Lectures tagged "Middle Eastern"


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Adam Haslett: Union Atlantic
Adam Haslett
February 18, 2010
00:38:52
Short story writer and debut novelist Adam Haslett reads from Union Atlantic. At the heart of Union Atlantic lies a test of wills between a young banker, Doug Fanning, and a retired schoolteacher, Charlotte Graves, whose two dogs have begun to speak to her.
Danielle Ofri on Foreign Immigrants and US Health Care
Danielle Ofri
February 3, 2010
Writer and practicing internist Danielle Ofri discusses her newest book, Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. For 15 years, Dr. Danielle Ofri has cared for patients at Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in the country and a crossroads for the world's cultures.
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas E. Ricks
February 1, 2010
00:45:21
Washington Post correspondent Thomas E. Ricks discusses his newly in paperback exploration of the Iraq war, The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.
Murder in the Name of Honor
Murder in the Name of Honor
Rana Husseini
November 6, 2009
00:39:10
Journalist, feminist, and human rights defender Rana Husseini discusses her new book Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman's Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime.
Jews and Sufis: A Sacred Bridge II
Jews and Sufis: A Sacred Bridge II
Robert Labaree
October 29, 2009
00:45:11
Following a panel discussion about cultural, historical, religious, and musical aspects of the Jewish-Sufi collaborations in Turkey from the 16th to the 20th centuries, an ensemble of Jewish and Muslim vocalists and instrumentalists play examples of relevant musical repertoire.
Jews and Sufis: A Sacred Bridge I
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
October 29, 2009
00:48:51
A panel of scholars speak on cultural, historical, religious, and musical aspects of the Jewish-Sufi collaborations in Turkey from the 16th to the 20th centuries. This event was produced by the DUNYA Organization, under the direction of Mehmet Ali Sanlikol.
Orhan Pamuk: The Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk
October 24, 2009
01:00:01
Orhan Pamuk discusses his new novel, The Museum of Innocence, his first since winning the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. Pamuk talks about literature, love, and life with commentator Christopher Lydon. Co-sponsored by PEN New England and the New York Review of Books.
Pervez Musharraf: US-Pakistani Relations
Pervez Musharraf: US-Pakistani Relations
Pervez Musharraf
October 20, 2009
00:07:43
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf speaks with anchor Marco Werman in the studio of PRI's The World at WGBH. He answers questions about US-Pakistani relations and the battle against extremists in Pakistan. Other stories from PRI's The World.