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January 23, 2012
Tariq Ali at Princeton University
Tariq Ali spoke at Princeton University on January 20, 2012.
The event was sponsored by the Princeton Committee on Palestine, the Princeton Diversity Office, the Department of Comparative Literature, and the Princeton Middle East Society.
January 9, 2012
January 6, 2012
Tariq Ali in Houston, Texas
January 23, 2012
7.00pm
Rothko Chapel
1409 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX 77006
USA
Tariq Ali will be discussing and signing copies of his new book On History. In working together on two challenging new documentaries, South of the Border and the forthcoming Showtime series Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States—filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history. Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgotten—or deliberately buried—episodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution, to the dynamic radicalism of the Wobblies, how Henry Wallace's nomination for the vice presidency was deliberately thwarted by Democratic Party machine insiders, to the ongoing close connections between various US presidents and the Saudi royal family. For Stone and Ali—two of our most insightful observers on history and popular culture—no topic is sacred, no orthodoxy goes unchallenged.
Tariq Ali in Washington, DC
January 21, 2012
7.30pm
Busboys & Poets (Cullen Room)
1025 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA
Tariq Ali will be discussing and signing copies of his new book On History. In working together on two challenging new documentaries, South of the Border and the forthcoming Showtime series Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States—filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history. Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgotten—or deliberately buried—episodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution, to the dynamic radicalism of the Wobblies, how Henry Wallace's nomination for the vice presidency was deliberately thwarted by Democratic Party machine insiders, to the ongoing close connections between various US presidents and the Saudi royal family. For Stone and Ali—two of our most insightful observers on history and popular culture—no topic is sacred, no orthodoxy goes unchallenged.
Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone at the New York Public Library
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
5th Ave & 42nd St
New York, NY 10018
USA
Writer and filmmaker Tariq Ali and film director Oliver Stone will continue their ongoing discourse about "forgotten—or deliberately buried—episodes" from American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution to the ongoing interference of the United States in Pakistani political affairs.
In their recent public dialogue, On History, Oliver Stone asks, according to Jon Wiener, "smart questions about the rise and fall of the United States and its empire in the 20th century." In this conversation, the tables are turned as we ask Tariq Ali to kick off with some questions for Oliver Stone, leading into a conversation between them on politics, film, and the untold history of the nation.
Admission is $25 general, and $15 for Friends of the New York Public Library or seniors and students with valid ID.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the New York Public Library.
January 3, 2012
Tariq Ali on Russia Today
Tariq Ali speaks on Russia Today about the crisis in Syria and the inadequacy of the Arab League.
December 2, 2011
"World in Crisis," Part 2 Broadcast
On December 6, 2-3 PM EST, Alternative Radio will be broadcastingPart Two of "World in Crisis," a special two-part program and interview with Tariq Ali.
On December 17, 2010 Muhammad Bouazizi, a street vendor in a small town in Tunisia, burned himself to death. He was protesting harassment and mistreatment by state authorities. His death fueled a revolt in Tunisia which toppled the Ben Ali dictatorship. The spark spread to Egypt and within weeks the decades old Mubarak regime was overthrown. The so-called Arab Spring rocked the entrenched old order. Those revolutionary currents have stirred the waters elsewhere. The economic collapse is shaking things up in the U.S. Witness the Occupy Wall Street movement. Americans, fed up and struggling to make ends meet, watch their military bomb and occupy countries from Pakistan to Yemen, are taking to the streets. Citizens are challenging and questioning the status quo. Are we on the edge of genuine change in the structure of power and privilege?
Tariq Ali, an internationally renowned writer and activist, was born in Lahore, Pakistan. For many years he has been based in London where he is an editor of New Left Review. A charismatic speaker, he is in great demand all over the world. In his spare time he is a filmmaker, playwright and novelist. He is the author of many books including The Clash of Fundamentalisms, Pirates of the Caribbean, Speaking of Empire & Resistance with David Barsamian, The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, The Obama Syndrome, and On History with Oliver Stone.
December 1, 2011
Florence Noiville of Le Monde has interviewed Tariq Ali in Paris — Audio
Tariq Ali on Night of the Golden Butterfly — Video
Tariq Ali has given a filmed interview about Night of the Golden Butterfly, the final volume in his acclaimed cycle of historical novels, The Islam Quintet. The full video is available below with French subtitles.
Tariq Ali – La nuit du papillon d'or Vidéo communaute_mollat sélectionnée dans Actualité
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