Beshara Doumani

Contact

Office: 2212 Dwinelle Hall
Hours: On Leave during the 2007-2008 academic year. Currently a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, Harvard University.
Phone: (510) 642-3147
Email: bdoumani@berkeley.edu

Education

Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1990
M.A., Georgetown University, 1980
B.A., Kenyon College, 1977

Radio

February 13, 2008: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Sara Roy about her book, Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

July 9, 2007: Rose Aguilar interviews Eyad Sarraj and Beshara Doumani on the causes and consequences of the Hamas takeover of Gaza, Your Call program, (KALW 91.7 FM, San Francisco, CA).

June 18, 2007. Tom Ashbrook interviews Beshara Doumani, Taghreed El- Khodary, Hanan Ashrawi, and Sari Neeibeh on Palestinians and the Gaza Divide. On Point. (WBUR, 90.9 FM, Boston).

June 13, 2007: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Palestinian historian and sociologist Salim Tamari about the impact of the 1967 War on Palestinian politics and daily life as well as on Arab society, identity and political culture in general. (Part Two). (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

June 6, 2007: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Palestinian historian and sociologist Salim Tamari about the impact of the 1967 War on Palestinian politics and daily life as well as on Arab society, identity and political culture in general. (Part One). (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

May 21, 2007: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani, Rashid Khalidi, Steven Erlanger, David Akov, and Yitzhak Santis on the Palestinian infighting and Israeli attacks on Gaza, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

May 9,2007: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Israeli journalist Tom Segev about his newly published book, 1967: Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

• Edited version of the program also available.

January 17, 2007: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Mustafa Bargouthi on the internal strife in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

November 15, 2006: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Rajiv Chandrasekaran, author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

October 18, 2006: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Rashid Khalidi, author of The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

August 30, 2006: Beshara Doumani interviewed about the war in Lebanon and the Palestinian situation during the summer of 2006, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

July 12, 2006: Prof. Samera Esmeir interviews Beshara Doumani on the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

May 22, 2006: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani and Joan Scott on Academic Freedom, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

May 3, 2006: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Stephan Astourian on the Armenian Genocide (Part II), Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

April 26, 2006: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Stephan Astourian on the Armenian Genocide (Part I), Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

March 1, 2006: Beshara Doumani interviewed on his book Academic Freedom After September 11, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

February 16, 2006: Beshara Doumani interviewed about the Hamas victory in the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, National Public Radio Focus 580 (WILL 580 AM Urbana-Champagne, IL).

January 30, 2006: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani on the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

January 25, 2006: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Suad Amiry, author of Sharon and my Mother In-Law, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

January 11, 2006: Khalil Bendib in conversation with Beshara Doumani and Uri Avnery on the Israeli elections, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

December 14, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. George Bisharat on the Sami al-Arian case, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

December 7, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Khaled Fahmy on the Egyptian elections, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

October 19, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Israeli film maker, Benny Brunner, on the films Concrete Curtain and The Wall, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

August 31, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Israeli journalist Amira Haas on the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

August 24, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Palestinian psychiartrist Iyad Sarraj on the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

July 27, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with filmmaker Juliano Mer Khamis about his award-winning film, Arna's Children, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

July 21, 2005: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani on the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, July 21, 2005, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

June 15 and July 6, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Hassan Ibrahim about al-Jazeera Satellite news channel, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

May 18, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Salim Tamari on 57th anniversary of the Palestinian nakba (catastrophe) of 1948, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

April 27, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Bassam Haddad on Syria (Part II), Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

April 20, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Bassam Haddad on Syria (Part I), Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

April 6, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Rashid Khalidi on Academic Freedom, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

January 26, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. Juan Cole on Iraq, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

January 12, 2005: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Prof. George Giacaman on the Palestinian elections, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

January 10, 2005: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani on the Palestinian elections, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

November 10, 2004: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Mustafa Barghouthi on the upcoming Palestinian elections, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

November 8, 2004: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani on the post-Arafat world, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

October 27, 2004: Beshara Doumani interviewed on scenes from daily life in Nablus, Palestine, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

June 9, 2004: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Rashid Khalidi about his recent book, Resurrecting Empire, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

February 11, 2004: Beshara Doumani in conversation with Ilan Pappe about his recent book A History of Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

November 5, 2003: special program on the life of Edward Said, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Program (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA).

April 29, 2003: Michael Krasny interviews Beshara Doumani on Iraq, Forum Program (KQED 88.5 FM, San Francisco, CA).

Print

"The Recurring Scenario of Death at Qana." Electronic Intifada. July 30, 2006. Online http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5337.shtml

Dirk Vlasblom, "Americka bekijkt zijn hoogleraren als verdachten: Historicus Doumani siganleert verval academische vrijheid in de VS," NRC Handelsblad, April 4, 2006.

Tim R. Muller, Alles im Interesse der Nation: Beshara Doumani ĂĽer die Bedrohung der Freien Wissneschaft," SĂĽdenutsche Zeitung, Nr. 77/Seite 5, Samstag/Sonntag, 1./2. April 2006.

"Academic Freedom After September 11." Inside Higher Ed, March 7, 2006.

"Policing thought after 9/11." Berkeleyan, March 1, 2006.

"Hamas in Charge." Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2006.
Online http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-doumani27jan27,0,1573178.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

"Hidden History: Berkeley Professor Uncovers the Everyday Lives of Palestinians." illuminations [Berkeley's online magazine of research in the arts and humanities] Volume 5, (2005).
Online http://illuminations.berkeley.edu/archives/2005/article.php?volume=5&story=1

"Be Careful What You Say on Campus."Â Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 2, 2004).
Online http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/167348_academic02.html.

"Conversation with Beshara Doumani," California Monthly, February 2001
http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/Alumni/Cal_Monthly/February_2001/Q_and_A_with_Beshara_Doumani.asp
Article in PDF Format

Video

September 7, 2006: "Palestine and the War in Lebanon," Berkeley teach-in.

April 5, 2006: "Academic Freedom After 9/11" at CSU Pomona.