Ramzi Salti's Arabology

Watch video at  https://youtu.be/3ZLrIHKsQ2w Stanford Lecturer Dr. Ramzi Salti's April 2018 interview with John Slattery, Director of the film "Casablanca Mon Amour' الدار البيضاء حبي, is now available online.  The film explores the entwined relationship between Hollywood and the Arab World by focusing on portrayals of Arabs and/or Muslims in American cinema.  You can watch the video below or at https://youtu.be/3ZLrIHKsQ2w This 50-minute talk includes a discussion of the film 'Beirut' (2:21), Jack Shaheen's 'Reel Bad Arabs' (7:39), Lebanese Director Nadine Labaki (10:45), the Oscar nominated Lebanese film 'The Insult' (11:38) and much more.

Dr. Ramzi Salti's Arabology radio show + podcast were among the works that were celebrated during the 25th Annual Publication Celebration which took place at The Stanford Humanities Center on March 6, 2018.   The event included kind remarks by Stanford Provost Persis Drell, seen below as she interacted with the Arabology audio-visual display. Photo by Steve Castillo The special Arabology episode that was honored for 2017-18 included an interview with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan who graced the Stanford campus in November 2017.  That interview, available in full on YouTube, was chosen as Arabology's best interview for 2017-18. You can watch Dr. Ramzi Salti's interview with Yasmine Hamdan below or at this link: https://youtu.be/2U_UUQlFs3Q Arabology is a radio program that is hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, showcasing music and other cultural productions from the Arab world. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU 90.1 FM.