Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 22, 2006
The dispute over Iran’s nuclear program entered a new phase earlier this month, when the issue was taken up the by the U.N. Security Council. The move followed a decision by UN’s nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to report Iran’s case to the Security Council after rigorous lobbying by the U.S., U.K., France … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 15, 2006
On this week’s program, we will hear the second part of Dr. Zeina Zaatari’s interview on the women’s movement in Palestine with Professor Eileen Kuttab, Director of Institute of Women Studies in Birzeit University in Palestine about the history of women’s movement in Palestine. Later in the program, we’ll hear a special feature on the … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 8, 2006
On this week’s program, we celebrate the International Women’s Day during which Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to Eileen Kuttab, Director of Institute of Women Studies at Birzeit University in Palestine about the history of women’s movement in Palestine. Later in the program; we will feature the poetry of Forough Farokhzad (Iran), Lamia Abbas Amara(Iraq)and … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – March 1, 2006
On this week’s program, Dr. Zeina Zaatari will talk to UC Berkeley History Professor Beshara Doumani on the issue of the academic freedom after 9/11. Beshara Doumani is also the Editor of a recently published book titled Academic Freedom after Sepetmber 11. Professor Doumani will be speaking in a panel on the same subject at … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – February 1, 2006
This Wednesday night, as part of KPFA’s winter fund drive, we will hear a talk by Professor Ilan Pappe of Haifa University titled Boycott, Divestment and Apartheid. Dr. Pappe is a senior lecturer in political science at Haifa University. He is well known as a revisionist Israeli Historian and as a critic of Israel’s policies … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 25, 2006
Tonight, as part of KPFA’s winter fund drive, we will hear UC History Professor Beshara Doumani in conversation with Suad Amiry, the author of Sharon and My Mother-in-Law. Irreverent, darkly funny, unexpected, and very unlike any other writing on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land, Sharon and My Mother-in-Law describes Palestinian architect Suad Amiry’s experience of … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – January 18, 2006
On this week’s program, we will hear a discussion on the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. The governments of the Unites States and the European Trio- Britain, France and Germany- have stated that they are ready to refer Iran to the UN Security Council which can subsequently impose political and economic sanctions on the country … Continued