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(Review Yemen history, difference of North Yemen and South Yemen, their 1990 union, and resulting current difficulties after the 1994 elections. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: UK journalist/author Dilip Hiro; Prof. Michael Hudson, Georgetown University, DC:. Topics: Yemen, Middle East, US policy.)

(Author speaks about her work with children and teachers, as well as cross cultural applications of literature. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Dave Hall. Interviewees/Guests: Poet and children's book author Naomi Shihab Nye. Topics: Arab American literature, poetry, children's books.)

(Aziz reviews what precipitated the Gulf War and sanctions-related medical reports; Renfrew focuses on Kurdish Iraq politics. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NY-based commentator Nita Renfrew. Topics: Iraq, US policies, Kuwait, sanctions.)

(Lightner describes work in MAAD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and countering discrimination; Kassem reviews work with major Arab American organizations working biases against myths and highlights prominent US Arabs. Hosts/Producer: Dave Hall. Interviewees/Guests: Casey Kassem radio producer, activist Candy Lightner, MAAD founder. Topics: Arab American, activism, civil rights, racial biases.)

(Najma speaks about her career as a vocalist and training in the Pakistani ghazal tradition. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: London-based vocalist Najma Ahktar. Topics: music, Ghazal.)

(Interview with composer musician Marcel Khalife in NY, who comments as an activist on living in conflict and political interests that block peace, use of music for peace; musical segments. Hosts/Producer: Dave Hall. Interviewees/Guests: Marcel Khalife composer, oud virtuoso, vocalist. Topics: Lebanon, Iraq, Middle East, Foreign policies.)

(Dave Hall composes a story from clips of community life with story, music. Hosts/Producer: Dave Hall. Interviewees/Guests: Dave Hall composes a new story from NY Arab life. Topics: US Arab community, traditions.)

(Aziz interviews poet Hayan Charara, and reviews film "Silences of Palace" by director Moufida Tlatli. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Hayan Charara, NY-based poet, Tunisian film director Moufida Tlatli. Topics: poetry, film, Middle East, Arab American.)

(Dave Hall offers some examples from Middle East history, guests report on GBLT activists in California. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Dave Hall. Interviewees/Guests: Huda Jadallah and Ramzi Zakaria, GBLT activists. Topics: Arab American, civil rights, GBLT.)

(Documentary of Washington DC conference on women, critique of western feminists; interview with director Tlatli on her film "Silence of the Palace" (translated to English from French). Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Participants at Sisterhood is Global Conference in DC; Akram Zatari; Tunisian filmmaker Moufida Tlatli. Topics: Film "The Silence of The Palace", women, Tunisia.)