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Anniversary of Egypt’s Uprising; Protest In Bahrain; New Israeli Law; Remembering Theo Angelopoulos

By vomena on February 1st, 2012

As the world watches Egypt commemorate the first anniversary of the Egyptian mass uprising, we get an update about the country of Bahrain which is going through its own revolutionary struggle against an entrenched monarchy. We will get an update on the protest movement in Bahrain from Professor Toby Jones, a Middle East Historian from [...]

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“A Separation” Makes it to Oscar Shortlist

By vomena on January 19th, 2012

As the film’s title suggests, director Asghar Farhadi’s film A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin), is about the separation of a married couple, but the story is actually centered on the complex interpersonal relationships between an upper class secular liberal couple and that of an impoverished religiously devoted Muslim couple. The complexities are deep, and Farhadi tries to not take the side of one family over the other in the film.

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Syria’s Prospects; Egyptian Film, ‘Microphone’

By vomena on August 17th, 2011

This week on Voices of the Middle East and North Africa we look at the political situation in Syria as it intensifies as the revolt against Assad’s government spreads to different parts of the country. We speak with Syrian-born political scientist, Professor Bassam Haddad who has just returned from a trip to the region, about the current developments in Syria and what they might mean for the country’s future. Later on in the program, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa contributor Professor Samera Esmeir will be speaking with Egyptian actor and producer Khaled Abol Naga about the award winning feature film Microphone which explores the underground music scene in Alexandria, Egypt.

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20th Century Jerusalem; Iranian Filmmakers Jailed

By vomena on February 3rd, 2011

This week we’ll hear a conversation with the Director of the Institute of Jerusalem Studies about Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century. We also talk about acclaimed Iranian filmmakers, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasulov both who have been sentence to six years in prison by the Iranian government.

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The youngest detainee in Guantanamo Bay; Arab Film Festival

By vomena on October 19th, 2010

This week, we have a conversation with Lisa Hajjar, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who has been writing about Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Later in the program, we speak with Algerian film maker Lyes Salem, who wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning movie “Masquerades,” which was chosen for the opening night of this year’s Arab film festival.

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Iraq’s Political Climate; Iraqi Film “Son of Babylon” (Part II of Interview)

By vomena on August 28th, 2010

This week on Voices of the Middle East & North Africa, we have a conversation with Professor Sinan Antoon of New York University about the current political situation in Iraq as the stalemate in forming a government continues.

Later in the program, we’ll bring you the second part of our conversation with Iraqi film maker Mohamed Al-Daradji, about his award winning feature film Ibne Babel, or Son of Babylon, a story about a grandmother and grandson in occupied Iraq.

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Update on Pakistan after the Flood; Iraqi film “Son of Babylon”

By vomena on August 28th, 2010

his week, we have a conversation with Kamran Ali, an associate professor of anthropology and acting director of the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Later in the program, we’ll bring you the first of two part conversation with Iraqi film maker Mohamed Al-Daradji about his award winning feature film Ibne Babel, or Son of Babylon, a story about a grandmother and grandson in occupied Iraq.

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The changing role of Turkey; A film about women in Iran

By vomena on August 1st, 2010

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Women Without Men
Women With Men

Two different perspectives about the changing role in Turkey vise a vie the U.S. and Israel. In light of the recent attack on the Free Gaza flotilla, and the killing of nine Turkish activists by Israel commandos. Later in the program we’ll speak with award-winning Iranian-American visual artist Shirin Neshat about her first full-length motion picture titled, “Women Without Men.”

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This Week: A look at documentary about Norman Finkelstein

By vomena on August 1st, 2010

This week, we bring you audio excerpts of, “American Radicals: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein,” an award-winning documentary on the life and work of the scholar. Professor Finkelstein is author of many books on the Palestine/Israel conflict.

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Weekly Cartoon: Oscars

By vomena on March 21st, 2010

For more of Khalil Bendib’s cartoons, visit The Pen is Funnier than the Sword.

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