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23 & 27 January 2008

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worlwide In his monumental work A History of the Arab Peoples Albert Hurani concludes that “What could be observed was a current pattern in Middle Eastern history. The classes which dominated the structure of wealth and social power in the cities wanted peace, order and freedom of economic activity, and would support a regime so long as it seemed to be giving them what they wanted; but they would not lift a finger to save it, and would accept its successor if it seemed likely to follow a similar policy.” (Hurani, 1991, p. 454) Class and Sect in the Middle East : an interview with Anne Alexander, a fellow researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, author of Nasser (Life & Times), and a regular contributor to International Socialism journal. Singer and composer Marcel Khalife in Britain. A concert in London , Friday 25 January 2008 Anal

16 & 20 January 2008

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or www.resonancefm.com Bush in Israel: The Hands of Esau Selling Weapons to Religious States , from an interview with Lenni Brenner, part 2 of last: Israel. Book review: Dhar Jamail's Beyound the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq Listen to the show Related articles: The Hands of Esau The Fading of the Two-State Solution Related audio: Selling Weapons to Religious States (Interview with Lenni Brenner)

09 & 13 January 2008

"Selling Weapons to Religous States": Part 1 of 2 from an interview with Lenni Brenner produced by Against the Grain show on Pacifica Radio. This week: Saudi Arabia. 2007 World Press Photo Award The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto: What next for Pakistan? Listen to the whole show Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or www.resonancefm.com

Coming & Recent Shows/Interviews

Class and Sect in the Middle East, interview with Anne Alexander. The Yacoubian Building: the novel and the film. Can Hamas Liberate Palestine? The US Elections and the Middle East Katherine C. Donahue, author of Slave of Allah - Zacarias Moussaoui vs The USA (Pluto Press September 2007) Ibrahim Abu Rabi, author of Contemporary Arab Thought Recent 19 December 2007 show Iraqi Oil for Beginners, a comic book by Jon Sack. Israel: the longest teachers strike in the history of Israel. 05 December 2007 show : Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files - The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (PLuto Press, November 2007) Interview with Arun Kundnani , author of "The End of Tolerance - Racism in 21st Century Britain". 28 November 2007 : InterviewArun Kundnani on his book The End of Tolerance - Racism in 21st Century Britain. Also in the show: Dubai, Wealth and Workers' Plight. 21 November 2007 show 14 November 2007 show : Pakistan,Turkey and the K

Yes, We Have No Bananas

Yes, We Have No Bananas  by S. Langfur One fine morning Melvin Tucker woke up to find himself transformed into a middle-sized Zionist. He was lying on his back, an unusual position for him, and he thought perhaps this was the reason. He turned over, embraced his wife and slept again, but on waking a second time, he found his condition had worsened. He rose from the bed and gazed into a mirror. There was a barely perceptible change in the curve of his upper lip, as though he were withdrawing it, about to answer an accusation. Apart from that, he could see nothing different. “Tuck, what’s the matter?” asked his wife from the bed. “What’s the matter!” said Melvin. “What other country in the world would show restraint when fanatics enter its cities from the neighboring territory and blow themselves up, killing dozens of innocent civilians, and the neighboring authority does nothing to prevent this? What other country would endure a situation where people of the neighboring territory fire o

Iraqi Oil - Israel's Teachers Strike

19 December 2007 show "Iraqi Oil for Beginners" a comic book by Jon Sack. Israel: the longest teachers strike in the history of Israel. Listen to the show " They've cancelled Christmas in Bethlehem " (a song) The Gleaners, after Millet by Hadas Reshef, Israel, New Media Art Middle East Panorama on Resonance FM Radio Wednesday between 21:00 to 22:00 GMT (repeated on Sunday between 12:00 - 13:00 GMT) 104.4 FM or http://www.resonancefm.com/

Guantanamo Files - Israel/Palestine

05 December 2007 show (00:58:33) Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files - The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (PLuto Press November 2007), Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo detainee, and Zachary Katznelson, a lawyer of some Guantanamo detainees. Luke Wilson, a radical Jewish activist from England, speaking on Israel/Palestine.