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08 February 2009

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) In his recent book “Pakistan’s Other Story” (The Struggle Publication) Lal Khan has surveyed the events of 1968-69 in the wider perspective of what was happening in the world at that juncture of time. “He cites developments in Egypt, Indonesia, France (May 1968), the Italian “hot autumn”, Ireland, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, the USA and the Vietnam war and then revisits Partition, analyses the Communist Party and the degeneration of the left leadership and the early failure of democracy in Pakistan, the crossing over of the fence to the American side, the emergence of the new industrialists, institutionalization of corruption leading up to the 1965 war. This whole commentary reads like new history as it looks at developments from a window on the backside of the traditional façade.” ( The Dawn , 15 January 2009)From a book launch, Conway Hall, London. According to Media Workers Against War, there are eight rea

01 February 2009

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) An interview with Lenni Brenner. Lenni Brenner was born into an Orthodox Jewish family. His involvement with the Black civil rights movement began on his first day in the organized left, when he met James Farmer of the Congress of Racial Equality, later the organizer of the "freedom rides" of the early 60s. He was active in the mid 50s with Bayard Rustin, later the organizer of Martin Luther King's 1963 "I had a dream" March on Washington. He was an anti-war activist from the 1st days of the Vietnam war, speaking frequently at rallies in the Bay Area. Mr. Brenner is the author of 4 books, Zionism in the Age of the Dictators, The Iron Wall: Zionist Revisionism from Jabotinsky to Shamir, Jews in America Today, and The Lesser Evil: The Democratic Party. His books have been favorably reviewed in 10 languages by prominent publications, including the London Times, The London Review of Book

23 January 2009

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) Gaza : from a rally organized by Stop the War Coalition and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK). The rally took place on 8th of January in Friends Meeting House in London. Among those who spoke were: George Galloway MP and writer and fighter Tariq Ali. Obituary : Mansour Rahabani . Renowned Lebanese composer Mansour Rahabani died Tuesday 13th January following a bout of pneumonia, leaving a legacy of innovation in the music and theater of Lebanon and the wider Arab world. Read: Kafka Era of Double Standard

11 January 2009

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) "Asked how he proposed dealing with "the murderous mentality" of the Palestinians, the Israeli historian Benny Morris replied, "Something like a cage has to be built for them. I know that sounds terrible. It is really cruel. But there is no choice. There is a wild animal there that has to be locked away one way or another." Gaza . Two very opposite views from a discussion between two public speakers, Speakers Corner, London 04 January 2009. Read: Robert Fisk 's article Read: The Gaza Bloodbath

04 January 2009

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) Sounds from Agadir and Marrakech , Morocco. The recording was made between 19 and 24 December 2008. Listen to the show .

07 December 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) Pakistan may be the linchpin of the US's so-called war on terror, but it is also, as Tariq Ali notes, a wrecked country. Pakistan's neighbor Afghanistan is also devastated; the continuing war there makes meaningful recovery impossible. In a recent talk, Ali addressed key developments in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq , often dictated by US geopolitical interests. Tariq Ali's recent book is The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power (Scribner, 2008). The talk was given in Vancouver, on 10th November 2008. The talk was broadcast by Against the Grain show on KPFA Radio, Berkeley, US. Listen to the programme

30 November 2008

Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or Resonancefm.com (worldwide) A leading review of the Crusades on Amazon.com says the following: “The Christian invaders were regarded as infidels. The Arabs were scorned as lawless pagans. The Westerners saw their quest as literally a sanctified crusade, while the Muslims launched their own holy war, called a jihad, in retaliation. Sound familiar? It should, because although the events depicted in the History Channel's documentary "The Crusades - Crescent & The Cross" took place nearly a thousand years ago, they are but a distant mirror to what's going on in the Middle East right now.” The Crusades: Were they religious wars? Many Muslims believe that the Crusades continue today and see the "war on terror" as a "Crusade against Islam." We listen to views by Yunus Bakhsh, writer and union activist, John Heelan of the Street Evangelists Association, Tariq Ali, author of "The Blood of Saladin