National, international and local media interview Ali Ahmida on Libyan uprising

Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, has been interviewed in depth by a number of national, international and local media outlets for his insights on the uprising in Libya against the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, Libya's long-serving dictator. 

On Feb 22, 2011 Ahmida was interviewed on "Background Briefing with Ian Masters" on KPFK Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles (listen to the interview); on Jadaliyya, an independent online magazine produced by the Arab Studies Institute (listen to the three-part interview); on the PBS Charlie Rose show (watch the interview); and by WMTW8 TV based in Lewiston and Portland, Maine (watch to the interview). On Feb. 27, Ahmida was interviewed by Mother Jones magazine, and on Feb. 28, he was interviewed by WBEZ Chicago Public Media (listen to the interview) and Radio New Zealand.. In addition, Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times bureau chief for the United Nations, has consulted with Ahmida. Ahmida, who was born in Libya, is the author of The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonialization and Resistance, and several other books on Libya and North Africa.