Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Mahmood Madani on Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror; Music of Anouar Brahem
In tonight’s program, in a second interview, Khalil Bendib speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani, prominent political scientist and anthropologist at Columbia University. Mahmood Mamdani’s new book is entitled "Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror" http://www.columbia.edu/cu/anthropology/fac-bios/mamdani/faculty.html During the program, we also listen to selections from Khomsa by world-celebrated Tunisian oud player and … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Plaestinian Labor; The Arab Film Festival Benefit; The Dmestic Crusaders
In Tonight's program, on the occasion of May 1st, International Workers Day, U.C. Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani will be in conversation with Leila Farsakh, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is the author of Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel. http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/polisci/faculty/farsakh.html Later in the program, Khalil Bendib talks with … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – The Armenian Genocide; also, the film “Son of a Lion”
Tonight, we are commemorating the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Khalil Bendib is in conversation with Matthew Jendian, Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fresno http://www.csufresno.edu/sociology/fac_staff/faculty/jendian.shtml , as well as Stephan Astourian, Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Armenian … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – The U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In tonight’s program, Shahram Aghamir speaks with Imran Aslam, veteran Pakistani journalist and President of Geo TV, Pakistan’s premier television news channel, as well as Kamran Ali, Associate Professor Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at University of Austin in Texas. Imran Aslam and Kamran Ali discuss the U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – History Professor Sholmo Sand; An hommage to novelist Tayeb Salih
In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with History Professor Shlomo Sand of Tel Aviv University about his new book “When and Why the Jewish People was invented.” a surprising best seller in Israel which challenges the conventional wisdom according to which today's Jews are a national group with a biological connection to the original … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Occupation of Iraq, 6 years later; NoRouz, the new year
In this week’s program, we mark the 6th anniversary of the full-scale invasion and occupation of Iraq. Shahram Aghamir speaks to independent journalist Dahr Jamail and Nabil Al-Takriti, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Mary Washington Later in the program, Shuka Kalantari and Sanaz Meshkinpour take us through the tradition of NoRouz that … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 4, 2009 at 7:00pm
In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib in conversation with two labor activists who share with us progress made within the labor movements – internationally and domestically – around the issue of solidarity Palestine. Patrick Craven of COSATU (The Congress of South African Trade Unions http://www.cosatu.org.za/cosatuho.htm ) discusses the latest action taken by a South African … Continued