Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 1, 2006

On this week’s program, Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani on the issue of the academic freedom after 9/11. Beshara Doumani is also the Editor of a recently published book titled Academic Freedom after Sepetmber 11. Professor Doumani will be speaking in a panel on the same subject at … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – February 1, 2006

This Wednesday night, as part of KPFA’s winter fund drive, we will hear a talk by Professor Ilan Pappe of Haifa University titled Boycott, Divestment and Apartheid. Dr. Pappe is a senior lecturer in political science at Haifa University. He is well known as a revisionist Israeli Historian and as a critic of Israel’s policies … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 25, 2006

Tonight, as part of KPFA’s winter fund drive, we will hear UC History Professor Beshara Doumani in conversation with Suad Amiry, the author of Sharon and My Mother-in-Law. Irreverent, darkly funny, unexpected, and very unlike any other writing on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land, Sharon and My Mother-in-Law describes Palestinian architect Suad Amiry’s experience of … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 18, 2006

On this week’s program, we will hear a discussion on the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. The governments of the Unites States and the European Trio- Britain, France and Germany- have stated that they are ready to refer Iran to the UN Security Council which can subsequently impose political and economic sanctions on the country … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 11, 2006

On this week’s program, we will hear a discussion on the upcoming elections in both Israel and Palestine, between two prominent voices on the subject of Israel/Palestine, one Israeli, the other Palestinian; activist and journalist Uri Avnery, and our very own history professor, Beshara Doumani of UC Berkeley. Later in the program, we will take … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – December 28, 2005

On this week’s program, we will hear a talk by the late Edward Said of Columbia University given on April 16, 2003 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking and seminal book "Orientalism," Professor Said evokes the birth and impact of this book, and contextualizes it in relation to … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – December 21, 2005

On this week’s program, we will hear an interview with Maria Lahood, a lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she talks about the class action lawsuits against Avi Dichter and Moshe Ya’alon for violating human rights and committing war crimes against Palestinians. Avi Dichter is former Chief of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security … Continued