November 11, 2007

Broadcast Date: 
Nov 11 2007

The rise of the concept of  "Islamofascism"; plus author Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz on her new book, The Color of Jews.

Episode segments
  • The "Islamofascism" Idea
    Foreign Policy, National Politics

    Larry Cohler-Esses, editor-at-large for Jewish Week and author of "The New McCarthyism" in the November 12, 2007 issue of The Nation

    Laila al-Qatami is communications director for the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

    Right-wing activist David Horowitz declared October 22 to 26 "Islamofascism Awareness Week" on dozens of American college campuses; Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee warned of the "Islamofascism" threat; and leaders on the Christian right have declared "Islamofascism" a values issue. An exploration of the new ideological framing.

  • The Colors of Jews
    Literature
    Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz is a poet, essayist, and writer of fiction; her latest book is The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism (Indiana University Press).
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark