Muditha Dias

Dec 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew West |Nadyat El Gawley |Bella Tropiano |Muditha Dias

What does the overthrow of Syria's brutal Assad regime mean for religious minorities? Can Palestinians and Jews find a way through today's deepening divisions over the Israel-Gaza war? And the multiculturalism of Australia's Christianity today.

Dec 8, 2024 | abc.net.au | Siobhan Marin |Nadyat El Gawley |Muditha Dias

There are only 5,000 followers left of the indigenous faith, Laipianism, in Myanmar's largely Christian Chin state. But at one point, this monotheistic religion was a rival to Christianity. Has tech, with ideas of heaven, hell and chosen-ness become a religion? Can we disengage from technology? And how did our diverse Christmas palate get its start?

Oct 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Muditha Dias

How will Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah affect the tense politics of the Middle East? It's been almost a year since the Hamas attack killed 1,200 Israelis. Israel's retaliation — leaving 40,000 dead, according to the Gaza health authorities — has also caused deep polarisation. In the US, a Jewish and Arab scholar have been urging for mutual understanding across divides. In recent years, there's been more political polarisation in the US.

Mar 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Muditha Dias |Hamish Camilleri |Hong Jiang |Jack Schmidt |Avani Dias

India is world's largest democracy, and there's been a huge shift in who is going to the ballot box. 49% of voters will be women in the May elections  — and women will outstrip male voters by 2029. PM Narendra Modi pitches to female voters, but are his initiatives actually making a significant difference in their lives? And how does his muscular form of Hindu Nationalism appeal to women voters?  Join ABC's Avani Dias for this special International Women's Day panel. Broadcast 14 minutes ago