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(Guests (Afghan American) discuss Afghan women under Taliban and earlier history (pre-1979), report on petition in support of Afghan women. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Four Afghan women guests, Zohra Y. Daoud, Laila Z. Helms, Halima Malikyar, and Zahera Saed. Topics: Afghanistan, Afghan women, rights.)

(Aziz remembers WBAI program director, supporter of Radio Tahrir program, Ibish reviews current Palestinian student elections and progress to implement Interim Oslo Accord, Abumrad reviews David Hare's theater "Via Della Rosa", Middleton reviews NY-Festival of Senegalese films. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: political observer Hussein Ibish, interns A. Bishara and Jad Abumrad theater reviewer, reviewer Nadja Middleton. Topics: memorial for WBAI program director, Palestine, Oslo Accord, Palestine-Israeli relations, theater review, Senegal film.)

(Aziz interviews Iraqi Artist Mediha Umar in NY; visits NY Exhibition of Iraqi Architect Zaha Hadid. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Mediha Umar, Artist; Zaha Hadid, Architect. Topics: Iraq, Art, Architecture.)

(Salloum reviews Arab influences on Andalusian Spanish culture and origin of cook books; poem by A. Bishara, recipes by staff members. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Jad Abumrad. Interviewees/Guests: author Habeeb Salloum, interns Amal Bishara and Nadja Middleton. Topics: Arab food, Arab culture and Andalusia, poetry.)

(Mai Faraj reading Kanafani novel (in Arabic), Jayyusi comments on Kanafani's literary achievements and politics; Naqib, friend of Kanafani recalls his life, announcement of Tahrir webpage by Jad Abumrad; Kerbala doctors medical report. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Arab literature scholar and translator Dr Salma Jayyusi; Prof Fadl Naqib (University of Waterloo, Canada); Kerbala doctors. Topics: Palestinian novelist Ghassan Kanafani, Arabic literature, Iraq, sanctions, medical.)

(Special on Jerusalem)

(Aziz interviews Mohja Kahf in NY. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Mohja Kahf, Poet, Professor of English, University of Arkansas. Topics: poetry, Arab American literature.)

(Murphy reports on anti-war actions, Kerbala doctor reports on medical shortages due to UN sanctions, Nahal (Baghdad interview) reports on relief to Iraq internal refugees, Hiro comments on Iraq sanctions regional policy. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Tony Murphy of Emergency Mobilization of IAC, ME Council of Churches representative in Iraq Michel Nahal, Iraqi doctors, London based journalist Dilip Hiro. Topics: Iraq, UN sanctions, health conditions, Iraq Relief, anti-war on Yugoslavia actions.)

(Imad Hamad reports on experience of US government 12-year harassment by secret evidence, Saalakhan reports on secret evidence case of Anwar Khadam. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Jad Abumrad, Detroit-based community leader Imad Hamad, Maurii Saalakhan, Dir. Peace and Justice Foundation, Kit Gage (NCPPF). Topics: new webpage, secret evidence, Muslim Americans, civil rights.)

(Gage updates regarding efforts to overturn government use of secret evidence in more than 20 US federal cases HR2121; Ibish reviews history policy and future of ADC Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, Qurashi describes work as experimental theater. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Kit Gage of National Coalition to Protect Political Freedoms (NCPPF), political observer Hussein Ibish, Theater director Ibrahim Qurashi. Topics: secret evidence, civil rights, Muslim Americans; Arab Americans, theater.)