Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – July 1, 2009 at 7:00pm
Who polices the police? Do you or your neighbors have any say in the way your town’s cops and sheriffs do business? For more than 35 years, cities around the country have been creating civilian oversight agencies – trying to make local police and sheriffs accountable to the communities they serve. On this edition, producer … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Iran: Defiance and Unrest following the election; Musical Band Checkpoint 303
In this week’s program, we take you to Tehran and Paris to get a sense of the unfolding political situation in Iran in the aftermath of the presidential election in that country. Following an official announcement by Iran’s interior ministry declaring incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, millions of disaffected Iranians spontaneously … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 27, 2009 at 7:00pm
The Morning Show features Vivek Chibber giving a lecture at a Brecht Forum program at the New York Marxist School on Class, Empire, and Marxian Theory. In the second hour Chris Hedges speaking on “Empire of illusion: The End of Literacy and The Triumph of Spectacle”, and Eduardo Galeano, author of “Mirrors: Stories of Almost … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Mahmood Madani on Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror; Music of Anouar Brahem
In tonight’s program, in a second interview, Khalil Bendib speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani, prominent political scientist and anthropologist at Columbia University. Mahmood Mamdani’s new book is entitled "Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror" http://www.columbia.edu/cu/anthropology/fac-bios/mamdani/faculty.html During the program, we also listen to selections from Khomsa by world-celebrated Tunisian oud player and … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Plaestinian Labor; The Arab Film Festival Benefit; The Dmestic Crusaders
In Tonight's program, on the occasion of May 1st, International Workers Day, U.C. Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani will be in conversation with Leila Farsakh, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is the author of Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel. http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/polisci/faculty/farsakh.html Later in the program, Khalil Bendib talks with … Continued