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


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

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

This Wednesday night, as part of KPFA’s winter fund drive, we will hear a talk by Professor Ilan Pappe of Haifa University titled Boycott, Divestment and Apartheid. Dr. Pappe is a senior lecturer in political science at Haifa University. He is well known as a revisionist Israeli Historian and as a critic of Israel’s policies … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 25, 2006

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


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 18, 2006

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


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 11, 2006

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