Craig Tilmouth

Dec 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew West |Nadyat El Gawley |Craig Tilmouth

Syria is a patchwork of ethnic and religious minorities. But does the overthrow of the brutal Assad regime strengthen or threaten these communities? Sunni Muslims – some with a background in hardline Islamist movements – are likely to lead the next government. Professor Benjamin Isakhan of Deakin University specialises in Middle Eastern politics. He’s also the author of a major book, The Legacy of Iraq, from the 20033 war to the Islamic State, on Islamists in the region.

Oct 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Siobhan Marin |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman |Craig Tilmouth

Mormon missionaries have been visiting the Central Desert on and off for four decades. In the past year, there have been 127 baptisms in the Northern Territory. Why is this American faith gaining traction in Indigenous communities? Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney over the weekend to mark the passing of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. What does Gülen's death mean for the future of the movement? In the last US election, eight in ten white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump.

Mar 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Craig Tilmouth

Did Pope Francis really tell Ukraine's leaders to hoist "the white flag" — ending a war that Russia began two years ago? The Pope has triggered anger in Kyiv with his call to begin negotiations. Vatican officials have also upset the government of Israel with comments about a disproportionate retaliation in Gaza to the Hamas massacre on October 7. The popularity of Putin among nominally conservative Christians sounds baffling — but why it is a growing phenomenon in the US? Broadcast 1 hours ago

Feb 23, 2023 | abc.net.au | Beverley Wang |Benjamin Law |Sarah Mashman |Rhiannon Brown |Simon Branthwaite |Russell Stapleton | +2 more

It's our live show from Sydney WorldPride! BW and BL are at Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta talking to Zindzi Okenyo and René Allen Louis about the Australian premiere of Choir Boy, Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney's play about a gifted queer Black teen navigating high school and homophobia. After 22 days on Australian Survivor, Ben's been voted off the island. BW quizzes him about everything that went down in that wild tribal council (#ButtCookie #CookieIdol).