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Al Jazeera
2 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Ali Shariati and the Iranian revolution
The life of Ali Shariati, an Iranian revolutionary scholar, an inspiration behind the 1979 Islamic revolution. This is the untold story of Ali Shariati, an influential Iranian scholar whose revolutionary ideas helped shape the ideological basis of the 1979 Islamic revolution. This documentary explores how Shariati's radical interpretation of religious thought in the Shah's Iran recast Islam as a revolutionary force against authoritarianism and repression – and inspired a generation that increasingly demanded change. Shariati studied in Paris in the 1960s, where he was exposed to new ideas – Marxism, existentialism and anticolonial movements, including Algeria's fight for independence from France. He was labelled subversive by the Shah's secret police and imprisoned several times. In 1977, he was allowed to leave Iran for the United Kingdom, but his sudden death triggered the suspicion among his supporters of assassination by SAVAK agents. Shariati never lived to see the Iranian revolution, but his legacy is still felt in Iran as elsewhere in the Arab world.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Democratic socialists are ‘starting to take hold' in America, Mark Levin warns
'Life, Liberty & Levin' host Mark Levin discusses his new book 'On Power' and the threat of Marxism in the United States on 'Fox & Friends.'
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Govt. for radical change in education sector: Deputy CM Bhatti
Fundamental rights in a democratic society — freedom of expression and debate — which have been missing in Osmania University for a decade, were restored with Congress coming to power in December 2023, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Saturday. The government's doors were opened to all viewpoints and people's fear to express their opinion vanished, he said, recalling his interactions with women, students and diverse groups in his Adilabad-Khammam People's March. For Mr. Vikramarka, universities should encourage ideological diversity — from Marxism to Maoism to Gandhianism — as that's what constitutes a true university, he said, and asserted that coercion, pressure or suppression are not part of the State government's policy. 'I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,' he quoted French writer and philosopher Voltaire, to supplement his idea. According to Mr. Vikramarka, who was speaking at the annual day celebrations of University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University here, the government's focus is on bringing about radical changes in the education sector. He said that the journey began with the appointments of Vice Chancellors, faculty recruitment, hike in diet charges and cosmetic charges in State residential schools, the common diet menu scheme recommended by top doctors and nutritionists, and allocation of ₹500 crore for Koti Women's College, now renamed as Veeranari Chakali Ilamma University. The next thing in the pipeline is building skills. Constructing Telangana's first skill university in 'Future City', 100 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) being transformed as Advanced Technology Centres, and Young India Residential Schools in every constituency with an outlay of ₹200 crore each. He maintained that real development in the State is possible only through education, and especially English medium education to withstand global competition. Findings from the comprehensive socio-economic, political, educational and caste survey conducted in the State, he said, also showed that education is more crucial for development than land, which is a foundational resource for development. Mr. Vikramarka was all praise for the legacy of Osmania University which produced former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, and many bureaucrats, scientists and politicians for Telangana and beyond. Accepting Vice Chancellor Kumar Molugaram and Principal C. Kaseem's request for an open auditorium in the university, he promised recommending it to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. He also assured that more job notifications would be released soon.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Karl Marx's grave gets a Labubu toy, Internet says, ‘just as God intended'
Karl Marx, the man who spent his life critiquing capitalism's ability to turn everything into a commodity, from labour and art to identity itself, probably never imagined that one day, he would be part of that very spectacle. Yet, that's exactly what happened this week at London's Highgate Cemetery, where visitors were stunned to see a Labubu plush toy perched on Marx's grave. Labubu is a mass-produced collectible doll, a wide-eyed, gremlin-like figure that's become something of a cult obsession. It's the kind of object that thrives on late-stage capitalism: marketed endlessly, bought compulsively, and quickly turned into social media content. The image of the toy sitting on the tombstone of the 'Father of Communism' quickly went viral, racking up over 10 million views online. the concept of knowing there is currently a labubu on karl marx's grave — helen (@helen) July 22, 2025 Comments poured in, with many pointing out the bizarre irony of it all. One user said, 'Late-stage capitalism really said: Labubu x Karl Marx collab.' Another wrote, 'Wait until you know that it cost you £10 to enter the graveyard… but that's fine for me to manage the site, they have such amazing tour too to explain about the graveyard.' The contradiction wasn't lost on anyone. 'There's something deeply poetic — and unhinged — about a collectible capitalist gremlin sitting on the grave of the man who critiqued capitalism itself. Peak irony,' one person wrote, while another offered a harsher take: 'The Labubu: perfectly symbolic of unthinking people with infantile tendencies, wasteful and trendy. Just like Marxism.' Amid the plastic mascot of consumerism, there were also traditional tributes: fresh flowers, handwritten notes, and quiet tokens of respect. Labubu belongs to the Pop Mart universe, a line of vinyl collectible figures sold in blind boxes, meaning buyers have no idea which version they're getting until they open it. This element of surprise, paired with limited availability, is designed to stoke desire and create a sense of urgency. In today's Gen Z consumer culture, these toys have become status symbols, with rare editions often fetching hundreds or even thousands of dollars on resale markets.
Sky News AU
24-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
‘Uncool to be woke': Donald Trump calls for US companies to reject ‘poisonous Marxism'
US President Donald Trump claims Americans don't want 'woke Marxist lunacy' in the artificial intelligence models. 'They don't want it, they don't want anything to do with it,' he said during his address at an AI summit. 'That's why on day one, I very proudly terminated Joe Biden's order on woke AI effective immediately. 'It's so uncool to be woke – I encourage all American companies to join us in rejecting poisonous Marxism in our technology.'
