In this week’s program, Armin will speak to UC Santa Cruz Professor Paul Ortiz on the question of colonialism, past and present, through the eyes of two of the 20th century’s most powerful and seminal thinkers on the subject: Edward Said and Frantz Fanon. Later in the program, an interview with two local activists, Manny … Continued
A discussion on the current situation in Lebanon in the larger context of the tumultuous Middle East with Bassam Haddad, Assistant Professor in the Department of political science at St. Joseph’s University and Visiting Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. Dr. Haddad is also director and executive producer of a new documentary series on Arabs and … Continued
UC Berkeley history professor Beshara Doumani will talk to writer and journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran about his book: "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone" In the second half of our program, we will bring you an interview with James Longley director of a very unique film called "Iraq in fragments," a documentary … Continued
On tonight’s program, Khalil will speak with Atlanta congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who has become a national icon to her supporters in the Middle Eastern, African American communities and other progressive communities for being the only member of congress to steadfastly stand up to the Israel lobby and other racist, right wing lobbies which have been … Continued
On tonight’s program, as election day fast approaches, we take a look at some of the ways progressive candidates and campaigns are trying to break free from the tyranny of the corporate-sponsored Republican/Democratic duopoly and what in these efforts may be of direct relevance to voters worried about the insanity of U.S. foreign policy in … Continued
On this week’s program, UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani speaks with Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi about his new book, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood. Iron Cage chronicles the successes and failures of Palestinian leadership, from the fall of Ottoman rule in 1918 through today. Rashid Khalidi offers … Continued
On this week’s program, Shahram Aghamir will speak with History Professor Thabit A. J. Abdullah of York University in Toronto on his just released book entitled Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos: Iraq since 1989. During the program, we will also hear selections from the Ilham: The Voice of Iraq, a new album by internationally renowned Iraqi … Continued
On tonight’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with Haifa University History Professor Ilan Pappe about his stunning new book, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, which demystifies the history of the Nakbah, the 1948 catastrophe that befell Palestinians, when over half of the population was forcibly expelled from its lands. In this new volume, slated to come … Continued
On tonight’s program, we will hear a discussion on the Kurdish issue across three neighboring states, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Shahram Aghamir speaks with Professor Amir Hassanpour of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Burhan Elturan, a researcher on Kurdish language, history, politics and society … Continued
