Veteran activist Michel Warschawski aka Mikado joined Arzu at the IHRC Bookshop to discuss his life and work. He spoke with Arzu* about his transformation from Zionist soldier to pro-Palestinian advocate and activist. Warschawski discusses his biography On the Border as well as his thinking regarding the future of Israel/Palestine given more
[note added 22 December 2023] I took part in this odd but useful interview on Al-Quds Day for Press TV back in 2011. The Al-Quds Day protest – attending it, supporting it, and defending it – has been an important part of my life. Broadcast Date: 25 Aug. 2011 Text adapted from
‘Towards a New Liberation Theology: Reflections on Palestine’ edited by Arzu Merali and Javad Sharbaf, ISBN 978-1-903718-346, pp120. Download the PDF for free here. The print version is currently out of stock, but will be reprinted in 2023. Bookmark this page for updates. To ask for a review copy, please email media@ihrc.org. If
Arzu Merali joins Sultana Pravin and Umm Taqi on Islam Channel to discuss the Israeli onslaught on Gaza in December 2008 – January 2009. Photo from Physicians for Human Rights, CC BY 2.0 DEED
Arzu Merali joined Sultanah Parvin (Hizb ut-Tahrir), and Umm Taqi (in Gaza) discuss the Muslim response to the Gaza attacks. This program aired live on Islam Channel during the Israeli Operation Cast Lead against the Palestinians in Gaza, from December 2008 to January 2009. The broadcast date is estimated. Video: Nahda Productions
Absent Justice, directed by Mo’taz Jankhout, produced by E’tilat Al Kheir. A Vision Art Production. Certificate: PG. A programme of Seven Parts that records the Israeli ‘Operation Defensive Shield’. First published on Palestine Internationalist. Arzu Merali reviews this seven part documentary, available on DVD, describing its content and the questions it raises
Arzu Merali looks at the case of Sheikh Abdulkareem Obaid, and the wider issues of the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon. Saged is 15 years old. Like many boys, he wants to be like his father. An architect and Muslim cleric, Abdulkareem Obaid is also one of dozens of hostages abducted from