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
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
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
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
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
On this week’s program, UC Berkeley Histroy Professor Beshara Doumani will talk to George Bisharat, Professor of Law at University of California Hastings College of the Law about the latest development in the case of Palestinian Professor Sami Al-Arian of South Florida University. Later in the program we will hear a conversation with the Bay … Continued
On the last day of the month-long Egyptian parliamentary elections, History Professor Beshara Doumani will have a conversation with New York University Professor Khaled Fahmy, a leading historian of modern Egypt, and a close observer of the contemporary Egyptian political scene. The Egyptian government under long-time ruler Hosni Mobarak, a key ally of the United … Continued
On the occasion of World Aids Day on December 1st, we will have a discussion about the HIV/AIDS and drug epidemic in Iran with Professor Kaveh Khoshnood, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the School of Public Health at Yale University.
