On the first part of our series on the 1979 Iranian revolution and its aftermath, we posed these questions to Professor Ervand Abrahamian, a prominent Iranian historian and emeritus distinguished professor of history at Baruch College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He is the author of Iran Between Two Revolutions, among many other titles. He spoke with Shahram Aghamir.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Mira and Malihe.
This week, we speak with New York-based visual artist Mariam Ghani about her new documentary “What We Left Unfinished”, which is part of a long-term research, film, exhibition and book project centered around five unfinished Afghan feature films shot, but never edited, between 1978 and 1992. Later in the program, we talk about the new play “Scenes from 71 Years” currently on stage at Potrero Stage in San Francisco. The play offers a snapshot of the life under the grip of the Israeli occupation from 1948 until the present.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Mira and Malihe.
After months of street protests, people in Sudan finally got rid of the country’s longtime dictator Omar Al-Bashir. So what is next for Sudan? And what in store for the movement for democracy and social justice there? We will get the answers from Professor Khalid Medani. And with Israeli elections topping the headlines in the past few days, we’ll get a Palestinian perspective on the elections from the Jerusalem based writer Budour Hassan.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Mira and Malihe.
This week, we get an update on the political developments in Algeria after the official resignation of the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. We speak with Dr. Thomas Serres from the University of California Santa Cruz. Later in the program, we hear from the Syrian illustrator Dima Nachawi. We talk about the art scene, especially in exile, and the importance of creative work in preserving a nation’s collective memory.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Mira and Malihe.
This week, we speak with Eli Clifton, contributor editor of Lobelia, about the recent controversies surrounding Representative Ilhan Omar, who has been questioning the US’s unconditional support for Israel as well as the influence of AIPAC, the powerful lobby that is instrumental in shaping US foreign policy in the Middle East.Later in the program, we’ll hear from 5 Yemeni women activists who speak about the impact that the war has had on their lives and how their view their role as Yemeni women, politically and socially.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
