"POINT TO POINT"
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August 14, 2008: Award winning journalist, Aladdin Elaasar has just released his latest book: "The Last Pharaaoh: Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Volatile MidEast", predicting the downfall of President Mubarak of Egypt and the aftermath of the collapse of his regime. He is the guest on POINT TO POINT, August 14, 2008 with host Ray Hanania. Packed with facts and telling the story of both modern and Ancient Egypt, how the modern Arab and Islamic Worlds evolved, and interviewing and quoting experts, politicians, journalists and Western diplomats, Elaasar tells a compelling story that needs to be read by every one. Combining an uncanny sense of clarity and understatement, Aladdin Elaasar weaves Egypt’s historical grandeur with an unnerving cascade of political intrigue that reveal a side of Mubarak the world cannot long ignore. In one fell swoop, my admiration for Egypt is both strengthened, and the source of my20unease revealed, as the author sheds light on the darkness of Egyptian politics that could one day turn catastrophic. With so much at stake, the west is slowly coming to grips with a new reality; a reality which no single book or author could possibly address. The Last Pharaoh should be indispensable to anyone hoping to understand Egypt’s role, not only the Middle East, but the potential for Mubarak’s Egypt to impact the destiny of global events. Click to Listen?
August 12, 2008: Middle East Series: Eyal Raviv, the founder and co-director of mepeace.org (www.mepeace.org) discusses why he set up what Haaretz Newspaper describes as the "Facebook" of Middle East peace. Based in Israel, Eyal oversees an internet social network that he launched in August 2006 to bring Palestinians and Israelis and Arabs and Jews together for peace. Today, the network is about to cross the 1,000 membership line. Point to Point is hosted by Ray Hanania and the podcasts are available at www.TheMediaOasis.com on the Point to Point link. Tuesday August 12, 2008. 16 minutes. Direct download: PointtoPointBox.jpg. Go to Podcast?
August 1, 2008: Middle East Series: Ray Hanania interviews Author John Paul Jones on his new book "If Olaya Street Could Talk: Saudi Arabia the Heartland of Oil and Islam" published by Taza Press. A detailed look at the Saudi world through the eyes of a typical American. Listen to podcast?
July 23, 2008: Politics Series: Ray Hanania interviews Cook County Illinois Commissioner Anthony Tony Peraica about the fight to block the 1 percent sales increase imposed by Board President Todd Stroger, which makes the county one of the nation's highest and Chicago the highest when it comes to sales taxes, 10.25 percent in the city portion of the county. Peraica calls out Stroger's broken promises and challenges hypocritical comments from colleagues on the board including Commissioner Larry Suffredin and Debra Sims. 10 Minutes. July 23, 2008. www.TheMediaOasis.com. Listen to the Podcast with Tony Peraica?
July 22, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Point to Point Podcast host Ray Hanania interviews Arab American journalist Anthony Shadid, Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in Iraq. Shadid is the author of several books including Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War which won the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize In 2003, The Washington Post's Anthony Shadid went to war in Iraq, but not as an embedded journalist. Born and raised in Oklahoma, of Lebanese descent, Shadid, a fluent Arabic speaker, has spent the last three years dividing his time between Washington, D.C., and Baghdad. The only journalist and Arab American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his extraordinary coverage of Iraq, Shadid is also the only writer to describe the human story of ordinary Iraqis weathering the unexpected impact of America's invasion and occupation. His writings are available at www.WashingtonPost.com. Click to Listen to the Interview.
July 19, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Veteran award winning columnists Ray Hanania and Ali Alarabi discuss and debate the most recent news in the Middle East on Point to Point: Interviews without Boundaries. The topics include the recent prisoner swap between the powerful Lebanese Shiite Militia Hezbollah and the Government of Israel, trading the remains of two Israeli solders killed when Hezbollah sought to capture Israeli soldiers to trade for its soldiers held by Israel in the summer of 2006, an assault that provoked Israel to launch a brutal retaliation against Lebanon's civilian population and Hezbollah strongholds. Israel released five prisoners, including the notorious Druse fighter and leader, Samir Kuntar (Kantar, Qantar), of a 1979 mission into Israel that resulted in the killing of an Israeli police officer and the murder of his four year old daughter. Kuntar was captured and served 30 years for the killings. Hezbollah returned the bodies of two Israelis killed during the July 2006 confrontation that spark the 34-day Israeli-Lebanon war, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. What are the moral issues involved and is there an issue of hypocrisy in criticism of Arabs for killing civilians while there is silence when Israel kills Arab civilians? And, Alarabi and Hanania discuss the recent war crimes indictment by the International Criminal Court of Sundanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the hypocrisy of singling out Arabs while excluding Israel and even Americans from I.C.C. prosecutions. The two discuss the issues involved in Sudan and Darfur where al-Bashir has been accused of supporting genocide, while supporters accuse pro-Western groups of inciting a vicious campaign of terrorism. You can read columns on both subjects by Hanania and Alarabi at www.ArabWritersGroup.com web site. 22 Minutes. Click to hear interview?
June 30, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Interview with Michael Lloyd editor in chief of ALO Hayati Magazine on Arab American and Middle East publishing, magazines, news media, journalism. Background on ALO Hayati, www.ALOMagazine.comits goals, successes, challenges and what the publication looks for in terms of submissions. Listen to the PodCast online now?
June 23, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Interview with Joseph Haiek the publisher of the News Circle/Arab American Affairs Magazine, based in Los Angeles. Joe Haiek is an institution in Arab American journalism and has been publishing the News Circle/Arab American Affairs Magazine since 1972, celebrating 26 years. An immigrant from the 1967 War who was forced to leave Jerusalem in Palestine, Joseph recognized right away the need to publish a newspaper/magazine in English not just for the Arab community in the United States but also for the American public to be able to read the Arab American history and narrative and to get a balanced view of the events in the Middle East. He is also a founder of the Arab American Press Guild, and the Arab American Historical Foundation. The magazine web site is www.Arab-American-Affairs.net. Haiek discusses the challenges facing ethnic news media and journalism in America, including the difficulty of educating a community that comes from the oppressive Middle East about the power of the news media and communications. Listen to Podcast?
June 18, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Interview with Jack Shaheen, professor of Mass Communications, the author of several books examining the portrayal of Arabs in the media and in Hollywood movies, and the producer and writer of the documentary Reel Bad Arabs which is based on the title of his very popular book. www.ReeelBadArabs.com. (Interview, 31 minutes) Go to Podcast?
June 16, 2008: Arab Journalism Series: Interview with Cedar News Newspaper publisher Michel El-Zbaidi on the history of his newspaper and stories about the Lebanese and Arab American community. Cedar News is based in New Jersey. El-Zbaidi talks about the discovery under the reckage of the World Trade Center of the remains of a Lebanese Maronite Church that was located there long before the Twin Towers were built. Go to Podcast?
May 28, 2008: Middle East Series: Interview with Suzanne Manneh on the phenomena of Palestinian and Arab Hip-Hop artists. Manneh discusses the rise of hip-hop as a form of creative social protest and expression for Palestinian and Arab youth not just in the United States but also in the Middle East. Go to podcast?
Janet McMahon, Managing Editor of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs magazine discussion her publication, recent stories and challenges of Arab American journalism. Listen to Podcast?
Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute discusses Arab American activism, the presidential election and more. Listen to the Podcast?
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