Worldview—October 29, 2004
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Iraq—Weapons Missing, Civilian Death Toll Reaches 100,000
Fawaz Gerges—Chair of Internatinal Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
We hear from Fawaz Gerges about weapons missing in Iraq and the rising civilian death toll. |
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Film: Vera Drake
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Abortion is the central topic of the new Mike Lee film. Milos Stehlik reflects on the strong ideas and strong characters in Vera Drake.
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Peacekeeping and Colonial Power
Kimberly Zisk Marten—Author
When the U.S. or Europe send troops into a trouble zone they want to have a good reason. These types of justifications seperate modern day peacekeeping from the act of empire building. The colonial example has some lessons for todays peacekeepers.
Kimberly Zisk Marten is author of Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past (Columbia University Press, 2004). |
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Worldview—October 28, 2004
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Worldview—October 27, 2004 |
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Asia—Powell Visit
Bruce Cumings—Professor of History, University of Chicago
U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell has wrapped up a tour of east Asia, during which he urged North Korea to resume six-party nuclear talks. We assess the ambitions and timing of Powell's trip with Bruce Cumings of the University of Chicago.
Cumings is author of North Korea: Another Country. |
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U.S. Treatment of Detainees
Deborah Pearlstein—Director, U.S. Law and Security Program, Human Rights First
How the U.S. treats its prisoners is an issue that won't go away. Deborah Pearlstein from Human Rights First joins us to discuss the legal status of Guantanamo detainees as well as prosecutions in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. |
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Worldview—October 26, 2004 |
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Gaza Withdrawal
Amotz Asa-El—Executive Editor, Jerusalem Post
Is Prime Minister Ariel Sharon standing Israeli politics on its head? We discuss Sharon's plan to withdraw settlers and armed forces from the occupied territory with Jerusalem Post executive editor Amotz Asa-El. |
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Gaza Withdrawal and Security in Iraq
Rashid Khalidi—Edward Said Chair of Arab Studies and Director, Middle East Institute; Columbia University
For another perspective on Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw settlers and armed forces from the occupied territory, we turn to Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Chair of Arab Studies at Columbia University.
Khalidi is author of Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East. |
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Ukraine—Presidential Elections
Dominique Arel—Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa
If you're sick of the U.S. presidential race, consider the situation in Ukraine: the presidential campaign there features intimidation of the opposition, unfair media, and even an accusation of poisoning. |
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Worldview—October 25, 2004 |
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Sudan—Amnesty International in Darfur
William Schulz—Executive Director, Amnesty International USA
In September 2004, Amnesty's Dr. William Schulz was part of the first international, non-governmental delegation granted unfettered access to Darfur, where Sudanese government-backed militias have been attacking indigenous villagers. |
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Global Chicago
Richard Longworth—Executive Director, Global Chicago Center, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
The essays collected in the book, Global Chicago (University of Illinois Press, 2004), argue that Chicago has truly transformed itself from an industrial city to a center of finance, law, and culture on a global scale.
Guest Richard Longworth is a former senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. He and other contributors to Global Chicago discuss the book at panel discussions on Monday & Wednesday, October 25 & 27, 2004. Find out more >> |
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Worldview—October 22, 2004 |
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A Place to Call Home: Coming Home: Refugee Group Resettles in Minnesota
Randy Kelly—Mayor, St. Paul, Minnesota
The U.S. has provided permanent resettlment to the Hmong ethnic group. 5,000 Hmong refugees will settle in Minnesota. To better understand the refugees needs, the mayor of St. Paul took an assessment team to the refugee camp outside of Bangkok. |
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A Place to Call Home: Still My Home
Khalil Qasimi—Afghan Refugee
While the challenges refugees face are substantial, their life stories are often inspiring. We hear the story of Khalil Qasimi, an Afghan refugee whose family fled Afghanistan when he was a toddler and eventually came to the U.S..
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A Place to Call Home: Expelling Asylum Seekers from Holland
Lauren Comiteau—Radio Netherlands
The Netherlands has long been a choice for asylum seekers. In 2005 the government plans to expell 26,000 failed asylum seekers. Critics say this is the biggest mass deportation in Europe since World War II. Radio Netherlands Lauren Comiteau reports. |
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Worldview—October 21, 2004 |
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A Place to Call Home: Angola—Refugees Going Home
Victoria Akyeampong—Head, Desk for Southern Africa, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
After 27 years of civil war, Angolans who have been refugees for decades are heading home. Victoria Akyeampong with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has helped spearhead the efforts, and she joins us to discuss voluntary repatriation. |
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Mexico—The Growing Pains of Democracy
Jesús Silva-Herzog—Columnist, Reforma
Four years after the landmark election of President Vicente Fox, how solid is democracy in Mexico? We talk with Mexican political commentator Jesús Silva-Herzog.
Silva-Herzog presents a lecture entitled, “Mexico: Problems of a New Democracy:”
Thursday, October 21, 2004, @ 6:30 pm
University of Chicago
International House—Home Room
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago
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Worldview—October 20, 2004 |
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UK—Blair Faces Opposition over Troop Redeployment
Rodney Barker—Professor of Government, London School of Economics
The U.S. has requested that Britain move 650 of its troops in Iraq further north to replace some American troops planning a major action on the town of Fallujah. And it's stirred up some controversy for Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
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A Place to Call Home: U.S. House Bill on Refugees
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
As part of our series examining issues faced by refugees throughout the world, human rights commentator Doug Cassel reflects on a bill in Congress that would make U.S. policy toward asylum seekers even more stringent.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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A Place to Call Home: Local Integration as a Solution
Karen Jacobsen—Director, Refugees and Forced Migration Program; Feinstein International Famine Center, Tufts University
When people living in refugee camps are granted citizenship by the countries to which they've fled, there are often benefits to both the refugees and the host nations. Yet the idea of local integration is rarely considered viable.
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Refugees and Forced Migration Program |
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A Place to Call Home: The Invisible Community
Christopher Day—Project Coordinator, Doctors without Borders; Lira, Uganda
Internally displaced persons, or IDPs, aren't refugees by definition, but face many of the same challenges. We talk with Christopher Day, a Doctors without Borders coordinator for Uganda, where there are an estimated 1.6 million IDPs. |
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Worldview—October 19, 2004 |
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A Place to Call Home: The Problem of Forced Repatriation
Veronika Martin—Policy Analyst, U.S. Committee for Refugees
What are the implications of forcing refugees, against their will, back to the countries they fled? We continue our series examining issues faced by refugees throughout the world by talking with Veronika Martin from the U.S. Committee for Refugees.
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“Myanmarese Refugees in Thailand: No Freedom, No Choices” (Adobe Acrobat file) |
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A Place to Call Home: Oral Histories of Chicago Immigrants
Jeff Libman—Adult Educator
Chicagoan Jeff Libman teaches English as a second language at Truman College. And with the help of 20 of his students, he's compiled the book, An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories of Chicago's Newest Immigrants (Flying Kite, 2004).
Libman discusses the book on Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at 5:30 pm at Truman College's O'Rourke Theater—1145 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago. The event is part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant and Refugee Week. |
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Worldview—October 18, 2004 |
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Belarus—International Criticism of President and Referendum
Paul Goble—Researcher, University of Tartu, Estonia
Observers report numerous irregularities in the Belarussian elections, which included a referendum to change the country's constitution to allow President Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term. |
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A Place to Call Home: The Challenges of Refugee Warehousing
Diane Goodman—Refugee Policy Director, Human Rights Watch
We kick off a weeklong series examining issues faced by refugees around the world with a discussion on warehousing, in which refugees are kept in camps for years—sometimes decades—and denied rights guaranteed in the UN Refugee Convention.
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“Trapped by Inequality: Bhutanese Refugee Women in Nepal” (Adobe Acrobat file) |
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A Place to Call Home: Working with Refugee Communities
Mangala Sharma—Founder, Bhutanese Refugees Aiding the Victims of Violence; Coordinator, Leadership and Health Program, Refugee Women Network
When she lived in a refugee camp in Nepal, Mangala Sharma founded a group providing legal aid, skills training, and other services to refugees. She's since gained political asylum in the U.S., but she continues her work as a refugee advocate.
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Refugee Women's Network, Inc. |
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Worldview—October 15, 2004 |
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Scholars Sign Letter Against Bush Foreign Policy
Sumit Ganguly—Director, India Studies Program, Indiana University
More than 725 U.S. and Allied experts in national security and international politics have signed an open letter opposing the Bush administration's foreign policy, saying it harms the struggle against Islamic terrorists.
Read the letter, “Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy” >> |
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Film: The Leopard
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Historical films tend to be bloated, epic pictures—big on plot, weak on understanding. Film commentator Milos Stehlik reflects on this tension between action and history in film.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Pakistan—Human Rights and Political Turmoil
Hina Jilani—Secretary-General, Human Rights Commission, Pakistan
Danial Noorani—Board Member, Apna Ghar
Hina Jilani cofounded Pakistan's first women's law firm and also runs the country's largest free legal aid clinic. We sit down with Jilani and with Danial Noorani of Apna Ghar, a domestic violence center serving Chicago's Asian American community.
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Apna Ghar |
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Worldview—October 14, 2004 |
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Iraq—Suicide Attacks in “Green Zone”
Shibley Telhami—Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
We get reaction to the bombings, which killed five people—including four Americans—in the heavily fortified U.S.
headquarters, known as the “Green Zone.”
Guest Shibley Telhami is author of The Stakes: America in the Middle East: The Consequences of Power and the Choice for
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Some Surprises in American Foreign Policy Survey
Christopher Whitney—Director of Studies, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
There seems to be a disconnect between what the American public thinks and what their elected officials think they
think about foreign policy. That's according to a survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
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Foreign Policy” >> |
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Global Activism Story: Helping Nicaraguan Children
Kevin Marinacci—Director, La Familia Padre Fabretto
As a 24-year-old fresh out of college, Kevin Marinacci went to Nicaragua to work with children in a program run by an Italian
priest. When the priest, Father Fabretto, unexpected fell ill and died, Marinacci found himself helping to carry on his
legacy.
| Event Information |
| 10th Annual Night for Ninos |
Friday, October 15, 2004 @ 6 pm
Chicago Club
81 East Van Buren Street, Chicago |
| Fabretto Children's Choir |
Sunday, October 17, 2004 @ 2:30 pm
Old Saint Patrick's Church
700 West Adams Street, Chicago
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Worldview—October 13, 2004 |
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Iraq—What Happened to the Abu Ghraib Story?, Part One
Seymour Hersh—Investigative Journalist
Why does it seem like the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal has faded from both the media spotlight and political memory? We ask Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, who broke the story in May 2004 in a series of articles in the New Yorker.
Hersh is author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib (HarperCollins, 2004).
Listen to related stories by visiting Chicago Public Radio's 2004 Election Coverage Audio Library >> |
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Iraq—What Happened to the Abu Ghraib Story?, Part Two
Seymour Hersh—Investigative Journalist
We continue our conversation with Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh by discussing Democratic U.S. presidential nominee John Kerry's plan for getting out of Iraq. |
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Federal Bill on Prisoner Abuse
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
The U.S. House has passed a measure affecting federal policy on deporting people to countries where they might be tortured. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel shares his thoughts on this development.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Worldview—October 12, 2004 |
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Nuclear Weapons—“Single Most Serious Threat,” Part One
Dr. Helen Caldicott—President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute
Both major-party U.S. presidential candidates have identified nuclear weapons as the “single most serious threat” to the world. We get reaction from Dr. Helen Caldicott, founding president of the Nobel-winning Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Dr. Caldicott's Washington, D.C.-based organization, the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (NPRI), is holding a conference called, "Nuclear Power and Children's Health: What You Can Do," on Friday & Saturday, October 15 & 16, 2004, at St. Scholastica High School—7416 North Ridge Boulevard, Chicago. To learn more, visit the NPRI Web site >> |
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Nuclear Weapons—“Single Most Serious Threat,” Part Two
Dr. Helen Caldicott—President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute
Is the U.S. better off with a missile defense system? We continue our conversation with Dr. Helen Caldicott, founding president of the group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, which was cowinner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Worldview—October 11, 2004 |
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Afghanistan—Election Controversy
Paula Newburg—Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution
Threats of violence by the Taliban didn't materialize during Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election, but some bad ink did, creating fears of voter fraud. |
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Sri Lanka—Child Soldiers Go Back to School
InterWorld Radio's Gina Wilkinson travels to eastern Sri Lanka to meet with former child soldiers who had been recruited by Tamil Tiger rebels to fight in their two-decade-long war for a separate state.
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InterWorld Radio |
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Kenya—Helping Youth and Healing Religious Strife
Malesi Kinaro—Executive Director, Uzima Foundation; Secretary, Friends in Peace and Community Development
We get a personal look into some of the changes happening in Kenya from Malesi Kinaro, a Kenyan activist whose parents were among the country's first Quaker converts. |
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Worldview—October 8, 2004 |
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Egypt—Bombing Strikes Israeli Tourists
Rohan Gunaratna—Head of Terrorism Research, Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Singapore
We discuss the bombing and whether or not Israel's actions in Gaza are connected to it.
Guest Rohan Gunaratna is author of Inside al-Qaeda: Global Network of Terror. |
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Sierra Leone—Truth and Reconciliation Commission Issues Final Report
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
In his regular human rights commentary, Doug Cassel says the Sierra Leone report contains a cautionary tale for the rest of the world.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Afghanistan—Elections and Fears of Violence
Rob Schultheis—Journalist
As the country prepares to hold its first presidential election, we talk with journalist and longtime Afghanistan observer Rob Schultheis. |
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Film: What Content Are You Watching?
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
After attending a massive television convention in Cannes, France, film commentator Milos Stehlik shares his thoughts on the global forces shaping what we watch on TV.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—October 7, 2004 |
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Nobel Laureate Defends Chicago War Protestors
Mairead Corrigan-Maguire—Cofounder, Peace People
Co-winner of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland, Mairead Corrigan-Maguire testified on behalf of
seven protestors who resisted arrest during a March 2003 incident at Boeing Corporation headquarters in downtown Chicago. |
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Global Activism Story:
Food Aid and Education
Fr. Aengus Finucane—Cofounder and Honorary President, Concern Worldwide
During the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Fr. Aengus Finucane learned how to fight hunger. He's since devoted his life to
combatting hunger throughout the developing world, cofounding the NGO, Concern Worldwide.
Related Link
Concern USA 24-Hour Fast |
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Worldview—October 6, 2004 |
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Vice Presidential Debate Reactions, Part One
Frank Gaffney—Founder, Center for Security Policy
Katrina vanden Heuvel—Editor, The Nation
Frank Gaffney from the Center for Security Policy and Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation reflect on foreign policy comments made by Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic Senator John Edwards. |
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Vice Presidential Debate Reactions, Part Two
Frank Gaffney—Founder, Center for Security Policy
Katrina vanden Heuvel—Editor, The Nation
We continue reflecting on foreign policy comments made by Vice President Cheney and Senator Edwards during their only official debate. |
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Worldview—October 5, 2004 |
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Thailand—War on Drugs
Brad Adams—Executive Director, Human Rights Watch, Asia Division
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned Thailand's drug dealers that if they want to see the "Prince of Hell," to let him know. We discuss the Thai war on drugs and how it impacts the country's struggle with HIV. |
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Film: The Motorcycle Diaries
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Walter Salles's film, The Motorcycle Diaries, looks at the formative years of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Commentator Milos Stehlik has this review.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Colombia—Remembering the Disappeared
Ruth Goring—Codirector, Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia
J.J. Hill—Spanish Teacher, New Trier High School
On October 6, 2000, Colombia's Association of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared discovered that its own leaders had vanished. Since then, the group has marked the day of the abduction as a national day for the detained and disappeared. |
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Worldview—October 4, 2004 |
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Iraq—Shock Therapy
Naomi Klein—Journalist
The security situation in Iraq has hampered reconstruction efforts, but the reverse might also be true. We talk with journalist Naomi Klein, author of the article, “Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in Pursuit of a Neocon Utopia.”
The piece appears in the September 2004 issue of Harper's magazine. Read Klein's article >> |
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Muslim American Comedians Combat Intolerance
Azeem—Comedian and Activist
Preacher Moss—Writer and Comedian
Azhar Usman—Comedian, Attorney, and Business Consultant
Allah Made Me Funny is trying to redefine what it means to be Muslim in America—urging people to break down racial and cultural stereotypes and encouraging Muslims to be engaged.
The group performs Monday & Tuesday, October 4 & 5, 2004, at Zanies Comedy Club—1548 North Wells Street, Chicago.
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Allah Made Me Funny: Muslim Comedy Tour |
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Worldview—October 1, 2004 |
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Presidential Debate Reactions, Part One
Some people who attended Debate Watch 2004 at the Chicago Historical Society talk about their expectations for the foreign policy debate between Republican nominee President George W. Bush and Democratic nominee Senator John Kerry. |
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Presidential Debate Reactions, Part Two
We take listener phone calls. |
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Presidential Debate Reactions, Part Three
Producer Breeze Luetke-Stahlman asks some folks who attended the debate-watching event at the Chicago Historical Society whether the debate had influenced how they're going to vote. We also take another listener phone call. |
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Presidential Debate Reactions, Part Four
Food, drink, and differing opinions—producer Dave McGuire watched the U.S. presidential debate on foreign policy with an extended Iraqi-American family in the northern suburbs. |
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Presidential Debate Reactions, Part Five
We finish out the hour with more listener phone calls. |
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