Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi is author of "Resurrecting Empire" which discusses the war in Iraq and western domination in the middle east and central asia. (Originally aired June 2005)
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Following its UK launch announcement, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) launched its first list of books at the Tate Modern Museum in London with readings from a few of its leading authors to a distinguished audience, including members from the publishing and literary communities and invited guests from around the Middle East. Iraqi-born author and journalist Inaam Kachachi read two sections from her novel The American Granddaughter. The adult fiction novel was shortlisted for the International Arabic Prize for Fiction last year. The book tells a powerful and emotional story of a young Iraqi woman who left Iraq for the United States and later returned to her ancestral land as a translator with the US forces. Nariman Yousif, a rising star of Arabic translation, read from the BQFP English edition of The American Granddaughter. The next author, Suad Amiry, read from her new novel published by BQFP titled Nothing to Lose But Your Life: An 18-hour journey with Murad. In this novel Amiry, of Palestinian descent, tells of her 18-hour journey crossing the Israeli border illegally to seek work with a busload of men doing the same. Following the readings, children's writers Julia Donaldson, Sally Grindley, Michael Terry and Andy Smart joined Her Highness Sheikha Mozah for a brief discussion of children's books. Her Highness and Seif Salmawy, Managing Director for BQFP, met with writers and literary figures following the readings and discussions.
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As Iraq descends closer to civil war, no-one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure - just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in his books "Ignorant Armies" and "Future: Tense". What will happen not just in Iraq and the Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn? In his new book "The Mess They Made," Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. (Originally aired November 2007)
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Iraqi journalist and author Zuhair al-Jezairy describes why he went the other way, and returned to Iraq in 2003 after 25 years in exile. How he lived - and is still living - the chaos and civil strife there, what keeps him awake at night in Baghdad, and why he wrote a book about it.
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Prize-winning writer's novel CROSSED: A TALE OF THE FOURTH CRUSADE highlights the many similarities between the tragedy of the Fourth Crusade and the current events in Iraq.
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"If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how?" Joan Baez Its not right was these soldiers are being asked to do. Imagen the burden of killing not only one but maybe hundreds of innocent people.I feel guilty when i smack my dog for pissing in the house!
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An excerpt from the afternoon of readings at the San Francisco Main Library. Mutanabbi Street was the Baghdad neighborhood for books, bookselling and cafes. It was bombed in 2007. The reading event was organized by Beau Beausoleil of the Great Overland Book Company. The video features Beau's welcome and introduction, Iraqi writer Sinan Antoon, poet Diane di Prima and the current poet laureate of San Francisco- Jack Hirschman. To Learn More: View complete program: sanfrancisco.granicus.com Mutanabbi Street Readings: www.mutanabbistreetreading.com lengthy article about Mutanabbi Street: dir.salon.com
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With the threat of war against Iraq looming ever larger, Lewis Lapham is a leading voice of dissent in the United States. He is the long-time editor of Harper's Magazine and an outspoken critic of George Bush and American Foreign Policy. (Original broadcast March 2003)
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This is part of an interview by Evan Smith at Texas Monthly Talks while CH was on his book tour for "god is not great" May 2007. Watch the whole thing (including wise words on religion) on www.vimeo.com or www.youtube.com
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An Iraqi Writer receives Persian Awards! Ren A Hakim, awardee of the 3rd WAALM - Persian Golden Lioness Awards in London 31 Oct 2008
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Remi Kanazi on stage in Nablus at PalFest 2010 (www.palfest.org) Coming January 2011: "Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine by Remi Kanazi" Pre-order today at www.PoeticInjustice.net.
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Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said Iraq risks a return to dictatorship unless its ethnic and political factions resolve their stalemate...
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In 2010 Christopher Hitchens answered questions from reddit.com users. Christopher discusses (among others); historical figures, literature, the Iraq War, New Atheism, socialism and libertarianism. This list of questions can be found here: blog.reddit.com
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The Exotic Beauty of Iraq and, Its Magnification Rich History, Culture, Monuments, and So Much More!! This Video Is Dedicated To All No Matter Who You Are...See within Your Eyes The Beauty Rather then The Negative Media, Rascism, or Stereotypes It Gets that Serves Nothing but, A Waste Please Watch and Realize May God Be With All.. languages Spoken -Arabic -Assyrian (Syriac) (a dialect of Aramaic) -Iraqi Turkmen (a dialect of Turkish) Population -31234000 Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers); after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'. Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing and the wheel. Throughout its long history, Iraq has been the center of the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Hellenistic, Parthian, Sassanid and Abbasid empires, and part of the Achaemenid, Roman, Rashidun, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman and British empires Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. These civilizations produced the earliest writing, literature, sciences, mathematics, laws, and philosophies of the world; hence its common epithet, the "Cradle of Civilization". The Islamic conquest in the 7th century CE established Islam in Iraq. Under the Rashidun Caliphate, the ...
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The elders made way. The young men cheered.
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Poet and architect Naseer Hassan participated in the IWP's 2011 fall residency. "On the Map" is an interview series with writers while they are in Iowa City, participating in the International Writing Program's fall residency. The series is produced by the IWP at the University of Iowa, and is made possible by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.
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Iraq has held its first book fair in 20 years, with organisers and attendees hailing it as a return for the violence-wracked country to the global literary scene. Duration: 01:18
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In this exciting new 13-part series, the Annenberg Center and WGBH PBS have partnered to explore incredible epic books of literature including the famous tales of 1001 Nights, Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, The Bhagavad Gita, The Tale of Genji, The Bacchae and more. Famous Cast members include Philip Glass, Yusef Komunyakaa, Mary Zimmerman, Tim Blake-Nelson, Shabnam Rezaei, Marin Alsop, Azar Nafisi, Aly Jetha and David Damrosch. Explore world culture and story-telling like never before. Great epics, plays, poetry, and other literary texts have made their way around the world through time and translation, and are still captivating audiences today. This multimedia resource invites viewers to appreciate and most importantly read these ancient and modern works. The 13 texts are introduced on video by a wide-ranging cast including scholars, translators, artists, and writers. Excerpts of the texts are found on an extensive Web site along with background material and reading support; an interactive timeline and a feature on translation; and resources for teaching and further study. Produced By Seftel Productions. Coming to PBS stations and worldwide near you in 2011. For more, visit www.learner.org
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