On the next Your Call we'll have a conversation about the popular uprising in Tunisia, which ended twenty-three years of authoritarian rule by president Ben Ali. How has the revolution in Tunisia impacted the regional political landscape? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Events in Tunisia have sparked waves of protests from Egypt to Algeria. So how will this revolution in Tunisia shape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Beshara Doumani, professor of history at UC Berkeley
Amy Kallander, assistant professor of history at Syracuse University
Meriem Ben Salah, a Tunisian graduate student at UC Berkeley
Hashem Ahelbarra, a roving Middle East correspondent for Al Jazeera English, currently reporting from the Tunisian capital
Click to Listen: What can we learn from the historic revolution in Tunisia?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
What can we learn from the historic revolution in Tunisia?
Friday, January 21, 2011
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the health care law and the recent House vote to repeal it. We'll also talk about coverage of the historic people's revolution and ongoing protests in Tunisia. We'll be joined by Aljazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, the San Francisco Chronicle's Victoria Colliver, and Columbia Journalism Reviews's Trudy Lieberman. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Victoria Colliver, a staff reporter with San Francisco Chronicle
Trudy Lieberman, a contributor to Columbia Journalism Review
Hashem Ahelbarra, a roving foreign correspondent with Aljazeera International
Click to Listen: Media Roundtable