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27 July 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or http://www.resonancefm.com/ (worldwide) Walid Siti's exhibition : Land on Fire . Walid Sitti is an Iraqi-Kurdish painter and printmaker based in Britain. Sitti's subjects are his experiences of war, exile, pain and loss. Conversation with the artist and the curator Rose Issa at Leighton House Museum. Hadani Ditmars reading from her book Dancing in the No-fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq . Ditmars' book (chosen by the Toronto Globe and Mail as one of 100 best and most influential books of 2005) recounts her time in Iraq from 1997 until the autumn of 2003. Music by David Ferrard. Iranian court upholds death sentence against teacher trade unionist .

20 July 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or www.resonancefm.com (worldwide) Mitra Tabrizian . This is that Place : The first major UK exhibition (at Tate Britain) of work by Mitra Tabrizian, an Iranian-British photographer and film-maker. The artist talks to MEP about her work. Hala Mohammad, Monzer Masri, Rasha Omran and Lukman Derky visit the UK for events at the Ledbury Poetry Festival and at the London Review Bookshop. Little is known in the UK of literary life in Syria, but there’s an extraordinarily vibrant cultural and literary scene. Interviews and more. A coup plot in Turkey?

06 July 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or www.resonancefm.com (worldwide) Houssam Hamalawy on Egypt. Based in Cairo, blogger, activist and journalist Houssam dissects the workers' strikes and and forms of protests that have swept Egypt since year 2000. Photographer and activist Farah Kobaissy documents the role played by women in the movement. More signs of Israeli-US preparations for attacking Iran. In Mashhad, second largest city in Iran, over 8000 people protested last month against inflation and the government. Listen to the programme

29 June 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm (GMT) 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Islam and Islamic Civilisation: An overview by Talat Ahmed. Report: Iraq social and refugee crisis is worsening. Listen to the programme

22 June 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm (GMT) 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide The revolt of the mining area of Gafsa, Tunisia . Morocco : The town of Sidi Ifni is under siege. Britain : Brown assures Bush more troops for Afghanistan and no Iraq withdrawal. The Paris and Turin book fairs and Israel's participation : To boycott or not to boycoytt - culture and politics. Listen to the programme

08 June 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm (GMT) 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide AN ISRAELI IN PALESTINE - Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel is a book by Jeff Halper and a publication of Pluto Press, 2008. "An Israeli in Palestine records Halper's journey 'beyond the membrane' that shields his people from the harsh realities of Palestinian life to his 'discovery' that he was actually living in another country: Palestine. " Jeff Halper, an Israeli Professor of Anthropology, has been a leading figure within the Israeli peace movement for over thirty years, and the head of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). An interview. Professor Norman Finkelstein, an American Jewish scholar known for his trenchant criticism of Israeli policy, was detained and interrogated by Israel’s security forces, Shin Bet, for 24 hours at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on May 23, denied entry into Israel and deported back to Amsterdam where he

01 June 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm (GMT) 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide In the fourth part of Israel/Palestine (1948-2008): From the 'Red House' to the Siege of Gaza, Joel Kovel, author of Overcoming Zionism: Creating a single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine (Pluto Press 2007) and editor-in-chief of Capitalism Nature Socialism talks about his experience as a Jew and elaborates on issues like the linkage between Zionism and capital, class struggle and nationalism. Also in this week show: "Peace" talks with Syria and army chief becomes Lebanon's new president. Listen to the programme