Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 2, 2007

On tonight’s program, we will bring you the second part of an interview with UC Berkeley Sociology Professor Cihan Tugal. Shahram Aghamir will talk with Professor Tugal about the ruling party in Turkey, the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP), and its shift toward embracing American economic, social and religious models. http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2657 Later in the … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 25, 2007

In this week’s program, in commemorating the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, Khalil Benidb will talk with Professor Stephan Astourian, Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Later in the program, we will hear the first part of a two-part interview with U.C. Berkeley Sociology … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 18, 2007

In this week’s program, On tonight’s program, we will speak with Algerian-born scholar Azzedine Layachi, who is Associate Professor of Political science at St. John’s University in New York, about the latest and apparently synchronized terrorist violence in both Algeria and Morocco and the forces behind it. Later in the program, Shuka Kalantari will talk … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 21, 2007

In this week’s program, Economics Professor Sasan Fayazmanesh of the California State University, Fresno, will be in conversation with Shahram Aghamir on the role of the most influential pro-Israeli lobby group in the U.S., American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and Israel’s political establishment in the current standoff also involving Iran and the United States. … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

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

In this week’s program, we will hear a discussion on the controversy surrounding the Edward Said mural project in San Francisco State University. Later in the program, Nadine Ghammache will speak with our very own political cartoonist Khalil Bendib and Iraqi oud player Rahim Al Hajja. Both Khalil and Rahim will take part in La … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

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

In this week’s program, on the eve of International Women’s Day, we will talk with Professor Shahrzad Mojab of University of Toronto about "Post-war Reconstruction and Democracy Promotion: Women’s NGOs in Iraq." Later in the program will talk to Elahe Amani, a long time feminist activist about the arrest of women’s rights activists in Iran … Continued