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
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
In this week’s program, we will first hear a discussion on an ambitious mural program in Palestine with two of the leading artists in that program, Bay Area muralist Susan Green and San Diego Fine Arts Professor John Halaka www.johnhalaka.com. Later in the program, Bay Area writer and poet Persis Karim will talk to Dr. … Continued
In this week’s program, UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani will talk to Israeli journalist Amira Hass, the only Jewish-Israeli journalist living in and reporting full-time from the occupied territories, about the Gaza withdrawal as well as what is taking place in West Bank and Jerusalem. Later in the program, we’ll feature an interview with … Continued
In this week’s program, Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to Yanar Mohammed, a women’s activist based in Iraq and the Chair of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, about Iraq’s new constitution and its treatment of women’s rights. Yanar will also talk about how she and other activists carry out their organizing work among … Continued
In this week’s program, Professor Mansour Farhang of Bennington College in Vermont will talk to us about Akabr Ganji, a dissident journalist and a prisoner of conscience, who has been on a hunger strike since June 11, as well as the plight of other political prisoners in Iran. To find out about Ganji’s case and … Continued
