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The Gulf Crisis, the Question of Palestine and U.S. Policy
Edward Said
Edward Said describes the matrix from which Saddam Hussein evolves, the U.S. involvement in the Middle East and ways to resolve not only the current Gulf crisis but the long-simmering Israeli-Palestinian issue. Said contends that U.S. policy and public attitudes are jaundiced by “hostility and ignorance towards the Arabs, Islam and their culture.” The media […]
Western Power and the Literary Canon
Edward Said
2 CDs Recorded at the University of Wisconsin.
The Palestinian Perspective
Edward Said
On Palestine, Edward Said says, “Americans are ignorant of the facts.” Palestinians have been demonized and their concerns and realities have been either distorted or dismissed. They have been stereotyped as terrorists and fanatics. The American intellectual community has been virtually silent on Israeli human rights abuses and violations of international law in the occupied […]
The Culture and Politics of Palestinian Exile
Edward Said
The first of a historic collaboration and the lead interview in the book The Pen and the Sword. Edward Said discusses the interconnectedness of culture and politics. He references the work of Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet and the couplet asking, “Where should we go after the last frontiers, where should the birds fly after […]
Remembering Eqbal Ahmad
Edward Said, Radha Kumar
Recorded at Hampshire College.
Reflections on Exile
Edward Said, Christopher Hitchens
The Palestinians: Blaming the Victims
Edward Said, Christopher Hitchens
A great encounter with two of this era’s most interesting figures. Hitchens declares, “As the taxpayers of the paymaster state for the occupation we have to commit and engage and to be free of the moral blackmail that is often the answer to those who criticize Israel and its doings.” Said tells a great New […]
Women, Politics and Religion in the Arab World
Nawal El Saadawi
International Women’s Week Keynote Address. Recorded at the University of Colorado.
Primetime Activism
Charlotte Ryan
The media are powerful tools long used to inform the public and form public opinion. A glut of entertainment, information and propaganda is conveniently delivered to us in a manner that often makes it difficult to discern one from another. As the sources of information continue to narrow and competition for our attention increases, it […]
The LA Interviews
Arundhati Roy
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
The New Delhi Interviews
Arundhati Roy
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
Confronting Empire
Arundhati Roy
In a historic speech, Roy spoke before thousands of activists at the 2003 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Due to its 30- minute length, we were unable to produce it for national broadcast. However, we proudly include it in our archive.

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