On today's show we feature a heartfelt and poignant interview with Palestinian American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, and her father Aziz Shihab, discussing his return to Palestine and his book "Does the Land Remember Me?" The show was recorded June 2007 on a radio program called Deep In The Heart,that originated in San Antonio, Texas and was hosted by Ann Helmlke.
But first, this bit of current news: One of the major stories following the elections in Israel was the election of 14 Arabs to the Knesset who have coalesced into what they call the Joint List Party, now the third largest party in Israel. Many wonder how they will spend their currency. We present a Mondoweiss news report that tells us that they intend not to be silent (mondoweiss.net/2015/03/jerusalem-netanyahu-forms).
Aziz died October 22, 2007, several months after this interview. Aziz Shihab was born in Jerusalem in 1925. He became a journalist during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 1947-1948, and worked for the BBC. In 1950, Aziz emigrated to the United States with his parents. After attending the University of Kansas he moved to St. Louis, where he continued to practice journalism working for several newspapers such as the St. Louis Globe Democrat, the San Antonio Express, and the Dallas Morning News. In 1998, Aziz started his own newspaper the Arab Star, based in Richardson, TX. He also published two books, " A Taste of Palestine", and "Does The Land Remember Me?: A Memoir of Palestine". Aziz loved writing, journalism, and the truth. He was a firm believer in justice for Palestine, and oftentimes served as a mentor to young Arabs pursuing a career in journalism and writing.
This Week In Palestine (a weekly part of Truth and Justice Radio) is an award-winning three-quarter-hour segment of news from Palestine and discussion of issues relevant to the Palestinians' struggle for freedom from Israel's brutal military occupation and colonization of their homeland. It speaks from the point of view of Palestinians and those who care about them. It's a regular part of Truth and Justice Radio, aired Sundays 6-10am ET on WZBC 90.3FM, Newton, MA, streaming and archived for two weeks at wzbc.org; TJR's website, truthandjusticeradio.org, has a link to This Week In Palestine archives back thru 1-6-2008; earlier editions are obtainable from radio4all.net or by navigating through our playlists. (At this important time, TJR has been airing a lot of Palestine coverage IN ADDITION to that provided by This Week In Palestine.) We hope you'll write to us at tjr@bluebottle.com if you rebroadcast our work, or have questions or comments.
This Week In Palestine 3-29-2015
Aziz Shihab and his daughter: "Does the Land Remember Me?"
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