Today’s Woman will update on protests over new women’s laws in
Afghanistan, and will include a phone interview with Mr. Ahmad Wali
Karzai, the chairman of the provincial council in Kandahar, on the
recent assassination of a prominent feminist activist, which will be
followed by a report on the rise of suicide rates amongst Iranian female
students.
News and Views covers reports that Iran offers a new package to break
nuclear weapons deadlock, and will have the latest from the White House.
Dr. Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, CATO
Institute, will join to discuss. NaV offers the latest on news that
Russia has decided not to sell the s-300 missiles to Iran. From inside
Iran the broadcast will update on the status of Iranian/American
journalist Roxana Saberi, and will discuss a new law that extends press
restrictions to news agencies.
Menash Amir, Israeli Political Analyst and Dir. of the Persian Service
for Israeli Radio will join Roundtable from Jerusalem to discuss the
Lieberman/ Netanyahu government and its policy toward Iran, and
Palestinians and Israel's reaction to the Obama Administration's
outreach to Iran.
Late Edition offers the latest on protests against new women’s laws in
Afghanistan. There’s also an update on the student movement in Iran, a
story about the “slow food” movement in the US, a profile of the singer
Royke Sopp, a look at a Sufi Festival, and a preview of the new film 17
Again.
Newstalk features political analysts Alireza Nourizadeh from London and
Moshen Sazegara, in the DC studio to discuss news of the week.