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Swords resident Joe O’Brien of EAPPI, following his return from the Middle East, relates Michael FitzGerald an account of his observations while there and offers his recommendations for a just and peaceful resolution to the long-standing problems of the region.

EAPPI website

Following on from French President Sarkozy’s call for the burka to be banned in France, Summaya Kenna, of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin, discusses the issue of dress codes within Islam with Michael FitzGerald on Northside2Day.

They progress to question whether such calls, however wel intentioned, fuel the anti-Islamic protests which recently took place in Birmingham and Harrow in the UK.

http://islamireland.ie/

Concluding their interview, Uri Davis and Michael FitzGerald discuss the implications for the region of Barak Obama’s election, the potential for reconcilation between Fatah and Hamas and the propects for PEACE in the region in the foreseeable future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Davis

Taking his cue from the words of Israeli leader David Ben Gurion, Uri explains to Michael FitzGerald how his opposition to political Zionism is based on a moral and human rights foundation.

http://www.maiap.org/

Uri Davis, who was born in what is present-day Israel to Jewish parents and describes himself as “a Palestinian Hebrew national of Jewish origin, is an academic and human rights activist. He is the author of Israel: An Apartheid State(1987) and has been a long-standing advocate of “A one-state solution” to the ongoing conflict in that region.

In a wide-ranging interview he shares with Michael FitzGerald the journey he has embarked upon, which culminated in his recent election to the Revolutionary Council of Fatah (PLO).

http://www.uridavis.info/