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Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Iraq on the brink : The media on Iraq, torture and sectarianism. Speaker: Sami Ramadani, an Iraqi activist and a teacher of sociology in London. >> Listen Interview with Maurice el Medioni , the living legend of Oriental piano. Now 77, the charismatic charmer from Oran, the home of rai music, still mixes an evocative cocktail of Cuban rhythms, French chic and Oriental mellowness. El Medioni is on tour in UK. >> Listen to the interview .

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) - The Holocaust Denial: interview with Lenni Brenner , author of Zionism in the Age of the Dictators and The Iron Wall - Zionist Revisionism from Jabotinsky to Shamir , and with Mark Weber, the Director of the Institute for Historical Review . - The Jewish Week Book in London, UK. >> Listen to the whole show >> Listen to Marx in the 21st Century - interviews

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) "Muhammad's Cartoons" : A Christian : “Unlike Muslims … it shouldn’t be a problem to us Christians …we don’t judge …we would strongly protest, but not in violent way…” A British Muslim : “I would prefer ten thousand cartoons than even one life being killed by a foreign occupation of a country…” An Egyptian-American Muslim : “As a Muslim myself I think he reaction of the Muslim community is a way over where it should be…A complete diversion from the real issues…” 1857 – 2007: The Nature of Resistance to Colonialism . Part of a lecture given by Virinder Kalra, a senior lecturer at Manchester University, UK. The event took place on February 15 at the Kufa Gallery in London and included contributions from the audience.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com worldwide Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) "Our message is one of humanity - but it's also political - we make protest music." Tamer Nafer, lead rapper of the first Palestinian hip-hop group, DAM.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com worldwide Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) 'Dangerous Ideas': interviews with some Lebanese attending Profile Intermedia 8 , 'Achtung!', Graphics and design, 'Protest Workshop', Lebanon, Christmas in Lebanon, sounds from Bremen, including Christmas market sounds.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am The origin of the Muslim prayer; why the Muslims pray five times a day. A short discussion between a Muslim and a non-Muslim and others. Conducting an interview: making the controversial more controversial . Part of Middle East Panorama workshop at Profile Intermedia 8 , 'Achtung!', in Bremen, Germany; a discussion on terrorism with attendants from Denmark, Germany, and Lebanon. Sunday 10 of December 2005. Individual terrorism. A discussion among members of a socialist organisation, Socialist Appeal .

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am Beyond Chutzpah - On the misuse of anti-semitism and the abuse of history - by Norman G. Finkelstein ( Part 2 ). A talk by the professor of political science at DePaul University, and author of The Holocaust Industry and Image and Reality of the Israel/Palestine Conflict , followed by Q & A. >> . (57.6 mb - 59 minutes)

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am Beyond Chutzpah - On the misuse of anti-semitism and the abuse of history - by Norman G. Finkelstein ( Part 01 ). The professor of political science at DePaul University, and author of The Holocaust Industry and Image and Reality of the Israel/Palestine Conflict , Finkelstein gave a talk followed by Q & A. "Imperial College's recent decision to impose a new dress code on the college campus in the interests of security has given rise to calls of discrimination against Muslim women who wear the veil. The new code prohibits any item of clothing which partially or completely covers the face." A live debate.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am Interview with Falah Alwan , president of the Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq and the Union of the Unemployed of Iraq. "The documentary, Fallujah: the Hidden Massacre, by the state broadcaster RAI, cited one Fallujah human-rights campaigner who reported how residents told how "a rain of fire fell on the city". On 14 November 2005, demonstrators organised by the Italian communist newspaper, Liberazione, protested outside the US Embassy in Rome..."The 'war on terrorism' is terrorism," one of the newspaper's commentators declared." Interview with Sonia Previato from the Journal Falce Martello , Italy. "Iraqis forcible removed on overnight flights", reports The Guardian and the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees. Songs from Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia by

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am Interview with Uri Avnery from Gush Shalom , Israel, on what he described as 'Labour Upheaval' in the Labor Party primaries where the members of "Eastern" descent voted massively for Amir Peretz and defeated Shimon Peres. Interview with Fadi al-Qadi, Tunisia, on UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society . Al-Qadi is the regional advocate for the Middle East and North Africa in Human Rights Watch. Voices in Exile . An evening organised by The Refegee Project on 16 of November in London: speeches on migration, asylum and war, and poetry and musical performance by Kurdish and Iranian poets and singers, among others.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT) The Israeli Government is trying to de-legitimize and dismantle the Workers Advice Center (WAC - Ma’an). (WAC - Ma'an in Arabic) provides support for the many unorganized workers in Israel. WAC is open to any worker, although Arabs in particular suffer from lack of union representation. Two documnetary films followed by a discussion, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London: Occupation: Dreamland is "an unflinchingly candid portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Falluja during the winter of 2004." (Testimonies from) Falluja : One of the most violent acts of the current occupation of Iraq was the almost complete destruction of the city of Falluja in last November's siege and assault by US forces. Elias Khoury’s novel Gate of the Sun (English Edition). A talk and QA chaired by Tari Ali. Gate of the Sun presents a mosaic of p

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com worlwide Every Friday 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT) Talk and discussion from a meeting organised by the Organisation of Women's Rights-Iran on Wednesday 19th October 2005. Azar Majedi spoke against political Islam, for a secular society, and for women's rights. Why is Islamic Shari’a law in contradiction with women’s rights? Religious arbitration in Canada?! What happened? The discussion went further to touch on whether Iraq is free today. The meeting was hosted at Conway Hall, home to the South Place Ethical Society, London. World Premier: The Skies are Weeping by Philip Munger, The Singer of Wind and Rain by Gregory Youtz, Israeli, Palestinian and Yemenite tunes performed by Tsivi Sharett and the TS Ensemble, Traditional Palestinian Dance by Dabka group, Al-Hurriya . "A Concert for Justice and Peace...In memory of the lives lost during the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank." Introduced by Cindy Cor

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 3.30pm - 4.30pm London time (GMT) Repeated on Monday 7.00am to 8.00am Interview with the Iraqi writer and political activist Suad Khiary (76 years old) Here she speaks of her experience, war, terrorism and imperialism, the Iraqi working class, the Iraqi Communist Party, the Arab left and the future of Iraq, and Venezuela. >> Listen to the interview A hunger strike in Tunisia. Eight opposition figures began an indefinite hunger strike on 18 October 04 to demand respect for freedom of expression and association in Tunisia and the release of all prisoners of conscience. The hunger strikers include Lotfi Hajji, the head of the Tunisian Journalists Union (SJT). Music: pieces from Mucians of the Nile - Luxor to Isna.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Robert Fisk, the revered foreign correspondent for The Independent, his knowledge and insight of the Middle East is perhaps unrivalled among contemporary commentators. Fisk, who has met Osama bin Laden three times, talks about his experience of covering conflict throughout the region, the Middle East's history and the possibilities for its future. Part of a talk given at the Institute of Education at the book launch of Fisk's Wars for Civilization, London 13 October 2005. >> Listen here .   The Hot Zone , new play explores the stories of British Asians at Guantanamo Bay. The play is based on three British Asians detained in an international detention centre. Iqbal, Waris and Sonny were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They are now incarcerated in a international prison camp. http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/theatr

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) The Committee for a Marxist International, OutRage, Iranian Revolutionary Socialists’ League and the Iranian Civil Rights Committee, took part in a picket outside the Iranian regime’s embassy in London. Interviews. Michel Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: a talk given by Jonathan Ree at the Kufa Gallery on the 6 July 2005 in London.

The play: Crocodile Seeking Refuge. Excerpts, interviews with the cast and members of the audience

The elections in Egypt. The Egyptian economist Samir Amin speaks on ‘The Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East’. >> Listen here (10:54) Interview with Oumnya Talat, member of the Egyptian Kefaya Movement, works at the MBC Broadcasting Centre in Dubai, on the elections in Egypt. A play: Crocodile Seeking Refuge . Interview with the playwright, Sonia Linden.

Coverage of “No deportation of Iraqi and Kurdish Asylum Seekers”. A protest took place in front of Bush House, London, UK. Has Iran got the right to have nuclear weapons? Interviews conducted in Speakers Corner, London. The First International Conference against Terrorism , Manchester, UK. Interview with the organiser, Amir Riadh, a human rights student. Speakers include: Mark Curtis, author of Web of Deceit .

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Interview with Murad Shirin from the Iranian Revolutionary Socialist League on Iran's 2005 Elections. >> Listen

Middle East Panorama show on Resonance FM 104.4 Every Friday 14:00 - 15:00 London Time (GMT) In this Friday's edition of Middle East Panorama, Nadim Mahjoub conducts an interview with Mordechai Vanunu. Kidnapped from Rome by Israeli secret agents on September 30th, 1986. Vanunu served eighteen years in prison (eleven and a half in solitary confinement) for revealing Israeli nuclear weapons secrets.Vanunu was elected Rector of Glasgow University in December 2004.On March 17th 2005 Vanunu was charged with violating his release restrictions by granting interviews to foreign media. >> Listen to the interview