Rami Khouri on CNI radio, January 7
Posted January 4, 2010
Our guest on the “CNI: Jerusalem Calling” internet-radio show on January 7th will be Rami G. Khouri, the acclaimed columnist and analyst of Middle east affairs.
Khouri, a Palestinian-Jordanian and U.S. citizen, is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. He was executive editor of the Daily Star (Beirut), 2003–2005, and still publishes a regular column there that is syndicated internationally through Agence Globale. Before working at the Daily Star, Khouri was editor-in-chief of the Jordan Times for seven years. He has published widely in western publications including the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post, and is a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University
On the show, Khouri and CNI Executive Director Helena Cobban will be reviewing the developments of the past year, especially as regards Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian-Israeli issue. They’ll also look at current efforts to try to break the tight Israeli-US-Egyptian siege on Gaza.
The show will air live online from Noon to 1 pm EST (5 pm to 6pm GMT). To listen, go to www.wsradio.com/cni and click on the “Listen Live” button for Studio A, at the top left.
To call your questions in during the second half of the show, call toll-free: 877-474-3302. International users can ask questions by Skype, by calling Skypename: WSRADIOSTUDIO.
Also, check out previous editions of CNI Radio by clicking the “CNI: Jerusalem Calling radio show archives” tab on the left-hand toolbar. Recent shows archived there include those featuring Stephen Walt, Rashid Khalidi, Gideon Levy, Zoughbi Zoughbi… and many more.
