E-mail a friendFebruary 14, 2007
Michael Oren, author of Power, Faith and Fantasy, talks about misconceptions Americans have of the Middle East. British actor Idris Elba says America is big in every way - from the land to the personality types.
Michael Oren
Michael Oren
Michael Oren is a Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem-based research facility. He's authored numerous studies on Middle East history and politics and written for various publications, including The Wall Street Journal. A graduate of Princeton and Columbia, Oren was raised in the U.S. and immigrated to Israel in '79. He served as an advisor in the Yitzhak Rabin government and to the U.N. Israeli delegation. His books include Six Days of War and, his newest, Power, Faith and Fantasy.
Idris Elba
Idris Elba
British import Idris Elba is making his mark in Hollywood. Known as "Stringer Bell" in HBO's critically acclaimed series, The Wire, he's had various TV show guest spots, including on NBC's The Office and HBO's new series No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. He also stars in the feature thriller, Obsessed. Elba started his career on the London stage and, by age 24, was a mainstay on British television. A self-professed "music nerd," he's been working on a CD and, this summer, is performing at festivals in England.