A democratic Middle East is intolerable for Saudi Arabia: Vijay Prashad Interview
Interview by Kourosh Ziabari
What follows is the complete text of my in-depth interview with Prof. Vijay Prashad, political commentator, university professor and journalist with whom I discussed the ongoing uprisings in the Middle East, the suppression of the democratic movement of the Bahraini people, civil war in Libya and the future of revolutions of Egypt and Tunisia.About Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Prof. Prashad has written seven books including “The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World”, “Keeping up with the Dow Joneses: Stocks, Jails, Welfare”, “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity” and “War against the Planet: The Fifth Afghan War, Imperialism and Other Assorted Fundamentalism.”
Prof. Prashad’s articles and commentaries have appeared on several online and print publications including Counterpunch.org, Monthly Review, The Nation, The Malaysian Insider, ColorLine Magazine, The Indian American, Z Magazine and Frontline Magazine. He is a member of editorial board at the Left History and Amerasia Journal publications.
In the wake of Arab world uprisings, Prof. Prashad has been interviewed by several media outlets such as Radical Notes.
Vijay says that “what is impressive is the sheer fortitude of the Arab people, who have decided that enough is enough, that even where they might have a decent standard of living, as in the oil rich countries, such as Bahrain, they want more: dignity and democracy.”
Prof. Prashad introduces himself an anti-Zionist and believes that the U.S. military aid to the Israeli regime should be cut.
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