The Global Dispatches
Anthony Shadid on Qatar
R.I.P. Anthony Shadid who died recently on assignment in Syria. Pulitzer Prize winner and “New York Times” Foreign Correspondent talks to TGD about this very small but extraordinarily wealthy country’s increasing influence in the Middle East.
Nils Petter Molvær: Baboon Moon
Nils Petter Molvær, Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, has just brought out a new CD: “Baboon Moon”. Already famous for his huge success with “Khmer”, an album that mixed jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, he is back with a new band.
Al-Aswany: Books and Revolutions
Egypt’s best-selling author Alaa Al Aswany talks to The Global Dispatches about his time in Tahrir Square during the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak, his new book “On the State of Egypt”, Dostoyevsky, the Muslim Brotherhood and some neglected classics of Egyptian literature.
Pakistan: A Hard Country
Interview with Anatol Lieven, the author of the recently released “Pakistan: A Hard Country”. He is Professor of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at King’s College, London and a senior fellow of the New America Foundation in Washington DC.
Why the West Rules For Now
Eminent Stanford polymath, Ian Morris, speaks to The Global Dispatches about his new book, explaining why the paths of development differed in the East and the West and predicting when the West’s lead will come to an end.
Crimea: the Last Crusade
Interview with Orlando Figes about his latest book: “Crimea: The Last Crusade”. This was a war that dominated mid-19th century Europe, killing at least 800,000 men and pitting Russia against a coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire.
The Defiant People of the Caucasus
Oliver Bullough talks to The Global Dispatches about his new book “Let our Fame be Great – Journeys among the defiant people of the Caucasus”.
Nawal al Saadawi
Author, feminist, psychiatrist, political acitivist with over 40 books published in a multitude of languages. She has braved jail and fundamentalist death lists but still continues to fight injustice both in Egypt and throughout the world. Dr Al Saadawi speaks to The Global Dispatches about her future plans and recent experiences in the USA.
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