http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=10&L=en Interviews Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:45:16 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=74418&L=en Mrs. Nazila Fathi is a journalist who covers her native Iran for The New York Times. Her house came under surveillance. She was practically under house arrest. She left Iran on the night before July 1, 2009 , after the surveillance team left. Many people as well as almost all of her sources and some of her friends had already been arrested. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67824&L=en Dr. Reuven Paz is an Israeli historian specializing in Islamic movements and Palestinian society both in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. He is the founder and director of the Project for the Research of Islamist Movements, based in Herzliya ( Israel ). Paz’s forthcoming book is on “The Mindset and Culture of Global Jihad.” We interviewed Dr. Paz on Hamas, its future and its Middle Eastern links. The interview was conducted by Aziz Enhaili for Tolerance.ca ®. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67247&L=en Dr. Tuncay Babali is a fellow at the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He has served as a Turkish diplomat in many countries. Previously, he was deputy chief of cabinet to President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, counseling him on foreign policy issues, contributing to speech writing and preparing presidential level state visits to various foreign countries. We interviewed Dr. Babali on the Turkey’s Middle East Policy. Interview conducted by Aziz Enhaili for Tolerance.ca ®. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=65212&L=en Dr. Mohamad Bazzi is an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (New York). He is currently working on a project about Hezbollah and the Shiite community in Lebanon. He is a contributor to numerous prestigious newspapers and magazines such as Newsday, The Nation, Salon.com, The New York Times. We interviewed Dr Bazzi on the challenges of the Lebanese Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Interview conducted by Aziz Enhaili for Tolerance.ca ®. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=64230&L=en Stephen M. Walt is an influential neo-realist figure in International Affairs. He holds the Robert and Renee Belfer Professorship in International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University). He has recently co-authored (with John Mearsheimer) the bestseller «Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy». We interviewed Dr Walt on Barack Obama's Foreign Policy in the Middle East.  Interview conducted by Aziz Enhaili for Tolerance.ca ®. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=42424&L=en In his new book about the contested histories of Israelis and Palestinians, author Neil Caplan claims that the main obstacle to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in each party’s strongly-held view of itself as the victim of the other. What role does history play in the current conflict? What does the future hold? We asked Neil Caplan these and other questions. Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Victor Teboul http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=30829&L=en Non-native lawyers and consultants defend aboriginal causes for their own financial gain, argue Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard in their controversial book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation. The billions of tax dollars spent on aboriginal programs serve to enrich white consultants and a native elite, instead of improving the condition of the aboriginal population, according to the authors. Can government policy be made to change for the benefit of aboriginals? What actions should be taken? We raised these questions and others with Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard. Interview conducted by Victor Teboul for Tolerance.ca Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Victor Teboul http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=8827&L=en To many observers, the Jewish community in Quebec is highly integrated into Quebec society, yet to others it appears insular. How can this apparent contradiction be explained? How do religious groups, including Jews, deal with the trend towards secularization in Quebec? We raised these questions and others with Dr. Morton Weinfeld. Professor of Sociology at McGill University in Montréal, Dr Weinfeld holds the Chair in Canadian Ethnic Studies. He is the author of Like Everyone Else, but Different: The Paradoxical Success of Canadian Jews (McClelland & Stewart, 2001), a study of the Jewish community in Canada. Dr. Weinfeld is also a recognized authority on Quebec’s Jewish community. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Victor Teboul http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=59&L=en Making skillful use of hundreds of hours of videotaped interviews and his privileged access to all of the major players, Enderlin recently published Le Rêve brisé, which became an immediate bestseller in France (Paris: Fayard, 2002). During the summer of 2002, PBS/Frontline aired a 2-hour television documentary, based exclusively on Enderlin's research and interviews. Shattered Dreams: The Failure of the Peace process in the Middle East, 1995-2002, is the English version of the French bestseller. Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Neil Caplan