Leila Al-Shami has worked with human rights movements in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East. She has co-authored a new book on the Syrian conflict with long time media commentator and author Robin Yassin-Kassab. Burning Country starts with an […]
“Many, many children under 10 years old were there.” In October, Boulder resident Dan Winters was planning a vacation with his wife in Europe. Having seen the images of refugees and asylum seekers at the train station in Budapest, Winters […]
“This level of destruction in Gaza is made possible by you and me and all of us in the U.S. who pay our taxes and who support Israel to the tune of $3 billion in military aid a year.” Ali […]
David Barsamian discusses Yemen with guest John M. Willis, National Humanities Center Fellow, 2014-15, Associate Professor of history at CU Boulder and author of Unmaking North and South: Cartographies of the Yemeni Past. Professor Willis is currently writing a book called After […]
The Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center hosts a public discussion series on foreign policy. Expert speakers outline the big picture for each topic, including the economic underpinnings of U.S. decisions around the world. Topics include imperialism, the media, the […]
“The Arab uprisings opened up lots of opportunities for liberation and for getting rid of dictatorships, but it also seems to have opened the door for more foreign intervention, Islamic extremist and…regional proxy wars.” David Barsamian speaks with Rayan al-Amin, […]
“Criticizing Israeli government policies is not inherently anti-Semitic by a long shot.” Penny Rosenwasser is a founding Board member of Jewish Voice for Peace and the author of “HOPE into PRACTICE: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite our Fears”, a book to help […]
Large parts of the Middle East today are engulfed in violence. Why? What historical factors shape the current conflicts? David Barsamian discusses the situation in the Middle East and gives it historical context on A Public Affair.
