SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005:
Hosts: Mariam S.
Topic: The Death Penalty in the U.S. - The Forces Behind the Penalty
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005:
Hosts: Humaira Bassith and Adam Ghazi
Topic: The Ten Year Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accord - Any Progress?
Guests: Tarik Bilalbegovich
Elvir Kanczik
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Young Americans Making a Difference
Guest: Stephen Smith, Organizer of Public Action Takes Charge
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Why Muslims Rebel
Guest: Mohammed Hafez, Professor and Author
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee
Topic: Women You Should Know
Guests: Jessica Care Moore, Poet, Activist and CEO of Moore Black Press
Brenda Abdullah, Fashion Designer
Desiree', Owner of Afrocentric Bookstore, Chicago
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topics: 1. The Hurricane Season and Iraq War's Effect on American Homelessness
2. Native Americans and Thanksgiving: Dispelling the Myths
Guests: 1. Michael Stoops, Acting Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless
2. Frank Williams, Native American and Case Counselor of the Owens Valley Career Development Center's Tribal TANF Program
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005:
Host: Aiysha Mustafaa
Topics: 1. Exploring The Origin of Words
2. A First for Liberia, A First for Africa: Taking a Look at Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's First Female Elected President in Modern Times
Guests: 1. Dave Wilton, Lexicologist and Author
2. Alexander P. Gbayee, Consul General of Liberia
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Re-broadcast:
Gender Equality or Inequality: Is Gender Inequality a Thing of the Past?
Guests: Ingrid Mattson, Director of the Muslim Chaplaincy Program at Hartford Seminary
Merve Kavakci of George Washington University, former member of the Turkish Parliament, advocate for religious freedom and women's rights
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Leadership Development Among Girls in the US and American Muslim Community
Guests: Aminah Assilmi, Director of International Muslim Women's Union
Hadia Mubarak, first female elected to the national organization Muslim Students Association Listen

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Building Bridges Between the Muslim Community and Law Enforcement
Guest: Mohamed Magid, Islamic leader of Virginia's All-Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Guest: U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee
Topic: Positive Entertainment
Guests: Broadway Director Tawanda Muhammed
Jameel Syed, CEO of FluidVison
Actor Aaron Goodson
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Organic Foods - A Healthier Alternative?
Guests: Scott Curcio, Spokesperson for Whole Foods
Alison Stewart, Editor of Consumer Health Journal
Ryan Zinn of the Organic Consumer Association
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Equity and Fairness in Immigration and Refugee Rights
Guests: Alvaro Obegron, Representative of Latino Community and New Communities Outreach Associate for the Resurrection Project
Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairperson of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Muneer Aliuddin, Director of Outreach for the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Re-broadcast:
1. America's Silence on Chechnya
2. Muslims in the Prison System
Guests:
1. Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent
2. Jamil Kaba, Muslim chaplain in the Cook County prison system
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Mid-Term Elections and Important Elected Positions That Get Under-Recognized
Guests: Tom Leach, Spokesperson for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Siobhan Murphy, Esq, judicial candidate for the Circuit Court of Cook County
Debra Shore, environmentalist and candidate for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Privacy and the USA-PATRIOT Act
Guest: Colleen Connell of the American Civil Liberties Union
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1. Stressed? Acupuncture Anyone?
2. Iraq's New Trend of Violence, Can It Be Self-Defense?
Guests:
1. Acupuncturist, Dr. Edmund Ing
2. Professor Khalid Keshk of DePaul University's Islamic World Studies Program
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee and Humaira Basith
Topic: The Power of Expression Through Music and Poetry
Guests: Reginald Robinson, Pianist of Jazz, Semi-Classic and Ragtime
Yah Yah Muhammad, Poet and Community Activist
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Sex Education at Home and at School: Examining What Kids Are Being Taught at School and How Parents Can Learn to Talk About Sex With Their Children
Guests: Taylor Moore of Project Reality and her mother Mrs. Moore
Jobie Peterson, Executive Director of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Aisha Sobh, PhD candidate focusing on the history of family structure in Islam, gender, and religious studies
Alia Snell, Muslim parent
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: How Entertainment Does More Than Entertain: Looking at The Effect of Rapper 50 Cent's New Movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"
Guest: Earl Ofari Hutchinson, columnist of BlackNews.com
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Continuing the Conversation: Looking at Congressman Mark Kirk's Statement and the Implications Behind Such Words
Guests: Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairperson, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Ibrahim Hooper, Communications Director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Ahmed Rehab, Communications Director of CAIR-Chicago
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Political Suicide? Examining Congressman Mark Kirk's Statement Permitting Racial Discrimination
Guests: Professor Aminah McCloud, DePaul University
Attorney Siobhan Murphy
Chris Khoury, Inventor and Nanotechnology Expert
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: The Crusades and Muslim-Christian Relations
Guests: Professor Warren C. Schultz, DePaul University
Professor Ruma Niyogi-Salhi, St. Xavier University
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: France's Social Unrest - Examining the Impetus Behind the Ethnic Rioting
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdause
Topic: Using Media and Entertainment to Educate Children
Guests: Tom Vanderberg, Puppeteer for Adam's World and The Muppets
Malika Mohamed, Adam's World Actress
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Islam Among Latinos
Guests: Ricardo and Diana Pena, Founders of Chicago Association of Latino American Muslims
Rebecca Abu Qaourd, Spanish Quranic Teacher
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005:
Host: Jawad Jafry
Topic: EID SPECIAL FOR DAY TWO OF EID! HAPPY EID!
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2005:
Host: Jawad Jafry
Topic: EID SPECIAL! HAVE A BLESSED EID!
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Ramadan Wrap-up, Preparing for the Eid Holiday, and Using Ramadan as a Springboard Toward Improvement of the Year to Come
Guests: Our Loyal Listeners Calling In and Sharing Their Thoughts
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Should America Torture Detainees?
Guests: Professor David Cole of the Georgetown University Law Center
Professor Bartram Brown of Chicago-Kent College of Law
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The Beauty of the Night of Power
Guests: Inamul Haque, Professor of Islam, Benedictine University
Faisal Abdur-Razzaq, Author and President of Islamic Council of Canada
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Quranic Recitation: An Art of its Own
Guests: Quran Reciter Abdul Rasheed Brown -listen

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Rosa Parks: A Legacy Beyond Words, An Example For All
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topics:
1. The Federal Indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff, I. Lewis Libby
2. Harriet Meirs Withdrawal as U.S. Supreme Court Nominee
3. Steps Toward Peace Through Peaceful Dissent...Quaker Style
Guests:
1. Norm Solomon, a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics and founder/director of Institute for Public Accuracy
2. Jennifer Bing-Canar, Director of the American Friends Services Committee's Chicago Middle East Program
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith and Adam Ghazi
Topics:
1. First Time Fasters Share Their Ramadan Experiences
2. WHITE SOX FEVER! Congrats to Chicago's World Series Champions
Guests:
1. Naeemah Khan, Loyola University-Chicago's MSA Vice-President
2. Ellen Derby, MSA Fast-A-Thon Participant
3. Abdul-Hakim Dyer, a first time faster
4. Imran Husain, Radio Islam's Sports Expert
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Guantanamo Bay: Exploring the Catch-22
Guests: Joseph Margulies, Defense Counsel of Guantanamo Bay Detainees and Professor at University of Chicago School of Law
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Is The US Government Doing Enough For Pakistan Earthquake Victims?
Guests:
1. Michael Edward Hess, USAID
2. Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago Businessman
3. Ali Khan, American Muslim Council
4. Dr. Murtaza Arain, Chicago Surgeon
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: French West African Muslims Immigrating to America
Guest: Dr. Zain Abdullah, Asst. Professor of Religion at Temple University
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Helping Troubled Teens Through Various Youth Programs
Guest: Ibrahim Downy, Social Development Coordinator for Mecca, Inc.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Muslim Women in the Professional World
Guests:
1. Pharmacist Hanady Sharabash
2. Physician Nara Sharabash
3. Jounrnalist Saba Ali
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005:
Host: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Rebroadcast of Bosnian Women Standing Up to the Challenge
Guests:
1. Lejla Kapidzic, Bosnian War survivor
2. Ambassador Swanee Hunt, tenured U.S. Ambassador to Austria, professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and founder of Women Waging Peace
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith and Adam Ghazi
Topic: Headlines! Listen to the Hosts' Thoughts and Reflections on Today's News Items
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topics:
1. Iraq's Constitutional Referendum and Iraq's Role in the United Nations
2. The Chicago White Sox: Past, Present and Future
Guests:
1. Ambassador Faisal Istrabadi, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations
2. Peter Alter, Curator of the Chicago Historic Society
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Muslims and Amnesty International Projects
Guest: Sadida Ahmed of Amnesty International's Interfaith Network Steering Committee
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1. The Effects of Ostracism on Chicago's Minority Groups
2. In the Name of Fighting Terrorism: Restraints on Giving To Charities
Guests:
1. Peter Alter, curator of the Chicago Historic Society
2. Special Agent In Charge Robert D. Grant, Chicago field office of the FBI -listen

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2005:
Host: Ms. Mariam
Topic:
1. Preparing for Natural Disasters
2. Art Therapy: There's More to Art Than Meets the Eye
Guests:
1. Kat Langel, Spokesperson for the American Red Cross, Chicago
2. Barbara Fish, Director of Art Therapy Associates -listen

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic:
1. African Americans, Their Rich History in the Context of Islam 2. Niger's Suffering: Hunger Plauged by Poverty
Experience
Guests:
1. Author Sylviane Diouf
2. Mariam Mahamedou
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Using Economic Justice to Eradicate Poverty
Guests: Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice
Carol Welch, U.S. Coordinator of the Millenium Campaign
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: The Bird Flu and Its Threat
Guest: Craig Conover, M.D., Medical Director of the Illinois Department of Public Heath's Division of Infectious Disease
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Compare and Contrast: Religious Accommodation In Public and Private Schools with a Focus on Ramadan
Guests: Adam Schwartz, staff attorney with ACLU, addresses the legal parameters of separation of church and state
Habeeb Quadri, a graduate and former teacher of the Chicago Public School system
Khadera Baste, Principal of Aqsa School, an all-girls Islamic school
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Surveillance of Mosques and Muslims by the FBI and other Government Agencies
Guests: Dalia Hashad, Esq. of the ACLU
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1.The Governments' Case Against Captain James Yee and Breaking Through the Fabrications
2. Looking at the South Asian Earthquake from a Personal View
Guests:
1. Ray Rivera, Washington Post reporter who wrote an investigative series about the case
2. Irfan Khurshid, Executive Director of Islamic Circle of North America who has many family members affected by the disaster
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topics:
1. The Massive Earthquate That Hit Pakistan, Kashmir, and Afghanistan
2. More Than The Beat: Drum Circles and Drum Therapy
Guests:
1. Callers, including a listener from Pakistan
2. Dale Marcel, professional drummer and drum therapist
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: The Devastating Earthquake of South Asia
Guests: Dr. Shanaz Khan of the Human Development Foundation
Asdhar Hussein, M.D. of Sacramento, CA
Zahoor Abbasi, a Chicagoan whose family members have perished and many more missing -listen

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Who is the Next Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Meirs?
Guests:
1. Bill McKenzie, editorial columnist of the Dallas Morning News, favors Meirs
2. Professor Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and legal/political columnist and commentator for national media entities including CNN, BCC, and the Chicago Tribune, harbors concerns over Meirs
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005:
Host: Humaira Bassith
Topic: The Reality of Poverty and Teaching This Reality to Those Who "Have"
Guests:
1. Nathanial Raymond of Oxfam America
2. Jim Whitton of The Hunger Project
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topics:
1. Happy Ramadan! Reviewing a Day In The Life of One Who Fasts
2. Building Wealth For This Life
3. Building Wealth for the Next Life
Guests:
1. Maryem Abdulla, seventh grader sharing her first day of fasting
2. Suhaib Quadri, Director of Business Development of the Dow Jones Islamic Fund
3. Qadr Khan, Chairperson of the Central Zakat Committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topics: Observing Ramadan Away From Home: Differences and Challenges of Being in a Different Culture During the Month of Ramadan
Guest: Ahmed Al-Bulishi, visiting the U.S. from Oman
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics: Ramadan 101: Understanding the Basics of the Muslim Fast
Fasting - The Common Thread Running Between the Abrahamic Faiths
Guests: Dr. Aminah McCloud, Professor of Islamic Studies, DePaul University
Rich Young, Catholic Parish Administrator
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Potpourri of Conversation: Discussion of new Albert Brooks movie "Looking for Comedy in a Muslim World"; A look at the trend of many State Legislators to study public schools teaching of racial and ethnic histories; Are trauma travel tours morally correct?; What to take if you must evacuate your home.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Mariam
Topic: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! Looking down memory lane at Radio Islam and looking toward its future
Guests: Radio Islam's executive producer, producers, hosts and callers
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Friday, Sept. 30, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Current State of Racisim in the US: An Examination of Former Secretary of Education William Bennet's Comments
Guest: Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Member -listen

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Behind the Scenes of Independent Films
Guests: Yasir Tabarra, Independent Film Maker
Gemal Seede, Independent Film Maker from Los Angeles who will be featuring his first short film at the Chicago International Reel Short Film Festival
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Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005:
Hosts: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: The Trials and Tribulations of Holding Our Leaders Accountable
Guest: Orlando Tizon, Assistant Director of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International
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Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Military Gone Civilian: A Discussion on President Bush's Proposal to Broaden The Military's Role on U.S. Soil
Guests: Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson, co-founders of "Military Families Speak Out"
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Monday, Sept. 26, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Hurricane Rita: A Discussion of its Aftermath and Comparisons to Hurricane Katrina
Guest: Shazia Syed, a Hurricane Rita eyewitness, survivor and Houston evacuee
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Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005:
Hosts: Chuck Ruby and Imran Husain
Topics: World Music Focus: The Island of Comoros
Pulse on Sports: Baseball, College and Professional Football, Soccer
Guests: Nawali of the group "Nawal"
Arsalan Akhtar, sports enthusiast
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Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Up Close and Personal: Is He A Traitor or Whistleblower?
Guest: Mordechai Vanunu, convicted traitor by the Israeli government explains his actions and views on nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
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Friday, Sept. 23, 2005:
Hosts: Maurice Weaver and Ayesha Mustafaa
Topics: Voicing Peacefully Against Damaging Foreign Policy
Examining the Latest on Poverty Within the U.S.
Guests: George Galloway, British Member of Parliament and author of "Mr. Galloway Goes To Washington"
Pam MacValan of Chicago's Street Wise, a newspaper for the homeless and by the homeless
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Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: By the People, Without the People: A Critical Analysis of the Potential Impact of the Carter-Baker Commission Report
Guest: Commissioner Spencer Overton, professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and specialist in election law
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Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Re-Broadcast of Oct. 7, 2005: How to Save American and Iraqi Lives
Guests: Arun Gandhi (Grandson of Gandhi) and Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness
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Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Iran's Nuclear Program
Guests: Dr. Ahmad Sadri, Professor of Sociology& Anthropology, Lake Forest College
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Monday, Sept. 19, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Muslim v. Muslim: Sexual Discrimination in the Work Place
Matrimonial Safeguards From a Legal Perspective
Guests: Zackiyyah Muhammad, PhD, former principal of Orange Crescent Society
Asifa Quraishi, SJD, professor of law at University of Wisconsin Law School
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Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Dawud's Recent Move to Damascus and his Impressions and Experiences
Guest: Dawud Wharansby Ali, Song Writer and Musician
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Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Stepping Towards Democracy: Afghanistan's First Parliamentary Elections
The Suspicious Death of Homeland Security Detainee Hassiba Belbachir
Guests: Sonali Kolhatkar, author and co-director of Afghan Women's Mission
Delila Benameur and Ziha Belbachir, cousin and older sister of deceased
Claudia Valenzuela, supervising attorney for the Detention Project of the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
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Friday, Sept. 16, 2005:
Host: Altaf Kaiserudin
Topic: Promises, Promises: Fiscal Responsibility and President Bush's Budget Plan After Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones: Taking a Scientific Look at Their Historic Trend to Anticipate Their Future Impact
Guests: Corey L. Davison, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Concord Coalition
Greg Holland, PhD, Director at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Co-Author of "Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment" Published in Today's Issue of the Journal "Science"
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Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Death, Divorce, Destruction and Our Children
Guest: Michael Popkin, PhD, author and parenting expert having appeared on CNN and The Oprah Winfrey Show
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Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005:
Host: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Katrina Relief Workers Share Their Experiences
Power of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Confirmation Hearings of Judge John Roberts
Guests: Khalil Demire of the Zakat Foundation
Thom Hartmann, syndicated daily talk show host and noted author
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Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Terrorism and Extremism - Where Actions Do Not Align With Religion
Guest: Professor Jamal Badawi, author and scholar
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Monday, Sept. 12, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
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Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Testaments to 9/11
Guests: Salma Arastu, artist who exhibits artwork commemorating 9/11
Chicagoans Call In With Their Memories -listen

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005:
Host: Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Oil-for-Food Breakdown in the U.N.
A Doctor's First-Hand Experience of Treating Hurricane Katrina Victims
Guests: Ian Williams, author of "The U.N. for Beginners"
Maurice Ramirez, M.D., the first Central Florida physician to complete the National Disaster Life Support Instructor Program.
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Friday, Sept. 9, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Hurricane Katrina Relief
Guests: Christine Bragale, Goodwill representative
Jordan Flaherty, union organizer from New Orleans and editor of Left Turn magazine -listen

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: America's Silence on Chechnya
Muslims in the Prison System
Guests: Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent
Jamil Kaba, Muslim chaplain in the Cook County prison system -listen

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic:Latest on Hurricane Katrina Relief -listen

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic:Relief to survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Guests: Representatives of Muslim organizations and individuals providing relief work -listen

Monday, Sept. 5, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Race and Racism in America
Guest: Robert Jensen, professor of Journalism and author of Citizens Empires and The Heart of Whiteness -listen

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Islamic Society of North America Conference -listen

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Islamic Society of North America Conference -listen

Friday, Sept. 2, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Mosque Cares Convention
Guest: Featuring Layla Mohammed and others -listen

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Relief Efforts and Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina Victims
Guest: Dr. Vincent Gawronski, consultant for U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance -listen

Wednesday, August 31, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: It's All in How You Say It!
Guest: Lillian Bjorseth of Duoforce. Mrs. Bjorseth is a speaker, trainer and author. -listen

Tuesday, August 30, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Constitutional Law of the Iraqi Constitution
Guest: Bartram Brown, professor of International Law at the Chicago Kent School of Law -listen

Monday, August 29, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Update from the National Weather Service on Hurricane Katrina
Accountability and Transparency: Israel's Nuclear Weapons -listen

Sunday, August 28, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Amir Sulaiman, spoken word and hip hop artist -listen

Saturday, August 27, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Re-airing of "Life With Noam Chomsky"
Guest: Noam Chomsky, MIT linguistics professor and author -listen

Friday, August 26, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Crisis in Niger
Guests: Myron Golden, Francophone regional director for Africare
Mishabu Ahmed Rufai, African-American history professor at Harold Washington College -listen

Thursday, August 25, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: What It's Like to Be A Muslim Arab-American Comic and Actor in Hollywood
Guest:Ahmed Ahmed, comedian, actor and writer -listen

Wednesday, August 24, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: The Democratization of Iraq
Guests: Laith Al-Saud, lecturer of the social sciences at Harold Washington College
Basma Fakri, co-founder and president of the Women's Alliance for a Democratic Iraq -listen

Tuesday, August 23:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Destruction of Historical Sites in Mecca and Medina(The Prophet of Islam's Home)
Guests: Ali Al-Ahmed of the Gulf Institute
Dr. Mahjabeen Islam, a practicing physician and columnist -listen

Monday, August 22:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: John Roberts Nomination to the Supreme Court
Monitoring the Aids Pandemic Guest: Professor David Luban, Georgetown University
Christopher Brown, assistant commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health -listen

Sunday, August 21:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Freddie Beyah, jazz guitarist -listen

Saturday, August 20:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Examining the American Muslim Community
Guest: Yahiya Emerick, author, lecturer and educator -listen

Friday, August 19:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: American Veterans for Peace
Guests:John Grant, spokesman for Veterans for Peace
Daniel Habeel, Muslim Veterans Association -listen

Thursday, August 18:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Unions and Divisions in the Workforce
Guests: Bill Flectcher, president of TransAfrica Forum
Priscilla Murolo, professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College -listen

Wednesday, August 17:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Back to School Special
Guest: Amina Mitchell, school counselor at the Academy for Learning -listen

Tuesday, August 16:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Profiling Muslims
Guest: Professor David Harris of the University of Toledo College of Law -listen

Monday, August 15 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Racial Profiling
Guest: Christina Abraham, civil rights coordinator for the Council of American-Islamic Relations Chicago -listen

Sunday, August 14 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts: The art of the Kora
Guest:Jali Morikeba Kouyate, Kora musician expert -listen

Saturday, August 13 2005:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: The Work of Shiekh Ahmed Deedat
Guests: Dr. Amir Ali, head of the Institute of Islamic Education and Information
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, head of the Islamic Circle of North America Dawah Project
Kareem Irfan, former chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago -listen

Friday, August 12 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Gaza Disengagement
Guests: Mazin Qumsiyeh, a member of the steering committee of the US Campaign to End the Occupation and author of "Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
Stav Adivi,Program liaison for the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions -listen

Thursday, August 11 2005:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: How much is too much?
Guest: Sam Pizzigati, author of Greed and Good -listen

Wednesday, August 10 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Why the High Gas Prices?
Guest: Wenonah Hauter, director of Public Citizen -listen

Tuesday, August 9 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The 60th Anniversary of the A-bomb
Guests: Greg Mello, director of the Las Alamos Study Group
Melissa McGuire, director of the Peace Museum -listen

Monday, August 8 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: The Future of Journalism after Peter Jennings and John Johnson
Guests: Bill Kurtis of A&E's Cold Cases
Ava Greenwell, professor of broadcast journalism at the Medill School of Journalism -listen

Sunday, August 7, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic:Evening of Arts and Heritage: Islam and Star Wars
Guests: Dr. Hesham Hassaballa
Dr. Omer Abid
Musical Guest: The Revert -listen

Saturday, August 6, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Interview with Sophia Stewart who is plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging the Wachowsky brothers violated Stewart's copyright by fashioning the movie, "The Matrix."

Guest: Sophia Stewart, author of the Third Eye -listen

Friday, August 5, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: MusliFest 2005
Guests: Native Deen
Preacher Moss of Allah Made Me Funny -listen

Thursday, August 4, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Jenan Diab
Topic: Headline News
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: What's Halal and Healthy in American Grocery Stores
Guest: Dr. Muhammad Munir Chaudry, president of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America -listen

Tuesday, August 2, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Fatwa Against Terrorism
Guest: Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America -listen

Monday, August 1, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Catrax 101 and One Book One Chicago
Guests: Dr. Sanford Gross of the Illinois Eye Institute
Nanette Alleman of One Book One Chicago -listen

Sunday, July 31, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts
Guests: Captial D of All Natural
Tammy Simpkins, Jazz vocalist
Jamila Tasleem Firdausee, spoken word artist -listen

Saturday, July 30, 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Raising Children in a non-Muslim Enviornment
Guest: Imam Khalifa Islam -listen

Friday, July 29, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Raising Children with Disabilities and Family and Inspirations behind Spirit
Guest: Sammer Ghouleh, president of Spirit magazine and author of Treasured Misfortunes -listen

Wednesday, July 27, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Providing Health Care for Underprivledged Children
Guest: Dr. Beth Volin, medical director of the Rush Pediatric Primary Care Center -listen

Tuesday, July 26, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Islam and Violence
Guests: Dr. Maher Hathout of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
Dr. Aslam Abdullah of the Islamic Society of Nevada -listen

Monday, July 25, 2005:
Host:Frederick Thauffer Al-Deen
Topic: What is Al-Hurra Television? -listen

Sunday, July 24, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts -listen

Saturday, July 23, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Maurice Weaver
Topic: "Silent No More," Muslim Americans' Poltical Activism
Guest:Paul Findley, former congressman of Illinois -listen

Friday, July 22, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court
Guest:Majorie Cohn, professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and executive vice president of the National Lawyers Guild -listen

Thursday, July 21, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: London Bombings
Guest: Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago -listen

Wednesday, July 20, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Illegalities of Humanitarian Work in Iraq
Guest: Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness -listen

Tuesday, July 19, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: A Look Inside the British Muslim Community and the British Muslim Identity After the London Bombings
Guest: Khalid Anis, spokesman for the Islamic Society of Britian -listen

Monday, July 18, 2005:
Host:Dr.Aminah McCloud
Topic: Racial Profiling
Marriages in the African-American Community
Guests: Jennah Mujahid
Solomon Mitchell -listen

Sunday, July 17, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts -listen

Saturday, July 16, 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Voting Rights Act
Guest: Dan Levitas, Ira Glasser Racial Justice Fellow -listen

Friday, July 15, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Women's Rights and aid to Africa
The Ukhti wa Ikhi Mentoring Program
Guests: Sameer Dossani, director of the 50 Years Is Enough Network
Ndidi Okakpu, founder of the Muslim mentoring program -listen

Thursday, July 14 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Separation Wall in Palestine
Guest: Rana Barakat, doctoral candidate in the history department at the University of Chicago -listen

Wednesday, July 13 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Freedom of the Press and the Jailing of Times Reporter, Judith Miller
Guest: Greg Leslie, legal defense director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press -listen

Tuesday, July 12 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Suicide Bombing
Guest: Robert Pape, associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of Dying to Win:The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism -listen

Sunday, July 10 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Bosnia: 10 Years Later
Guest: Nedzib Sacirbey, former Ambassador to Bosnia -listen

Saturday, July 9 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Debt Relief and Aid to Africa
Guests: Salih Booker, executive director of African Action
Wilbert Gwashavanahu, political counselor of the Embassy for the Republic of Zimbabwe -listen

Friday, July 8 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Expungement and Recidivism
Guest:Congressman Danny Davis of the 7th District -listen

Thursday, July 7 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: London Terrorist Bombings and What it Means for Homeland Security
Guests:Talat Hamdani, mother of the late Salman Hamdani, a New York City police cadet who disappeared on 9/11 and was wrongfully accused of participating in the attacks
Chris Strom, reporter for Government Executive magazine -listen

Wednesday, July 6 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: G8 Summit and Aid to Africa
Guest: Richard Mshomba, professor of economics at La Salle University -listen

Tuesday, July 5 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Patriotism in Islam
Guests: Dr. Hassan Hathout, spokesman for the Islamic Center of Southern California
Muqtedar Khan, visiting fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution -listen

Monday, July 4 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Freedom and Democracy as We Understand Today
Guest: Howard, Lindsey, professor of history at Depaul University -listen

Sunday, July 3 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Tyson, Hip Hop artist: Ghetto Messiah -listen

Saturday, July 2 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Those Who Lost Loved Ones
Guests: Cindy Sheehan, co-founder of Goldstar Families for Peace
Colleen Kelly, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows -listen

Friday, July 1 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Addressing Consequences of Recidivism and Incarceration Rates in Minority Communities
Guests:Imam Zaid Shakir, teacher at the Zaytuna Institute
Rev. Patricia Watkins,founding director of the TARGET Area Development Corporation -listen

Thursday, June 30 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Patriot Act
Guest: Kit, Gage, director of the First Amendment Freedom Foundation
Ed Yohnka, American Civil Liberties spokesman of Illinois -listen

Wednesday, June 29 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Other Side fo War in Iraq
Guest: Anna Prouse, former foreign aid worker in Iraq and author of Two Birthdays in Baghdad
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Tuesday, June 28 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Future of Iraq
Guests: Dr. Al Al-Attar, Iraqi-American activist
Hatem Bazian of Berkeley, a senior lecturer in Islamic Studies -listen

Monday, June 27 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The New American Empire
Guest:Robert Jensen, professor of Journalism at the University of Texas and author of Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity -listen

Sunday, June 26 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Making of the United Nations
Guest:S.K. Belal Hassan, information officer with the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information -listen

Friday, June 24 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Malcolm X Through his Daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz
Human Rights in India
Guests: Ilyasah Shabazz, author of Growing Up X
Iris Sabree, former secretary of the late Malcolm X
Harsh Shri Mander, social justice and human rights activist for India -listen

Thursday, June 23 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Surviving Srebrenica: 10 Years Later
Guests:Zuhra Osmanovic, survivor of the Bosnian War
Mujko Erovic of the Congress of Bosnians of North America and war survivor -listen

Wednesday, June 22 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Iran's Presidential Elections and Nuclear Obligations
Guests: Simin Royanian, co-founder of Women for Peace in Iran and Washington-based economist
Ross Pourzal, Washington-based political analyst and board member of the Alliance of Progressive Iranians -listen

Tuesday, June 21, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Democracy in the Middle East
Guests:Saad al-Din Ibrahim, Visiting Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Radwan Masmoudi from the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy