In recent months, Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia-based Almarai dairy Company has been getting renewed attention for growing alfalfa in drought-prone Arizona, and sending it to Saudi Arabia to feed the country’s cows.Despite
On May 28th, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected for a third term by winning 52% of the popular vote- His main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu garnered 48%.Two weeks earlier, the right wing islamist-nationalist coalition consistin
The 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq resulted in massive death and destruction, and fueled sectarian tensions, which culminated in a violent civil war. More than 300,000 Iraqis have died from direct war violence and 9.2 million people have
Even by Israel’s abysmal standards, provocations against the people of Palestine have seen a dramaticescalation since the arrival of Bibi Netanyahu’s new government three months ago: Hundreds of innocent civiliansmurdered, including many chil
Guest:Cihan tugal, professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author The Fall of the Turkish Model: How the Arab Uprisings Brought Down Islamic Liberalism, and Passive Revolution: Absorbing the Islamic Challeng
Guest:shahrazad Mojab, professor of Adult Education and Community Development and Women and Gender Studies at the University of TorontoHer most recent books are Marxism & Migration; Women of Kurdistan: A Historical and Bibliographical Study;
Now approaching seventy tons annually, gold has replaced cotton as Mali’s leading export, turning that country into Africa’s third-largest gold producer. The primary destination of artisanal gold seems to be the United Arab Emirates. By all evi
The country of Lebanon has been in social and economic upheaval over the past few years,sending many of its beleaguered citizens into international exile in search of basic economic survival.We speak with Lebanese activist and academic Rayan
With the arrival of notorious fascists in prominent positions of power in Israel, Western newsmedia everywhere seem surprised at the extreme tenor of Israel’s government since BenjaminNetanyahu returned to power for the umptieth time, as if r
GuestsDr Kaveh Abbasian, former student activist, filmmaker, researcher, and lecturer in Film and Media Practice at the University of Kent in BritainHamza Hamouchene, London-based Algerian researcher-activist, commentator and a founding me