Interviews
The Story of Humanitarian Day
ILM is the Arabic word for knowledge and is also an acronym for intellect, love, and mercy. Many programs have sprung from the fountain of ILM. One of the most important is Humanitarian Day, a project coordinated by of the Coalition to Preserve Human Dignity (CPHD).
London Lawyer Takes on Corporations Abetting Israel’s Crimes
Simon Natas is a London-based lawyer specializing in criminal defense law and human rights.
Mike Tyson Interview, Speaks About Islam
Mike Tyson interview
Our Men in Iran Democracy Now–Interview with Seymour Hersh
JOURNALIST Seymour Hersh has revealed that the Bush administration secretly trained an Iranian opposition group on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorists.
Tunisian Ruling Islamist Leader: “We Fought for Freedom, not Sharia Law”
Rached Ghannouchi in an interview with Al-Asaad Ben Ahmad
Imran Khan’s New Pakistan
By Kiran Nazish Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is batting to strike out two major “conventional” political parties — the leftist Pakistan People’s Party and the conservative Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz — simultaneously. He talks about eradicating corruption, handling the grievances of the Baloch and the tribal areas, “friendliness” as the ultimate foreign policy, and his plans to [...]
Interview: Omar Offendum, Bilingual MC/Producer
Omar Chakaki, better known by the name Omar Offendum, is Syrian American emcee and producer who was born in Saudi Arabia but was raised in the United States
Profile: Nina Rehman Khan, HDF President
Farmington–June 15–The new president of HDF spoke with TMO Tuesday about her background, her experience with HDF, and her plans for the future.
Eyewitness to the Fight for Freedom in Libya
Dr. Mahmoud Traina, an American born cardiologist of Libyan descent, visited the besieged city of Benghazi from the 23rd of February through the 5th of March.
Of God and Country
Kassem Zaid has had a connection to the Zionist Hashomer Hatzair movement for decades, but has meanwhile become a devout Muslim. How does he reconcile such contrasting elements in his personality?
Ex-CIA Official Reveals New Details About Torture, Plame Leak
In a wide-ranging video interview with Truthout, former CIA counterterrorism official John Kiriakou reveals new information about the capture and torture of “high-value” detainee Abu Zubaydah and discloses, for the first time, his role in the events that led to the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame.
Interview of Arundhati Roy
Interview with Arundhati Roy, Anjali Kamat, by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
Mordechai Vanunu on Israel’s Nuclear Blackmail
Below is the transcript of an eye-opening interview that took place between peace activist Mordechai Vanunu and talk show host Hesham Tillawi on the television program Current Issues.
Soldiers Often ‘Racialize’ to Cope
NAM Editor Aaron Glantz spoke to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dave Hassan, who served in Iraq in 2005 and 2006. Hassan, an Egyptian American, said that while he was in Iraq, racist language was so pervasive that he began to use it himself.
Five Years on, Saddam’s Successor?
Izzat Ibrahim Addouri has resurfaced, despite a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, in a lengthy interview with Abdel-Azim Manaf, the editor-in-chief of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Mawqif Al-Arabi, which is not a mainstream Egyptian paper.
Ruling but Not Governing
Turkish military behind-the-scenes rule.
Iraq Victims, Witness Recount Blackwater Shooting
When the shots first rang out, Salman thought the security contractors were firing over the traffic. But when he turned toward the line of civilian cars in front of him, he realized he was mistaken. From a small white sedan in the square, he could hear a woman beginning to wail, “My son, my son …”
Face Time with Omar Sharif
His name is synonymous with cinema. Egyptian actor Omar Sharif started his celebrated career in 1953 in the Egyptian-made film “The Blazing Sun”. He made the move to the international screen in 1962 as Sharif Ali in “Lawrence of Arabia”, a role which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The Crisis in Pakistan
Berkeley–December 6th–This was a small round table discussion with Dr. Neil Joeck, a CSAS Research Associate, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
