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Arab Voices Archives (click on the date to listen to any of the shows)

Date:	January 25, 2012
Guest:	Philip Rizk (currently in Egypt) An independent blogger and filmmaker based in Cairo, Egypt. Through his writings and video, Philip has produced some of the most critical parts of the Egyptian protests over the past few months. Under the Mubarak regime, Rizk was kidnapped by the Egyptian state security and jailed for participating in nonviolent, Gaza-related protests. Philip has also lived in Gaza for two years working with various NGOs and media companies.
Topic:	A discussion with Philip Rizk (in Cairo, Egypt) about Egypt as today marks the first anniversary of the historic Egyptian revolution that toppled the Mubarak regime. We will talk about the current status, the recent multistage parliamentary elections, the partial lifting of the state of emergency, and much more.

Date:	January 18, 2012
Guest:	Tariq Ali Writer, filmmaker, long-time anti-war activist, historian and novelist who lives in London. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon: The Recolonization of Iraq, Conversations with Edward Said, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome, as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is also an editor of the New Left Review.
Topics:	A live discussion with Tariq Ali about various topics, including the U.S. Foreign Policy, the Arab revolts, Iran, Palestine/Israel, and much more. Note: Tariq Ali will be speaking in Houston on Monday, January 23 at the Rothko Chapel and signing copies of his new book On History. For more info, click here.

Date:	January 11, 2012
Guest:	Reverend Maurice Restivo Pastor at Most Holy Trinity parish in Angleton, Texas and a member of the Congregation of Saint Basil. He has served in various apostolates of the Basilian Fathers in parishes, missions and educational ministry, and also served as the director of the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Fr. Restivo has traveled to occupied Palestine and Israel on several occasions. In November 2011, he was on a delegation with the Christian Peacemaker Teams, spending the greater part of his time in Jerusalem, Al-Khalil (Hebron) and the surrounding areas.
Topic:	A live discussion with Fr. Restivo about his experience/eyewitness account of what he observed during his various visits to occupied Palestine; the ongoing atrocities of the Israeli military occupation of Palestine; how Christians in the U.S. view the Israeli occupation of Palestine; the prospects for peace/solution to the problem; and much more. We will also talk about the third anniversary of the Israeli war crimes and massacre committed in the Gaza Strip in December 2008/January 2009.

Date:	January 4, 2012
Guests:	Jeremy Varon Associate Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College, specializing in modern US history, and European and American intellectual history. He is also with the group Witness Against Torture, which has just begun ten days of protests, fasting and lobbying in Washington, D.C.
	Pardiss Kebriaei Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Her work has focused on representing men detained at Guantánamo Bay in their habeas corpus challenges, before international human rights tribunals, in diplomatic advocacy with foreign governments to secure resettlement for men who cannot return home, and in post-release reintegration efforts. Her clients have included men from Yemen, Syria, Algeria, and Afghanistan.
Topic:	A live discussion with Varon and Kebriaei about President Obama's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act few days ago that allows the military to hold U.S. citizens indefinitely without due process on American soil, and how that affects U.S. citizens and immigrants and their civil liberties and rights.

Date:	December 28, 2011
Guests/ Topics:	On November 13, 2011 the Rothko Chapel, one of the world’s most celebrated twentieth century sacred spaces and an institution committed to advancing human rights and interfaith understanding, presented its Oscar Romero Award to Madame Nassera Dutour (an Arab Woman) for her tireless efforts on behalf of the families of approximately 7,000 men and women who disappeared in Algeria (including her own son) in the 1990s. Madame Dutour was recognized in a public ceremony at the Chapel, and also spoke about her work. Larry Cox, former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA was also present and he delivered the keynote address about the global implications of human rights violations and their redress.

	Today, we will listen to the remarks made at the Rothko Chapel by both Madame Nassera Dutour and Larry Cox.

Date:	December 21, 2011
Guests/ Topics:	First Segment: Raed Jarrar An Iraqi-American blogger and political analyst based in Washington, D.C. Raed was born in Baghdad and spent most of his life in Iraq. After the 2003 invasion, Raed was the country director of CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey in post war Iraq. Raed is frequently featured on numerous media outlets.
	We will speak live with Raed Jarrar about the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and what "ending the U.S. occupation" means to Iraqis.
	Second Segment: Maria Khoury An internationally acclaimed speaker, human rights champion, and author of Orthodox Christian children's books including Christina Goes to the Holy Land walking the footsteps of Christ. Maria writes frequently and her articles have been published world-wide bringing awareness to the Christian presence in the Holy Land. She is a volunteer at St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Taybeh (the only all Palestinian Christian village in occupied Palestine), and organizer of the annual Taybeh Oktoberfest. Maria lives in Taybeh with her husband Daoud Khoury, Mayor of Taybeh.
	As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas, Palestinian Christians continue to suffer under the Israeli occupation. We will talk live with Maria Khoury about her eyewitness account of life under the Israeli occupation in Taybeh, Palestinian Christians and their suffering under the Israeli occupation, the Israeli settlement expansion near Taybeh, settler attacks, destruction of Palestinian homes, and Maria's personal rebuttal to Newt Gingrich's comment that the Palestinians are an "invented people".

Date:	December 14, 2011
Guest:	Dr. Abdel Kader Fustok Founder, past president and advisory board member of the Arab American Educational Foundation; founder, past president and board member of the Arab American Cultural and Community Center; a strong community advocate and a leader in countless organizations. Dr. Fustok was born and raised in Syria, and currently has a private practice specializing in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery in Houston.
Topic:	A live discussion with Dr. Fustok about Syria, its history and rich culture, the Arab uprisings in several countries including Syria, the Arab quest for democracy, and much more.

Date:	December 7, 2011
Guest:	First Segment: Islam's Image and You: Community Platform & Islamic Convention A live conversation about this unique community platform and convention (to be held in Houston on December 23-25) with Hesham Ebaid, President of MAS (Muslim American Society) Katy Center, that is organizing the convention in partnership with several other organizations, and Iesa Galloway, Messaging Strategist & Writer and one of the organizers for the convention. Second Segment: Ali Abunimah on ‘Delegitimizing’ Israel The US government support for Israel has never been stronger. But now a consumer boycott of Israel is gaining steam, and Israeli government officials are being openly confronted and denounced wherever they travel. In this special segment produced by the National Radio Project, author and activist Ali Abunimah says that this is evidence of a global movement against Israeli government policy breaking through. Abunimah explains why he thinks Israel has ‘lost the argument’ over who’s right and wrong…and where he thinks the movement to free Palestine is headed next.

Date:	November 30, 2011
Guest:	Anthony Shadid Foreign correspondent for the New York Times, former Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, and author of two books. Shadid has reported from most countries in the Middle East over a 15-year career. In 2002 he was shot by the Israeli occupation forces in Palestine and in 2011 he was kidnapped, beaten and held hostage by the Libyan forces. Shadid is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize - in 2004 for International Reporting for coverage of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the occupation that followed, and 2010 for coverage of Iraq as the U.S. began its withdrawal.
Topic:	Anthony Shadid spoke at Rice University in Houston on October 28, 2011 on the topic "What My Eyes Can See: Covering the Arab Revolution". Today, we will listen to Shadid's talk at Rice, which was part of The Arab World: History, Politics and Culture Lecture Series for 2011/12 (sponsored by the Arab-American Educational Foundation).

Date:	November 23, 2011
Guests:	Sharif Abdel Kouddous Correspondent for the award winning independent Radio & TV program Democracy Now!, who is currently in Cairo, Egypt. Sharif joined the Democracy Now! staff in 2003 as producer and has covered news stories around the world including reporting from Baghdad during the Iraq war and from Egypt during the recent revolution. Sharif grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and he will be joining us LIVE from Egypt.
	Hany Massoud Producer for the award winning independent Radio & TV program Democracy Now! Hany has traveled extensively covering international breaking stories such as the Gaza flotilla and the revolution in Egypt. Hany was Morning Chief Editor at KHOU, which he left to establish Press TV’s Bureau at the UN in New York. Hany grew up in Houston, and he will be joining us LIVE in the studios of KPFT.
	Dr. Sherif Zaafran President of the Egyptian American Society in Houston, board member of the Arab American Cultural & Community Center in Houston, and Vice-President of the Greater Houston Anesthesiology. Dr. Zaafran has just returned to Houston from Cairo, Egypt, and he will be joining us LIVE in the studios of KPFT.
Topic:	A live discussion with our guests about the latest developments in Egypt, where more than 38 people were killed in Tahrir Square and more than 2000 were injured over the past few days by the Egyptian military as Egyptians were protesting the military rule and as Egypt was preparing for the first election after the historic revolution that toppled Mubarak's regime earlier this year.

Date:	November 9, 2011
Guests:	Syed N. Izfar Principal at the Law Office of Syed Izfar, a well-known attorney in the field of immigration and naturalization, business law, civil practice, personal injury, family law, and general civil and commercial litigation.
	Mustafaa Carroll Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, and former Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dallas/Ft. Worth CAIR office.
Topics:	The City of Houston's Third Annual Citizenship Week (Celebrating the Many Faces of Houston) will take place November 13-19, 2011. We will talk today about the Citizenship Week, Know Your Rights as a Citizen, Understand the Value of Your Civic Participation, and Challenges in Immigration & Citizenship.

Date:

November 2, 2011

Guest:

Salim Tamari
Professor of Sociology at Birzeit University, visiting Professor of History at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies and director of the IPS-affiliated Institute of Jerusalem Studies, editor of Jerusalem Quarterly and Hawliyyat al-Quds, and author of several works on urban culture, political sociology, biography and social history, and the social history of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Topic:

A live discussion with professor Tamari on the admission this week of Palestine as a full member of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and the negative reaction to this by the US and Israel and their instant retaliation measures (the US decided to withhold 60 million dollars from UNESCO and Israel decided to expand Israeli colonies and build some 2000 Jews-only housing units on occupied Palestinian land and withhold the transfer of millions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenues, amongst other retaliation measures). We will also talk about the status of the recent bid for Palestinian statehood recognition at the UN.

Membership Drive
Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,080

Date:

October 26, 2011

Guest:

Ali Ahmida
A leading analyst and historian of Libya; chair of the department of political science at the University of New England; and author of several books including "The Making of Modern Libya" and "Forgotten Voices: Power and Agency in Colonial and Postcolonial Libya."

Topic:

A live discussion with Dr. Ahmida on the latest developments in Libya including the killing of Gaddafi; the challenges facing Libya after the end of Gaddafi's era; how to build a new democratic state; how to fix the infrastructure destroyed over the past few months; NATO's involvement in Libya; and much more.

Membership Drive
Today's Goal: $1,000
Raised: $1,130

Date:

October 19, 2011

Topics:

Prisoner Swap & Membership Drive

We will talk about the prisoner swap between Israel and Palestine, listen to the remarks made this week by Noam Chomsky on the swap (we are offering his new speech made on October 17, 2011 on a DVD as a premium/gift). We will also hear remarks made by Ilan Pappe on Israel/Palestine (we are offering his new book Crisis in Gaza, co-authored with Noam Chomsky as a premium/gift).

Membership Drive
Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,010

Date:	October 12, 2011
Topic:	"Different Faiths, One Family...Come Together"
	The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) held its 10^th Annual Fundraising Banquet on July 30, 2011 in Houston, where some 400 people attended the banquet. During the event, CAIR raised over $150,000 in contributions to support CAIR's civil rights work.
	There were several remarks made at the event that focused on the theme "Different Faiths, One Family...Come Together". Today we will listen to the keynote speaker's remarks, Dr. John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, and co-author of "Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think".

Date:	October 5, 2011
Guests:	Jacqueline Goodman Criminal Defense Lawyer based in California who defended the "Irvine 11" case. She is one of the few attorneys admitted to argue cases before the United States Supreme Court; and one of only 108 lawyers nationwide to be permanently named on the Wall of Recognition at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
	Lisa Holder Criminal Trial Attorney based in California who also defended the "Irvine 11" case. Lisa is nationally recognized, award winning trial attorney, who has been identified as a "SuperLawyer" by the Los Angeles Magazine; and is a member for the National Lawyers Guild.
	Osama Shabaik A student at the University of California-Irvine, and one of the "Irvine 11" that was found guilty two weeks ago for interrupting Michael Oren's (Israeli ambassador to the US) speech at the University of California-Irvine.
	Aslam Akhtar A student at the University of California-Irvine, and one of the "Irvine 11" that was found guilty two weeks ago for interrupting Michael Oren's (Israeli ambassador to the US) speech at the University of California-Irvine.
Topic:	A live discussion with two of the "Irvine 11" case defense attorneys and two of the "Irvine 11" students about their case that gained national and international attention. Two weeks ago, a jury (in an unprecedented lawsuit brought forth by the California Orange County District Attorney), convicted 10 undergraduate students from UC Irvine and UC Riverside of two criminal misdemeanor acts for interrupting the speech of the Israeli Ambassador, Michael Oren, at UC Irvine (a shocking verdict described by many as the latest blow to civil liberties and freedoms in America).

Date:	September 28, 2011
Guest/ Topic:	Mahmoud Abbas' Speech at the U.N.
Guest/ Topic:	We talked about the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition over the past two weeks with different experts and listened to interesting comments about it, and today we will listen to the speech (on the Palestinian request for statehood recognition) delivered on September 23, 2011 at the United Nations by Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Date:	September 21, 2011
Guest:	Rami Khouri Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut; editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper; and an internationally syndicated political columnist and author. Rami was a visiting scholar at Stanford University, and was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East.
Topic:	A live discussion with Rami on the Arab Awakening and the historic changes we are witnessing in several countries including Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Egypt; the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations this week; the U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East; and much more.

Date:	September 14, 2011
Guest:	Diana Buttu Lawyer and current Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government; Fellow at the Harvard Law School; and Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. She previously served as a spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, and also served as legal advisor to the PLO in its negotiations with Israel. Diana maintains a law practice in Occupied Palestine, focusing on international human rights law.
Topic:	A live discussion with Diana about the Palestinian endeavor to gain statehood recognition at the United Nations this month; the threat of the U.S. government to use its veto power for such a move; the reaction to the statehood initiative amongst the world community; the impact of such a declaration on Palestinians and others; and much more.

Date:	September 7, 2011
Guests:	Wafa Abdin President of the Arab American Cultural and Community Center; Legal Director at Catholic Charities Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance; a frequent lecturer at Immigration conferences and gives “Know Your Rights” presentations to the public; and local AILA asylum Liaison and a member of the national asylum committee.
	Mustafaa Carroll Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, who also served as Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dallas/Ft. Worth CAIR office before moving to Houston.
	Annette Lamoreaux Board member and serves on the legal panel of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas; and an attorney in private practice. She has spoken frequently on post-9/11 incursions into the civil liberties of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians and has accompanied a number of individuals to FBI interviews.
Topic:	The 10th anniversary of the horrific acts on 9/11 and how America changed after that date. We will talk about how 9/11 affected Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. including their civil rights and liberties; the abuse of powers post 9/11; targeting of Muslims and Arabs by various governmental agencies, politicians and media; domestic surveillance; FBI guidelines, criminalizing dissent, Islamophobia; and much more.

Date:	August 31, 2011
Guest:	Ilan Pappé Israeli historian; author of the bestselling books "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine", "A History of Modern Palestine", "The Israel/Palestine Question", and author with Noam Chomsky of the new book "Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians". Pappé is professor of history at the University of Exeter, where he is also co-director of the Exeter Center for Ethno-Political Studies and director of the Palestine Studies Center.
Topic:	Professor Pappé spoke at the Rothko Chapel in Houston few months ago on the topic "Gaza in Crisis". We will listen to the remarks he made at the Rothko Chapel during the show today. Click here to listen to the Q & A session that followed Pappe's Remarks.

Date:	August 24, 2011
Guest:	Naseer Aruri Chancellor Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trans-Arab Research Institute; and author of several books and numerous publications. Aruri served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International, USA; served on the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch/Middle East; and also served on the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Criminal Investigations at The Hague.
Topics:	A live discussion with professor Aruri on the uprisings in the Arab world and the changes we are witnessing in several countries including Libya, Syria, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain; the U.S. and European foreign policies towards the Middle East and their involvement in the current uprisings; the situation in occupied Palestine; and much more.

Date:

August 17, 2011

Topics:

KPFT Membership Drive: An interview with Molly Bingham & Steve Connors, co-directors of the documentary film Meeting Resistance, which features interviews with insurgents in occupied Iraq (we are offering this documentary on a DVD as a premium/gift). We will also hear remarks recorded by Arab Voices for Ilan Pappe when he was in Houston talking about the ethnic cleansing of Palestine (we are offering his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine as a premium/gift). We will also talk about the newly released DVD Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? Inside the World of WikiLeaks (also offered as a premium/gift).

Membership Drive

Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,295 That's 108% of the goal!
Thank you very much.

Date:	August 10, 2011
Guest:	Robinson Block Community activist in Houston since 2003. He helped co-found Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Houston, which organized around immigrant rights, anti-war and Palestine solidarity causes. Rob just came back from a visit to occupied Palestine and Israel as part of the Health and Human Rights Tour, organized by American Jews for a Just Peace of Boston.
Topic:	A live discussion with Rob about his trip to occupied Palestine and Israel; its goals; what he visited and what he witnessed there; the interviews he conducted with both Palestinians and Israelis; his personal feedback on that trip; and much more.

Date:	August 3, 2011
Topics/ Guests:	First Segment: Would the West interfere in Syria? Special program from Al Jazeera English featuring guests George Jabbour, president of the Syrian UN Association and former advisor to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad; Marwa Daoudy, a lecturer at the department of Politics and International Relations in the Middle East Centre at Oxford University; and Radwan Ziadeh, director of the Damascus Centre for Human Rights. Second Segment: Behind the killing of Abdel Fattah Younes in Libya Special program from Al Jazeera English featuring guests Ashur Shamis, a Libyan journalist and writer; Alexandre Vautravers, a professor of international relations at Webster University in Geneva and the editor of the Swiss Military Review; and Rami Khouri, the director of the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut.

Date:	July 27, 2011
Guests:	Ibrahim Hooper National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). As CAIR’s spokesman he appears frequently on national and international television programs to offer an Islamic perspective on current events or debate controversial issues.
	Ali Gharib National security reporter for ThinkProgress covering U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Before joining the Center for American Progress, he wrote and blogged for Inter Press Service as well as the Columbia Journalism Review’s website, ForeignPolicy.com, and AlterNet, among other outlets.
Topic:	As Muslims in the U.S. and around the globe prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, the anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., Europe and other places continues to escalate with fierce attacks and accusations against Muslims. We have witnessed over the past few days politicians, religious leaders and media outlets rush to falsely blame Muslims for the recent terrorist attack in Norway (committed by a fanatic that is full of hatred towards Muslims). We will discuss with our guests why this is the case, Islamophobia, fear-mongering, the anti-Muslim thought in U.S. and its effect on fanatic groups, and how all of that affects Muslims living in the U.S.

Date:	July 20, 2011
Guest:	Joshua Stacher Assistant professor of political science at Kent State University, where he teaches and researches Middle East politics. He specializes in authoritarian adaptation of Arab republican regimes as well as social movements. He has published on governance in Egypt and Syria as well as authoritarian elections, human rights and the Egyptian Society of Muslim Brothers. He spent over a decade in Cairo and also lived in Damascus. He is currently working on a book which compares autocratic adaptation and regime power in Egypt and Syria (to be published by Stanford University Press in Spring 2012).
Topic:	The revolutions/uprisings/protests in the Arab World that are changing the political landscape in several countries including Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya; the U.S. role and/or reaction to these changes and its Mideast Foreign Policy; and much more.

Date:	July 13, 2011
Guest/ Topic:	Rashid Khalidi Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of many books, spoke at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar on “The Arab Revolutions of 2011”, as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the institute's Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS).
Guest/ Topic:	Today, we will listen to Dr. Khalidi's remarks made on May 22, 2011 at Georgetown University.

Date:	July 6, 2011
Guests:	Adam Shapiro (LIVE from Greece) An organizer with and co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement; Jewish-American activist; human rights activist and Palestinian rights activist; co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM); and documentary filmmaker.
	Huwaida Arraf (LIVE from Greece) Chair of the Free Gaza Movement; member of the Freedom Flotilla Steering Committee; a Palestinian with American and Israeli citizenship; co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement; and co-author of “Peace Under Fire: Israel, Palestine, and the International Solidarity Movement”.
Topic:	Both Adam & Huwaida are helping organize the overall effort for the U.S. boat to Gaza, the Audacity of Hope, as part of Freedom Flotilla II, that is trying to sail to Gaza to break the siege. The Flotilla is currently in Greece being prevented from sailing to Gaza by the Greek government. Both Adam & Huwaida were on board the hijacked Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" when Israel boarded the boat outside the waters of Gaza last year, kidnapped the passengers and threw them into jail.

Date:	June 29, 2011
Guest:	Helen Thomas Award winning veteran journalist who covered the White House for more than five decades. She covered every single U.S. President since President John F. Kennedy. She served as President of the Women's National Press Club. She was the first woman officer of the National Press Club, and became the first woman officer of the White House Correspondents Association, and served as its first woman president. Helen is the author of a number of outstanding books, including Front Row at the White House, Watchdogs of Democracy?, and Listen Up, Mr. President. Helen was born in Kentucky, and is of Lebanese descent.
Topics:	A live discussion with Helen about her work covering the White House, the U.S. Foreign Policy; her views on the ongoing Arab uprisings in various countries, the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Freedom Flotilla that is about to sail to Gaza, and much more.

Date:	June 22, 2011
Guest:	Miko Peled An Israeli peace activist and writer. He was born in Jerusalem to a well-known Zionist family. His father was an Israeli Officer in the 1948 war and an Israeli Major General in the 1967 war; his grandfather was a Zionist leader and signer on the Israeli Declaration of Independence; and his niece was killed in a suicide attack in Jerusalem. Peled is co-founder of the Elbanna-Peled Foundation.
Topics:	A live discussion with Peled about his experience growing up in a Zionist family; his eyewitness account of what he experienced with the Zionist ideology; the Israeli occupation, racism and discrimination against Palestinians; his family's direct connection to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 and during the 1967 war; Peled's forthcoming book "The General’s Son"; and much more.

Date:	June 15, 2011
Topics/ Guest:	First Segment: Mustafaa Carroll Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. We will talk with Mr. Carroll about the new Billboard Campaign launched in Houston few days ago to challenge growing anti-Muslim sentiment in American society.
	Second Segment: Filling Yemen's Power Vacuum Special program from Al Jazeera English featuring guests Hassn al-Haifi, a political commentator and columnist; Adulrahman Bafadel, the head of the Joint Coalition of Opposition Parties in the Yemeni parliament; and Hussein Shobokshi, a columnist for Asharq Alawsat newspaper.

Date:	June 8, 2011
Topics/ Guest:	*Commentary by Arab Voices* on the 44th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in Palestine, as well as the Golan Heights in Syria.**
	Dr. Mohamed Nejib Karoui President of Attaaouen NGO in Tunisia A discussion with Dr. Karoui (who lives in Tunisia) about the current situation inside Tunisia (6 months after the revolution started), and also talk about his eyewitness account of the dire situation with the Libyan refugees that are fleeing Libya to Tunisia and those who are stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian border.
	Nebeil Al-Oboudi, an Iraqi-American who was living in Houston and had appeared several times on Arab Voices passed away Monday, June 6, 2011. We will listen to some of the remarks he made about the situation in occupied Iraq when he talked to Arab Voices live from Baghdad in March 2011. Arab Voices extends its sincere condolences to Nebeil's family. May God bless his soul and give comfort and patience to his family and friends.

Date:	June 1, 2011
Topic:	"The Irvine 11 Case" and "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions - The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti" Special program produced by Law and Disorder that covers two separate topics:
	1 - The Irvine 11 Case: In what appears to be a growing government trend of prosecuting outspoken supporters of Palestine, 11 Muslim students were arrested for disrupting a speech--in this case that of the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren. 2 - Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions - The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti: The boycott, divest, sanction movement was launched in 2005. It calls upon conscientious citizens of the world to shoulder the load of responsibility of holding Israel accountable to international law and principles of human rights.

Date:

May 25, 2011

Guest:

Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
Co-founder and Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, a physician and a social, political and human rights activist, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council who served as "Minister of Information", a former candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority, advocate for peace in the Middle East, and a 2010 Peace Prize nominee.

Topic:

We will listen to Dr. Barghouti's remarks (an interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now) on important issues raised recently by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama at AIPAC's conference and at the U.S. Congress.

Membership Drive

Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,245 That's 104% of the goal!
Thank you very much.

Date:

May 18, 2011

Topic/
Guest:

Remarks made by several Houstonians who participated in the demonstration held on May 15, 2011 in Houston (organized by several organizations) to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba; and we will also look at what leading Israelis have said about the Nakba.

Membership Drive

Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,265 That's 105% of the goal!
Thank you very much.

Date:

May 11, 2011

Topics/
Guest:

We will reflect back on the Arab Revolutions that stunned several Arab countries over the past few months; talk about the upcoming award-winning Houston Palestine Film Festival with Fady Joudah; and much more.

Membership Drive

Today's Goal: $1,200
Raised: $1,310 That's 109% of the goal!
Thank you very much.

Date:	May 4, 2011
Guest:	Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Palestinian researcher and writes about Palestinian refugees and Palestinian right to return to Palestine. He is author of hundreds of articles, papers and books including "The Atlas of Palestine 1917-1966", 2010. He is a member of the Palestine National Council, founder and President of the Palestine Land Society and General Coordinator of the Right of Return Congress.
Topics:	May 2011 marks the 63rd anniversary of Al-Nakba (Arabic word for The Catastrophe), that's when Israel declared its independence on 78% of historic Palestine after it wiped out more than 530 Palestinian villages and towns, killed thousands of Palestinians and forced nearly 850,000 Palestinians out of their homes. We will talk with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta about Al-Nakba, the current situation in occupied Palestine, the prospects for peace, and much more. NOTE: Dr. Salaman Abu Sitta will be speaking at the Arab American Cultural & Community Center in Houston right after his LIVE appearance on Arab Voices.