a Jew, part II by George Prochnik, Eyal Weizman & Emily Dische-BeckerIWriteStuff.Blog: The Jewish and Arab Questions, and European Fascism by Elia AyoubThe Palestinian Question as a Jewish Question by Raef ZreikBooks by Musa Okwonga (website):Please support your local bookshops and public libraries by ordering them there whenever possible.In The End, It Was All About LoveOne of Them: An Eton College MemoirStriking Out: The Debut Novel from Superstar Striker Ian WrightRaheem Sterling (Football Legends #1) with Stanley ChowEating Roses for DinnerA Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing GreatnessCredits:Host(s): Elia Ayoub | Guest(s): Musa Okwonga | Producers: Aydın Yıldız, Elia Ayoub, Israa Abdel Fattah, Ayman Makarem and Leila Al-Shami | Music: ⁠⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠ | TFTT theme design: ⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠ | FTP theme design: Hisham Rifai | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠ | Episode design: Elia Ayoub