In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib will be speaking with Hossam al-Hamalawy about the state of organized political opposition in Egypt. Hossam al-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist, blogger and labor activist. He is currently a visiting fellow at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism. Later in the program, Malihe Razazan will talk with Sohrab Mohebbi, the … Continued
Five years after “Shock and Awe”, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa marks the five-year anniversary of the invasion and the occupation of Iraq by reflecting on how the country has fared in the wake of the unrelenting occupation.
Two prominent peace activists. address Israel’s latest military attacks on Gaza. Malihe Razazan speaks to Dr. Iyad Sarraj in Gaza and khalil Bendibl talks with Uri Avnery in Tel Aviv. Later in the program, Malihe talks with Michael Morgen, the Music Director of Oakland East Bay Symphony about Forthcoming Notes from Persia. This event celebrates … Continued
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
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.
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
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
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
