Opinions run strong when it comes to conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Mass media reports about violent clashes and tenuous peace talks often obscure critical information about daily life in Palestinian territories. On this program we take a look at reactions to Palestinian viewpoints.
Featuring:
Reverend Mitri Raheb, pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem;
Marcia Freedman, former member of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and with the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace;
Penny Rosenwasser, Middle East Children’s Alliance;
Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine;
Edward Said, Columbia University Professor;
Sounds and an interview from the Occupied Territories
This program was produced by the National Radio Project for August 15, 2001.
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tikkun.org
Here is an unprecedented opportunity to hear this quartet of faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem on their debut American tour. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, and percussion. The conservatory, with campuses in Bethlehem and Ramallah, was famously endorsed by both Edward Said and conductor Daniel Barenboim for its teaching of Western and Arab music to Palestinian youth. Presented in cooperation with American Near East Refugee Aid.
This program was produced by the Freer Gallery of Art on February 16, 2006.
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This podcast was produced by the British Museum’s Middle East Now season.
Charles Glass gives his personal reflections on Edward Said providing us with an intimate insight into this well known, politically committed Palestinian American intellectual.
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This podcast was produced by the British Museum’s Middle East Now season.
Edward Said’s 1978 book Orientalism continues to provoke arguments about how the Orient is imagined. Join the debate with Robert Irwin, Maya Jasanoff, Gabriel Piterberg, Michael Wood and Paul Myerscough (chair).
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