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
On this week’s program, we will take a look at the Afghanistan, five years after the invasion and occupation of that country. Fatima Mojaddedi will speak with Dr. Siddieq Noorzoy, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Alberta. Later on the program, we will talk to Iranian-American poet Mahnaz Badihian about her poetry and … Continued
On this week’s program, Khalil speaks with four experts on post-9/11 profiling: Activist Raed Jarrar, who was singled out two weeks ago for wearing a political T-shirt upon boarding a plane in New York, and three Bay Area-based American attorneys specializing in post 9/11 profiling: Sanctuary for Community Advancement president and founder Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Lawyers’ … Continued
On this week’s program, Zeina Zaatari will speak to Lina Abou-Habib, the Executive Director of the Collective for Research and Training on Development and Action and an advisor for the Global Fund for Women in San Francisco. Lina Abou-Habib worked with various groups attempting to ensure humanitarian aid, relief work and resources towards contributing to … Continued
