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(Attorney Slovinsky reviews immigration case of Qatanani, followed by testimonials of community supporters, Aziz reviews secret evidence against Muslims and ongoing harassment of Sami Al-Arian. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Saadia Aslam, Sarah Malaika. Interviewees/Guests: NJ-based Community leader Imam Qatanani, attorney Claudia Slovinsky, M Al-Filali, Salah Mustafa. Topics: civil rights, Muslim Americans, Sami Al-Arian, world music, harassment of Muslims in USA, secret evidence history.)

(BN Aziz archive interview with CA-Arab American poet Haas Mroue who recently died, Ahmed and Amatallah discuss work of Muslim Americans and media's role in coming election, Ashraf talks about campaigning work. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika, Saadia Aslam, Fatima Ashraf. Interviewees/Guests: CA-based poet Haas Mroue, Muslim media editors Baraz Ahmed and Shahid Amatallah, producer Fatima Ashraf. Topics: Muslim Americans, media, US election, world music.)

(NY based London photographer Mullick talks about his work in NY and his art form and Muslim identity, listener comments on Martin L King. Hosts/Producer: Saadia Aslam, Sarah Malaika. Interviewees/Guests: NY-based London photographer Omar Mullick. Topics: world music, Muslim American artists, film.)

(Keshavar talks about launching Mecca.com and importance of online media operated by Muslim Americans, update on Al-Arian, educator and advisor Mousa Sayeed talks about the plot and aim of his film "A Son\'s Sacrifice". Hosts/Producer: Saadia Aslam, Sarah Malaika. Interviewees/Guests: Mahthes Keshavar of Mecca.com online, Mousa Sayeed Filmmaker of "A Son\'s Sacrifice". Topics: world music, Muslim Americans, film, media, civil rights, Sami-Al-Arian.)

(Editor and journalist Nisreen Hashem talks about 30 entries in this collection giving alternative view of the Middle East, Laila Al-Arian updates on imprisonment and hunger strike of Sami Al-Arian. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika Saadia Aslam. Interviewees/Guests: journalist Nisreen Hashan editor of "Encounters with the ME, True Stories of Peoples and Culture", Laila Al-Arian daughter of Sami Al-Arian. Topics: world music, Arab American literature, alternative media, civil rights, Sami Al-Arian.)

(Kayhan Kalhor talks with Aziz (in 2007) about his instrument, the Kamache, his vision and his work with young Iranian musicians, with music. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Iranian virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor. Topics: Iran, music.)

(US journalist and film-maker Parvez Sharma speaks about new film, "Jihad for Love," which documents the struggle for gay rights in Islam and experience of gays in Muslim countries, Shaheen author of "Reel Bad Arabs" reviews negative portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in film, and relation to Arab-Israeli conflict. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika, Saadia Aslam. Interviewees/Guests: Filmmaker Parvez Sharma of "Jihad for Love", film critic professor Jack Shaheen. Topics: world music, Muslim filmmaker, LGBT rights, civil rights, harassment and racism in film and media.)

(Denmark-based members of the hiphop group "Outandish" talk about origins and Muslim theme music, Freij reviews "Night of a Thousand Conversations" Project to protect immigrants rights, exposing arbitrary immigrant detention. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika, Saadia Aslam. Interviewees/Guests: Dutch Music group "Outlandish"; NY-community immigrant rights coalition members Maysoon Freij and Angela Lee. Topics: world music, Muslim musicians, immigration reform.)

(Nahid Rachlin reads from her new memoir "Persian Girls" and talks with Aslam about the obstacles and victory of writing a memoir and what it means to be Iranian; Elias talks about stimulating vote among NY-Arab Americans. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika, Saadia Aslam. Interviewees/Guests: Iran-American Nahid Rachlin author of "Persian Girls", Mat Elias of Arab American Institute in DC. Topics: world music, Iran, Iranian American literature, local elections and immigrant vote.)

(From 2007 Aziz interviews Nye, editor of anthologies and novel about her work and writing as an Arab and reads her poetry, Malaika interviews Karmi visiting NY about writing under Israeli occupation. Hosts/Producer: Sarah Malaika, Saadia Aslam. Interviewees/Guests: Palestinian Ghada Karmi, author of "Married to Another Man"; TX-based poet Naomi Shihab Nye. Topics: Arab literature, Arab American literature, poetry, Palestine, world music.)