Sovereignty Beyond Borders

Sovereignty Beyond Borders

From Radio Intifada by SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) Region Radio by Radio Intifada

May 24, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of sovereignty beyond borders through discussions with a Kurdish filmmaker and an Ahwazi human rights researcher, alongside an interview with filmmaker Nihaarika Negi about her work.

This week, on Radio Intifada, we consider what sovereignty means beyond the borders communities are relegated to, from Iran to the Himalayas. We’re bringing you a conversation between a Kurdish filmmaker and an Ahwazi human rights researcher. Together, we’ll consider what sovereignty and anti-imperialism means for ethnic minorities in Iran as the US-Israel war against the country goes into its 4th month. Then, we interview part-Indigenous filmmaker Nihaarika Negi about her short film, Tenfa , which had its world premiere last month at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Misha Choudhry and Nihaarika talk about the relationship between oral traditions and Indigeneity in the South Asian context and more.

People in this episode

Host: Misha Choudhry

Guest: Nihaarika Negi

Topics covered

  • sovereignty
  • anti-imperialism
  • ethnic minorities
  • human rights
  • oral traditions
  • Indigeneity

Keywords

  • sovereignty
  • Kurdish filmmaker
  • Ahwazi human rights
  • US-Israel war
  • Indigenous filmmaker
  • oral traditions
  • South Asia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radio Intifada

Books & works: Tenfa

Places: Iran, Himalayas

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