Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – December 26, 2007

In this week’s program, we will hear Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer presenting their new book entitled The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Stephen Walt is Belfer Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. John Mearsheimer is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – December 19, 2007

In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with Dr. Azzedine layachi about the bombings which afflicted the city of Algiers last week as well as the current state of Franco-Algerian relations. Dr. Azzedine Layachi is Associate Professor of Political Science at St. John’s University in New York. He is the author of Economic Crisis and … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – November 14, 2007

In tonight’s program, we will bring you a talk on the subject of Academic Freedom by Professor Norman Finklestein, who was recently denied tenure for his courageous stance on the question of Israel/Palestine and resigned under pressure from his post as professor of History at De Paul University in Chicago. Later in the program, we … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – November 7, 2007

In tonight’s program, we will bring you a conversation with Turkish-born University of Indiana professor Burhan Elturan about Turkey’s recent cross-border attacks against the Kurdistan Workers Party’s positions in Northern Iraq. Later in the program, Iraqi Artist Wafaa Bilal will talk to us about his recent project as part of the new series of visual, … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – October 24, 2007

In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib will have a conversation with Bard College Professor of Social Studies Joel Kovel, the author of Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. In an assault on academic freedom by organizations mobilized to suppress criticism of Israel’s policies, Professor Kovel has been targeted for challenging the historical … Continued