Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – November 2, 2005

In this week’s program, we will have a discussion about the current political situation in Syria and Lebanon. Our guests are Political Science Professors Bassam Haddad of Saint Joseph’s University and As’ad AbuKhalil of California State University at Stanislaus. Later in the program, we will have a conversation about Palestinian hip hop with the Palestinian-American … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – October 12, 2005

Tonight we will have a discussion with Professor Norman Finkelstein about his latest, groundbreaking book, Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History. Professor Finklestein is a well-known historian who teaches Political Science at De Paul University in Chicago. His books include The Holocaust Industry, A Nation on Trial, and Image … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – October 5, 2005

In this week’s program, we will have a conversation with Professor Norman G. Finkelstein of De Paul University about his recently published book titled Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History www.normanfinkelstein.com . Later in the program, we will talk to Malihe Zulfaghar, a Professor of Ethnic Studies at Cal … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

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

In this week’s program, we’ll talk to Palestinian-Israeli Hebrew University Law Professor, Dr. Nadera Shalhoub- Kevorkian, about the militarization and violence against women in Palestine and Israel. Dr Shalhoub-Kevorkian will be in San Francisco, giving a presentation on her latest work and book project on the Weaponization of Women, in which she will offer her … Continued