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| Worldview 3/9/2010 |
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| The U.S. dispatched an envoy to Syria last month after President Obama nominated the first U.S. ambassador to Syria in five years. In 2004, the U.S. Congress imposed sanctions and passed the “Syria Accountability Act” which prohibits most American goods from being sold in Syria. We hear from a local Syrian businessman who hopes to see sanctions lifted. We also talk with journalist and Middle East observer Helena Cobban about the latest talks between the U.S. and Syria. |
| Worldview 3/8/2010 |
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| On International Women's Day, we look at the United Nations initiative to improve maternal health. Also, since the invasion of Iraq, millions of Iraqi refugees have fled their homeland or been displaced internally. Women and girls are especially vulnerable. We’ll speak with Fatima Hindi, an Iraqi refugee living in Chicago, about her family here and back home. Plus, she gives analysis of last weekend's parliamentary elections in Iraq. |
| Worldview 3/5/2010 |
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| Mohamed ElBaradei, the former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says he may run for president in 2011. ElBaradei is emerging as Egypt’s most high-profile dissident, calling for democratic reforms. We get some analysis from Amr Hamzawy of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Also, Milos Stehlik reviews the French film, A Prophet, which won Best Picture at the Cesar awards, and is the Oscar nominee as Best Foreign Language Picture. |
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