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(A panel of New Jersey Muslims discuss Muslim death rituals and burial procedures and resources, with Islamic Imam, funeral director, director or NJ Burial Services, Christian Pastor with listener calls. Hosts/Producer: Hassen Abdellah. Interviewees/Guests: Imam Mustafa Al-Mutasem, New Jersey Sister Khadija Samad, Denis Sabatini, Christian Pastor J Aadea . Topics: Muslim Americans, Islam, rituals.)

(A collection of compositions by Ziad Rahbani, for famed Arab vocalist Ferouz. Hosts/Producer: Johnny Faraj. Interviewees/Guests: NA. Topics: Arab jazz fusion music.)

(After introduction, Aziz interviews Algerian journalists review of history of print press in Algeria with Guettaf in 2008 in Algiers (Arabic with translations), Khokhar and Taylor discuss founding their magazines for Muslim readers. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: Abdellah Guettaf, Algerian journalist, US Muslim journalists Moniza Khokhar and Tayyibah Taylor. Topics: global journalism. Algeria, journalism history, US Muslim magazines.)

(Attorney Warren takes a critical look at US Muslim civil groups collaboration with government authorities, Reem Nasr interviews Yasmine Hussein about Muslim Student Association's Muslim Community Service Task Force at Philadelphia regional MSA conference. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz, Reem Nasr. Interviewees/Guests: NYC civil rights attorney Tarif Warren, MSA student activist Yasmine Hussein. Topics: US domestic surveillance, entrapment of Muslims, civil rights. Muslim American, world music.)

(NY based journalist Bazzi speculates on coming Obama speech in Cairo, Amanallah speaks about aims of his US based online Muslim magazine. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NY based journalist Mohammed Bazzi, online journalist Shehed Amanallah. Topics: US policies, US president.)

(Haddad comments on US president's speech in Cairo and US policies regarding Islam; director Jamil Khoury reviews work of Silk Road Theater group in Chicago and legacy of global drama and art. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: DC Georgetown Prof Yvonne Haddad, Chicago theater director Jamil Khoury. Topics: US policy, Egypt, Muslim states, Arab American drama, world music.)

(Miriam Said reviews the memoir of her mother, "A World I Loved," J Metney on his film re Lebanon cluster bomb removal, update NYC school recognition of Eid. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NY activist Miriam Said, filmmaker Jawad Metney. Topics: Lebanon, memoir, film making.)

(HipHop poem by Suleiman, Aziz reviews film about Senegal\'s Yousou N\'Dour; book review of "Secret Son"; Reem Nasr interviews scholar Ginan Rauf about Arab women blogging, Rizkallah reviews government financial policies. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NJ Arab literature scholar Ginan Rauf; financial consultant Lena Rizkallah; poet Suleiman. Topics: Arab literature, poetry, word music.)

(Poem by Lisa Majaj, Aziz reviews history of Uigur people, Ros Pourzal comments on Iran's recent elections and Iran-US relations, listener calls. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: DC-based commentator Ros Pourzal. Topics: Uigur culture history, Iran, poetry.)

(Drameh and Balde review the 2001 founding of their center and school; archival 1996 interview with DePaul U. Islamic scholar and author Amina McCloud about American Muslim history and Black Muslim women in USA. Hosts/Producer: Barbara Nimri Aziz. Interviewees/Guests: NYC director of Futah Islamic Center Sheik Musa Drameh and Dr Abdullah Balde, Professor Amina McCloud. Topics: Muslim Americans; NY Bronx Islamic Center and School. Islamic history, world music.)