RADIO INTIFADA SPECIAL
intifada=shaking off - oppression/silence
Voices from Calcutta to Casablanca
Voices of struggle, Voices for change
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 3-4pm PDT
KPFK/Pacifica Radio 90.7 fm, Los Angeles
Streaming at kpfk.org and available on audio archive for 90 days
The Man Behind Hezboallah
Sayyad Hassan Nasrallah
“Put aside despair and arm yourselves with hope.”
In 1978 Israel occupied South Lebanon, the occupation continued for 22 years, until Hezballah, (army of God) forced the strongest power in the Middle East to leave Lebanon. Hezballah’s victory in the South became an emblem of hope throughout the Middle East.
What was the secret behind their success? Some would say it’s the man behind the movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. His charisma, organizations skills and psychological warfare tactics has turned him into an illustrious leader. In 2008 the polls showed that he was the most admired leader in the Arab world today. We will be exploring the basis of his popularity, and his contradictory record and legacy.
We will also look at identity and community, the lives of Ethiopians and Armenians, their resistance to assimilation in the midst of transformation and adaptation.
Our guests are:
Nicholas Noe, founder and editor-in-chief of the Beirut-based news translation service mideastwire.com. He was previously a news editor on the Lebanon Daily Star/Herald Tribune, and has written for numerous regional and international publications.
Ara Oshagan is a local photographer who explores the ambiguity of communities and Identities through his art.
Announcements:
Robert Fisk will speak in Los Angeles and Orange County on September 22nd and 23rd.
9/22 7:3o pm – USC, Salvatori Computer Science Center 101,
9/23 Chapman Unviersity, evening TBA
9/26 7-10pm Identity and Community at The Center For Experimental Art and Architecture. 3191 Casitas Ave, Suite 138 Los Angeles, CA 90039. (818) 551-9386 WWW.CEAASITE.
9/27 Opening Reception, 6-9pm, Performance 6:30-8:30
"Haram eh Massoumeen va Shohad ha (Threshold of the Innocents and Martyred)"
By Amitis Motevalli (runs to December 19th)
18th Street Arts Center, Project Room Gallery
