The Rape of Nanking: Witness to a Forgotten Atrocity

In late 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army captured Nanjing, then China's capital. What followed was six weeks of orchestrated horror: mass executions, systematic rape, and pillaging. But a small group of Westerners refused to leave, creating a safety zone that saved thousands. Through the diaries of men like John Rabe and Minnie Vautrin, we piece together the day-to-day terror and courage inside the city. This episode confronts the scale of the violence, the geopolitical silence that followed, and the enduring wounds of historical denial. Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi, produced by Light Knot Studios (https://www.lightknotstudios.com/).