Marwan Bishara
Marwan Bishara is Al Jazeera English's senior political analyst and the editor and host of Empire, which examines global powers and their agendas.[1]
He was previously a lecturer in International Relations at the American University of Paris and a fellow at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.[1]
He was born in Nazareth, Israel. He is of Christian background. He is the brother of academic and former Knesset (Israeli parliament) member Azmi Bishara.[2]
Life and career
Marwan Bishara's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, The Guardian,[2] Le Monde and The Nation, among other outlets.[1]
Bishara is the author of the book Palestine/Israel: Peace or Apartheid published in 2001 by Zed Books. [2] The Invisible Arab, his book about the uprising in the Arab world came out in early 2012.[3] The Huffington Post said "The Invisible Arab is an insightful and absorbing read for inquiring minds," [4] and Publishers Weekly added, "Bishara…provides a compelling and spirited history of the modern Arab nation, from colonial liberation to the recent revolutions….Fast-paced, impassioned, and eloquent." [5]
Bishara serves on the Board of Trustees of The Galilee Foundation, a UK-based charity “established in 2007 to promote development and equality of the Palestinian indigenous community in Israel”.[6]
Quotes
On CNN regarding the Arab league's attempted regulation of media outlets such as Al Jazeera: "I think Arab - certain Arab - governments are really worried from the freedom of expression that is going on in the Arab world."[7]
Publications
Books
- Palestine/Israel: Peace or Apartheid. London/New York: Zed Books. 2001, 2003. ISBN 978-1-84277-273-7. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - The Invisible Arab. Nation Books/Perseus. 2012. ISBN 978-1-56858-708-0.
Articles
- "The Middle East's oldest dictatorship. Israel's rule over the Palestinians beyond the peace rhetoric". Al Jazeera. 21 April 2011.
- Bishara, Marwan (12 February 2011). "Egypt's Community Organizers Teach the World a Lesson". Huffington Post.
References
- 1 2 3 "Host: Marwan Bishara". Al Jazeera English. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 Bishara, Marwan (31 December 2002). "My brother's fight for democracy". theguardian.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Creedon, Rory. "Book Review: The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions". London School of Economics. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Roque, Eunice (8 February 2012). "The Invisible Arab: As Not Seen on TV". Huffington Post.
- ↑
- ↑ "The Galilee Foundation".
- ↑ "International Correspondents". CNN transcript. 29 February 2008.
External links
- Empire. Al Jazeera
- Transcript: Decline of the American empire. Al Jazeera, Empire 29 December 2011
- Marwan Bishara in the Huffington Post