Today’s Woman will discuss a recent women's empowerment conference in
Washington highlighting the featured film, "Powerful Noise". Also, the
show will include excerpts from a pre-recorded interview with the film's
executive producer Ms. Sheila Johnson.
News and Views reports that the United States won election to the UN
Human Rights Council for the first time. There’s the latest on the
release of imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi, and an update on the
situation in Afghanistand and Pakistan. Menashe Amir will join to
discuss the Pope’s Trip to Israel, as well as Iran’s nuclear program.
From inside Iran there’s an interview with an independent candidate in
Iran’s presidential race.
Straight Talk: Reza Ghasemi, Iran's ambassador to Kuwait before the Islamic Revolution
of 1979 and Saeed Rajaye Khorasani, former Iranian envoy to the United
Nations in the 1980's (who lost his job after being arrested for
shoplifting in New York), will debate the issue of Iran relations with
the Arab world.
Late Edition updates on the US joining the UN Human Rights Council.
There’s also the launch of a new car series, a profile of the band the
“Fray”.a look at the Cannes Film Festival, and a preview of the new film
“Brothers Bloom.”
Newstalk features political analysts Alireza Nourizadeh in London and
Moshen Sazegara in the DC studio to discuss news of the week.