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From Selma to Montgomery: A Look Back
Race & The American Judicial System
Diana Buttu
Discussion continues about the breakdown in talks between Israel and the Palestinians, and what’s next for the peace process. Our panel includes Diana Buttu, Dan Arbell, and Ambassador Marc Ginsberg.
Hajj and the Commercialization of Mecca
Israel & Palestine Peace Talks
The Heat discussed the elections with these experts: Avraham Burg in Jerusalem, an Israeli author, politician, and a former speaker of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. Jafar Farah in Haifa, the director of the Mossawa Center, an advocacy center for Arab citizens in Israel. Nadia Ben-Youssef in Boston, a human rights lawyer and the international advocacy…
Avraham Burg – Elections in Israel
The Heat discussed the elections with these experts: Avraham Burg in Jerusalem, an Israeli author, politician, and a former speaker of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. Jafar Farah in Haifa, the director of the Mossawa Center, an advocacy center for Arab citizens in Israel. Nadia Ben-Youssef in Boston, a human rights lawyer and the international advocacy…
Race & Policing in America
To discuss more on the relationship between U.S. law enforcement and communities of color, The Heat joined with three experts
Forest Whitaker
The Heat interviewed Forest Whitaker for more insight into the current violence in South Sudan. Whitaker is the CEO of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative.
Peshawar School Massacre
On Tuesday morning, armed gunmen stormed a military school in Peshawar, killing at least 141 – most of them children. The Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on the school in northwestern Pakistan. As many as seven gunmen dressed in army uniforms with suicide vests reportedly scaled a wall before entering the military-run…
Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis
With bombings nearly every day and an unrelenting humanitarian crisis, can Yemen find a peaceful solution or is more war on the horizon? Thousands have been killed and millions are displaced. Frequent bombings and ground fighting take place across the country. This is daily life in Yemen. The country is embroiled in a yearlong war…