DW Transtel | 884910
English
3 x 45 min
Worldwide

Large areas of Asia are experiencing unbridled urbanization. The disparity between city and rural regions is increasing, as the gap between rich and poor continues to grow. Around half the continent’s population are under 25 and demanding greater participation. In many of its emergent nations this part of the world is experiencing a political and above all religious radicalization that would have been unthinkable not so long ago. A dangerous blend of autocratic systems and religious extremism threatens to divide several nations in this region. Others run the risk of leaving democratic principles by the wayside. How are people living with this growing intolerance?

01 Bangladesh – The Dawn of Islamism (2019)
02 The Philippines – In the Sights of IS (2019)
03 Indonesia – Diversity under Threat (2020)