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Interview with Dahr Jamail, an independent US reporter and photographer. US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource and he is now writing for the Inter Press Service , The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation , The Sunday Herald , Islam Online , the Guardian and the Independent to name just a few. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints. Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. Dahr uses the DahrJamailIraq.com website and his popular mailing list to disseminate his dispatches. >> Listen David Shayler and Annie Machon, former MI5 officers, joi

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) He defends 'Zionism', but he is anti-neo-zionist, he 'asserts the moral right of the Palestinians to their terrorism'. The charitable organization Oxfam refused to accept a donation of £5,000 accrued in royalties from sales of his book, 'After the Terror'. The director of the Holocaust museum in Frankfort, Micha Brumlik, called him an anti-Semite. When the Palestine Society at SOAS realized that he was a Zionist, an invitation to a meeting of the Palestine Society at the School of Oriental and African Studies, a college of the University of London, was dropped from the list of speakers. His last book, 'Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War: Palestine, 9-11, Iraq, 7-7' is to be released in September 2006. 'In the context of the Middle East violence is usually referred to as "terrorism", but the actions of the American an

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Music 1: The Art of the Santoor , Hossein Ferjami, traditional folk music from Iran. 'Hossein Farjami is one of the big names amongst Iranians around the world, known as a virtuoso player of the santoor, one of the oldest oriental instruments. Apart from the santoor this CD ( The Art of the Santoor , August 2000) presents other traditional Iranian instruments such as the tar, setar (string instruments), ney (reed flute), zarb, and daf (drums).' Music 2: The Bridge (2002), Marcel Khalife, Lebanon. Any bridge, in Arabic communication, most often signifies "the bridge back to the Palestinian homeland."

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Interview with Munthir al-Kawther, lecturer of philosophy, TV presenter, human rights activist and chairman of Shuhud - the International Organisation to Confront Extremism, and Ibtisam al-Yusuf, an Iraqi political writer and activist living in London. >> Listen

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) 'The Case for Action against Iran'. In this public forum, the invited speakers will address some of the key issues that are related to the current U.S.-Iran dispute, as well as the possible implications for the international non-proliferation regime and stability in the region. Speakers for the event are: Dr Frank Barnaby, Nuclear Issues Consultant to the Oxford Research Group, Professor Abbas Edalat, Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Imperial College London, and founding member of the Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran, Sajjad Khan, Editor of New Civilisation Magazine and Ms Carol Naughton, coordinator of the WMD Awareness Programme. >> Listen to Abbass Edalat >> Listen to Sajjad Khan

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Film Review: 'Dunia, Kiss me not on the Eyes' (2005) by the Lebanese film-maker Jocelyne Saab. 'Kiss me not on the Eyes' opened the Arab Cinema Weekend (17 and 18 March 2006) in London, UK. The event was hosted by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts and organised by Zenith Foundation. A speech by Hani Lazim from the Iraqi Democrats Against Occupation. Hani spoke at Hammersmith and Fulham Town Hall, London, 16 March 2006. >> Listen to Hani Lazim

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) The Anti-war Demonstration, London, 18 March 2006. A new Dawn, anybody? A look into the Israeli election campaign. Jo Glanville in conversation with Daphna Baram. Jo Glanville is a BBC producer with a particular interest in the Middle East. She has made a number of documentaries in the region and has just finished editing an anthology of short stories by women Palestinian writers, to be published by Saqi Books in September. Daphna Baram is an Israeli freelance journalist and commentator (The Guardian, The New Statesman, Haaretz, Yediot) and a writer (Disenchantment: The Guardian and Israel, 2004). Tuesday 21st March, organised by SOAS Palestine Society, London, UK.

Middle East Panorama radio show on Resonance FM 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com/ Every Friday 14.00 - 15.00 London time (GMT) Will Iran be invaded? Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick from The International Institute of Strategic Studies . Interview with Abbas Edalat, prof. of mathematics and computer science at Imperial College London and co-founder of Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran, CASMII "If necessary, however, under long-standing principles of self defense, we do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur — even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack," George Bush wrote in his national security report, March 16, 2006. I am a Believer ceremony by Reza Aramesh involves 32 mostly second generation immigrant men in a piece choreographed by Tom Dale and the artist and accompanied by a brass band. Arab Cinema Weekend 17-19 March 2006.

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