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Tuesday February 21, 2012, 10:06 AM

The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution

Marwan Bishara, Senior Political Analyst, Al Jazeera English; Editor and Host of "Empire", Al Jazeera Network

Host: David Inge

Over the past year, governments around the Middle East have been rocked by political protest. To much of the world, it seemed that people who had long suffered in silence suddenly decided that they would take no more, rising up to claim their freedom. In fact, says Marwan Bishara, these events were the result of a long social and political struggle. Marwan Bishara, senior political analyst for Al Jazeera English, explains the history behind the Arab Spring, a history that he says the West has largely ignored.

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Categories: History • International Affairs • Politics • Middle East • Israel • Palestine

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Wednesday November 15, 2006, 11:06 AM

THE IRON CAGE: THE STORY OF THE PALESTINIAN STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD

Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University

Host: David Inge

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Categories: Middle East • Israel • Palestine

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Wednesday February 15, 2006, 10:06 AM

Current Events In Palestine

Beshara Doumani, Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History at the University of California, Berkeley

Host: David Inge

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Categories: Middle East • Israel • Palestine

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Thursday April 28, 2005, 10:06 AM

SHARING THE LAND OF CANAAN: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN STRUGGLE

Mazin B. Quimsiyeh, Ph.D., human rights activist and journalist

Host: David Inge

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Categories: Middle East • Israel • Palestine

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Tuesday March 30, 2004, 10:06 AM

THE SPIRIT OF FÈS: FESTIVAL OF WORLD SACRED MUSIC

Host: David Inge

Terrence Grace, stage and film director of Sawt-e-Sarma; Gabriel Meyer, co-founder and director of the Sulha Peace project for the Reconciliation of Israel; and Yacoub Hussein, performer from Palestine