Radio Tahrir

RadioTahrir, May 1, 2012 MayDay Special

2012-05-04T16:48:04Z

Al-Hajj Ghazi Khankan-- community leader, activist/teacher/radio-host peace-maker (1934-2012) is remembered by colleagues and friends in a special MayDay tribute. Testimonials from Safdar Chadda, Muslim Peace Coalition's Shaik Ubaid, Saana Nadim, Ali Jaaber and listeners. Host and Producer BN Aziz. With thanks to Habeeb Ahmed of ICLI.

RadioTahrir April 24, 2012 podcast forthcoming

2012-05-04T15:58:37Z

Actor and film-director, Newark-born Usman Sharif talks with host Hassen Abdellah about his projects and career, and upcoming productions:-- a TV series in Ghana and a feature film in Atlanta, GA. Tahrir's B.N. Aziz joins them with a further comment on the political agenda of film-festivals, subject of her current blog "The Case of Turkey: Who Says Culture is Not Political?" www.RadioTahrir.org/blog)

Radio Tahrir April 10, 2012 Broadcast

2012-04-15T13:22:05Z

From our 1990 Tahrir archive, as the deadly UN embargo began to take effect on Iraq, economist Rashid Yakob reviewed earlier successes and failures in Iraq's economic policies-- with 2012 updates by BN Aziz. Then her commentary: "Who are the Tuareg?, people of the Sahel-- currently the focus of uprisings in Mali, North Central Africa. Host BN Aziz.

Tahrir April 3, 2012 Broadcast

2012-04-15T12:51:12Z

Managing Multiple Identities: Jamil Khoury of Silk Road Rising Theater, Chicago, talks about how Arabs and others negotiate their identities in the US context and how SRR's theater and films render this dynamic through artistic expression. A production by Tamara Issak. And in-studio guest Shair Abdul Mani, NYC Imam, comments on the gap between African American and immigrant Muslims. With listener calls.

Tahrir March 27, 2012 Broadcast

2012-03-29T21:34:25Z

Water in the Middle East: Tahrir reaches into our 1991 archive exploring issues pertaining to water use, water politics and water shortages resulting from droughts, dam construction, competing needs and urban population growth. Interviews with Mohammad N Galal, Mohammad Al-Ashri and Mounir Farah are augmented with updates by BN Aziz for 2012. Original 1991 by BN Aziz

Tahrir March 13, 2012 Broadcast

2012-03-19T23:18:01Z

Host Hassen Abdellah asks "What should be the Muslim response to illegal surveillance of the community-- Legal or political?" with guests attorney Sarifah Salaam (Newark, NJ) and Yusuf Ramadan (New York Imam), and open phones to listeners.

March 8, 2012 Women's Day Special-- Arab Women

2012-03-10T13:46:13Z

"Men have singled out women of outstanding merit and put them on a pedestal to avoid recognizing the capabilities of all women." — Huda Shaarawi (1879-1947)
From our 1990 Tahrir archive--Nadia Hijab's book "WomenPower, Arab Women and Work", and Mona Mikhail introduces Huda Shaarawi, early 20th C Egyptian campaigner. Producer BN Aziz

Tahrir March 6, 2012 Broadcast

2012-03-08T23:06:37Z

From our 1990 Tahrir archive, an excerpt from our interview on Huda Shaarawi, Egyptian feminist. A review of Jafar Panahi's "This is Not A Film"; and our interview with TV host/author Marwan Bishara, author of "The Silent Arab: Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution". Host BN Aziz. NOTE correction in the film review: the earlier film referred to is "The White Balloon", not "The Mirror")

Tahrir February 2012 special premium

2012-03-08T22:34:25Z

Produced by Reem Nasr for our fundraising special, to accompany Ashraf Khalil's new book "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and The Rebirth of a Nation". The interview was conducted at our WBAI studio by Reem Nasr.

Tahrir January 31 Broadcast

2012-02-16T01:50:19Z

Reem Nasr's interview with journalist Ashraf Khalil author of the newly released Liberation Square: Inside the Revolution and the Rebirth of A Nation; and BN Aziz looks at Turkish TV dramas and their impact on Arab audiences with drama critic Aydin Baltaci.

Tahrir January 10, 2012 Broadcast

2012-02-16T01:24:00Z

Sex Education for Muslim Youth: an overview by author Suzy Ismail; and California radio hosts Mohammad Ahmad and Amir Mertaban debate the issue, with Tahrir producer/host Reem Nasr.

Tahrir January 3, 2012 Broadcast

2012-02-15T05:21:33Z

Warrantless profiling and surveillance of Americans Muslims: civil rights attorneys Faiza Patel and Omar Mohammedi review the issues with hosts Aisha Al-Adawiya and Hassen Abdellah.

Tahrir December 27, 2011 Broadcast

2012-02-15T04:55:02Z

Tamara Issak reviews this extrarodinary year, first with a sweep across the Arab World with Adel Iskandar of Georgetown University, DC, then in a review of significant events facing American Muslims with professor Mustafa Bayoumi, author of "How Does It Feel to Be The Problem? and "Midnight on the Mavi Marmara".

Tahrir December 20, 2011 Broadcast

2012-02-07T17:50:05Z

Educating our children in Islamic values: Tahrir reviews some choices with Amanny Khattab of Noble Leadership Academy, a private Muslim school, with New Jersey public school teacher Suada Charaf, and Nabila Hanson home-schooling advocate/teacher at Kinza Academy, California. Produced and hosted by Tamara Issak. With listeners’ calls.

Tahrir December 13, 2011 Broadcast

2012-02-07T17:25:33Z












Early detection tools for special needs children—with New Jersey educator Wafaa Elezaby. Activist  Zaid Saleh on American Egyptians’ role in Egypt’s latest election. Tamara Barsik explains the campaign against Russia’s Olympic Games venue, site of the suppression and expulsion of the Circassian people. Producer and host Reem Nasr.

Tahrir November 29 Broadcast

2012-02-04T18:44:52Z

Ibtihaj Muhammad, New Jersey fencing champion speaks about her aspiration as a competitive athlete and her Muslim identity in sports, with host Reem Nasr. A panel discusses a forthcoming New Jersey conference on assistance for Arab Americans with mental and physical disabilities. Producer R Nasr

Tahrir November 22, 2011

2012-02-04T17:46:04Z

New York Muslim leader Siraj Wahaj reviews progress the community has made and what is needed in taking its role in American society. Hosted by Hassen Abdellah and Reem Nasr, with listener calls.

Tahrir November 8, 2011 Broadcast

2012-02-04T16:42:55Z

New Jersey community activist Aref Assaf speaks with host Hassen Abdellah, with listener calls.

October 4, 2011 TahrirBroadcast

2011-10-10T18:31:34Z

Afghan artists in the USA in a New York perfomance; Khalil Meek of the US Muslim Legal Defense Fund speaks with host Reem Nasr about the work of the fund and major cases underway.

September 27, 2011 Tahrir Broadcast

2011-10-02T02:25:09Z

Remembering Iraqi sculptor Mohammed Hikmat Ghani (1929-2011)-- his 1991 interview with BN Aziz; and a revisit to Gaza in 1993 at the time of the Oslo Accord: BN Aziz interviewed by Hapte Selassi of "Labbrish". (Both from our Tahrir archive)