Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Free Speech Radio News – May 19, 2004

More than 700 US Troops have died on Iraq soil since George Bush made that speech. During that same time, soldiers in America’s "Coalition of the Willing" have killed more than 7,000 Iraqis. … Photographs have surfaced showing severe torture in America’s Abu Grahib, where occupation forces hold some 15,000 prisoners for supporting the resistence. … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 12, 2004

Join co-hosts Malihe and Khali for a talk by Tariq Ali, writer, filmmaker and a long-time political activist. Tariq delivered this presentation on April 23 at the 2004 Conference of the Union for Democratic Communications (UDC) held in Saint Louis, Missouri. The theme for this year’s conference was “The Axis of Empire”. The conference was … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 5, 2004

Last weekend was the May Day. This important day was observed and celebrated by the working classes of many countries in the Middle East. Following the May Day events in Turkey, we have an interview with Ms.Turkan from the editors of the magazine: AntiKapitalist,(www.antikapitalist.net) published in Turkey. Turkey has a tradition of a militant and … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 21, 2004

We will be starting a series to investigate nationalism, the right of nations to self determination and the creation of nation states through the struggle of the Kurdish people. The Kurdish left is going through the discussions of nationalism, nation building and the true meaning of liberation from the left perspective. Class rule, tribal structure … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 7, 2004

Deir Yassin was an Arab village on the outskirts of west Jerusalem not very far from the highway that connects Jerusalem with the Mediterranean seacoast of Palestine. On Friday, April 9th 1948 Deir Yassin was the scene of an unprovoked and premeditated massacre that has since come to symbolize the inhumanity and savagery of political … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 24, 2004

Join Co-hosts Malihe and Khalil on this week’s program where Dr Faisal Tabaili of Middle Eastern and North African Perspectives (MENAP) will be in conversationwith Beshara Doumani, professor of history at UC Berkeley, on the political and social transformations of the Palestinian people and their struggles under the Occupation, the current socio-political situation in Palestine, … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 17, 2004

Please join us for a special interview with one of the most prominent leaders of the Palestinian struggle – Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi. He is the President of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, and an active participant in the building of a democratic Palestinian civil society. We … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 10, 2004

This week, join co-hosts Malihe and Khalil with a segment on the history of Iranian women’s struggles and resistance on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. This segment will feature interviews with scholars and activists in Iran and in exile. This week’s show will also feature the second installment of a series on the … Continued


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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 8, 2004

International Women’s Day Special Women of the Middle East The background and history of the struggles and triumphs of women from Turkey, Kurdistan, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Jordan and Iran. Giving voice to those who have been exploited, raped, murdered daily by capitalism, religion, patriarchy, and imperialism. Produced and hosted by the women of The Middle … Continued