This is the podcast version of a live broadcast that aired January 12th on KBOO/Portland.
John Shuck spoke with Catherine Shakdam, Scott Bennett, and Aisha Jumaan.
They will be three of the headliners at a conference taking place at Portland State University on February 3rd, entitled, “U.S. – Saudi Coalition: Bringing Peace or War?” The conference is hosted by Roots of Conflict.
Joining John in the studio was Hanan Alzubaidy and Manijeh Mehrnoosh, who are hosting the conference.
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Catherine Shakdam has been instrumental in breaking media silence over Yemen’s war. She is the author of Arabia’s Rising – Under The Banner Of The First Imam, A Tale Of Grand Resistance – Yemen, the Wahhabi, and the House of Saud, and From Mecca to Karbala – Walking with the Holy household of the Prophet.
Scott Bennett is a former US Psychological Operations-Counterterrorism Analyst. He is a whistleblower and the author of Shell Game: A Military Whistleblowing Report to Congress.
Aisha Jumaan is a public-health specialist working as a consultant on heath-related projects in Yemen. Jumaan worked at PATH directing their HPV vaccine project from 2008-2010; at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1995-2008; and as a CDC consultant from 2010-2012.
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