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(Iranian-American saxophonist Modirzadeh plays and talks about his jazz and Iranian roots; media translator and critic Ghazi reports on the range of Arab language media, SF-Poet AbuSaba reads poems (in Arabic) and his life. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: SF-based guests--Jazz musician Hafiz Modirzadeh, Link-TV Jalal Ghazi, FS-based poet Elias Abu Saba. Topics: world music, Arab media, media criticism, Arab literature, Iran, Lebanon.)

(Guests review ideals from which they were drawn to law as a profession, and pursuit of civil rights for Muslims, with direct effects of 911 attacks on NY area Muslims and their work for CAIR. Hosts/Producer: Aisha Adawiya. Interviewees/Guests: CAIR NY- civil rights attorneys Alia Latif and Maya Saya Akhbar. Topics: civil rights, Muslim Americans, law, Muslim women, CAIR, world music.)

(Ghazi offers critical review of TV satellite programs in Arabic with some aired on "Mosaic" on Link TV, Kitane reports on bombing in Tel Affar in North Iraq and threat of destabilization, and threats to Turkmen. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: SF-based journalist Jalal Ghazi, US-based Iraqi Turkmen Orhan Kitane. Topics: Arabic language media, changing journalism in Arab World, Middle East, Iraq, Iraqi Turkmen, occupation of Iraq, world music.)

(Evelyn Shakir, author of "Bint Arab", a collection of short stories, Aziz reviews recent international films. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Boston-based author Evelyn Shakir. Topics: Arab American literature, Lebanon, Iraq, war, films, film reviews.)

(Fady Joudah reads and explains the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish (English and Arabic), El-Sultany discusses teaching US view and bias regarding Arabs in American, author Sylvian Diouf talks about the history of Muslims in the Americas. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: TX-based poet translator Fady Joudah, NY-based author Sylvian Diouf author of "Servants of Allah", U. Michigan Professor of Comparative Literature Evelyn Al-Sultany. Topics: poetry, Mahmoud Darwish, Arab American community, civil rights, media criticism, racism, world music.)

(Aziz interviews Susan AbuHawa, author of "The Scar of David"; musician Hafez Modir on jazz compositions. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Susan AbuHawa, PA-based novelist, SF-Based jazz musician Hafez Modir. Topics: Palestine, Iran, music, Arab American literature.)

(Omar Mohammedi reviews cases against Muslim Americans and rise of discrimination and mistreatment of Muslims in schools etc., interns Malaika and Hanadi talks about her work, Salaita talks about RAWI conf of Arab American writers, poet Kim Jensen about teaching. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NY Attorney Omar Mohammedi, Author/Virginia Tech Professor of English Literature Steven Salaita; US-based poet Kim Jensen. Topics: civil rights, harassment, racism, Arab American literature, Muslim Americans.)

(Donia Mili interviews "Palestine Blues" filmmaker Sinoket, Aziz interviews poet Marian Haddad on her work. Hosts/Producer: Donia Mili, Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Nida Sinokat, Palestine filmmaker: Marian Haddad, TX-based poet. Topics: Palestine, film, Arab American lit, poetry.)

(Warren gives testimony of NY police abuse experience, leading Iraqi poet Nazik Malaika who died recently is remembered by Professor Al-Toma with archival clip by Salma K Jayyusi discussing Malaika's significance in Arab Literature. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Sarah Malaika. Interviewees/Guests: Indiana U. Arab Literature Professor Saleh Al-Toma; NY-based attorney Tarif Warren; NJ Ocean Country College professor and literature critic Maysa Hayward. Topics: Arab literature, Nazik Malaika, Muslim American, racism, civil rights, world music.)

(Ali Koshak summarizes status of Iraqi Turkmen, Kirkuk City and bombing of Imerli town, Moniza Khokhar announces launch of "Elan" magazine for young Muslim American professionals; Layla Al-Maleh discusses English-language Arab Diaspora literature. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Sarah Malaika. Interviewees/Guests: Ali Koshak of Turkmen Institute, NJ-based Asian American editor of "Elan" Moniza Khokhar, Kuwait Arab Literature Prof Layla Al-Maleh. Topics: world music, Iraq, Turkmen, literature, Muslim American, Arab Diaspora writers.)