Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

02.27.08 - 7:00pm

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In this week’s program, Shahram Aghamir will talk with York University Political Science Professor Sabah Alnasseri about understanding Iraq under occupation. Sabah Alnasseri’s piece entitled Understanding was published in 2008 edition of the journal of Socialist Register. http://socialistregister.com/current Later in the program, Malihe Razazan in a conversation with acclaimed filmmaker and freelance journalist Kevin McKiernan about … Continued

02.13.08 - 7:00pm

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Professor Beshara Doumani will be in conversation with Sara Roy, the author of Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Also, the music of Marcel Khalife, a world-renowned Lebanese composer, singer and oud player.  

02.06.08 - 7:00pm

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Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad; also, Mamak Khadem’s Forever Seeking, In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib in a conversation with Marnia Lazreg, professor of sociology at the City University of New York, about her new book "Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad". http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8524.html During the program, … Continued

01.30.08 - 7:00pm

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Khalil Bendib talk with Dr. Norman Finkelstein, the author of Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History, about his tenure case at DePaul University. Dr. Finklestein is scheduled to speak at King Middle School in Berkeley at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 13. http://www.mecaforpeace.org/article.php?id=284Two activists talk about the upcoming Stop … Continued

01.23.08 - 7:00pm

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01.16.08 - 7:00pm

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In this week’s program, Shahram Aghamir talks with leading Marxist thinker, critic and commentator, Professor Aijaz Ahmad, about the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan and its implications for the U.S. global strategy and its plans for West Asia, the region that is also known as the Middle East. His new book is entitled Afghanistan, Iraq … Continued

01.09.08 - 7:00pm

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A conversation with  Sohrab Behdad, Denison University economics professor and co-author of "Class and Labor in Iran : Did the Revolution Matter?".Later in the program, Iraqi poet and novelist,  Sinan Antoon will read from his  recently published book of poems, "Baghdad Blues".

01.02.08 - 7:00pm

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In this week’s program, we will hear a talk by Bard College Professor of Social Studies Joel Kovel, the author of Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. In an assault on academic freedom by organizations mobilized to suppress criticism of Israel’s policies, Professor Kovel has been targeted for challenging the historical Zionist … Continued

12.26.07 - 7:00pm

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In this week’s program, we will hear Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer presenting their new book entitled The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Stephen Walt is Belfer Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. John Mearsheimer is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at … Continued

12.19.07 - 7:00pm

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In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with Dr. Azzedine layachi about the bombings which afflicted the city of Algiers last week as well as the current state of Franco-Algerian relations. Dr. Azzedine Layachi is Associate Professor of Political Science at St. John’s University in New York. He is the author of Economic Crisis and … Continued