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Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

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A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: Bassam Abu Sharif, Former Senior Adviser to the Late Yasser Arafat

11/07/2009

Bassam Abu Sharif, Former Senior Adviser to the Late Yasser Arafat

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Bassam Abu Sharif, Former Senior Adviser to the Late Yasser Arafat

Owen Bennett-Jones talks to Bassam Abu Sharif once described as the Face of Terror.

The man Time Magazine described as the Face of Terror, Bassam Abu Sharif talks about his life at the side of Yasser Arafat, and his struggle for an independent Palestine.

Bassam Abu Sharif, joined a radical Palestinian group in the 1960s and was labelled the 'face of terror' by Time Magazine. 

He survived an assassination attempt, and as an advisor to Yasser Arafat worked towards a two state solution. 

On The Interview he tells Owen Bennett-Jones about his life at the heart of the PLO, and why his people still don't have an independent homeland.

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