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This Week: Talk with filmaker Tariq Ali and author John Berger

This week, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa brings you the first part of a speech by noted writer, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali delivered at the Twelfth Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture at Hampshire College on November 17.

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This Week: Global Warming in the Middle East

This week on Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, we continue our talks on the impact global warming in the Middle East and North Africa.

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This Week on VOMENA: LGTB in Lebanon & Climate Change in N. Africa

This week on Voices of the Middle East and North we go to Copenhagen to speak with experts about the impact of global warming in North Africa and what . We also speak with the general coordinator of a LGTB movement in Lebanon about the book, Bareed Mista3jil: True Stories, a collection of 41 stories from “lesbians, bisexuals, queer and questioning women, and trans-gender persons from all over Lebanon.”

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This Week on VOMENA

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2009 Voices of the Middle East and North Africa has a conversation with Professor. Pete Moore of Case Western University about the political economy of Iraq. Tunisian filmmakers Kalthoum Bornaz speaks about her film, “The Other Half of the Sky.” Click here to subscribe to our podcast. Audio to come

This Week on VOMENA

Khalil Bendib speaks with Tel Aviv University historian Dr. Shlomo Sand about his brand-new book,
“The Invention of the Jewish People,” which has become a best seller both in Israel and in France: Did
the world’s Jewry truly originate in Palestine, and if not, why does that myth persist to this day?
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa also presents “In Honor of a Hero,” Bay Area-based Algerian
Berber singer/songwriter Moh Alileche’s newest CD, which came out two months ago.

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This Week on VOMENA: Iran’s Worsening Situation

This week on VOMENA continue our conversation about the worsening situation in Iran. Thousands of people have been jailed in Iran, at least 40 of which are journalists. Later on in the program, we discuss the issue of post-911 climate of fear that has been imposed by the government. Finally we speak to the director Rachel Jones about her new film Ashkenaz, which takes a look at the thorny of issue of racism in Israel.

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This Week on VOMENA

This week on Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, we have continued coverage of the ongoing protests in Iran regarding the recent forced television co. Plus an interview with co-owner of Berkeley Daily Planet, Becky O’Mally, talks about a campaign from right-wing Zionists who are trying to shut down the paper. Plus an interview with Rachel Lea Jones, director of the documentary film “Ashkenaz,” looking at the issue of racism among Jewish in Israel.

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Palestine in Venice

  Palestine c/o Venice 53rd International Art Exhibition –  La Biennale di Venezia June 7th – Sept. 30th, 2009 Opening reception June 6th at 5 pm Venue:  Convento Ss. Cosma & Damiano, Campo S. Cosmo, Giudecca Palanca,  30133 Venezia Palestine c/o Venice marks the first Palestinian participation at the Venice Biennale. Rather than adopt one theme, [...]

The Wounds of Gaza: A Report by Lancet

Two Surgeons from the UK, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah and Dr Swee Ang, managed to get into Gaza during the Israeli invasion. Here they describe their experiences, share their views, and conclude that the people of Gaza are extremely vulnerable and defenseless in the event of another attack. The Lancet Global Health Network removed the report [...]

This Week on Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

4/22/09 Photo  Commemorating the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide – Conversation with Matthew Jendian,Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fresno , as well as Stephan Astourian, Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Armenian Students Association at UC Berkeley will be commemorating the Armenian Genocide by holding a [...]

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