Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – June 14, 2006
On this week’s program, we will first hear a conversation with Sociology Professor Nacira Guenif Souilamas, of the University of Paris, who will talk to us about the stigmatization of the so-called Arab male within French society, which in large part led to the riots in the French suburbs in November 2005. Later in the … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – June 7, 2006
On this week’s program, we will talk to Israeli History Professor Ilan Pappe, who will share with us some of the encouraging strides made by the movement to boycott and divest from Israel over the past few weeks, in places such as Great Britain, Canada, the United States, and even Israel itself. Later in the … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 31, 2006
On this week’s program Dr Samera Esmeir of the Rhetoric Department at UC Berkeley will talk to Marwan Dalal, staff attorney at Adalah (The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel), about the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Israel in which the Court approved the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law. The … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 24, 2006
On this week’s program, we present an incredible 40th anniversary Battle of Algiers 3-DVD package featuring a digitalized version of this classic film, which has revolutionized political cinema and continues to have unexpected political reverberations 40 years after its initial release. Among the dozen or so features included in this package are interviews of filmmakers … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 17, 2006
On the occasion the 58th anniversary of Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe) when the state of Israel was created through ethnic cleansing of a majority of Palestinian people, we will have a conversation with Mariam Shahin, author of Palestine: A Guide, a remarkable compendium of information on the people of Palestine, their history and their culture. Palestine: … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 10, 2006
This Wednesday night, as a part of KPFA’s spring fund drive, we will hear a talk by prolific writer and veteran activist Tariq Ali. This talk, entitled "Globalization, Fundamentalism and Resistance," was given at DePaul University in Chicago on February 27, 2006. Tariq Ali’s recently published book is entitled "Rough Music: Blair, Bombs, Baghdad, London, … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 3, 2006
On this week’s program, we will continue our special program on the Armenian Genocide of 1915. UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani will talk to Dr. Stephan Astourian, Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at UC Berkeley about the Post-Genocide era, the Armenian Diaspora and the politics of … Continued