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
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – The Armenian Genocide; also, the film “Son of a Lion”
Tonight, we are commemorating the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Khalil Bendib is in conversation with Matthew Jendian, Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fresno http://www.csufresno.edu/sociology/fac_staff/faculty/jendian.shtml , as well as Stephan Astourian, Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Armenian … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – The U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In tonight’s program, Shahram Aghamir speaks with Imran Aslam, veteran Pakistani journalist and President of Geo TV, Pakistan’s premier television news channel, as well as Kamran Ali, Associate Professor Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at University of Austin in Texas. Imran Aslam and Kamran Ali discuss the U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well … Continued