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Riz Khan - Arabs in Hollywood - 14 Jul 08 - Part 2

2008-07-17T22:41:43Z

Always the villain? With author Jack Shaheen, actor Ahmed Ahmed and producer Abdullah Omeish, this episode of the Riz Khan show looks at stereotypical portrayals of Arabs in Hollywood and asks why these continue.

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Riz Khan - Arabs in Hollywood - 14 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-07-18T00:41:24Z

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Arabs, Jews, and Skinheads: Fear and Loathing in the Paris Metro

2008-09-21T18:13:37Z

Nothing creates tension like a Hava Nagilah ringtone!

Strangers depicts the unlikely duo of a young Arabic and a Jewish man who must put aside their fears and predisposed hatred toward one another when confronted with an even greater threat, a gang of skinheads.

This short film by Erez Tadmor and Guy Nattiv really sheds some perspective on tensions between Arabs and Israelis, considering how both still face an incredible amount of prejudice and violence in Europe and elsewhere throughout the world.

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Roots of Conflict in the Middle East

2008-07-01T10:44:39Z

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Historian Niall Ferguson debates futurist author Peter Schwartz on the historical roots of modern-day conflicts in the Middle East.

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Niall Ferguson and Peter Schwartz present Historian vs. Futurist on Human Progress as part of The Long Now Foundation's Seminars about Long-term Thinking.

Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.

He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University, and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

He is most recently the author of the books The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West (2006) and Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (2004).

Peter Schwartz is cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network (GBN), a unique membership organization and worldwide network of strategists, business executives, scientists, and artists based in Emeryville, California. Established in 01988, GBN specializes in corporate scenario planning and research on the future of the business environment. From 01982 to 01986, Peter headed scenario planning for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies in London. His team conducted comprehensive analyses of the global business and political environment and worked with senior management to create successful strategies.

Schwartz is the co-author of both the 01999 books The Long Boom, and When Good Companies Do Bad Things: Responsibility and Risk in an Age of Globalization, and is the author of the 01991 book, The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World. He is a member of the Long Now Foundation's Board of Directors.

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Women's Rights in Jordan and the Developing World

2008-06-16T12:45:45Z

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Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein discusses progress on women's rights in Jordan and the rest of the world.

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Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein speaks at The Commonwealth Club of California about the current state of affairs in Middle Eastern countries including Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Iran.

Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein is Jordan's Ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico. He was previously the kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations; a post he held six and a half years (2000-2007). From 1996-2000, he was Jordan's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador.

An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid played a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. In September 2002, Prince Zeid was elected the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court, at a time when the Court was only a plan on paper. Prince Zeid also served as a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia from February 1994 to February 1996, and, having worked intimately with peacekeeping issues for over the last decade, his knowledge of peacekeeping is extensive.

Prince Zeid holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ's College). In 1989, he also received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police (the successor to the Arab Legion) and saw service with them until 1994.

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The Promised Land? - End of the Dream? - 19 May 08 - Part 1

2008-06-16T15:35:49Z

A special series examining the origins, violent creation, and modern-day reality of the state of Israel through the stories of individual Israelis.

The final episode looks at modern day Israel - a country that bears little resemblance to the one imagined by its Zionist forbearers.

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The Promised Land? - End of the Dream - 19 May 08 - Part 2

2008-06-16T15:35:48Z

A special series examining the origins, violent creation, and modern-day reality of the state of Israel through the stories of individual Israelis.

The final episode looks at modern day Israel - a country that bears little resemblance to the one imagined by its Zionist forbearers.

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Palestine Street - The Lost Bride - 14 May 08 - Part 1

2008-06-12T15:34:34Z

In a special two-part series Al Jazeera relives the tragic narrative of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) through the stories of one street in the city of Jaffa.

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Palestine Street - The Lost Bride - 14 May 08 - Part 2

2008-06-12T15:34:27Z

In a special two-part series Al Jazeera relives the tragic narrative of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) through the stories of one street in the city of Jaffa.

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Palestine Street - The Lost Bride - 14 May 08 - Part 4

2008-06-13T09:36:33Z

In a special two-part series Al Jazeera relives the tragic narrative of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) through the stories of In a special two-part series Al Jazeera relives the tragic narrative of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) through the stories of one street in the city of Jaffa.

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Riz Khan - Palestinian 'Right to returm' - 13 May 08 - Part1

2008-06-10T09:38:44Z

As part of a special series on the anniversary of the creation of Israel we ask waht is the fate of Palestinian refugees that now number nearly five million? Riz hosts a debate between Dr. Arnon Soffer, an Israeli geostrategist, and Dr. Johnny Mansour, a Palestinian-Israeli historian.

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The Promised Land? - Conflict - 12 May 08 - Part 2

2008-06-09T09:34:52Z

A special series examining the origins, violent creation, and modern-day reality of the state of Israel through the stories of individual Israelis.

Episode two, Conflict, looks at how the still small Jewish population succeeded in defeating a far larger Palestinian population and asks if a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing was employed.

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The Promised Land? - Conflict - 12 May 08 - Part 1

2008-06-09T09:34:50Z

A special series examining the origins, violent creation, and modern-day reality of the state of Israel through the stories of individual Israelis.

Episode two, Conflict, looks at how the still small Jewish population succeeded in defeating a far larger Palestinian population and asks if a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing was employed.

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Evolving Sectarian Tensions in Iraq - Washington Post Panel

2008-06-16T03:30:23Z

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Washington Post Baghdad Correspondent Amit Paley discusses evolving tensions between Sunni and Shia groups in Iraq. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: America and the World in 2008," recorded in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.

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The Council's Annual Washington Post Panel continues with the Foreign News Editors and Correspondents from the Washington Post discussing major world issues facing the country and the new president - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.

Amit Paley is a staff writer and Baghdad Correspondent for the Washington Post.

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Attorney General Mukasey on Racial Profiling

2008-07-09T15:56:20Z

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U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey gives his take on "racial profiling" as a security technique.

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Public Corruption and Public Confidence with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

Mukasey took over leadership of the Department of Justice after a time of great turmoil and controversy. Coming in with support from both sides of the aisle, Mukasey has made it a priority to address issues of public corruption and the integrity of our government institutions. - The Commonwealth Club of California

Michael Mukasey was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1941 and graduated from Columbia College and Yale Law School, where he was on the Board of Editors of the Yale Law Journal. Prior to becoming Attorney General, he had a lengthy career as an attorney, including service as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1972 to 1976 in New York. From 1975 to 1976 he also served as chief of his district's Official Corruption Unit. From 1976 to 1987 he was an associate, and then member, of the firm Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler.

Mukasey was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and served until 2006, the last six years as chief judge. During that time, Judge Mukasey presided over hundreds of cases, including the trial of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 11 co-defendants charged with conspiring to blow up numerous sites in New York. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he was widely praised for the speed with which the federal courthouse, located just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center, returned to normal operation.

Upon his retirement from the bench, Mukasey returned to Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, in the firm's litigation group.

Judge Mukasey has received numerous awards over the years, including the Learned Hand Medal for Excellence in Federal Jurisprudence from the Federal Bar Council, the William Tendy Award from the Fiske Association, awards from the Seymour Association, the Respect for Law Alliance, and the Ari Halberstam Award from the Jewish Children's Museum. He also received an honorary degree from the Brooklyn Law School.

Mukasey's professional and civic activities have included service as a director of the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation and as a director of the Jewish Children's Museum. He has also been a lecturer in law at the Columbia Law School. He was a member of the Automation and Technology Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States; was chairman of the Committee on Public Access to Information and Proceedings of the New York State Bar Association; was a member of the Federal Courts Committee and the Communications Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York; and was a member of the American Bar Association.

Judge Mukasey was nominated to be Attorney General by President George W. Bush on September 17, 2007, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8. He entered duty on November 9.

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Fight for equality, land and oil in Sudan - 17 Mar 08

2008-06-08T03:30:46Z

An oil rich region of Sudan is seen by some as the tinderbox for Africa's next war.

Abyei is sandwiched between North and South.

But a referendum in three years time will decide whether to merge with southern Sudan.

Tension is already brewing over grazing rights between the African Dinka and the Misseriya Arabs who move south every winter.

The Dinka believe the Arabs are only guests on their territory and should recognise their right to the land.

Mohamed Vall found a tribe fearing for their way of life.

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Arab Nations' Views of Iran-US Tensions

2008-06-11T03:30:12Z

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Egyptian journalist Kahled Dawoud discusses Arabic nations' views of tensions between Iran and the United States.

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Iran and Israel - An Irreversible Enmity?:
Implications for the United States, the Region, and the Security Council with Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council and author of Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States, and discussants Khaled Dawoud, New York correspondent for Al-Jazeera, and Daniel Levy, director of the Prospects for Peace Initiative.

Khaled Dawoud is a Correspondent for Al-Jazeera Arabic in New York.

From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Dawoud was the Bureau Chief of Egypt's daily Al-Ahram's office in Washington, DC.

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Inside Story - Racism in Israel - 11 Dec 07 -Part 1

2008-06-13T21:30:46Z

Racism towards Arabs is on the rise and we ask whether it is due to the fear factor.

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Inside Story - Racism in Israel - 11 Dec 07 -Part 2

2008-06-13T21:30:45Z

Racism towards Arabs is on the rise and we ask whether it is due to the fear factor.

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The lighter side of Arab-Israeli life - 30 Nov 2007

2008-06-14T09:30:25Z

It may be no laughing matter, but for many people living with the Arab-Israeli conflict, humour is helping to ease the tensions.

Arab labour is an award winning comedy series poking fun at the stigmas and stereotypes of everyday reality.
Al Jazeera's David Chater spoke to the show's writer regarding his personal take on the ongoing conflict.

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Iraqi Arabs paid to leave Kirkuk - 06 Oct 07

2008-06-15T03:29:21Z

It's a volatile city that's vital to Iraq's future, but now Kirkuk is facing its toughest test yet.

Just weeks before a scheduled referendum on the city's destiny, Arab residents are being paid to pack up and leave.

It's a controversial scheme, tied up in the struggle over which community should have control of Kirkuk and its huge oilfields.

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Hollywood - Casting the Enemy - 02 Jun 07 - Part 2

2008-06-06T15:39:05Z

Al Jazeera's Josh Rushing talks to some Hollywood's most prominent Arab voices as he explores Hollywood's influence on how different cultures precieve one another and the stereotypes that often result.

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Hollywood - Casting the Enemy - 02 Jun 07 - Part 1

2008-06-06T21:29:23Z

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