Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 26, 2006

On this week’s program, we will bring you a special program commemorating April 24, the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Later in the program, we will hear … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 19, 2006

On this week’s program, we bring you Algerian-born Hunter College anthropology and History Professor, Marnia Lazreg, who is scheduled to give a lecture at 340 Stephens Hall on the campus of UC Berkeley at 3:30 PM on Friday, April 21. Dr. Lazreg will talk to us about the current movement in France of neo-conservative historical … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 5, 2006

In this week’s program, Shahram Aghamir will talk to Dr. Isam Al Khafaji about the Shiite Community in Iraq as well as the political groups that form the United Iraqi Alliance, a coalition of groups from that community. Dr. Al Khafaji teaches political economy at the University of Amsterdam and is the author of "Tormented … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 22, 2006

The dispute over Iran’s nuclear program entered a new phase earlier this month, when the issue was taken up the by the U.N. Security Council. The move followed a decision by UN’s nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to report Iran’s case to the Security Council after rigorous lobbying by the U.S., U.K., France … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 15, 2006

On this week’s program, we will hear the second part of Dr. Zeina Zaatari’s interview on the women’s movement in Palestine with Professor Eileen Kuttab, Director of Institute of Women Studies in Birzeit University in Palestine about the history of women’s movement in Palestine. Later in the program, we’ll hear a special feature on the … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 8, 2006

On this week’s program, we celebrate the International Women’s Day during which Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to Eileen Kuttab, Director of Institute of Women Studies at Birzeit University in Palestine about the history of women’s movement in Palestine. Later in the program; we will feature the poetry of Forough Farokhzad (Iran), Lamia Abbas Amara(Iraq)and … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 1, 2006

On this week’s program, Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani on the issue of the academic freedom after 9/11. Beshara Doumani is also the Editor of a recently published book titled Academic Freedom after Sepetmber 11. Professor Doumani will be speaking in a panel on the same subject at … Continued