House Intel Chair: US Should Not Arm Syrian Opposition
by: Quinn KlinefelterHigh-level members of the US intelligence community are analyzing the fallout from the conflict in Syria on neighboring nations.
High-level members of the US intelligence community are analyzing the fallout from the conflict in Syria on neighboring nations.
The head of the renown Arab American Institute says the less the US intervenes in the Middle East, the more people in the region look unfavorably at Iran. James Zogby discusses a decade of data the institute has compiled on Iran when he visits the Detroit Economic Club this week.
Veteran newsman Bob Wheelock is the executive director of Al Jazeera America. He tells WDET’s Travis Wright that metro-Detroit’s significant Arab-American population had nothing to do with the decision to place a bureau here.
Wayne State University Lecturer Saeed Khan and Craig discuss the latest news in Syria.
Is there hope for peace in the Middle East? Dr. Rabbi Ron Kronish, founder and director of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel and Qadi Iyad Zahalka, head of the Sharia court in Jerusalem, join Craig to talk about reaching across religious and cultural boundaries to find common ground.
Saeed Khan and Craig discuss the latest news in Syria and Iran.
Two of Michigan's leading voices on Muslim and Islamic communities weigh in on the recent violence and protests in the Middle East and Africa. Wayne State University Lecturer Saeed Khan and Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Dawud Walid speak with Craig about the recent issues in the Middle East and the impact it is having on American Muslims.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was killed along with three of his staff members Tuesday night during an attack by an armed mob on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The mob was protesting an American-made film which mocks the prophet Mohammed, Islam's founding prophet. Craig speaks with Saeed Khan, Lecturer on Islam and Islamic History at Wayne State University, about the tragedy and takes calls from listeners.
A Detroit filmmaker has been invited to show her first feature at the Toronto International Film Festival this week. Since the announcement, several reviewers have called Rola Nashef’s “Detroit Unleaded” one of the top films to see at the festival. Before heading to Toronto, she spoke to WDET’s Rob St. Mary about writing and directing her first feature.
John Hopkins Professor Steven R. David joins Saeed Khan in a discussion about Iran's Nuclear program and the threat it poses to Israel.
Wayne State University Lecturer Saeed Khan discusses the latest news from Syria and the incidents that led to what the Red Cross is now calling a civil war.
Sadakat Kadri, Author of "Heaven on Earth: A Journey through Shari'a Law From Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World" joins Saeed Khan to talk about Shari'a Law in today's world.
International officials are trying to find a diplomatic solution to the bloodshed in Syria.
Craig is joined in studio by Wayne State Lecturer, Soraya (Layla) Saatchi, Lecturer on Islamic History, Saeed Khan and Ann Doyle, Auburn Hills City Councilwoman and author of the new book on women's leadership: POWERING UP! to discuss diversity and the roles of Muslim women in America.
Wayne State University Professor Saeed Khan joins Craig to talk about U.S. relations in the Arab world.
Federal officials have circulated security bulletins warning al Qaeda may attempt new attacks this week – as revenge for the year-old killing of Osama bin Laden.
“I have a healthy fear of my audience and healthy fear of failure. I fear failing my audience and that keeps me very upright, very awake, very leaning into it – never taking it for granted.” – Henry Rollins
WDET’s Rob St. Mary spoke to Rollins about his current tour, his recent journeys and his creative drives.
The man who tried to destroy an airplane bound for Detroit with an explosive hidden in his underwear says he does not deserve life in prison.
Coordinator for the Child and Health Center at ACCESS Mona Farroukh speaks with Craig about preventing domestic violence in the Arab-American community.
The United States completed its military withdrawal from Iraq last month, followed by reports of increased violence within the country. Saeed Khan, a Wayne State University expert and lecturer on Political Islam and the Muslim diaspora, joins Craig to discuss the issues now facing Iraq, as well as its current direction.
Yemen formed a new government just this past month. Craig speaks with Mujahed Elhady, a leader in Metro Detroit's local Yemeni community, about the direction the country has been taking of late. Among other topics, they discuss the people's disbelief in promises made by President Ali Abdullah Saleh because of his past actions, as well as other significant topics arising from and affecting the Middle East at present.
Pat McRae, Director of International Programs at the Prima Civitas Foundation, speaks with Craig about the recent announcement that his organization will partner with the National Investment Commission of Iraq for a $5.5 billion development project.
Craig talks to listeners about Lowe's decision to drop its advertising during TLC's reality show, 'All American Muslim.' The chain store withdrew its support from the program after recent outcry from members of a Florida-based Christian group.
The Chief Representative of the P-L-O to the United States told students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn that he wonders whether it is worth trying to reinvigorate the peace process with Israel.
Opening arguments are set to begin this week in the trial of a man accused of trying to set-off explosive on-board a Detroit-bound airliner two years ago.
Writer and artist Frank Miller has created some of the most beloved stories in the hearts of comic book fans over the past 30 years. The rebooting of “Daredevil” to “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” to “Sin City” and “300”, Miller has created acclaimed stories. Several of them have gone on to become Hollywood blockbusters. WDET’s Rob St. Mary spoke to Miller about his latest work, “Holy Terror” which puts September Eleventh and the War on Terrorism in the realm of costumed heroes.
A new graphic novel by acclaimed artist and writer Frank Miller called “Holy Terror” was released last week. In the book, Miller places two masked vigilantes in the middle of a September Eleventh-like attack by Muslim terrorists on a major city. WDET’s Rob St. Mary spoke recently to Ahmed Michael Beydoun – a 20-year-old Wayne State University pre-med student, comic book fan and Lebanese-American Muslim about his thoughs on “Holy Terror” after reading the book.
The man accused of trying to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear to bring down a jet airplane two years ago is in the midst of federal court proceedings in Detroit. A pool of prospective jurors are being asked whether they can separate actual evidence from the massive media coverage surrounding the case…
Official jury selection begins this week in the trial of a man accused of attempting to blow-up an airplane bound for Detroit two years ago on Christmas Day.
Craig talks with Wayne State University Lecturer Saeed Khan about Middle East-related topics of the United Nations General Assembly session taking place in NYC.
New America Foundation Senior Research Fellow and Middle East Task Force Co-Director Daniel Levy talks to Craig about Obama and how Israel may factor into upcoming Presidential election.
Professors Brad Roth and Gregory Fox join Craig to discuss the international legal obstacles in Palestine's path to statehood.
On Friday, September 9, 2011, Craig Fahle moderated a panel discussion at the University of Michigan-Dearborn featuring three young Americans and one Canadian student who discuss how the events on September 11, 2001 shaped their lives. Craig leads this impressive group of emerging leaders through a discussion from community advocacy and edcuation at home to the global realities in the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The PATRIOT ACT, questionable domestic investigations and the dramatic expansion of the national security state will be some of the topics covered by U of M Professor Juan Cole, ACLU National Security Project Attorney Zachary Katznelson, and ACLU attorney Noah Saleh, and discussed how the bounds of law have been stretched in the name of national security in a panel moderated by WDET's Nichole Christian.
For Arab and Arab-American cab drivers in the Metro region 9/11 was an eye-opening experience. Several reported passengers jumping out of taxis at the time simply because they heard a driver with a Middle-Eastern accent.
A new report released by a progressive think tank shows seven major donors have provided millions of dollars to Islamophobic groups in the past decade.
Rebel leaders say they've taken over 95 percent of Libya's capital, Tripoli.
A member of the Israeli air force is in Metro Detroit this week, promoting an unusual program – integrating people with disabilities into the military.
Late Sunday night, May 1, President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. troops and that his body is in U.S. custody. As someone who has served in the military during the nearly ten years since 9/11, please tell us what this news means to you.
Tell us: what does bin Laden's death mean to you? How did you feel about the reaction of the American public soon after the announcement of his death?
Michigan GOP Congressman Thaddeus McCotter says he is strongly considering a bid to run for President.