Our guest today is the great Arab scholar and public intellectual, Gilbert Achcar. His most recent book is entitled "The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives." This interview was conducted on November 21, 2010. Sorry for the tardiness of this posting.
Ken Barney, Gilbert Achcar, program founder Sherif Fam (1936-2010), producers Martin Voelker, Stan Robinson, Steve Cornie, and the entire staff of WZBC
Click below for full script. Here are some links:
Gilbert Achcar academic home site: http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff30529.php
The book â Publisherâs site: http://us.macmillan.com/thearabsandtheholocaust
Book reviewâby Tariq Ali http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/26/arabs-holocaust-israeli-war-narratives
Two of many, many articles by Gilbert Achcar: http://mondediplo.com/2010/05/14blamethemufti http://www.opendemocracy.net/gilbert-achcar/israel-writing-on-wall