Kylie Baxter’s PhD explored the experience of a London-based pan-Islamist organization, al-Muhajiroun. This organization was active between the mid-1990s and 2004 and provided a compelling insight into the difficulties associated with the propagation of an Islamist perspective in a Western nation-state. Currently, Dr Baxter’s research focus is on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian politics.
This program was produced by The University of Melbourne for 2008.
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This week on Crossing The Line, an Israeli MP introduces a draft bill to eliminate Arabic as an official language of the Zionist state in another attempt by the Israeli government to ethnically cleanse Palestine, former PLO spokesperson Diana Buttu joins us to speak on this latest development.
Also this week, it has been more than a year since the re-displacement of Palestinian refugees from Nahr al-Bared. Many news outlets broadcast battles between militants from Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army in the camp, but what they didn’t show was the aftermath of the nearly 90-day siege due to a media blackout imposed by the Lebanese government. But a group of filmmakers managed to get in and document a number of human rights violations by the army, we’ll speak to one of them on this week’s show.
And finally, the US State Department denied them, then granted them, we’re speaking about seven Fulbright scholarships that were awarded, taken away and then re-awarded. Dr. Marcy Newman will join us to talk about the Fulbright controversy as well as the plight of other university students in Gaza who also wish to travel abroad in order to further their studies.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for June 6, 2008.
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Stefan Christoff speaks to writer/activist Tariq Ali on the history of Hezbollah as a political force in Lebanon & the Middle East, while also addressing Canada’s designation of the movement as “terrorist” in the post 9/11 political environment.
This program was produced for Radio TADAMON on November 2, 2007.
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After almost 60 years in Lebanon, Palestinian refugees are still facing harsh conditions in their daily lives. They suffer from severe housing conditions in the refugee camps, poverty, racism and many forms of social, political and legal discrimination. In dozens of jobs, especially in those requiring special skills and higher education, Palestinians are forbidden to work. One result of this discriminating policy is being treated in this short film: many well-educated refugees can’t find jobs and therefore end up as taxi drivers, day laborers or shopkeepers.
This short film was produced in Bourj Ash-Shamali refugee camp, near Sour (south Lebanon). Bourj Ash-Shamali hosts 20,000 Palestinian refugees, mostly from the north of Palestine. Thousands of its residents work in day labor, meaning: hard work, low wages, no job and therefore no income security.
This film was produced by the a-films collective on November 26, 2007.
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This documentary was filmed in late 2005 and brings the viewer closer to the living conditions and unresolved problems of Palestinian refugees in the Lebanon camps. Viewers see the camps with a focus on the issues of health, unemployment, education and the cultural memory of this community of refugees expelled in 1948 and 1967 from their homes in historic Palestine.
This program was produced in 2005 by Red Hill Films for Alternative Focus.
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Crossing The Line host Christopher Brown speaks with attorney and activist Huwaida Arraf. Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, speaks about the victory for the residents of Bil’in village. The Israeli high court on 4 September ruled that the apartheid wall must be rerouted near the town. Every Friday for the past two years residents of Bil’in, as well as Israeli and international peace activists, have staged nonviolent protests against the wall. The Israeli occupation forces almost always used rubber-coated steel bullets, sound grenades and teargas against the crowd. Brown speaks with Arraf about the use of non-violent resistance in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Later, Brown speaks with Caoimhe Butterly, a journalist and activist who has documented the events in Lebanon since the fighting in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp began in May. Butterly speaks with Brown from Baddawi refugee camp about the current living conditions of the displaced Palestinians and how the Lebanese and other governments are addressing the issue.
As always, Crossing the Line begins with “This week in Palestine,” a service provided by The International Middle East Media Center.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for September 14, 2007.
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Andy Trimlett interviews Ghassan Andoni, co-founder and spokesperson of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Palestine. Andoni talks about his organization’s non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation. He discusses the failure of the American and Israeli governments to properly investigate the death of ISM volunteer Rachel Corrie. Andoni provides an analysis the recent Palestinian election, the uprising in Lebanon, and daily life in the Palestinian territories.
This program was produced by Andy Trimlett for Alternative Focus in 2005.
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As the crisis rages on in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, Crossing The Line speaks with a nurse who was one of the last to leave. She describes the conditions and events that have plagued Palestinian residents for almost three months.
Also, we’ll hear from Sousan Hammad a Palestinian American independent journalist living in Ramallah, about accompanying 20 children from Jenin refugee camp to Israel for the very first time and the emotional impact this trip had on them.
And Mumia abu-Jamal shares a commentary on faith based foreign policy.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for july 27, 2007.
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Ali Abunimah, co-founder of electronicintifada.net breaks down the hegemony of Israel and The United States in regards to supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah in the aftermath of Hamas’ takeover of Gaza.
Plus, Dr. Marcy Newman updates us on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for July 20, 2007.
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Crossing the Line speaks with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, who breaks down the hegemony of Israel and the United States in regards to supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah in the aftermath of Hamas’ takeover of Gaza.
Plus Dr. Marcy Newman gives an update on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, and This Week In Palestine from the IMEMC.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for July 26, 2007.
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