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Denis Halliday
Former United Nations Assistant Secretary General, and
former UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq (1997-1998).
He resigned after a 34 year career with the UN to free
himself of the constraints imposed on him and thereby
speak out publicly on the terrible impact of UN economic
sanctions on the people of Iraq. |
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The U.S. withdrawal of some of its troops from
occupied Iraq; the current situation in occupied
Iraq; and what happens next with the remaining
tens of thousands of U.S. troops and Military
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August 25, 2010 |
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Dr.
Ussama Makdisi
Professor of History and the first holder of the
Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab
Studies at Rice University. In 2009, the Carnegie
Corporation named him a 2009 Carnegie Scholar. He is an
award-winning historian and author of several
publications.
His previous book, Artillery of Heaven, won the
2009 John Hope Franklin Prize. His new book is titled
Faith Misplaced: the Broken
Promise of U.S.-Arab Relations, 1820-2001. |
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A discussion with professor Makdisi about his
new book
"Faith Misplaced: the Broken Promise of
U.S.-Arab Relations, 1820-2001" (Public
Affairs, 2010), in which he presents a
provocative and dramatic portrait of America's
interaction with the Arab world-and the defining
choice that squandered years of carefully built
good relations. In this book, professor Makdisi
explores why Arabs once had a favorable view of
America and why they no longer do. |
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August 4, 2010 |
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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 recently to Houston. |
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A Florida church is calling for September
11 to be a national day to burn the Quran...
Oppositions across the nation
over the proposed Islamic center and mosque near
Ground Zero in New York... a Houston radio talk
show host calls for the bombing of the mosque if
it is built in NY... Several Mosques across the
nation including Texas are attacked, vandalized
and set on fire... These are just a few of the
increased incidents against Islam in the U.S.
recently. We will talk about these issues,
Islamophobia and fear-mongering while Muslims
prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, and also
talk about how CAIR locally and nationally is
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July 28, 2010 |
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Ray
McGovern
Former CIA Analyst for 27 years
serving under nine CIA directors and seven presidents
presenting the morning intelligence briefings at the
White House for many of them, who also served as an Army
infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties. He
now serves on the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence
Professionals for Sanity, and also works with Tell the
Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the
Saviour. |
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The significance (if any) of the recently leaked
90,000+ internal records of the U.S. military
actions in Afghanistan over the past six years
on Wikileaks; the funding of the ongoing U.S.
wars; the foreign policy of the current U.S.
administration towards the Middle East; and much
more. |
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July 21, 2010 |
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Dr. Joy Gordon
Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University
and
is currently a senior fellow in the Global Justice Program
at the MacMillan Center at Yale University.
Her work focuses on human and economic rights, particularly
economic sanctions. She is author of the new book
"Invisible
War: The United States and the Iraq Sanctions",
and has just published "Lessons we should have learned from the Iraqi
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We will talk with Dr. Gordon about the
history of the Iraq sanctions as the U.S. looks
at increasingly stringent sanctions on Iran, and
as we see the impact of Israel's blockade and
embargo on the Gaza Strip. We will talk about
the human damage and violation of basic human
rights committed in the name of "security
concerns". We will also talk about her new
book "Invisible War: The U.S. and Iraq
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July 14, 2010 |
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 Tom
Perez,
Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of
Justice;
Charlie Swift,
a premier trial attorney who has
worked in the Judge Advocate General's
Corps while serving in the Navy. He was involved in
litigation in some of the highest profile cases in the U.S.
military, including his quest for justice at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, concluding with the Supreme Court's landmark decision
in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld;
Margo
Schlanger, Officer
for
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at
the Department of Homeland Security;
Linda Moreno,
Attorney who has had cases
involving all aspects of criminal practice in federal and
state courts, including the case of Dr. Sami al-Arian, in
what the government described as the seminal test of the
Patriot Act in United States vs.
Sami Amin al-Arian, et al. |
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"Civil Rights:
Unfinished Business?": A civil rights panel held
during the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee's 30th Anniversary Convention held in
June 2010. The Convention theme was "30 Years of
Advocacy and Achievement: Strengthening the
Voice for Equality and Justice". The Panelist
highlighted the need to protect national
security without forfeiting civil rights and
alienating key stakeholders and communities. |
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July 7, 2010 |
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Ali Abunimah
Co-founder of
The Electronic Intifada,
the leading Palestinian portal for information about the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media.
Abunimah is an
expert on Palestine and the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict,
and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End
the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse.
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The
newly released report by
B'Tselem
(The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights
in the Occupied Territories) in which it
revealed that
42% of the West Bank is now controlled by
illegal Israeli settlements; the new
article published in the New York Times
revealing that tax-exempt funds from non-profit
U.S. organizations are aiding illegal Israeli
settlements; the "unbreakable" U.S.-Israeli
relations and special bond as announced by
President Obama; the blockade on Gaza; and much
more. |
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June 30, 2010 |
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Ralph Nader
Prominent Lebanese-American, political activist, three-time
presidential candidate, consumer advocate, crusading
attorney,
one of the most unique, important, and
controversial political figures of the past half century, author of countless books
and publications, who was honored by
Time and Life magazines as One of the 100 Most
Influential Americans of the Twentieth Century, and named by
The Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential
figures in American history. |
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A discussion with
Mr. Nader about the latest developments in the
Middle East including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan,
Palestine, Israel, and President Obama's
handling of the US foreign policy. We will also
talk about Helen Thomas' resignation, Mr.
Nader's latest book "Only the Super-Rich Can
Save Us!", and much more. |
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June 23, 2010 |
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Dr. Marc
Ellis
Professor of History and Jewish Studies; Director of the
Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University; Board Member
with the Society of Jewish Ethics; and author of numerous
articles and books including "Beyond Innocence and
Redemption: Confronting the Holocaust and Israeli Power",
"Out of the Ashes: The Search for Jewish Identity in the
Twenty-first Century", and "Judaism Does Not Equal Israel". |
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The various Jewish
views especially in the US and Israel towards
the Palestinian-Israeli problem; the reaction of
Jews to the ongoing Israeli occupation of
Palestine and its recent attack on Freedom
Flotilla; the US support to Israel; the best
solution to the problem from a Jewish
perspective including one-state vs. two-state
solution; the status of Jerusalem; and much
more. |
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June 16, 2010 |
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George Galloway's Speech
A speech made by Mr. Galloway in Houston, Texas on May 30,
2010 at an event sponsored by the Muslim Legal Fund of
America with
promotional support by Al-Awda Houston. Mr. Galloway is a former member of the British
Parliament, promoter of Freedom
Flotilla, founder of the worldwide Vivia Palestina
movement who has lead three land convoys that broke the
siege on Gaza. |
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HCJPP Demonstration
Remarks by several Houstonians who participated
in the demonstration held on May 31, 2010 in
Houston (organized by Houston Coalition for
Justice & Peace in Palestine) to protest the
attack on Freedom Flotilla. |
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June 9, 2010 |
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Freedom Flotilla Eyewitnesses
International peace activists/eyewitnesses who were on board Freedom
Flotilla when it was attacked by Israel. |
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Dr. George
Bisharat
Prominent
Palestinian-American, Professor of Law at the University of
California's Hastings College of the Law, a frequent writer
and commentator on events, law and politics in the Middle
East, especially the Israeli-Palestinian problem, and author
of the book "Palestinian Lawyers and Israeli Rule: Law
and Disorder in the West Bank".
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A continuation of Arab Voices' special coverage
of the brutal Israeli attack on Freedom
Flotilla that has killed and injured
dozens of international peace activists. We will
listen to eyewitness accounts from
international peace activists who were on board
Freedom Flotilla; and also talk LIVE with
Dr. Bisharat about the Israeli attack,
international law, the occupation and siege of
Gaza, and the real cause of the problem as this
week marks the 43rd anniversary of the Israeli
occupation of the Gaza Strip, West Bank and
Jerusalem as well as the 43rd anniversary of the
brutal and deliberate Israeli attack on the US
Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty that killed
34 Americans and wounded 174. |
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June 2, 2010 |
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Huwaida Arraf
Arraf was on board Freedom Flotilla. She was
beaten, her head was
smashed against the ground and stepped on, then later cuffed
and a bag was placed over her head before being kidnapped by
the Israeli forces. She is chair of the Free Gaza
Movement and delegation co-coordinator on Freedom
Flotilla. Arraf will be joining us
LIVE from Ramallah,
Palestine.
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Ambassador
Edward Peck
Peck was on board Freedom Flotilla and was
kidnapped by the Israeli forces. He is former U.S. Chief of
Mission in Iraq and former U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania,
who also served as Deputy Director of the White House Task
Force on Terrorism and as a Foreign Service Officer in
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.
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The brutal Israeli attack on Freedom
Flotilla in international water that has
killed and injured dozens of peace activists
that were on board Freedom Flotilla on
their way to deliver humanitarian aid including
medicine and building supplies to the besieged
Gaza Strip. The Flotilla had over 700 people
from over 40 countries. |
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May 26, 2010 |
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Robert Dreyfuss
Investigative journalist specializing in politics and
national security; contributing editor to The Nation
magazine; author of "Devil's Game: How the United States
Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam"; and a frequent
contributor to Rolling Stone, The American
Prospect, and Mother Jones. |
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A discussion about the
information published on Monday by the New York Times in
which it reveals that a secret military directive signed
last September by General David Petraeus, the Centcom
commander, authorizes a vast expansion of secret U.S.
military special ops from the Horn of Africa to the Middle
East to Central Asia and 'appears to authorize specific
operations in Iran'. Commenting on this, Mr. Dreyfuss says
"If Obama knew about Petraeus order to expand Special Ops in
the Middle East and Asia last September, then he is a
dangerous militarist. If he didn't know, he's a feckless
incompetent."
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May 19, 2010 |
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62nd
Anniversary of Al-Nakba
May 2010 marks the 62nd 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.
Naom
Chomsky's Entry Denial by Israel
We will hear Naom Chomsky's remarks about Israel's denial of
his entry to occupied Palestine from Jordan to speak at
Birzeit University in the West Bank.
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May 12, 2010 |
Guests: |
Nuri Nuri
Member of the Board of Directors, and
Former President of the Arab-American Educational
Foundation (AAEF - Houston). |
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Suha Ahmad
Palestinian-American Activist,
Member of the Board of Directors of
Palestinians for Peace and Democracy, and a
mother of two. |
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The new curriculum standards
proposed to school textbooks that are unfavorable to Arabs
and Muslims by the Texas State Board of Education,
and the efforts launched to object to these changes,
including the public hearing set for May 19 in Austin. One
of the new changes in the textbooks include "Arab rejection
of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict"!
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May 5, 2010 |
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Dr.
Mustafa Barghouti's Speech
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. |
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Dr.
Barghouti's speech at the “Peace
in Palestine will come about only when the Nakba (62 year
old catastrophe) is acknowledged” event held in
Houston, Texas on May 2, 2010, organized by Al-Awda
Houston. |
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April 28, 2010 |
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John
Steinbach
Long time peace and justice activist, educator and author who has written extensively on
environmental, economics, energy, social justice and nuclear
energy issues. His publications include
Israel's Nuclear Arsenal: Implications for
the Middle East and the World,
and The Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program published by
the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. |
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The
international nuclear summit held in Washington earlier this
month and attended by 47 countries (Israeli prime minister
Netanyahu with over 400
nuclear weapons cancelled his plan to attend at the last
minute); the threat
and effects of nuclear weapons on the world including the
Middle East; the non-proliferation treaty; and much more. |
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April 21, 2010 |
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Josh Stieber
Former Specialist
with the U.S. Army who served in Iraq and was a member of
the company documented in the video recently released by
Wikileaks (Bravo Company 2-16), which shows U.S. soldiers
killing civilians in Iraq including a Reuters photographer
and then shooting at people in a van attempting to rescue
the wounded. Stieber left the military and is now a member
of Iraq Veterans Against the War. |
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The U.S.-lead
occupation of Iraq; the killing of civilians by the U.S.
military as documented in the Wikileaks video; the decision
by Josh Stieber to leave the military and join Iraq Veterans
Against the War; and the Open Letter of Reconciliation
and Responsibility to the Iraqi People: From Current and
Former Members of the US Military he just released. |
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April 14, 2010 |
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Dr. Hussein Ibish
Senior Fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP)
and Executive Director of the Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation
for Arab-American Leadership. Dr. Ibish has served as
Communications Director for the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and was Vice-President
of the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom. Dr.
Hussein Ibish is author of numerous books and publications. |
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The new
Israeli orders that
could lead to the expulsion of tens of thousands of
Palestinians from the occupied West Bank in Palestine, and
its implication on the prospects for peace; Israel's ongoing
measures to remove Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem;
the ongoing
Israeli siege on Gaza; and much more. |
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April 7, 2010 |
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Ziad Abbas on the Growing Water Crisis in
Gaza and West Bank
Special program by Raising Sand Radio |
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Abbas, a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee camp in
the West Bank and current associate director of Middle East
Children's Alliance discusses the growing water crisis in
Palestine that affects agriculture, industry, and the health
of virtually every adult and child.
There is a growing water
crisis in Palestine that affects agriculture, industry, and
the health of virtually every adult and child.
The sole source of fresh water for the Gaza Strip is the
Coastal Aquifer, a water source shared with Israel. This
aquifer has been contaminated for years and it is
deteriorating even further. Poor sanitation and
over-extraction have polluted this limited water supply.
Today we take a look at the water crisis in the region with
Ziad Abbas, a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee camp
in the West Bank and current associate director of Middle
East Children's Alliance. |
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March 31, 2010 |
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Lawfare Project and Debbie Almontaser's Case
Special program by Law and Disorder Radio that
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1 - Inside the Lawfare Project: Netanyahu’s Attack on Human
Rights NGO’s Hits the States
with guest
Max Blumenthal,
award-winning journalist and best selling author.
2 - Khalil Gibran International Academy Principal (Debbie
Almontaser) Discriminated Against. Almontaser was forced to
resign after she was quoted explaining in the New York Post
that the word “intifada” literally means “shaking off” in
Arabic.
Earlier this month, the
EEOC found that the Department of Education discriminated
against Almontaser. The guests are attorney
Alan Levine
and
Mona Eldahry,
co-founder of Arab Women Active In the Arts. |
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March 24, 2010 |
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Dr. Dahlia Wasfi
Internationally
known speaker and activist; born to an American Jewish
mother and an Iraqi Muslim father, and lived in Iraq as a
child. Dr. Wasfi is speaking out in support of immediate,
unconditional withdrawal of American forces from Iraq and
Afghanistan and the need to end the occupation “from the
Nile to the Euphrates.” |
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Iraq on the
7th anniversary of the occupation, and Dr. Wasfi's
eyewitness account of life under occupation. |
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March 17, 2010 |
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Guests: |
Gabriel Sanchez
Director of the U.S. Census Bureau and highest ranking
Department of
Commerce official of the Dallas Region (encompassing Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi); recipient of the Department of
Commerce Equal Employment Opportunity Award in 2004 for his
work in motivating, recruiting and promoting minorities into
federal government careers. |
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Helen Hatab
Samhan
Executive Director of the Arab American Institute
Foundation
in Washington D.C.
(designated as the only Census Information Center dedicated
to analyzing data on Arab Americans). Ms. Samhan lectures
and publishes on Arab American affairs, particularly the
immigrant experience of Arabs in the U.S., their identity
and demographics, the history of anti-Arab racism, political
involvement and Arab American women. |
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The 2010 U.S.
Census: why it's important; facts about the census; who
should fill the form; what's in it for Arab Americans; what
Arab Americans need to know; what category should an Arab
American fill on the form; privacy and confidentiality of
your information; and much more. |
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March 10, 2010 |
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Dr. Mazin
Qumsiyeh
Professor at
Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities in occupied Palestine;
chair of the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between
People; and author of several books, including "Sharing the
Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian
Struggle" and the forthcoming "Hope and Empowerment: A
history of Popular Resistance In Palestine".
Dr. Qumsiyeh will be joining us via
phone while on his way from the US to occupied Palestine.
Last week, Israel raided his house in Palestine and there is
fear that he might be kidnapped by Israel upon his return to
Palestine. |
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Dana El Kurd
Sophomore student at the University of
Houston. She is
double-majoring in Political Science and
Economics, and hopes to pursue a career in
International Law. She is a member of
Students for a Democratic Society at UH,
which is organizing the Israeli Apartheid Week
at UH. She is also active
on the anti-war/anti-occupation campaign.
Rob
Block
Senior Student at UH. He
is majoring in History and Mexican American
Studies. He helped found the Houston
Students for a
Democratic Society
chapter at UH in December of 2008 and has been
active in the Immigrant Rights and
anti-war/anti-occupation campaigns of SDS. |
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Dr. Qumsiyeh's first-hand
experience living in occupied Palestine; the ongoing Israeli
confiscation of Palestinian land and expansion of
settlements in Israeli colonies; and his views on strategies
for a peaceful resolution. We will also talk about his
participation in the US in the 6th International Israeli
Apartheid Week (March 8-12). We will also talk with both
Dana El Kurd and Rob Block about their efforts in Houston
and the activities held this week at the University of
Houston during the International Israeli Apartheid Week. |
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March 3, 2010 |
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Dr. Louise
Cainkar
Sociologist and assistant professor in
the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette
University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and author of the new
book "Homeland
Insecurity: The Arab American and Muslim American Experience
after 9/11". Her areas of expertise
include Arab American studies; Muslims in the United States
and immigration integration. |
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Recorded remarks made by Dr. Cainkar about
her recent book "Homeland Insecurity: The Arab American and
Muslim American Experience after 9/11", based on three years
of ethnographic research and more than one hundred in-depth
interviews and oral histories with Arab Muslims in
metropolitan Chicago. |
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February 24, 2010 |
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Dahr Jamail
Award-winning independent journalist,
world renowned for documenting the human cost of
the Iraq war, and author who
has reported from the Middle East for seven years. He
writes frequently to various media outlets and also reports on radio for
Democracy Now!, and appears frequently on numerous TV and
radio stations around the globe. |
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The new
announcement this week by the top U.S. general in occupied
Iraq that he could slow the exit of U.S. combat forces from
Iraq; the current situation in occupied Iraq; and the
upcoming elections there. We will also talk about
Afghanistan as violence and US troop commitment there
surges.
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February 17, 2010 |
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Greta Berlin
A U.S. human
rights activist, an advocate for justice for the
Palestinians since the early 60s, co-founder of
Free Gaza Movement,
who was on board the first ship to break the
Israeli siege on the occupied Gaza
Strip and deliver medicine. Greta
is planning to go back soon to deliver more
supplies. In one of her previous visits
to occupied Palestine, Greta
was shot by the
Israeli occupation forces.
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February 10, 2010 |
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Noam Chomsky's Speech
Professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, political activist and writer, who has written
and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual
history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S.
foreign policy. Chomsky is author numerous books and
articles covering a wide range of topics. |
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“The Unipolar Moment and
the Culture of Imperialism”: A speech made by Professor Noam
Chomsky on December 3, 2009 at the 5th Annual Edward Said
Memorial Lecture at Columbia University School for
International Affairs. |
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February
3, 2010 |
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Guests: |
Dr. Zahi Damuni
One of the founders of Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to
Return Coalition; who currently serves on its national
coordinating committee (representing San Diego) and its executive committee as
national treasurer. |
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Mark Shabib
A friend of Al-Awda (Houston Chapter), who works closely
with the Palestinian refugees in Houston. |
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Dr. Ammar Altahhan
Iraqi refugee who currently lives in Houston, Texas. Dr.
Altahhan was a medical doctor, business administrator and a
computer expert in Iraq. |
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Farqad Al Ameri
Board Member at the Iraqi American Community Center
in Houston, who works closely with the Iraqi refugees in
Houston. |
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We
will be talking with our guests about the Iraqi and
Palestinian refugees who are arriving from Iraq to the U.S.
(including Houston), and the efforts and programs made by
Al-Awda (National & Houston) and the Iraqi American
Community Center in Houston to support the refugees. |
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January 27, 2010 |
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Guest: |
Chris Hedges
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of many
publications including "War is a Force that Gives Us
Meaning", "Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi
Civilians" and the best-selling “American Fascists: The
Christian Right and the War on America". Hedges served for
eight years as the Middle East bureau chief of The New York
Times, and has written extensively on U.S. policy in the
Middle East and other critical foreign policy issues. |
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January 20, 2010 |
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Professor Walid Khalidi's Speech at the UN
World-renowned
Palestinian Historian and Scholar (born in Jerusalem);
General Secretary and co-founder of the Institute for
Palestine Studies; and author of numerous books and
articles.
We will listen to professor Khalidi's keynote presentation
about Jerusalem delivered at the UN Headquarters during a
special meeting in observance of the International Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People. |
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January 13, 2010 |
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Sheila Carapico
Professor of
political science and international studies at the
University of Richmond and the American University in Cairo.
A contributing editor to Middle East Report, Carapico
is also the author of Civil Society in Yemen: The
Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia, and
numerous articles and book chapters on Yemeni politics and
society. |
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The fighting in Yemen between
the Yemeni government and the Houthi & Al-Qaeda fighters and the U.S.
involvement; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq, and the
U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East. |
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January 6, 2010 |
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Ambassador Maen Areikat
PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) Representative to
the United States, who served for 11 years at the
Negotiations Affairs Department of the PLO, and took part in
Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and was an official member
of the Palestinian delegation at the Wye River negotiations
in 1998. |
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Continuation
of Arab Voices special coverage on the first anniversary of
Israel's massacre & war crimes committed in Gaza. We will
discuss various topics with Ambassador Areikat, who will be
coming to Houston next week (checkout Arab Voices
Community Calendar
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December 30, 2009 |
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Dr. Norman Finkelstein
- PART 2
An independent scholar who for many years taught political
theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Dr. Finkelstein is
author of several books including "Beyond Chutzpah: On the
misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history", "The
Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the exploitation of
Jewish suffering", and "Image and Reality of the
Israel-Palestine Conflict". |
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- in Gaza
Palestinian (politically independent) who lives in Gaza
City. He is co-founder and
senior partner at Emerge Consulting Group; who serves
on the board of directors of several non-governmental
organizations, and writes and publishes economic and
political analysis and provides commentary on Palestinian
affairs in the international media. |
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Remarks by several Houstonians who participated in the
demonstration held on December 27 in Houston
(organized by Houston
Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine) to
commemorate the 1st anniversary of Israel's
massacre & war crimes in Gaza. |
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Part 2 of the
interview conducted with Dr. Finkelstein where he will talk
about the Goldstone Report, the full support Israel gets
from the U.S., the Palestinian Refugees issue, and the
one-state vs. two-state question.
We will also interview Sami Abdel-Shafi (who lives in Gaza)
about the current situation there one year after the Israeli
assault.
We will also listen to remarks made by several Houstonians who
participated in the demonstration held on December 27, 2009
in Houston (organized by Houston Coalition for Justice &
Peace in Palestine) to commemorate the 1st
anniversary of Israel's massacre & war crimes in Gaza. |
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December 23, 2009 |
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Dr. Norman Finkelstein
- PART 1
An independent scholar who for many years taught political
theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Dr. Finkelstein is
author of several books including "Beyond Chutzpah: On the
misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history", "The
Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the exploitation of
Jewish suffering", and "Image and Reality of the
Israel-Palestine Conflict". |
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Hedy Epstein
85-year-old Holocaust Survivor
(in which she lost both her parents). Hedy will be joining
the more than 1,300 international delegates from 43
countries participating in a historic Gaza Freedom March,
where the delegates will convene at the Gaza/Egypt border
next week. |
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Christmas in
the Palestinian City of Bethlehem, where Jesus Christ was
born; Dr. Finkelstein's remarks about the
Israel-Palestine conflict as we near the first anniversary
of the Israeli massacre and war crimes in Gaza; and Hedy Epstein's participation in the Gaza Freedom March
next week at the Egypt/Gaza border. |
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December 16, 2009 |
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Micha Kurz
Former Israeli Soldier and Master Sergeant with the Israeli
Defense Forces (IDF), who lives in Jerusalem and served as a
combat soldier in the occupied Palestinian territories. He
is co-founder of Breaking the Silence, an
organization of former Israeli soldiers speaking out about
their conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He is
also founder and director of Grassroots Jerusalem, an
organization mapping grassroots activities in and around
Jerusalem. |
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Micha's own experience and his eyewitness
account as an Israeli soldier while serving in the occupied
Palestinian territories; the organization he co-founded,
Breaking the Silence, and the testimonies it has been
collecting and documenting of Israeli soldiers speaking
about their actions and what they were told to do inside the
occupied Palestinians areas; as well as the
Grassroots Jerusalem
organization. |
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December 9, 2009 |
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Robert Naiman
Policy Director and National Coordinator at Just
Foreign Policy who edits the Just Foreign Policy daily
news summary and writes a blog on Huffington Post. Naiman
has studied and worked in the Middle East, and also worked
as a policy analyst and researcher at the Center for
Economic and Policy Research and Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch. |
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A discussion with Mr. Naiman about President Obama's Foreign
Policy after almost one year in office, especially towards
the Middle East. We will talk about the President's promises
and talks before his election and his actions after he was
elected. |
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December 2, 2009 |
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Reese Erlich
Freelance foreign correspondent who
has covered the Middle East for 23 years (he was in
Afghanistan this past summer). He is author of several books
including the
best-selling book "Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t
Tell You", and his latest book
"Conversations with Terrorists" will be published in 2010.
Erlich has produced several major radio documentaries and
has won numerous journalism awards. |
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A discussion
about the U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East and
President Obama's decision to send more troops to
Afghanistan. |
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November 25, 2009 |
Guest/
Topic: |
Law and Disorder
Special
program about a major
decision written by a federal judge that was brought against
former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft for the illegal
and unconstitutional detention of American Muslims. This
program includes an interview with
Lee Gelernt,
ACLU
Attorney, and
Deputy
Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project, as well as an
interview with
Farhana Khera,
first Executive Director of Muslim Advocates and the
National Association of Muslim Lawyers,
talking about a
Lawsuit filed to Make Public
the FBI’s Domestic Investigative Operational Guidelines. |
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November 18, 2009 |
Guest/
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Faheem Kazimi
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Education
Center (IEC-Houston).
We will talk with Mr. Kazimi about the seizure by the U.S.
Federal Government of the IEC-Houston building last week
along with other mosques and a skyscraper in the U.S. that
are owned by the Alavi Foundation, a New York-based
foundation accused of being a front for the Iranian
government. |
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November 11, 2009 |
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Salam Al-Marayati
Executive Director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council
(MPAC), who also works as an advisor to several political,
civic and academic institutions in the U.S. seeking to
understand the role of Islam and Muslims in America and
throughout the world. Salam has written extensively on
Islam, human rights, democracy, Middle East politics, the
Balkan Crisis, and the Transcaucus conflict. Salam has also
been deeply involved in interfaith activities. |
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The attack at
Fort Hood in Texas, and the immediate trigger of anti-Muslim
backlash, especially by the mainstream media.
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November 4, 2009 |
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Ali Abunimah
Co-founder of
The Electronic Intifada,
the leading Palestinian portal for information about the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media.
Abunimah is an
expert on Palestine and the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict,
and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End
the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse.
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The
worsening situation in occupied Palestine as a result of the
ongoing Israeli occupation; Goldstone's Report “UN Fact
Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict”, and the new U.S.
House Resolution 867 that calls on President Obama and the
Secretary of State to "oppose unequivocally any endorsement
or further consideration of Goldstone's Report".
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October 21, 2009 |
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Yvonne Ridley
Award-winning
British journalist, author, human rights activist and Muslim
convert, who made international headlines when she was
captured by the Taliban while reporting on the war in
Afghanistan. Yvonne has worked for numerous media outlets
and has visited Iraq and Palestine, including several trips
to Gaza to
break the siege imposed on it. |
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A discussion
with Yvonne about her personal experiences as a journalist,
her capture by the Taliban and later her conversion to
Islam. We will also talk about her trips to the Middle East,
including her trips to break the siege on Gaza, and also
talk about her work to defend Islam, and much more.
Note: Yvonne Ridley will be
speaking in Houston on Saturday, October 24 (click
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October 14, 2009 |
Guest/
Topic: |
Richard Goldstone's Report on Gaza
Head of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission to Gaza
Audio recording of Justice Goldstone's press conference held
on September 15 about the committee's findings on Gaza,
followed by the remarks he made at the United Nations Human
Rights Council on September 29. In that report, Goldstone
says Israel’s war actions against Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip amount to war crimes and possibly, in some respects,
crimes against humanity. |
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October 7, 2009 |
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Jeff Gates
A widely acclaimed author, attorney, investment banker,
educator and consultant to government, corporate and union
leaders worldwide; an adviser to policy-makers worldwide;
former counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee; and author of
numerous articles and books including his latest book "Guilt
By Association: How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America
to War". |
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 A discussion
about Mr. Gates' latest provocative book "Guilt By Association: How
Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War",
in which the author says "America’s credibility on the world
stage has deteriorated due to a small group of elites and
extremists who pledge allegiance to Israel”. In this book,
former counsel to the U.S. Senate, Jeff Gates documents how
Israeli agents and their “assets” in the U.S. manipulated
policy-makers to wage war in Iraq and now seek to expand
that war to Iran. Mr. gates presents a 60-year chronicle
detailing betrayal, duplicity and deceit by a nation that
has long feigned friendship with America in order to
manipulate the U.S. military to wage its wars. Guilt by
Association also shows how guilt by association was
deployed to discredit the U.S. by its entangled alliance
with the state of Israel, and how association is routinely
used as a political tool either to accredit or discredit. In
this book, Mr. Gates chronicles a long tradition of
corruption and treason at the hands of foreign agents
committed to advancing the Zionist cause through well timed
crises, as well as the hidden influence that Israel exerted
over the 2008 presidential elections.
This must-read book is described as “Breathless just reading it” by Noam Chomsky,
“Explosively revelatory, powerful, compelling and certain to
be highly contentious” by Ambassador Edward Peck, and
“Magnificent, timely and persuasive” by Paul Findley. |
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September 30, 2009 |
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Syria, Palestine,
Egypt & Lebanon @ the UN
Speeches/Remarks made at the Sixty-Fourth General Assembly
Session of the United Nations held in New York this month
made covering various topics by
the Syrian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Walid Al-Moualem, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, the
Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
and the Lebanese President, Michel Sleiman. |
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September 23, 2009 |
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Dahr Jamail
Award-winning unembedded and
independent journalist and author who has
reported from the Middle East for over six years.
He writes for the Inter Press Service, and Le Monde Diplomatique, among others. He also reports on radio for
Democracy Now!, and has appeared on the BBC, NPR, Al-Jazeera and
numerous other stations around the globe. |
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"The
Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in
Iraq and Afghanistan":
A new book just released by Dahr Jamail in which
he tells the hidden story of American soldiers
turning against the war, and brings us inside
the movement of military resistance to the
occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. Dahr's
comprehensive study of today's military
resisters sheds new light on the contours of
dissent within the ranks of the world's most
powerful military. |
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September 16, 2009 |
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"American Muslims:
Outreach for America"
 Speeches made
at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Houston
Chapter) 8th Annual Fundraising Banquet held on
August 15,
2009. The speeches cover various topics,
but they all focus on the theme "American
Muslims: Outreach for America",
to reflect CAIR's goals and achievements of doing outreach
for a better America.
We will listen to CAIR-Houston case successes given by
Iliana Gonzalez,
Civil Rights Coordinator at CAIR-Houston. The keynote
address was given by former US Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney.
Nihad Awad,
Executive Director of CAIR-National was also in attendance
and delivered a speech. |
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September 9, 2009 |
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Dr. George
Bisharat
Prominent
Palestinian-American, Professor of Law at the University of
California's Hastings College of the Law, a frequent writer
and commentator on events, law and politics in the Middle
East, especially the Israeli-Palestinian problem, and author
of the book "Palestinian Lawyers and Israeli Rule: Law
and Disorder in the West Bank". |
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The new Israeli announcement to continue to build and expand
hundreds of housing units in illegal colonies built on
occupied Palestinian land in complete defiance to the U.S.
and international calls to halt such illegal activities, and
its impact on prospects for peace. We will also discuss with
Dr. Bisharat his view on a one-state vs. two-states
solution. |
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September 2, 2009 |
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Libya and Lockerbie: The
Untold Story
Special program about Libya and the Pan Am Flight 103
bombing in Lockerbie. |
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August 26, 2009 |
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Guest: |
Ralph Nader
Prominent Lebanese-American, political activist, former
presidential candidate, consumer advocate, lawyer,
one of the most unique, important, and
controversial political figures of the past half century, author of countless books
and publications, who was honored by
Time magazine as One of the 100 Most Influential Americans
of the Twentieth Century. |
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Various
topics including Mr. Nader's views on President Obama's
foreign policy, especially towards the Middle East and
Afghanistan; bringing peace to occupied Iraq and occupied
Palestine; mock executions by the CIA of suspected
"terrorists" post-9/11; and much more. |
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August 19, 2009
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Dr.
Ezzat Abouleish
Egyptian-American, Professor Emeritus at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston, who authored articles and books, including
"Contributions of Islam to Medicine". In
addition to being named a fellow at the Royal
College of Surgeons in Great Britain, he holds
numerous other national and international awards for
his outstanding work. |
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Ameer Abuhalimeh
Executive Director of the Islamic Da’wah Center in Houston
that is currently hosting the international touring
exhibition of "Sultans of Science: 1000 Years of
Knowledge Rediscovered". |
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A discussion
with Dr. Abouleish about his current Art Exhibit "When
The East Meets The West" at the Clear Lake Freeman
Library, and also talk with Ameer Abuhalimeh about the "Sultans
of Science: 1000 Years of Knowledge Rediscovered",
currently on exhibition at the Islamic Da'wah Center in
Downtown Houston which celebrates the scientific and
technological breakthroughs made by scholars during the
Golden Age of the Islamic World (eighth to 18th centuries)
and their lasting influence on modern science and
technology. |
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August 12, 2009
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Cynthia McKinney
Former US Congresswoman and the 2008 Green Party
presidential candidate.
We will talk with her about the U.S. Foreign Policy towards
the Middle East, and her own personal experience in trying
to visit and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the
besieged Gaza Strip in which the boat she was riding was
rammed one time by the Israeli Navy, and on a second
attempt, she was kidnapped and jailed by the Israeli forces.
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August 5, 2009
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Nadia
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Chief news correspondent at Middle East Broadcasting Center,
MBC-TV
"Moving Forward: Palestinian Political Parties &
Reconciliation": In a recent
Palestine Center briefing, Nadia Bilbassy-Charters,
argues that by tracing the history of the development of
Palestinian political parties, we can come to a better
understanding of the rise of Fateh and Hamas, the fault
lines between them and amongst their leaders, the internal
and external dynamics which shape each party’s actions and
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July 29, 2009
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Dr. James Paul
Executive Director of Global Policy Forum, a prominent figure in the
NGO advocacy community at the United Nations, and a well-known speaker and
writer on the UN and global policy issues, who has
written extensively about Iraq over the years. |
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Iraq: Myth
and Reality; reality on the ground in occupied Iraq vs. what
is being reported about complete U.S. troops withdrawal from
Iraqi cities; Washington's involvement in Iraqi internal
politics; U.S. military basis in Iraq; Washington's aims at
privatization of Iraq's vast oil resources; and much more. |
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July 22, 2009
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Helena Cobban
A veteran
journalist, writer, researcher and author of several books
including "Re-engage! America and the World After Bush".
Helena visited the Middle East earlier this year, and spent
one month in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, the occupied Palestinian
Territories and Israel. |
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We will talk
with her about her month-long trip, her findings and
conclusions based on her first-hand eye-witness account of
developments on the ground in the countries she visited, and
much more. |
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July 15, 2009
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Rinad Abdallah
An American lawyer from San Bernardino, California who entered the Gaza Strip few hours ago with the
US Viva Palestina convoy
lead by British MP George Galloway to deliver humanitarian
aid to the Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Rinad will join us
LIVE from Gaza
to
talk about this humanitarian mission. |
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President Bill
Clinton's Speech
A speech made in June 2009 by
President Clinton at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee's annual National Convention, where he spoke about
the importance of the work of ADC and the role of identity
in politics. |
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July 8, 2009
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Adam Shapiro
Jewish-American activist and co-founder of the
International Solidarity Movement in Palestine;
documentary filmmaker, whose latest work is "Chronicles of a
Refugee" a 6-part series about Palestinian refugees all over
the world and their experiences of the last 61 years. Adam
was on board the Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" when he
was kidnapped and jailed by the State of Israel. Adam has
just returned to the U.S. |
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Kathy Sheetz
Medical officer, nurse, human rights activist
and film maker. Kathy was on board the
Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity"
when she was kidnapped and jailed by the State of Israel.
Kathy has just returned to the U.S.
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July 1, 2009
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Raed Jarrar
Born and raised in Iraq, Mr. Jarrar is currently based in
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