Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Topic: Stephen Hawking's Boycott on Israel
Guest: Anna Baltzar, National Organizer for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Topic: Al-Nakba, The Catastophe: 65 Anniversary
Guest: Sami Kishawi, Sixteen Minutes to Palestine Blog Runner
Guest: Suhad Babaa, Community Outreach and Digital Resources Manager for Just Vision Organization
Guest: Ramah Kudaimi, Membership and Outreach Coordinator at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, May 10, 2013
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Topic: The Bill that Pushes The Ban on Foreign Law
Guest: Abed Awad, Expert on Shari'ah Law
Guest: Faiza Patel, Co-Director, Liberty & National Security Program
Host: Dr. Abdus Samee

Thursday, May 9, 2013
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Topic: Who Are Drones Really Harming?
Guest: Akbar Ahmed, Author of The Thistle and The Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam
Guest: Joe Lombardo, Co-coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Topic: Juvenile Injustice: The Criminalization of Youth in Palestine and Chicago Event
Guest: Lisa Kosowski, Board Member of Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace in the Middle East
Guest: Bernardine Dohrn, Founding Director of The Children and Family Justice Center
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Topic: Inner City Kids and The Inner City Mosque
Guest: Zaineb Abdulla, Site Coordinator, Children's Defense Fund Freedom School
Guest: Bambade Shakoor-Abdullah, PhD, Member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Topic: Response to Obama's Statement on Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
Guest: Carlos Warner, Assistan Federal Defender Representing 11 Guantanamo Prisoners
Guest: Jeremy Varon, Organizer with Witness Against Torture
Host: M Salahuddin Khanbr>

Friday, May 3, 2013
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Topic: Situation in Burma
Guest: Myra Dahgaypaw, Burmese Refugee and Campaigns Coordinator for U.S. Campaign For Burma
Guest: Nadia Malik, Director of Communications for Burma Task Force
Host: Dr. Abdus-Samee

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Topic: A Follow Up of The American Hijab Design Contest
Guest: Shaz Kaiseruddin, Founder of American Hijab Design Contest
Topic: Brighter Dawns Organization
Guest: Tarmim Khan, Co-Founder of Brighter Dawns
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Topic: Shi'a Genocide in Pakistan
Guest: Sakina Rizvi, Chief Program Officer
Guest: Dr. Inamul Haq, Adjunct Professor of Islam at Catholic Theological Union
Guest: Beena Sarwar, Documentary Filmmaker
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Topic: Stress Aversion and Stress Management
Guest: Najah Bhatty, Graduating Student at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Guest: Dr. Noushin Talei Nikfarjam, PhD, Psychoneurologist
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 29, 2013
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Topic: Bangladesh Building Collapse
Guest: Barbara Briggs, Assistant Director for Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights
Guest: Shamarukh Mohiuddin, Executive Director for U.S. Bangladesh Advisory Council
Host: Nadia Ishaq

Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Topic: Toledo Mosque Arson Case- Sentencing of the Arsonist
Guest: Steve Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney in Cleveland
Topic: Hate Crimes
Guest: Mark Potok, Senior Fellow of the South Poverty Law Center
Host: Dr. Abdus-Samee

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Topic: Men's Health- Biking
Guest: Luis Iniguez, Company Sales Manager of Kozy's Cyclery
Topic: Men's Health- Islamic Perspective
Guest: Moulana Mubeen Kamani
Host: Dr. Abdus-Samee

Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Topic: Muslims Portrayed in Media
Guest: Deanna Othman, Author of "When The Perpetrator is Muslim, The Motive Must Be Islam"
Topic: American Hijab Design Contest
Guest: Shaz Kaiseruddin, Founder and CEO of American Hijab Design Contest
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Topic: The Effect of Boston on Communities Around the U.S.
Guest: Imam Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, Imam and Associate Director at Mosque Foundation
Guest: Sumaya Qadr, Community Member of Pheonix, Arizona
Guest: Sameer Syed, Senior at Benedictine University
Topic: What will Boston do to the Immigration Bill?
Guest: Alaa Mukkahal
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Topic: Miranda Rights and The Boston Suspect
Guest: Tarek Khalil, Graduate of John Marshall Law
Topic: Boston Lockdown
Guest: Azeem Khan, Marathon Runner
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Thursday, April 18, 2013
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Topic: Boston Marathon Crisis: Muslims' First Hand Account
Guest: Asmae El-Alami, First Medical Responder
Guest: Azeem Khan, Marathon Runner
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Topic: Muslim Reactions to FEMEN
Guest: Rabi'a Khatoon, Member of Facebook Group: Muslim Women Against FEMEN
Hosts: Shereen Yousuf, Momina Khan (Second Half Only)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Topic: Boston Marathon Crisis & the Boston Muslim Community
Guest: Yusufi Vali, Executive Director of Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center
Topic: Boston Marathon Crisis & Media Coverage
Guest: Mark Potok, Senior Fellow of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 15, 2013
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Topic: Adoption in Islam
Guest: Imam Musa Azam Ibrahim
Guest: Haleema Syed-Siddiqui, Adoptive Parent
Guest: Wafa Bennae, Author of Azizah Magazine Article, "The Face of an Unloved Child"
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Saturday, April 13, 2013
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Topic: CPS Shutdown
Guest: Elaine Weiss
Host: Matthew Niemi
Second Half:Re-Run

Friday, April 12, 2013
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Topic: Child Abuse Awareness Month
Guest: Sister Fatima (Pseudonym)
Guest: Imam Musa Azam Ibrahim
Host: Abdus-Samee

Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Topic: Iraqi Refugees In The U.S.
Guest: Arun Gupta
Guest: Salam Hassan
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Topic: Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
Guest: Jeff Cohen, Nominator
Guest: Kevin Zeese
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Friday, April 5, 2013
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Topic: Tunisia Crisis
Guest: Cindy Weisner, Political Coordinator For Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Topic: Bangladesh Crisis
Host: Nadia Ishaq

Thursday, April 4, 2013
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Topic: Syrian Peace Process
Guest: Mel Duncan, Director of Advocacy & Outreach Nonviolent Peaceforce
Guest: Reese Erlich, Author of Conversations with Terrorists: Middle East Leaders on Politics, Violence, and Empire
Host: M Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Topic: Feminism In Islam
Guest: Zahra Suratwala, Co-Founder of "I Speak For Myself"
Topic: Contributions of Women In Islamic History
Guest: Hind Makki, BA In International Relations From Brown
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Topic: Does TV Series "Homeland" Challenge Islamophobia?
Guest: Yair Rosenberg, Religion & Politics Journalist
Topic: Oscar-Nominated "5 Broken Cameras" -- Is Our Culture Shifting?
Guest: Maureen Murphy, Managing Editor of Electronic Intifada
Host: Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee & Imran

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Topic: Muslim Men's Fashion
Guest: Anas Silverwood, Founder of Shukr Clothing
Guest: Mubeen Kamani, Co-Founder of Kamani Clothing
Host: Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee & Haleem Mohammed

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Topic: Ethnicities of Chicago
Guest: Jeryl Levin, Founder of Chicago Area Ethnic Resources
Guest: Cynthia Linton, Editor of Chicago's Ethnic Handbook
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 15, 2013
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Topic: Is the Internet Being Militarized? Guest: Tim Maurer, Cybersecurity Analyst with the Open Technology
Topic: Is John Brennan Fit to Direct the CIA?
Guest: Ray McGovern, Retired CIA Officer turned Political Activist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Topic: Violence Against Migrant Women
Guest: Tiffany Williams, Advocacy Director for Break the Chain Campaign
Topic: Islamophobia a Short Chapter in Muslim-West Story
Guest: Muqtedar Khan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Topic: The State of American Indians Today: Challenges and Achievements
Guest: Tadd Johnson, ex-Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, Solicitor General for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota
Guest: George Lewis, President of the Ho-Chunk Nation in in Wisconsin
Guest: Eutimia Montoya, Stanford University Anthropological Sciences Graduate, Student of the Nahuatal Aztec Language
Host: Imran Husain

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Topic: Muslimah Entrepreneurs
Guest: Melanie Elturk, Founder & CEO of Haute Hijab
Guest: Zaineb Abdulla, Co-Founder of Le Rana Ahmar
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, March 11, 2013
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Topic: The Developing American Muslim Identity: American Imams, Mosques, and Muslim Women
Guest: Genieve Abdo, journalist and author, "Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11"
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, March 8, 2013
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Topic: Promoting Serenity in the Family
Guest: Taha Ghayyur, Development Manager, Sound Vision, Editor of Newsletter "Marriage Today"
Guest: Zarqa Abid, Campaign Manager, Project Sakinah
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Topic: Legacy of Hugo Chavez
Guest: George Ciccariello-Maher, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Drexel University
Topic: Will AIPAC Maintain Support While Pushing to Exempt Israel from Sequestration Cuts?
Guest: Josh Ruebner, Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Topic: Representation of Women in the Media
Guest: Imran Siddiqui, Social Media and Communications Director at MissRepresentation.org
Guest: Krista Riley, Editor in Chief of Muslimah Media Watch
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Topic: The History of Muslims in America
Guest: Jonathan Curiel, Journalist in San Francisco and the Author of Al' America: Travels Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 4, 2013
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Topic: A Conversation with Kathy Kelly
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices For Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 1, 2013
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Topic: Is the Internet Being Militarized? Guest: Tim Maurer, Cybersecurity Analyst with the Open Technology
Topic: Is John Brennan Fit to Direct the CIA?
Guest: Ray McGovern, Retired CIA Officer turned Political Activist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Topic: Violence Against Migrant Women
Guest: Tiffany Williams, Advocacy Director for Break the Chain Campaign
Topic: Islamophobia a Short Chapter in Muslim-West Story
Guest: Muqtedar Khan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Topic: Will Argo Contribute to Demonization of Iranians & Muslims?
Guest: Ann Hornaday, Chief Film Critic at The Washington Post
Guest: Ahmed Sadri, James P. Gorter Chair of Islamic World STudies at Lake Forest College
Guest: Brian Edwards, Associate Professor of English, Comparative Literary Studies at Northwestern University
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Topic: Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human
Guest: Ceylon Mooney, He has spent many winters in the West Bank volunteering with Christian peacemaker teams, the International Solidarity Movement
Topic: "Jihad Against Islam" A Report on the Rise of Islamophobia in the US
Guest: Robert Steinback, Deputy Editor of the Southern Poverty Law Center's quarterly magazine, Intelligence Report, and the organization's Hatewatch blog.
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Monday, February 25, 2013
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Topic: Human Rights in Burma
Guest: Phile Robertson, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch Asia Division
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, February 22, 2013
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Topic: History of The Quran: Memorization, Collection, and Ramadan
Guest: Yasir Birjas, University of Madinah's College of Shariah
Host: Thaer Ahmed

Thursday, February 21, 2013
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Topic: Study Shows Privatized Medicare Less Efficient
Guest: Kip Sullivan, Steering-Committee Member of the Minnesota chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program
Topic: Struggle for Democracy in Bahrain
Guest: Maryam Al-Khawaja, Acting President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Topic: Organ Donations and the Market for Body Parts
Guest: Lisa Hager, Secretary of State
Guest: Michelle Goodwin, Author "The Black Market for Body Parts"
Host: Frederick Al-Deen

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Topic: Music in African-American Muslim Culture
Guest: Abdul-Malik Ahmad, Native Deen
Guest: Martin Curran, Member of UIUC Black Law Student Association
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Topic: Promoting Math and Science Education
Guest: Sandi Everlove, Chief Learning Officer at Washington STEM
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: Don't Forget About the Liberal Arts
Guest: Michael Zimmerman, Academic Vice President and Provost at Evergreen College in Washington
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, February 15, 2013
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Topic: Is Print Media a Thing of the Past?
Guest: Jeff Musto, Researcher & Spokesperson for the Center for Study of Responsive Law
Guest: Paul Farhi, Staff Writer for the Washington Post
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Is the US Budget Crisis Manufactered?
Guest: Mattea Kramer, National Priorities Project's Director of Research

Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Topic: Are Drone Attacks Fulfilling Their Purpose?
Guest: Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi
Topic: Exile, Obama Style
Guest: Murtaza Hussain, Middle Eastern Politics Writer for Al-Jazeera
Guest: Jorge Mujica Murias, Chicago Leader of Immigration and March 10 Movement
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Topic: Will Zero Dark Thirty Have a Negative Effect on American Culture?
Guest: Aymen Abdel Halim, Communications Director of CAIR-Chicago
Guest: Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Topic: Love in Islam
Guest: Shaykh Abdallah Adhami, Founder of Sakeenah
Guest: Dr. Aneesah Nadir, Marriage and Family Life Educator
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 11, 2013
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Topic: The Beard Through Time and Faith
Guest: Christopher Oldstone-Moore, Associate Professor of Religion at Wittenberg University
Guest: Rabbi Daniel Bogard, Co-Rabbi of Anshai Emeth Synagoge in Peoria, IL
Guest: Maulana Mubeen Kamani, Instructor at Darul Hikmah Academy in Chicago
Host: Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Friday, February 8, 2013
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Topic: The Tradition of Islamic Marriage in America
Guest: Omar Abdelghany & Hajar Abdul-Rahim, Husband & Wife who Met in High School
Guest: Mohammed Rasheed & Shayma Salman, Husband & Wife, Met Through Mutual Friend
Guest: Imam Kifah Mustapha, Associate Director, Mosque Foundation
Host: Salman Azam & Hiba Abdul-Rahim

Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Topic: Are the Archetects of the Iraq War Eyeing Iran?
Guest: Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org
Topic: Are Drone Attacks Fulfilling Their Purpose?
Guest: Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law @ Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Topic: Drone Warfare Justified by American Tribalism?
Guest: Ed Kinane, Voices For Creative Non-Violence
Host: Shereen Yousef

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Topic: Interfaith Harmony Week 2013
Guest: Mary Nelson, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
Guest: Jenny Levy, Co-Founder of the Jewish and Muslim Dialogue Club at UIUC
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, February 4, 2013
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Topic: The Beard Through Time and Faith
Guest: Christopher Oldstone-Moore, Associate Professor of Religion at Wittenberg University
Guest: Rabbi Daniel Bogard, Co-Rabbi of Anshai Emeth Synagoge in Peoria, IL
Guest: Maulana Mubeen Kamani, Instructor at Darul Hikmah Academy in Chicago
Host: Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Friday, February 1, 2013
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Topic: CMECCA School and the Importance of Islamic and Faith Based Edcuation
Guest: Dr. Bambade, Dr. Bambade Shakoor-Abdulla, Principal of CMECCA School
Topic: Muslim Theater: Creating an Environment for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue
Guest: Zakiyyah El-Amin, Award Winning Director and Producer
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Topic: Oligarchy vs Democracy in America
Guest: Jeffrey Winters, Professor of Political Economy, Northwestern University, Author, Oligarchy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Topic: Mawlid In Chicago
Guest: Muhammad Saeed Sukhairy, Member of the Chicago Mawlid Committee
Guest: Ahmed Hashim, Instructor of Islamic World Studies at DePaul University
Guest: Marion Holems Katz, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University
Host: Shereen Yousuf

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Topic: Ethnicities of Chicago
Guest: Jeryl Levin, Founder of Chicago Area Ethnic Resources
Guest: Cynthia Linton, Editor of Chicago's Ethnic Handbook
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Topic: Cyberpolitics
Guest: Dr. Christopher Bronk, Baker Institute Fellow in Information Technology Policy
Topic: Obama's Kill List
Guest: Coleen Rowley, Former FBI Chief Legal Adviser
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Friday, January 25, 2013
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Topic: Republican Party's Loss and Future
Guest: Dr. Mohammed Alo, Muslim Republican Activist
Topic: Muslims in India
Guest: Dr. AbuSaleh Shariff, Chief Scholar at the US-Policy Institute
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Topic: My Halal Kitchen
Guest: Yvonne Maffei, Founder of My Halal Kitchen
Host: Imran Husain

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Topic: Will Science Find a Soul at the Quantum Level?
Guest: Stuart Hameroff, Associate Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies
Topic: Bachmann's Muslim Witch Hunt
Guest: Alex Seitz-Wald, Policy Journalist and Staff Writer at Salon.com
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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Topic: Explaining Islam to the Public
Guest: Edward Curtis, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Topic: Political Engagement in the United States
Guest: Robert Jensen, journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Host: Junaid Ahmed

Monday, January 21, 2013
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Topic: Martin Luther King Jr.: What We've Accomplished and What We Still Need to Do
Guest: Robert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at University of Texas at Austin
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 18, 2013
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Topic: Is the FBI Fighting Terror with the Right Methods?
Guest: Trevor Aaronson, Author of "The Terror Factory"
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Topic: Why Does the US Elite Want Hugo Chavez Removed?
Guest: Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter
Topic: Are Pakistani Politics at a Turning Point?
Guest: Junaid Ahmad, Law Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Topic: How to Combat Stereotypes in Media?
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Creator of MyJihad Ad Campaign
Guest: Debra Merskin, Associate Professor of Communications Theory and Ethics at University of Oregon
Guest: Dr. Scott Lea, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Texas Medical Branch
Host: Shereen Yousef

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Topic: Making it Through Flu Season in Illinois
Guest: Imam Mohammed Musa, Director of Religious Affairs for the Shura of Islamic Family Counselors of America
Guest: Dr. Birinder S. Marwah, Director of the Acute Care Geriatric Unit at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Guest: Dr. Scott Lea, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Texas Medical Branch
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, January 14, 2013
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Topic: Why Peace Activism is Still Needed
Guest: Joe Lombardo, Co-coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition
Guest: Sara Flaunders, United National Antiwar Coalition Administrative Committee Member
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 11, 2013
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Topic: Facing Bigotry
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Guest: Dona J. Stewart, Assistant Professor of Geography and Associate Director of the Center for Middle East Peace, Culture and Development at Georgia State University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, January 10, 2013
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Topic: Psychology of Mass Murderers
Guest: Scott Bonn, Professor of Criminology at Drew University in Madison, NJ
Topic: Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Violence in Society?
Guest: Cheryl Olson, Sociologist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Topic: Go Green in Schools, Homes, and Companies
Guest: Jill Buck, Executive Director of Go Green Initiative
Guest: Kamilah Shuaibe, Remarkable Current Artist
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Topic: A Conversation with a Former Wall Street VP
Guest: Haleem Mohammed, Former VP of Investing on Wall Street
Topic: Odd News
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, January 7, 2013
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Topic: Ethnicities of Chicago
Guest: Jeryl Levin, Founder of Chicago Area Ethnic Resources
Guest: Cynthia Linton, Editor of Chicago's Ethnic Handbook
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 4, 2013
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Topic: Warrantless Surveillance Laws Quietly Expanded During Fiscal Cliff Commotion
Guest: Michael Figura, BORDC Muslim Legal Fund of America Legal Fellow
Topic: Bangladesh War Crime Tribunal Hindered By Politics
Guest: Dr. Mir Masoom Ali, Bangali-American Statistician
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Topic: How Did Big Money Influence Politics in 2012?
Guest: Paul Jorgensen, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas - Pan American
Guest: Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Topic: How Do We Apply the Second Amendment in 2013?
Guest: Harvey Wasserman, Journalist, Historian, and Eco-Activist
Guest: Glenn Sacks, Journalist & Activist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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Topic: New Superheroes to Fight Evil in 2013
Guest: Franklin Torres, Comic Collector
Guest: Naif Al-Mutawa, Creator of The 99
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, December 31, 2012
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Topic: Things to do on New Year's Eve
Guest: Nadia Ismail, Pre-med Student at the University of Chicago
Guest: Marwa Abed, Majoring in Political Science and Islamic World Studies at DePaul University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, December 28, 2012
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Topic: Praying on Friday in a Judaeo-Christian Work Week
Guest: Dr. Mohammed Kaiseruddin, Vice Chairman of Downtown Islamic Center
Guest: Deen Farooq, Senior in Engineering at UIUC
Guest: Hasan Shahid, Statistician for U.S. Census Bureau
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Topic: The Disappearance & Indictment of Aafia Siddiqui
Guest: Mauri Saalakhan, Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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Topic: Review of 2012: Highlights for American Muslims
Guest: Deanna Othman, Assistant Editor of Islamic Horizons Magazine
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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Topic: Christmas in Muslim-Majority Countries
Guest: Syed Sulayman Abidi, Imam of Bait ul Ilm Center
Guest: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem
Guest: Irene Yanni, Egyptian Coptic Christian
Host: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, December 24, 2012
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Topic: American Muslim Christmas Experience
Guest: Martin Curran, Muslim Convert
Guest: Inamul Haq, Chicago Imam
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, December 21, 2012
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Topic: Review of 2012: Highlights for Peace & Justice
Guest: David Swanson, Anti-War Activist & Author
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Topic: What Does Syria's Revolution Mean for its Religious Minorities?
Guest: Majid Rafizadeh, Contributing Editor for Harvard International Review
Topic: Review of 2012: Highlights for the Muslim World
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Development Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Topic: Future of Nationalism in a Global Age: America, Europe, & Burma
Guest: Ian Tyrrell, Professor Emeritus of History at University of New South Wales
Guest: Lisa Brooten, Associate Professor of Radio, Television and Digital Media at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Topic: Staying Slim On A Slim Budget This Winter
Guest: Hannah El-Amin, Nutritionist & Physician
Guest: Khoshal Azami, Personal Trainer & Founder of Body By Khoshal
Hosts: Janaan Hashim & Dr. Muhammad Abdul Samee

Monday, December 17, 2012
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Topic: Why Is Violence in US Increasing?
Guest: Jessica Klein, Professor of Anthropology & Sociology at Adelphi University
Topic: What Does Palestine's New Statehood Status Mean?
Guest: Francis Boyle, International Law Professor at University of Illinois
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Topic: Drone Warfare Justified by American Tribalism?
Guest: Ed Kinane, Voices For Creative Non-Violence
Host: Shereen Yousef

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Topic: Civil Servants and Their Stories
Guest: Sohair Omar, Policy & Operations Director at the Illinois Finance Authority
Guest: Humaira Bassith, Interim Director at CIOGC
Guest: Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, December 10, 2012
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Topic: The Spirituality of Time Management
Guest: Sue Becker, Writer and Professional Organizer
Topic: Are Federal Aide Programs Back-firing?
Guest: Shawn Fremstad, Juris Doctor and Non-profit Consultant
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, December 7, 2012
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Topic: The Fight Over the Egyptian Constitution
Guest: Jennifer Loewenstein, Associate Director of the Middle East Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Host: Salahuddin Khan Topic: 10,000 Souls March For Shia Killings in Pakistan
Guest: Naqi Haider, Organizer
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Topic: Should the Postal Service be Privatized?
Guest: Harvey Smith, Save the Berkley Post Office Activist
Topic: Updates Straight From Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Hearing
Guest: Kevin Gosztola, Staff Writer for FireDogLake
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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Topic: What Does Palestine's New Statehood Status Mean?
Guest: Francis Boyle, International Law Professor at University of Illinois
Topic: Gaza in the Context of Waning US Power
Guest: Vijay Prashad, Professor and Director of International Studies at Trinity College in CT
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, November 29, 2012
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Topic: Is Education the Solution in Pakistan & Afghanistan?
Guest: Saad Shahab, President of Youth Outreach for Your DIL
Guest: Faheem Younus, Founder of Muslimamerican.com
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Topic: Transformative Experiences at Hajj Pilgrimage
Guest: Muhammad Abdul Samee
Guest: Mehnaz Khalfan
Guest: Heena Musabji Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, November 23, 2012
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Topic: Muharram and Muharram in Manhatten
Guest: Syed Sulayman Abidi, Scholar at Baitul Ilm
Guest: Naqi Haider, Coordinator of Muharram in Manhatten
Host: Shereen Yousef

Thursday, November 22, 2012
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Topic: History of Thanksgiving
Guest: Penny Colman, Author of Thanksgiving: The True Story
Hosts: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi & Shereen Yousef

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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Topic: Media Hubbub on Fiscal Cliff and Secession
Guest: Randall Wray, Professor of Economics at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Guest: Bob Cesca, Journalist and Podcast Host
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Topic: Chicago Muslim Thanksgiving Turkey Drive 2012
Guest: Jihad Shoshara, Volunteer Coordinator
Topic: Israel Striking Gaza Again
Guest: Cindy Corrie, Activist
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Monday, November 12, 2012
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Topic: Michelle Bachmann Stands By Muslim Witch Hunt
Guest: Alex Seitz-Wald, Policy Writer at Salon.com
Topic: FBI Informants and the Muslim-American Community
Guest: Petra Bartosiewicz, Investigative Journalist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, November 9, 2012
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Topic: Re-caps on the Election and Chicago Terrorist
Guest: Michael Luciano, Senior Editor at PolicyMic
Guest: Michael Deutch, Attorney at the People's Law Office
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, November 8, 2012
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Topic: Will Science Find a Soul at the Quantum Level?
Guest: Stuart Hameroff, Associate Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies
Topic: Bachmann's Muslim Witch Hunt
Guest: Alex Seitz-Wald, Policy Journalist and Staff Writer at Salon.com
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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Topic: Republican Party's Loss and Future
Guest: Dr. Mohammed Alo, Muslim Republican Activist
Topic: Muslims in India
Guest: Dr. AbuSaleh Shariff, Chief Scholar at the US-Policy Institute
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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Topic: Election Night! Talking With Your Friendly Neighborhood American Muslims
Guest: Waleed Jassim, Retired Engineer
Guest: Deen Farooq, Undergraduate Student in Engineering Mechanics
Guest: Dana Al-Qadi, Graduate Student in Evironmental Engineering
Guest: Imran Ikram, Graduate Student in Islamic Studies
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Topic: Is the Climate On Steroids?
Guest: Joe Romm, Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress
Topic: Muslims Responding to Hurricane Sandy with Helping Hand
Guest: Jane Aslam, Director of Disaster Response Services for ICNA Relief USA Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, October 26, 2012
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Topic: Eid Ul-Adha 2012
Lecture By: Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Music By: Zain Bhikha, Dawud Wharnsby-Ali, Khaled Belghouzi, Qatranuda
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Topic: Defeating the Two-Party System with your Vote Buddy
Guest: Kent Van Cleave, Philosophy PhD Candidate and founder of VoteBuddy.com
Topic: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?
Guest: Brian McLaren, Author, Activist, and Theologian
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Topic: Creative Muslims Spicing Up the Melting Pot
Guest: Mohamed Geraldez, Entrepreneur and Investor
Guest: Matt Niemi, Founder of ska/reggae/dance-punk band "The Skalalitabs"
Guest: Abdul Aziz Makkawy, Partner, Applied Engineering Technologies
Host: Janaan Hashim & Shereen Yousef

Monday, October 22, 2012
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Topic: Why the War in Libya Is Far From Over
Guest: Horace Campbell, Professor of African-American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University
Topic: Obama Can't Answer For Continued Bush Policies
Guest: Kevin Gosztola, journalist for DogFireLake.com
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, October 19, 2012
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Topic: Will Corporate-Owned Voting Machines Rig the Election?
Guest: Bob Fitrakis, Professor of Political Science and Editor of FreePress.org
Topic: Are Single-Member Districts Creating the Two-Party System?
Guest: Rob Richie, Director of FairVote
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, October 18, 2012
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Topic: Malala Yousefzai and Illegal Surveillance of Veterans For Peace
Guest: Pat Scanlon, Coordinator of Veterans For Peace Chapter 9
Topic: From MTV to Mecca
Guest: Kristiane Backer, TV Presenter, Journalist, and Muslim Convert
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Topic: California Bans Sexual Reorientation Therapies For Minors
Guest: Erik Eckholm, Reporter and Editor of the New York Times
Guest: David Pickup, Reorientation Therapist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Topic: Hit The Road: Autumn Runs Helping Non-Profits and Keeping Us Healthy
Guest: Sameer Syed, Muslim Athlete
Guest: Liv Bethel, Co-Owner of Running Excels and Organizer of Tombstone 5K
Guest: Jen Van Allen, Special Projects Editor of Runner's World Magazine
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, October 12, 2012
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Topic: How To Deal With Iran?
Guest: Muhammad Sahimi, political commentator for Tehran Bureau and Professor of Engineering at USC-LA
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, October 11, 2012
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Topic: Chavez Wins Venezuelan Elections by Declining Margin
Guest: Miguel Tinker Salas, Professor of Latin American History at Pomona College
Topic: Will the Candidates be Debating About Real Foreign Policy Issues?
Guest: Peter Van Buren, State Department Whistleblower and Author
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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Topic: Breast Cancer Awareness
Guest: Farhana Mirza, Breast Cancer Patient
Guest: Jeanine Askar, Student Council Advisor at Aqsa School
Guest: Dr. Mohammed Hussain, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at Rush Copley Hospital
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 8, 2012
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Topic: Are US Authorities Selectively Enforcing Laws to Crush Dissent?
Guest: Benjamin Meyer, civil rights attorney
Guest: Elliott Adams, former president of Veterans For Peace
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, October 4, 2012
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Topic: Removal of Mujahideen-e-Khalq from Terrorist List
Guest: Jamal Abdi, Policy Director of the National Iranian American Council
Topic: Presidential Debate Analysis
Guest: Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachuesetts
Host: Salahuddin Khan
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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Topic: Is Race Just In Our Heads?
Guest: Jay Van Bavel, Assistant Professor of Psychology at NY University
Topic: Islam's Message Against Racism
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Topic: How will strict Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Voters?
Guest: Keesha Gaskins, Senior Counsel in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program
Topic: Shell Attempts to Block Employees Access to Information on its Crimes Overseas
Guest: Andy Biclbaum, leading member of The Yes Men activist group
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Monday, October 1, 2012
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Topic: Genocide in Burma
Guest: Dr. Wakar Uddin, Chairman of Burmese Rohingya Association of North America and Director-General of Arakan Rohingya Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, September 28, 2012
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Topic: Why Is There Salmonella in my Peanut Butter?
Guest: William Marler, managing partner of Marler Clark Food Safety Law Firm
Topic: Is Iran a Great Distraction for the "Great Satan"?
Guest: Yousef Munayyer, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Topic: Perceptions of Gender in Islam
Guest: Asma Uddin, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Altmuslimah.com
Topic: Living Under Drones
Guest: Mohammad Mehdi Ali, co-author of Living Under Drones Report
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Topic: Do They Hate Us?
Guest: Ben Levine, Professor of Middle Eastern History at University of California Irvine
Topic: Savage Ads
Guest: Annie Rawlings, Director of Outreach at NY Interfatih Center
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Topic: What's the State of the UN?
Guest: James Paul, executive director of the Global Policy Forum
Topic: Quaker Friends Fiduciary Disinvesting from Companies Supporting Israeli Military
Guest: Anne Remley, founder of the Palestine-Israel Action Group
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, September 21, 2012
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Topic: Who Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Really Benefit?
Guest: Ben Beachy, Research Director at Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Topic: Who's Standardizing the Tests?
Guest: Isabel Nuñez, Associate Professor in the Center for Policy Studies and Social Justice at Concordia University, Chicago
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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Topic: Are Romney and His Friends Dodging Taxes, or do they own the IRS?
Guest:James S. Henry, investigative journalist & economist
Topic: Triumphs & Challenges of Chicago Teachers' Union
Guest: Pauline Lipman, Professor of Educational Policy Studies at UIC
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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Topic: National Democratic Party for Human Rights of Burma holds rally at UN headquarters
Guest: Kyaw Soe Aung, the General Secretary of NDPHR(exile-HQ)USA and Acting President of Burmese Rohingya American Friendship Association
Topic: Why is Corporate America Bashing our Public Schools?
Guest: Susan Ohanian, fellow at the National Education Policy Center, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Monday, September 17, 2012
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Topic: What's happening to Chicago Public Education
Guest: Brandon Johnson, Organizer in Chicago Teacher's Union
Topic: Occupy Anniversary and Fighting Chicago Homelessness
Guest: Laura Gottesdiener, journalist and activist
Guest: Thomas Turner, housing justice activist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, September 14, 2012
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Topic: Is the US Sliding Towards Authoritarianism?
Guest: Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Topic: Libyan Winter?
Guest: Vijay Prashad, Director of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Topic: Embassy Attack in Libya: Not All the Facts are out yet
Guest: Marium Mohiuddin, Communications Coordinator, Muslim Public Affairs Council
Topic: Destructive Cults and How to Avoid Them
Guest: Steve Hassan, Psychologist and Former Cult Member
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Topic: Drone Warfare Protestors Convicted for Trespassing
Guest: Brian Terrell, Co-coordinator for Voices for Creative Non-Violence
Topic: Chicago Teachers Struggling for Justice and True Education
Guest: Kevin Kumashiro, Professor of Educational Policy Studies at University of Illinois Chicago
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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Topic: A Chat with Jon Cragoe
Guest: Jon Cragoe
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Monday, September 10, 2012
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Topic: Torah, Gospel, & Qur'an to be Released in One Volume
Guest: Brian Arthur Brown, Editor and Theologian
Topic: Arab-American Muhammad Salah Designated "Terrorist" Without Trial
Guest: Michael E. Deutsch, Attorney at the People's Law Office
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 6, 2012
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Topic: Dissent From the Two-Party System
Guest: Arun Gupta, Independent Journalist
Topic: Democratic Convention Not So Democratic
Guest: Ali Abuminah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Topic: Systemic Racism in Re-building New Orleans
Guest: Jordan Flaherty, author of Floodlines
Topic: God's Prophets Commanded the Giving of Just Wages
Guest: Rev. Stephen J. Copley, chairman of Let Justice Roll Living Wage Coalition
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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Topic: Mitt Romney & Religion
Topic: Crypto-Muslim in Mormonistan
Guest: Martin Curran, UIUC Law Student
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Monday, September 3, 2012
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Topic: Evolution & Religion
Guest: Dr. Michael Zimmerman, founder of the Clergy Letter Project
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Friday, August 31, 2012
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Topic: Healthcare in France and the US
Guest: Dr. Paul V. Dutton, historian of health and social policy
Topic: Why is the NYT Ignoring Iran's Call for Abolition of Nukes?
Guest: Alice Slater, New York Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Topic: Keeping Kosher in the Modern World
Guest: Rabbi Sholem Fishbane of the Chicago Rabbinical Council
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Topic: Do the Republican & Democratic National Conventions Matter?
Guest: Mildred Sanders, professor of government at Cornell University
Topic: Voter-Caging Criminal Kicks Off RNC
Guest: Greg Palast, investigative journalist
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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Topic: Is Ron Paul Being Co-Opted?
Guest: Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director at the Independent Institute
Topic: Why We Shouldn't Be Pushing Employees Past a 40-Hour Work Week
Guest: Sara Robinson, Senior Editor of "Visions" page at Alternet.org
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Monday, August 27, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with our friends from On Look Films
Guest: Anna Kipervaser and Rodion Galperin
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Friday, August 24, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with Author and Subject of book "Out Of The Box"
Guest: Author Julie C. Morse and Bob Harris
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Topic: Gun Violence as a Social Disease
Guest: Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program
Topic: Voter-ID Election Fraud
Guest: Corbin Carson, Investigative Journalist on Electrion Fraud
Host: Nadia Malik

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Topic: Agent Orange Cleanup in Vietnam
Guest: Susan Hammond, Director of the War Legacies Project
Topic: Chinese Investment in Africa
Guest: Deborah Brautigam, Professor of International Development and Comparative Politics at John Hopkins University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Topic: Sports Culture at American Universities
Guest: Ellen Staurowsky, Professor of Sport Management at Drexel University
Topic: Is Higher Education Really A Good Investment for the Future?
Guest: Sandy Baum, Financial Aid & Admissions Consultant at Skidmore College
Host: Nadia Malik

Monday, August 20, 2012
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Topic: Eid Program
Host: Nadia Malik

Sunday, August 19, 2012
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Topic: Eid Program
Host: Nadia Malik

Saturday, August 18, 2012
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Topic: Preparing for Eid (re-broadcast)
Guest: Kiran Ansari, Former Communications Director for the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Development Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 17, 2012
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Topic: Nobel Laureates Condemn "Stars Earn Stripes" Reality Show
Guest: Jody Williams, Nobel Women's Initiative, Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997
Topic: Joe Walsh: A Threat to Illinois' Safety
Guest: Qasim Rashid, Muslim Champlain for Virginia State Prisons
Host: Nadia Malik

Thursday, August 16, 2012
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Topic: "All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim"
Guest: Zahra Suratwala, Editor, Co-Founder of I Speak for Myself
Guest: Jason van Boom, Contributor, Director of the Nicholas of Cusa Insitute
Guest: Mark Gonzales, Contributor, HBO Def Poet
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Topic: The NFL, Hajj and Being Muslim
Guest: Hamza Abdullah, Professional Football Player
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: Two Professional Football Players Take their Mother to Hajj (re-broadcast)
Guests: Jamila, Khaled and Raheem Abdullah
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Topic: Recent Violent Acts Against Muslim Institutions
Guest: Zaher Sahloul, Chair of CIOGC, the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Muslim Public Affairs Council, MPAC, Takes a Look at Islamophobia
Guest: Mark Potok, Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Intelligence Report"
Guest: Wajahat Ali, Co-Author of "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America"
Guest: Salam Al-Marayati, President, MPAC
Host: Nadia Malik

Monday, August 13, 2012
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Topic: Obsessed with Technology
Guest: Dr. Larry Rosen, Professor of Psychology and Author of "iDisorder: Understanding our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Future of Technology
Guest: Alex Knapp, Social Media Editor at Forbes and Writer of "Robot Overlords" at Forbes.com
Host: Nadia Malik

Saturday, August 11, 2012
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Topic: Getting the Most out of Ramadan (re-broadcast)
Guest: Imam Senad Agic, head Imam of the Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
Topic: Getting Kids Involved in the Ramadan Spirit (re-broadcast)
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager at Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Ramadan Recipes (re-broadcast)
Guest: Yvonne Maffei, Food Writer and Founder of MyHalalKitchen.com
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Friday, August 10, 2012
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Topic: Promoting Math and Science Education
Guest: Sandi Everlove, Chief Learning Officer at Washington STEM
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: Don't Forget About the Liberal Arts
Guest: Michael Zimmerman, Academic Vice President and Provost at Evergreen College in Washington
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, August 9, 2012
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Topic: Hijab and Sports
Guest: Sertac Sehlikoglu, PhD Candidate Writing a Thesis on Muslim Women's Participation in Sports and Runs a Muslim Women in Sports Blog
Topic: Photo Documentary of Hijab
Guest: Sadaf Syed, Photographer and Author of "iCover: A Day in the Life of an American Muslim COVERed Girl"
Host: Nadia Malik

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Topic: Religious Violence
Guest: Mark Juergensmeyer, Professor of Sociology and Author of "Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence"
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: The Sikh Community and its Reaction to the Wisconsin Gurdwara Shootings
Guest: Dr. Satpal Singh, Chairperson of the World Sikh Council - America Region
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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Topic: Parenting in the Facebook Age
Guest: Aisha Sultan, Parenting Columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: 30 Mosques and Social Media
Guest: Aman Ali, Comedian and Co-Creator of the "30 Mosques in 30 Days" Project
Host: Nadia Malik

Monday, August 6, 2012
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Topic: Soda Ban in New York: Good Idea To Curb Obesity or a Breach of Personal Rights?
Guest: Andrew Morris, Professor of Law and Business at the University of Alabama
Guest: Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health
Host: Nadia Malik

Saturday, August 4, 2012
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Topic: Ramadan: The Spiritual Benefits to the Body and Soul (re-broadcast)
Guest: Inamul Haq, Expertise in Islamic Theology, Quranic Studies, International Educational Background and Interreligious Professional Experience
Host: Ahmed Aduib

Friday, August 3, 2012
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Topic: What Can You Do to Affect Climate Change?
Guest: John Rogers, Senior Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists and one of the authors of "Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living"
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: What Are Scientists Doing to Affect Climate Change?
Guest: Michael Lemonick, Senior Science Writer for Climate Central
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Topic: Explaining Islam to the World
Guest: Manzoor Hussain, author of "Islam: An Essential Understanding for Fellow Americans"
Topic: Breaking Bad Habits in Ramadan
Guest: Taha Ghayyur, Development Manager of Sound Vision
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wenesday, August 1, 2012
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Topic: Women Still Can't Have It All?
Guest: Asma Uddin, Editor-In-Chief of AltMuslimah.com and Legal Fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Guest: Shazia Riaz, Events and Publicity Editor at AltMuslimah.com and Graduate of the University of Alberta
Guest: Zehra Rizavi, Managing Editor at AltMuslimah.com and Associate Editor of "Strategic U.S. Public Diplomacy in a Global Communication Era"
Host: Nadia Malik

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Topic: Revolution in Egypt
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, who was on the streets of Cairo for the revolution and first presidential elections
Host: Nadia Malik

Monday, July 30, 2012
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Topic: Healthy Consumption During Ramadan
Guest: Naazish YarKhan, Manager of Halal Consumer Magazine and Content Strategy Director at the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Host: Nadia Malik
Topic: Ramadan and Community Involvement
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, SoundVision Manager of Content Development
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, July 28, 2012
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Topic: Trapped by the Baha'i Faith in Iran
Guest: Nasrin Nakhaei, Whose Father is Imprisoned in Iran, Likely Because of His Baha'i Faith
Host: Nadia Malik

Friday, July 27, 2012
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Topic: The Fracturing of Mali
Guest: Ousmane Drame, Imam of Masjid Al Farooq in Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, July 26, 2012
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Topic: Violence in Chicago
Guest: Ameena Matthews, Member of CeaseFire and Subject of the Documentary "The Interrupters"
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Topic: Gun Violence and the Horrific Colorado Shootings
Guest: Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, Board Member of Small Arms Survey
Topic: Latinos and Their Impact on the Presidential Election
Guest: Jorge Mujica, Community-Labor Activist on Latino Issues and Immigration
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Topic: The Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Burma
Guest: Dr. Nora Rowley, doctor and human rights activist for the Rohingya
Guest: Kyaw Soe Aung, General Secretary of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights in Exile
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 23, 2012
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Topic: How the Drought is Affecting Illinois Farmers
Guest: John Hawkins, Farm Information Web Editor, Illinois Farm Bureau
Topic: The National and Economic Effects of the Drought
Guest: Mike Doherty, Senior Economist and Policy Analyst, Illinois Farm Bureau
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Topic: Consumers: The Losers When it Comes to Gas Prices
Guest: Tyson Slocum, Director of Public Citizen's Energy Program
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Topic: Are Media Missing the Point on Climate Change?
Guest: Neil deMause, Journalist who has written extensively about climate change
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi
Topic: War and Climate Change
Guest: Robert Koehler, Journalist and Author of "Courage Grows Strong at the Wound"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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Topic: The Cruel Comedy of the Jamie Dimon Trial
Guest: Aaron Task, Wall Street Expert Journalist and Co-Host of "The Daily Ticker" at Yahoo! Finance
Topic: Fighting Back Against NYC's Stop and Frisk Policies
Guest: Aisha Al-Adawiya
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 16, 2012
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Topic: Discussion of the Torah
Guest: Rabbi Michael Balinsky, Executive Vice President of the Chicago Board of Rabbis
Topic: Wisconsin Recall Election
Guest: Andy Kroll, Staff Reporter in the D.C. Bureau of Mother Jones
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Saturday, July 14, 2012
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Topic: Is the clergy interested in religious liberty for all and justice for victims of abuse?
Guest: Paul Moses, Journalist and Professor of Jouralism at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, July 13, 2012
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Topic: Will Farmers Markets on West Side Improve Community Health?
Guest: Mari Gallagher, Researcher who coined term "food desert"
Topic: Muslim Outreach at Urbana Farmers' Market
Guest: Adul Qadim Zalloum, Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center Dawah Committee Member
Host: Matthew AbdulHaqq Niemi

Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Topic: Translating the Word of God
Guest: Laleh Bakhtiar, Translator of the Qur'an
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Topic: Engaging the Muslim World
Guest: Juan Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with David Swanson
Guest: David Swanson, Activist and Author
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 9, 2012
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Topic: South Sudan After One Year of Independence
Guest: Noah Gottschalk, Senior Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Response of Oxfam America
Topic: UNESCO Declares Church of Nativity Endangered Heritage Site & other news Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, July 6, 2012
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Topic: Militants Destroy Timbuktu Shrines
Guest: Nii Akuetteh, former director of Africa Action
Topic: Funny Business in Mexican Election? Guest: Laura Carlsen, Director of Americas Program of the Center for International Policy Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Topic: Higgs Boson Discovered to Exist as Predicted
Guest: Daniel Green, Experimentalist at FermiLab
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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Topic: Halal Food Certification
Guest: Syed Farhatulla Quadri, Director of Community Services at IFANCA
Topic: Can the Chicago Teachers' Union Win?
Guest: Steve Early, Labor Activist, & Joe Iosbaker
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Topic: Egypt's Revolution: Updates and Insights
Guest: Professor Kenneth Cuno, University of Illinois
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 2, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with Joe Iosbaker
Guest: Joe Iosbaker, Anti-War Leader
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 29, 2012
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Topic: Combatting Islamophobia
Guest: Zohra Sarwari, Author
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Journey from Mormonism to Islam
Guest: Martin Curran, Law Student and Convert to Islam
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with Mickey Grant: Libya, Vietnam, and More
Guest: Mickey Grant, Filmmaker and Adventurer
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Topic: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Anti-Corruption Law
Guest: Jeff Milchen, Co-Founder of American Independent Business Alliance
Topic: Ways to Connect With God in Ramadan
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, SoundVision Manager of Content Development
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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Topic: Supreme Court Strikes Down Segments of AZ Immigration Bill
Guest: Margaret C. Hu, Assistant Professor at Duke Law School
Topic: Paraguay President Lugo Impeached
Guest: Kregg Hetherington, Professor at Dalhousie University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, June 25, 2012
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Topic: Is There A Muslim Exemption to the First Amendment?
Guest: Nancy Murray, ACLU
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 22, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with Kathy Kelly
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices For Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Topic: Islam and the Salvation of Others
Guest: Mohammed Hassan Khalil, Professor of Religion at Michigan State University
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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Topic: Charity Group Pairs Giving Families With Needy Ones
Guest: Pam Kroner, founder of Family-to-Family
Topic: After Failed Talks to Re-Open NATO Supply Lines, Drone Strikes Escalate in Pakistan
Guest: Junaid Ahmad, Law Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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Topic: Elites of G20 Relieved at Greek Election Results While Others Protest
Guests: Lacy Macauley, Occupy D.C. Activist
Costas Panayotakis, Asst. Professor of Sociology at NYC College of Technology
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 15, 2012
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Topic: Mubarak Sentenced to Life in Prison, but Egypt Still Needs A Continuing Revolution
Guests: Iara Lee, Filmmaker & Activist
Dr. Maher Hathout, Senior Adviser for Muslim Public Affairs Council
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Topic: Third Party Politics -- Is it worth it?
Guests: Randy Stufflebeam, National Vice-Chairman of the Constitution Party
Phil Huckleberry, Chair of Illinois Green Party
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Topic: Whither the Muslim American Vote?
Guests: Sabrina Siddiqui, Political Reporter
Omar Sacirbey, Religion Reporter
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, June 11, 2012
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Topic: US Base Bagram and Torture
Guest: Brian Terrell, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 8, 2012
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Topic: Israel and the US-Iran Nuclean Talks
Guest: Gareth Porter, Investigative Journalist
Topic: Elections in Egypt and Palestine Threaten Israel's Ideological Shield, but not US Elections
Guest: Reverend James Wall, Contributing Editor of Christian Century Magazine
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Topic: Ibadis, Shia, and Sunnis
Guest: Valerie Hoffman
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Topic: Conversation with Mary Nelson, Bethel New House Founder
Guest: Mary Nelson
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Topic: Muslim Americans in Politics
Guests: Tom Cross, Illinois House Republican Leader
Mohammed Jaber, Alum of Capitol Leadership Academy
Ahmed Bedier, Founder of Capitol Leadership Academy
Host: Jannan Hashim & Ysra Zarzour

Monday, June 4, 2012
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Topic: The "S" Word: Socialism in American Society
Guest: Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, College Park
Topic: English in Flux: The Northern Cities Vowel Shift
Guest: Matthew Gordon, Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Missouri
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 1, 2012
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Topic: The Impact of Activism
Guest: David Swanson, Activist and Author
Topic: Congress's Reading Level
Guest: Lee Drutman, Professor of Political Science and senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Topic: Cyberpolitics
Guest: Dr. Christopher Bronk, Baker Institute Fellow in Information Technology Policy
Topic: Obama's Kill List
Guest: Coleen Rowley, Former FBI Chief Legal Adviser
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Topic: Muslim "Missionaries"?
Guest: Dr. Sabeel Ahmed
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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Topic: A Word From Our Youth
Guests: Anisah Mubarak
Maryam Rehman
Monisa Ahmed
Usama Ibrahim
Jenna Niemi
Imam Charles
Host: Jannan Hashim & Ysra Zarzour

Monday, May 28, 2012
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Topic: Race for the Egyptian Presidency
Guest: Seif Da'Na, is an assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Topic: Dissenting in Chicago
Guest: Joe Iosbaker, Chicago spokesperson for the United National Antiwar Coalition
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 25, 2012
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Topic: US Backtracks from Conflict with Iran
Guest: Kate Gould, Legislative Associate for Middle East Policy, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Topic: Muslim Vacation Experiences
Guest: Lema Safadi, Freshman, Moraine Valley College
Guest: Malak Mahmoud Senior, Stag High School
Guest: Salam Zaidan, Freshman,St Xavier University
Guest: Maram Toumah, Freshman, Benedictine University
Guest: Meryam Tangoren-Masood, Mother of Three
Guest: Aneesah Nadir, Mother of Three
Topic: Travel Tips and Dealing with Airport Security
Guest: Munia Jabbar, Staff Attorney at CAIR National
Host: Janaan Hashim and Ysra Zarzour

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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Topic: Political Blogging on the Left and Right
Guest: Aaron Shaw, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department at UC Berkeley
Topic: Illinois Legislation Relevant to Muslims
Guest: Samreen Khan, Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor of Illinois
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Topic: From Dental Assistant to HR Policy Analyst at Saudi ARAMCO
Guest: Hana Bubshait, HR Policy Analyst, Saudi ARAMCO
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 21, 2012
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Topic: The First World Happiness Report
Guest: John Helliwell, Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia, Co-author of UN World Happiness Report
Topic: Pentagon Drops Islamophobic Course
Guest: Corey Saylor, Legislative Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 18, 2012
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Topic: US Veterans Delegation to Meet with NATO
Guest: Leah Bolger President of Veterans for Peace
Topic: Teachers Involved in NATO Protests
Guest: Sarah Chambers, Member of the Executive Board of the Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Topic: Islam and Muslims in the Malay World
Guest: Professor Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud, Director of Center for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science and Civilisation (CASIS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Guest: Ratnawati Mohd Asraf, Professor, Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Topic: The Concern for Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Guest: T. Kumar, Director, International Advocacy for Amnesty International USA
Guest: Afifa Azim, General Director and Co-Founder of the Afghan Women's Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Topic: Diverse Groups Join Together for NATO Protests
Guest: Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, Organizer and Co-Founder of Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)
Guest: Joe Iosbaker, Executive Board Member, Service Employees International Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, May 14, 2012
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Topic: Election Changes in France: What Can We Expect
Guest: Ethan Young Editor of Economy Watch, Brecht Forum New York
Topic: Homeland Security Corruption Probes
Guest: Andrew Becker, Reporter, Center for Investigative Reporting and California Watch
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 11, 2012
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Topic: The Danger of Private Corporate Owned Prisons
Guest: Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report
Topic: Mad Cow Disease Findings
Guest: Tony Corbo is the senior lobbyist for the food campaign at Food & Water Watch
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Topic: Conversation with Ahmed Rehab
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR Chicago

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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Topic: Promoting Education in Pakistan
Guest: Mushtaq Chhapra, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Citizen Foundation
Guest: Ahsan Saleem, Co-founder and Board Member of Citizen Foundation
Guest: Nilofer Saeed, Board Member of Citizen Foundation
Topic: Arizona Immigration Law: State vs Federal Governments
Guest: Margaret C. Hu, Assistant Professor at Duke Law School
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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Topic: Honoring Mothers in Islam
Guest: Shaykh Abdallah Adhami, Founder and Chairman of SAKEENA
Topic: Reflecting on Mother's Day
Guest: Donna Demir, Registered Nurse, Mother of Four
Guest: Ihssan Demir, Registered Nurse, Daughter of Donna
Guest: Haleema and Salma Demir, Daughters of Donna
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 7, 2012
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Topic: Counterterrorism and Shopping: FBI Targets Mall Shoppers for Suspicious Behavior
Guest: George W. Schulz, Center for Investigative Reporting, Launched its Ongoing Homeland Security Project
Topic: Why Low Minimum Wages are Bad for Everyone
Guest: Marshall Auerback, Fellow for the Economists for Peace and Security
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 4, 2012
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Topic: Criminals in Muslim Garb: The Community Reacts
Guest: Imam Asim Abdul-Rashid, Leader of Majlis Ash Shura
Topic: Murdoch's Media Empire and its Effect on Policy
Guest: Karl Grossman, Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, May 3, 2012
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Topic: The Significance and Background of May Day
Guest: Staughton Lynd, Lawyer and Historian Noted for Anti-War, Civil Rights and Community Activism
Topic: Success of the Occupy Movement's Reemergence
Guest: Jackie DiSalvo, Labor Activist, and Associate Professor of English at Baruch College
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Topic: The End of the Afghan War?
Guest: Derrick Crowe is a Political Director at Brave New Foundation
Topic: What does the new Partnership with Afghanistan really mean?
Guest: Jacob George, Three Tour Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Peace Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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Topic: The Developing American Muslim Identity: American Imams, Mosques, and Muslim Women
Guest: Genieve Abdo, journalist and author, "Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11"
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 30, 2012
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Topic: Minorities and Muslims in Journalism: Prospects and Challenges
Guest: Miral Sattar, Editor-in-Chief of Divanee Magazine
Guest: Kim Baca, Interim Director of NAJA- Native American Journalists Association
Guest: Riz Khan, News Anchor for Al-Jazeera International and ex-BBC and CNN anchor
Host: Salman Azam

Friday, April 27, 2012
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Topic: Children with Autism: Treatment and Support
Guest: Dr. Abdul Akhras, Pediatric Neurologist
Guest: Terri Smalls, General Manager, Autism One Radio
Guest: Wendy Murphy, Administrator, Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School in Chicago
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Topic: Challenges of the Muslim Professional
Guest: Kari Ansari, Writer, Editor and Social Commentator for the American Muslim Community
Topic: Facts, Racism and Prejudice in Travyone Martin Case
Guest: James Loewen, Sociologist, Historian, and Author
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Topic: The State of American Indians Today: Challenges and Achievements
Guest: Tadd Johnson, ex-Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, Solicitor General for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota
Guest: George Lewis, President of the Ho-Chunk Nation in in Wisconsin
Guest: Eutimia Montoya, Stanford University Anthropological Sciences Graduate, Student of the Nahuatal Aztec Language
Host: Imran Husain

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Topic: Challenges of Muslim Youth
Guest: Saba Udaipurwala, Highschool Junior, 2nd grade volunteer teacher at UMA Sunday Islamic School
Guest: Tariq El-Amin, Founder and Executive Director of Bridging The Gap
Guest: Karen Danielson, Outreach Co-ordinator for MAS Chicago, Mother of Five
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 23, 2012
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Topic: What is the Nation of Islam's Relevance in America Today?
Guest: Minister Akbar Muhammad
Topic: Are You a Jihadist? Learn the Correct Use of Islamic Terms Tonight!
Guest: George Lakoff, Linguistics Professor at University of California Berkley
Host: Frederick al-Deen

Friday, April 20, 2012
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Topic: Anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
Guest: Aaron Viles, Deputy Director of The Gulf Restoration Network
Topic: Taking Account of BP's response
Guest: Derrick Evans, advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, April 19, 2012
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Topic: Internet Safety for Our Youth
Guest: Xavier Von Erck, Director of Operations and Founder of Perverted-Justice
Topic: Providing for CPS Homeless Students
Guest: Allyson Cooke, Executive Director of the Children First Fund
Host: Frederick al-Deen

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Topic: Syrian Revolution an "Enigma"
Guest: Dr. Elaine C. Hagopian is Professor Emerita of Sociology, Simmons College, Boston
Topic: Gender Wage Gap Continues to Exist
Guest: Claudia Williams, Research Analyst at the Institute for Women's Policy Research
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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Topic: A Conversation with Prof. Khaled Abu El Fadl
Guest: Khaled Abu El Fadl, Classically Trained Islamic Scholar and Jurist; Professor, UCLA School of Law
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 16, 2012
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Topic: Dealing with Discrimination and Getting Help from Muslim Advocates
Guest: Jawad Khaki, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corp, President and a Founding Director of IMAN (Ithna-asheri Muslim Association of the Northwest)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, April 13, 2012
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Topic: Drone Warfare: What is at Stake?
Guest: Medea Benjamin, Cofounder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange
Topic: The Upcoming Drone Summit
Guest: Ramah Kudaimi, Organizer, Drone Summit
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Topic: Double Standards in Perspectives on Crime and Justice
Guest: Omid Safi, Professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Topic: New JOBS Act a Recipe for Fraud?
Guest: William Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law at University of Missouri
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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Topic: 20-Year Veteran to Face Jail Time for Act of Civil Disobedience
Guest: Leah Bolger, President, Veterans for Peace
Topic: Where Did Your Taxes Go?
Guest: Mattea Kramer is a Senior Research Analyst at National Priorities Project
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Topic: Taking a Look at Illinois Muslim Action Day
Guest: Ahlam Jbarra, Associate Director, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Topic: Odd News Stories of the Week
Guest: Ysra Zarzour, Student, Moraine Valley College
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 9, 2012
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Topic: Arab and Jewish Women Leaders Work Together to Bring Peace Through Their Society
Guest: Philomena Blees, J.D., President of Peace Through Commerce
Guest: Itaf Awad, Council Trainer and Facilitator
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Friday, April 6, 2012
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Topic: Who were the Freedom Riders?
Guest: George Holmes, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
Topic: Why is the community opposed to Muslim men marrying older women?
Guest: Sajd Hassen, author of the article, "Searching for Khadijah: A Boy's Perspective"
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Topic: International Criminal Court Rejects Israeli War Crimes
Guest: Michael Mandel, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Topic: King's Legacy of Working for Peace
Guest: Kevin Gray, Political-Cultural Writer, Author of "Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics"
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Topic: Voter Registration and Minority Participation
Guest: John R. Logan, Professor of Sociology and Director of the S4 initiative at Brown University
Topic: The Drone Boom
Guest: Vijay Prashad,George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Director of International Studies at Trinity College
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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Topic: Embracing Islam In Adulthood: A Heart-To-Heart Discussion
Guest: Isa Matias,Chicago Chef and Proud Purto Rican, Embraced Islam at Age 32
Guest: Azra Bolden, Director of Development, Sound Vision Foundation, Embraced Islam At Age 19
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 2, 2012
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Topic: Aiding Syrian Refugees: Conditions on the Ground
Guest: Dr Abdul Amine, Neurosurgeon, Founder and Chairman of the Board at Universal School, Travelled to Turkey to treat Syrian Refugees
Topic: Syrian Americans Granted Temporary Protected Status from Department of Homeland Security
Guest: Reem Salahi, Member of the National Lawyers Guild, and President of the Muslim Bar Association of Southern California
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Topic: Rising Poverty Levels in America
Guest: Alice O'Connor, Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Topic: Learning from Islamic History for our Present Problems
Guest: Haroon Moghul, Executive Director of The Maydan Institute, NYU
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Topic: Flaws in the Affordable Care Act, Is a Single Payer System the Solution?
Guest: Dr. Clark Newhall, Attorney and Executive Director of Health Justice
Topic: The Status of Palestinian Prisoners: Hana Al-Shalabi
Guest: Ali Abunimah, Author and Executive Director of Electronic Intifada
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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Topic: Explaining Islam to the Public
Guest: Edward Curtis, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Topic: Political Engagement in the United States
Guest: Robert Jensen, journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Host: Junaid Ahmed

Monday, March 26, 2012
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Topic: Privacy and the Internet
Guest: Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy at American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Topic: Discussion About "Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad"
Guest: Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim Writer and Islamic Instructor for the Al Maghrib Institute
Host: Tamara

Friday, March 23, 2012
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Topic: Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal
Guest: Toby Cadman, British barrister, Specialises in the Areas of War Crimes
Topic: House Budget Committee 2013 Budget Plan
Guest: William D. Hartung, Senior Research Fellow in the New America Foundation's American Strategy Program
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Topic: Review of Book Crusade 2.0
Guest: John Feffer, Author and Co-Director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Topic: Solar Power Obama's Big Success?
Guest: Brad Johnson, Editor for ThinkProgress Green at the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Topic: Why is Fracking so Dangerous for the Environment
Guest: Dr. Walter M. Brasch, Award-Winning former Newspaper Reporter and Editor
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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Topic: Recognizing Muslim Women Extraordinare
Guest: Laila Muhammad, Founder and Executive Director of Ash-Shamsiyyah, Author, Community Activist, and Daughter of the late Imam Warith Deen Muhammad
Guest: Ayesha Mustapha, Editor of the Muslim Journal
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 19, 2012
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Topic: Cross Border Violence between Israel and Gaza
Guest: Jennifer Loewenstein, the Associate Director of the Middle East Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Topic: American Public Opposes Israel Striking Iran
Guest: Steven Kull, Director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes and the Center on Policy Attitudes
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 16, 2012
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Topic: Hope for a Better World Bank?
Guest: Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington
Topic: Promoting Nonviolence and Peace in Chicago through Interfaith
Guest: Alice Dan, Buddhist Facilitator at The Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Topic: Reflections on American Diplomacy in the Muslim World
Guest: Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington DC
Topic: Exploring the Causes of Global Warming
Guest: Chris Williams, Chair of the Science Department, Packer Collegiate Institute
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Topic: Water Conflict in Bangladesh
Guest: Hares Sayed, Senior Project Manager, DC Department of General Services and Senior Advisor for US AID
Topic: Facing Violence in the Community: the Death of a Young Community Member
Guest: Dr. Bambade Shakoor Abdullah, Executive Director of Leadership Development Institute and Principal of Cmecca School
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Topic: The History of Muslims in America
Guest: Jonathan Curiel, Journalist in San Francisco and the Author of Al' America: Travels Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 12, 2012
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Topic: Raising Awareness against Preemptive Attack on Iran
Guest: Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rabbi of Beyt Tikkun, Editor of Tikkun Magazine
Topic: NYPD Controversy Continues
Guest: P. Adem Carroll, Founded Muslim Consultative Network, Leads Muslim Progressive Traditionalist Alliance Initiative
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 9, 2012
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Topic: The Future of Afghanistan War
Guest: Deepak Tripathi, Author, BBC Journalist, Set up the BBC Bureau in Afghanistan
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Topic: The Future of Democracy in Russia Questioned
Guest: David Kotz, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author of Russia's Path from Gorbachev to Putin: The Demise of the Soviet System and the New Russia
Topic: Separating Politics and Religion
Guest: Dr. Faheem Younus, Adjunct Faculty for Religion and History, Community Colleges of Baltimore County
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Topic: G-8 Summit No longer in Chicago: Are Protesters the Reason?
Guest: Sugar Russell, Student and Activist with Occupy Chicago
Topic: Afghans Agitation Grows with Continued Violence and Disrespect
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Co-Coordinater Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Topic: Muslim Women in Political Cartoons
Guest: Eren Cervantes, Student Researches Politics of Gender and Women in Organized Religions
Topic: Muslim Women in the Media
Guest: Tasnim Nazeer, Freelance Journalist and Writer, Short Listed Young Journalist of the Year 2011
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, March 5, 2012
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Topic: Free Media and the Occupy Movement
Guest: Betty Yu, National Organizer at the Center for Media Justice
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 2, 2012
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Topic: Hunger Strike for Workers Rights at University of Virginia
Guest: Hunter Link, 21 years old recent graduate of the University of Virginia Participating in Hunger Strike
Topic: Nuclear Power a Technological Failure?
Guest: Harvey Wasserman, Author of SOLARTOPIA! Our Green-Powered Earth, Editor of Nukefree.org
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 1, 2012
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Topic: Unions Role in Saving the Auto Industry
Guest: Al Benchich, Retired President of UAW Local 909, GM Plant, Warren, Michigan
Topic: The Need for Corporate Tax Reform
Guest: Scott Klinger, Tax Policy Director of Business for Shared Prosperity
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Topic: Republican Party Tactics and the Investment Theory of Politics
Guest: Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Senior Fellow of the Roosevelt Institute
Topic: Commemorating Anniversary of Bahrain Uprisings
Guest: Mohammad Ali Naquvi, Coalition Member of the American Council for Freedom in Bahrain
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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Topic: Recognizing Israeli Apartheid Week
Guest: Kristin Szremski, Director of Media and Communications, American Muslims for Palestine
Topic: Life in Apartheid Israel
Guest: Widad Yasin, American born Palestinian, Student at Benedictine University, Studied Abroad at Bir Zeit University, West Bank
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 27, 2012
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Topic: Obama's 2013 Budget Plan: Domestic Issues
Guest: Karen Dolan, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies and Director of Cities for Progress and Cities for Peace projects
Topic: Obama's 2013 Budget Plan: Foreign Policy Implications
Guest: Miriam Pemberton, Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, February 24, 2012
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Topic: Working for Peace, Justice and Equality
Guest: Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher Chair Emeritus at Council for Parliament of the World's Religions
Topic: Hunduran Prisons and Israel
Guest: Guest: Adrienne Pine, Militant Medical Anthropologist focusing on Honduras
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Topic: Review of Book Sand Queen
Guest: Helen Benedict, Author of Sand Queen and Professor of Journalism at Columbia University
Topic: Blasphemy of the Prophet: Anger or Forgiveness
Guest: Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa Freelance Writer, Author, Noble Brother
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Topic: Human Rights Advocacy in the Middle East
Guest: Sanjeev Bery, Advocacy Director for Middle East North Africa Issues, Amnesty International USA
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Topic: From Idea to Novel to the Silver Screen: Muslim Novelists Leaving Their Mark
Guest: Umm Zakiyyah, Internationally Acclaimed Author, "If I Should Speak" trilogy
Guest: Nicole Bovey, Writer of Islamic Fiction
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 20, 2012
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Topic: Iran Tension Continues
Guest: Dr. Muhammad Sahimi, Political Columnist for Tehran Bureau
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, February 17, 2012
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Topic: Apple Sheds Light on Lack of Corporate Accountability
Guest: Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University
Topic: NYPD Targeting Muslims, More Revelations of Wrongdoing
Guest: Mohammad Ali Naquvi, Lawyer, Community Activist, and Human Rights Advocate Based in New York City
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Topic: Working with Youth in the Muslim Community
Guest: Dr. Faheem Yunus, Adjunct Faculty for Religion and History, Community Colleges of Baltimore, National Youth President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
Topic: Reflections on Liberty in America
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Topic: American Peace Activists Deported from Bahrain
Guest: Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian-American lawyer and human rights activist, Member of Witness Bahrain Initiative
Topic: Tracing the Origins of the Global Protests of 2011
Guest: Amir Amirani, Producer-Director of Forthcoming Documentary "We Are Many"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Topic: The Experience of Muslim Slaves in American History
Guest: Adam Beyah, Imam of Omar ibn Sayeed Mosque, North Carolina
Topic: Previewing the Chicago Auto Show
Guest: Paul Brian, Director of Communications, Chicago Automobile Trade Associations
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 13, 2012
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Topic: Council for a Parliament of World Religion Event in Malasia
Guest: Amelia Perkins Director of Special Projects, Council for a Parliament of World Religions
Topic: United National Anti-War Coalition's Upcoming Events
Guest: Joe Lombardo, Coordinator of the United National Antiwar Committee
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, February 10, 2012
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Topic: Updates on Occupy Movements: DC Encampment Cleared
Guest: Pete Tucker, Local Journalist in Washington DC, TheFightBack.org
Topic: Working for Civil Liberties in Chicago
Guest: Bob Clarke, President of Chicago Committee to Defend Bill of Rights
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Topic: New Study Shows Republicans and Democrats Are Not So Different
Guest: John Chambers is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Florida
Topic: Bipartisan Effort Passes Act to Stop Insider Trading Laws in Congress
Guest: Craig Holman, Ph.D. is Currently Government Affairs Lobbyist for Public Citizen
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Topic: Afghanistan Drawdown of Troops Does Not Signal End of War
Guest: Robert Naiman is Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy
Topic: Continued Oppression in Syria
Guest: Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Topic: Hijabies With Flare: Taking a Stand to be Heard
Guest: Pratap Chatterjee, Investigative Journalist, Author, Managing Editor of CorpWatch
Guest: Tammie Ismail, Principal of Aqsa School
Guest: Tammie Ismail, Principal of Aqsa School
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 6, 2012
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Topic: Corporate Involvement in the Military
Guest: Pratap Chatterjee, Investigative Journalist, Author, Managing Editor of CorpWatch
Topic: Health Care's Central Role
Guest: Ellen Shaffer, Co-director of the Center for Policy Analysis
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Friday, February 3, 2012
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Topic: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Green Cosmetics
Guest: Sean Gray, Senior Analyst for Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Topic: Is there Hope for Change in Syria
Guest: Dr. Elaine Hagopian, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Simmons College, Boston
Topic: Challenges in Uniting Somalia
Guest: Sadia Ali Aden, Human Rights Advocate and Freelance Writer
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Topic: Black History Month Series, What American Society Gains
Guest: Aneesah Nadir, PhD
Guest: Nikia Bilal, Attorney
Guest: Ayesha Mustafaa, Muslim Journal
Host: Janaan Hashim

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Topic: Chicago's Local Food Resources
Guest: Judith Hines, Culinary Arts and Events Director for the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture
Guest: Mark Schneider, Farmer and Co-Owner of Living Water Farms
Topic: The Future of Food Policy
Guest: Molly Jahn, Professor and Co-Author of article: "What's Next for Agriculture After Durban?"
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 30, 2012
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Topic: The Jobs Bill and Other Faux Remedies
Guest: Alan Nasser, Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, January 27, 2012
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Topic: The Radicalization of a Generation
Guest: Azeem Ibrahim, Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's International Security Program
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Topic: Why Not Let Love and Compassion Shape Our World? A Coversation With a Peace Journalist
Guest: Robert Koehler, Journalist and Author of "Courage Grows Strong at the Wound"
Topic: Reflections on True Love
Host: Ali Dia

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Topic: Out of Cordoba: Averroes and Maimonides in Their Time and Ours
Guest: Jacob Bender, Writer,Producer, and Director
Topic: Muslims Going Green
Guest: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Topic: Thinking Outside the Box
Guest: Jeffery Sanchez-Burk, Sssociate Professor of Management and Organizations, Co-Author of Study, "Embodied Metaphors and Creative Acts"
Topic: Winter Resources in Chicago
Guest: Ankur Thakkar, Deputy Director of Social Media at the Chicago Mayor's Office
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 23, 2012
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Topic: It couldn't hurt to have a Muslim 'Cosby Show'
Guest: Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Columnist and Editorial Board Member
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Friday, January 20, 2012
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Topic: A Discussion with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Grant
Guest: Robert Grant, FBI Special Agent in Charge
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Topic: Muslims in Hollywood: A conversation with Faran Tahir
Guest: Faran Tahir, Pakistani-American Film and Television Actor
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Topic: Muslims and a Safe America
Guest: Sameer Ahmed, Yale Law School National Litigation Project, JD Candidate
Guest: Kamran Memon, Esq., Founder and Director, Muslims for a Safe America
Guest: Dr. Husain, Director of Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America
Host: Janaan Hashim

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Topic: New Homeschooling Trends
Guest: Shaheen Rasheed, Events Coordinator, Kinzaa Academy
Guest: Sabina Schmitt, Filmmaker and Homeschooling Mother
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 16, 2012
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Topic: Updates from Haiti
Guest: Brian Concannon Jr., Esq., Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
Topic: The Future of the US Military
Guest: Alice Slater, New York Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 13, 2012
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Topic: US Job Numbers Compared to Europe
Guest: Marshall Auerback, a Global Portfolio Strategist and a Fellow for the Economists for Peace and Security
Topic: Anti-Sharia Law Declared Unconstitutional in Oklahoma
Guest: Faiz Shakir, Vice President, American Progress
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Topic: Amnesty International's Efforts for Closing Guantanamo
Guest: Debra Erenberg, Midwest Regional Director for Amnesty International-USA
Topic: Privitization of the Prison System
Guest: James Kilgore, a Research Scholar at the Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Topic: Worldwide economic struggles: General strike in Nigeria
Guest: Aniedi Okure, Executive Director of Africa Faith and Justice Network
Topic: Montana Supreme Court Sides with the People Over Corporations
Guest: Jeff Milchen, Co-director and Co-founder of American Independent Business Alliance
Host: Amnah Murad

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Topic: New Organization Addressing Mental Health in the Muslim Community
Guest: Khalid Herrington, Co-Founder of SIRAT
Guest: Hooman Keshavarzi, Co-Founder of SIRAT
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, January 9, 2012
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Topic: Big Brother is Watching? New Technologies Mean Less Privacy
Guest: David Rosen, author and contributor to the blog column, "Media Current"
Topic: Muslim Participation at the Mayor's Breakfast
Guest: Imam Al-Hajj Talib, The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, Amir (leader) of the Harlem Shura
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 6, 2012
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Topic: Republican Candidates Foreign Policy Views
Guest: Robert Naiman is Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy
Topic: End of the Iraq War
Guest: Roberto Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, MAS Department at the University of Arizona
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Topic: Separation of Church and State from the Perspective of Republican Candidates
Guest: Frederick Clarkson, An Independent Journalist, Author and Lecturer
Topic: Reflections on Guantanamo
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Topic: Updates from the Bradley Manning Case
Guest: Jeff Paterson, Veteran and Co-Founder, Bradley Manning Support Network
Topic:The Occupy Movement and Iowa Caucus
Guest: David Goodner, Organizer, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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Topic: Homelessness in Chicago
Guest: Jim LoBianco, Executive Director, Streetwise Inc
Topic: Running a Homeless Shelter
Guest: Asma Hanif, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Muslimaat Al-Nisaa, Homeless Women's Shelter
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 2, 2012
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Topic: An Imam's Journey in American Mosques
Guest: Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, Imam & Associate Director of Mosque Foundation Bridgeview
Guest: Sheikh Hussain Kamani, Imam of Islamic Center of Chicago
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Friday, December 30, 2011
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Topic: Planning For the New Year
Guest: Tasneem Osmani, Vice Chair for CIOGC, Vice President of Global FX Technology Group
Guest: Tayyaba Syed, Freelance Writer
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Topic: Lowes Decision to Pull Advertising from TLC's All American Muslims
Guest: Wajahat Ali, Playwright, Essayist, Humorist, and Attorney at Law
Topic: The Relationship Between Politics and Religion
Guest: Dr. Parvez Ahmed, Associate Professor of Finance at the Coggin College of Business and Former Chairman of CAIR
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Topic: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Pakistani Education System
Guest: Shahid Warsi, Executive Director of Association for Academic Quality, Amir Zaib, Kamran Rafiq; Delegation from Pakistan
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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Topic: Things to do on New Year's Eve
Guest: Nadia Ismail, Pre-med Student at the University of Chicago
Guest: Marwa Abed, Majoring in Political Science and Islamic World Studies at DePaul University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, December 26, 2011
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Topic: One Nation Working Together: Rallying to Make Change Happen
Guest: George Gresham, President of Service Employees Internal Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, December 23, 2011
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Topic: Corporate Interests Overshadow Climate Talks in Durbin
Guest: Janet Redman, Co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network
Topic: A Discussion with Farah Baqai
Guest: Farah Baqai, Candidate for Illinois US Congressional District 3, US Congress
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Topic: Understanding Islam Through the Virtual World
Guest: Joshua S. Fouts, Chief Global Strategist for Dancing Ink Productions
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Topic: The Future of North Korean Politics
Guest: Christine Hong, Assistant Professor of Korean Diaspora Studies and Critical Pacific Rim Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Topic: Continued Unrest in Egypt: Egyptian Military Killing Pro-Democracy Protesters
Guest: Jihan Hafiz, Cairo correspondent for The Real News Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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Topic: Celebrating Christmas in a Muslim Country
Guest: Rev. Jonah Salim, First Iraqi Presbyterian Pastor in the History of the Presbyterian Church of the United States
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, December 19, 2011
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Topic: Iran's US Drone Interception
Guest: Reese Erlich, A Best-Selling Author and Freelance Journalist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, December 16, 2011
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Topic: A Discussion on Muslim Scholars
Guest: Muhammad Arshad, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Editor of Urdu Encyclopedia of Islam
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Topic: How Muslims Can Affect Change
Guest: Dr. Maher Hathhout, Senior Advisor for the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Guest: Mohamad Nasir, Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Topic: The Libertarian Party and Defending Civil Liberties
Guest: Mark Hinkle, Chair of the National Libertarian Party Committee
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Topic: India's History of Muslim Scholarship
Guest: Syed Shababuldin, Islamic Scholar, Indian diplomat, Former Member of Parliament
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, December 12, 2011
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Topic: China's Treatment of Its Muslim Minorities
Guest: Gardner Bovingdon, Professor at Indiana University, Eurasian Studies Department
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, December 9, 2011
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Topic: Privatizing Public Education
Guest: Pauline Lipman, is professor of policy studies at the College of Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago
Guest: Michael E. Brunson, Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 8, 2011
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Topic: Can Education Solve Pakistan's Problems
Guest: Rafia Zakaria, Human Rights lawyer and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Indiana University
Topic: Updates from Kashmir and the Case of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
Guest: Sareer A. Fazili, Elected Member, Kashmiri American Council's Board of Directors
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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Topic: Protesting NYPD and CIA Repression
Guest: Fahd Ahmed, Legal and Policy Director, DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving
Topic: Nonviolent Struggles in Burma
Guest: Michael Beer, Executive Director, Nonviolence International
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Topic: Commemorating Ashura:Its Significance
Guest: Sheikh Al-Fadhel Al-Sahlani, Director and Imam of Imam Al-Khoei Foundation, NY
Topic: Honoring Mary Ali
Guest: Tahera Ahmed, Associate Chaplain, Northwestern University, Close Friend to Mary Ali
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, December 5, 2011
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Topic: Obama Poverty Measures A Success?
Guest: Shawn Fremstad, Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Topic: Problems in the Universtiy System
Guest: Henry Giroux, Global Television Network Chair, McMaster University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid and Amnah Murad

Friday, December 2, 2011
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Topic: Drone Resistors Face Charges
Guest: Ed Kilane, Defendant, Memeber of Syracuse Peace Council, Anti-war, Anti-Militarist Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Topic: Black Boarding Schools in the US
Guest: Dr. Reginald Nichols, the fourth President of The Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, MS
Topic: Women and The Public Space
Guest: Ramah Kudaimi, Student at Georgetown University and Contributing Writer for Altmuslimah
Guest: Mehrunisa Qayyum, International Policy and Development Consultant and Contributing Writer for Altmuslimah Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Topic: Civil Liberties and Indefinite Detention
Guest: Shahid Buttar, Executive Director, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the People's Campaign for the Constitution (PCC)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Topic: The American Muslim Identity: Ups and Downs From Personal Experience
Guest: Hailey Woldt, Ibn Khaldun Research Fellow at American University and Research Associate at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University
Guest: Abdelnasser Rashid, Harvard University Undergraduate Student
Guest: Zarinah Nadir, Attorney
Guest: Sadia Ahmed, Program Associate, American Friends Services Committee
Host: Janaan Hashim

Thursday, November 24, 2011
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Topic: Egypt's Struggle Against Counter Revolution
Guest: Dr. Safei-Eldin Hamed is a scholar of planning, architecture, and international development. Currently, he is a professor and director of the Landscape Architecture Programs at Chatham University in Pittsburgh.
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Topic: Anti-Muslim Rhetoric at Preserving Freedom Conference
Guest: Eli Clifton is a national security reporter for ThinkProgress.org. Eli holds a bachelor's degree from Bates College and a master's degree in international political economy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Topic: Healthy Holiday Eating & Living
Guest: Robyn Flipse is a registered dietitian specializing in food, nutrition and health communications.
Topic: How Will You Spend Your Thanksgiving?
Guest: Callers
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, November 21, 2011
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Topic: The Economic and Political Crisis in Itlay
Guest: Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Associate Professor of Geography at SUNY New Paltz University, NY and editor of the book "The European's Burden: Global Imperialism in EU Expansion,"
Topic: Arab League suspends Syria's membership
Guest: Bassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program and teaches in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, November 18, 2011
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Topic: Polygamy and the Face of Sharia in America
Guest: Engy Abdelkader is a Legal Fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and a human rights attorney based in the New York/New Jersey area.
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Topic: All American Muslims Reality Series
Guest: Suehaila Amen is a Cast Member of the TLC Reality series, she is a Judicial Executive and Event Planner
Topic: Muslims on Television the Experience
Guest: Zarqa Nawaz: Producer and Creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sitcom
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Topic: The Gaza Freedom Movement Continues
Guest: Ramzy Baroud Palestinian-American Journalist, Author, Editor and former Al-Jazeera producer
Topic: Attacks on the Occupy Movement
Guest: Arun Gupta A Founding Editor of the New York City based Indypendent
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Topic: From Idea to Novel to the Silver Screen: Muslim Novelists Leaving Their Mark
Guest: Umm Zakiyyah, Internationally Acclaimed Author, "If I Should Speak" trilogy
Guest: Nicole Bovey, Writer of Islamic Fiction
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, November 14, 2011
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Topic: Health Insurance Reform in Massachusetts
Guest: Benjamin Day, Executive Director, Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care
Topic: Homelessness in America
Guest: Maria Foscarinis, Founder and Executive Director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
Host: Amnah Murad

Friday, November 11, 2011
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Topic: Counterterror Strategies and the Use of Informants
Guest: Trevor Aaronson, Investigative Reporting Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Topic: Taking Time to Earn an Islamic Studies Degree from Overseas Part 2
Guest: Karen Danielson, MA in Islamic Studies from Jordan University, Amman
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, November 7, 2011
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Topic: Interfaith Participation in the Occupy Movement
Guest: Rev. Jennifer D. Crumpton, Clergy Partner Mobilizing Occupy Faith NYC
Topic: Tracking FBI Surveillance Practices and Abuse
Guest: Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy, ACLU Illinois
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, November 4, 2011
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Topic: An Experience at Guantanamo
Guest: James Yee, Executive Director at CAIR-New Jersey and former US Army Chaplain
Topic: Michigan Anti-Sharia Law Proposal
Guest: Raheem Hanifa, Communications Coordinator, CAIR Michigan
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Topic: The Case of the Hancock Drone Resisters
Guest: Judy Bello, Hancock 38 Defendant
Topic: Exploring the Causes of Global Warming
Guest: Chris Williams, Chair of the Science Department, Packer Collegiate Institute
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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Topic: Bereavement in Israel and Palestine: Replacing Revenge with Compassion
Guest: Robi Damelin, Spokesperson, Parents Circle-Families Forum
Guest: Seham abu-Awwad, Chairperson of Women's Committee, Parents Circle-Families Forum
Host: Janaan Hashim

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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Topic: Taking Time to Earn an Islamic Studies Degree from Overseas
Guest: Karen Danielson, MA in Islamic Studies from Jordan University, Amman
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, October 28, 2011
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Topic: Oligarchy vs Democracy in America
Guest: Jeffrey Winters, Professor of Political Economy, Northwestern University, Author, Oligarchy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Topic: The Portrayal of Muslims and Arabs in Hollywood
Guest: Michael Singh, Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Valentino's Ghost
Topic: Can Muslims Truly Rely on One Another
Guest: : Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa Freelance Writer, Author, The Beliefnet Guide to Islam
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesay, October 26, 2011
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Topic: Immigration Reform and the Impact of the Alabama Law
Guest: Julianne Hing, Reporter and Blogger for Colorines.com Covering Immigration
Guest: Ira Mehlman Media Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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Topic: Breast Cancer: Better Health through Education and Awareness
Guest: Douglas Feil, Director of Programs, the National Breast Cancer Foundation
Guest: Khawlah Ammar, Research Assistant, Jordan Breast Cancer Program; Amman, Jordan
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 24, 2011
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Topic: Muslims in Canada: Growing Hardships
Guest: Taha Ghayyur, Content Manager for Torontomuslims.com
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Topic: Prioritizing the Needs of the Muslim Community
Guest: Abrahim Appel, freelance journalist, Altmuslim, "Less Mosques More Charity"
Topic: Causes of Economic Instability Throughout the World
Guest: Costas Panayotakis, Associate Professor of Sociology at the New York City College
Host: Salahuddin Khan
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Topic: Promoting Serenity in the Family
Guest: Taha Ghayyur, Development Manager, Sound Vision, Editor of Newsletter "Marriage Today"
Guest: Zarqa Abid, Campaign Manager, Project Sakinah
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Topic: The Hajj Experience
Guest: Hanan Abdallah, Pricipal, Universal School went to Hajj in 2007
Guest: Amidah Burton, Resident Service Coordinator at Senior Living, first time Hajji
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 17, 2011
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Topic: Innovation in Government and its Barriers
Guest: Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress
Topic: Tawakkul Karman Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Guest: Sahar Taman, Consultant in Cultural Communications at the National Peace Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, October 14, 2011
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Topic: Updates from Occupy Freedom Square
Guest: David Swanson, An Organizer of the Anti-War and Corporate Power Protests in D.C from october2011.org
Topic: Reflections on Interreligous Conflict in Eypt
Guest: Ashraf Elessawy, Egyptian-American President of the Islamic Center of Naperville
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Topic: Critical Analysis of the Alleged Iranian Plot
Guest: Ray McGovern, Army officer and CIA analyst
Guest: Dr. Muhammad Sahimi, Political Columnist for Tehran Bureau
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Topic: Modern American history, a new perspective?
Guest: William Blum, Founder and Editor, the Washington Free Press
Topic: Civil Rights of Muslims and the NYPD
Guest: Aziz Huq, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Law School
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Topic: The Place for Domestic Violence in Islam and the American Muslim Experience
Guest: Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, Imam, Mosque Foundation and Interim President of the Fiqh Shura Council on Family
Guest: Nareman Taha, Co-Founder, Arab American Family Services (AAFS)
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 10, 2011
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Topic: The Wall Street Protests and the Indigenous Peoples Narrative
Guest: Kent Lebsock, Founder, Owe Aku International Justice Project
Topic: The History of the Native American Experience and Corporate Greed
Guest: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Professor Emeritus, Department of Ethnic Studies at California State University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, October 7, 2011
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Topic: What's Next in the Relationship of the US and Pakistan
Guest: Shaukat Qadir, Retired Brigadier and President of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute
Topic: The Impact of America's 10 Year War on the Afghans
Guest: Reena, Afghan Woman Affiliated with RAWA
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Topic: Is this the Beginning of America in a "Brave New World"
Guest: Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary Treasury in the Reagan Administration
Topic: The War in Afghanistan 10 years on, how has America changed
Guest: Derrick Crowe, Political Director at Brave New Foundation
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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Topic: Changes in Russian Politics: What does it mean?
Guest: David Kotz, Professor of Economics and Graduate Program Director at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Topic: The 10th Anniversary of the Afghan War
Guest: Kathy Kelly co-coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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Topic: Climate Change, How Can We Adapt?
Guest: Maureen Nandini Mitra, the Managing Editor of Earth Island Journal
Topic: Discussion on Odd News Headlines
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 3, 2011
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Topic: What does the Postal System need?
Guest: Jeff Musto, a public interest advocate and researcher for the Center for Study of Responsive Law
Topic: The State of the Anti-War movement
Guest: Carl G. Estabrook, retired visiting professor at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, September 30, 2011
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Topic: Extrajudicial Killing of U.S. Citizen: Anwar Awlaki
Guest: Alejandro J. Beutel, Government & Policy Analyst at MPAC
Topic: How Does this Killing Change Conditions in Yemen
Guest: Dr. Sheila Carapico, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Richmond University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Topic: Conviction of the Irvine 11
Guest: Nora Barrows-Friedman, Award-Winning Independent Journalist
Topic: The Impact of Fordson the Movie
Guest: Rashid Ghazi, Producer and Director of Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Topic: Drone Warfare is Not the Answer
Guest: Ian Harris, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Topic: Rahm vs the Chicago Teacher's Union
Guest: Lee Sustar, Labor Editor of SocialistWorker.org
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Topic: What's Happening in Kashmir and Why Don't We Hear More About It?
Guest: Fasiha Qadri, Human Rights and Peace Activist, advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, September 26, 2011
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Topic: Is an International Trade in Healthcare the Solution to Our Healthcare Problems?
Guest: Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Topic: What Has Been the Impact of Protests at Wall Street
Guest: Chris Hedges, Former New York Times Reporter, and Speaker at the Protests
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, September 23, 2011
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Topic: Reflections with Sister Ayesha
Guest: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, September 22, 2011
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Topic: The Troy Davis Case and What it Means for the Future of the Death Penalty
Guest: Mark Clements, Administrator and Chief Spokesperson at The Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Topic: Is Taxing the Rich Bad for Job Creation?
Guest: Scott Klinger, Tax Policy Director of Business for Shared Prosperity
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Topic: What Can We Expect from the US in Response to Palestine's Bid for Statehood
Guest: Medea Benjamin, Cofounder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange
Guest: Kristin Szremski, Director of Media and Communications for American Muslims for Palestine
Topic: What are the Chances for Success in Palestine's UN bid for Statehood
Guest: Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law
Host: Jenaan Hashim

Friday, September 16, 2011
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Topic: Cutting Militiary Spending to Create Jobs
Guest: Mike Prokosch, Board Member of United for a Fair Economy
Topic: The Rising Number of Uninsured Americans
Guest: Dr. Garrett Adams, President of Physicians for a National Health Program,
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 15, 2011
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Topic: Rising Poverty Levels in America
Guest: Alice O'Connor, Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Topic: Learning from Islamic History for our Present Problems
Guest: Haroon Moghul, Executive Director of The Maydan Institute, NYU
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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Topic: Obama's Jobs Speech: What Did He Achieve?
Guest: Stephanie Kelton, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Research Scholar at Levy Economics Institute
Topic: Justice, the Death Penalty, and Rick Perry
Guest: Renny Cushing, Executive Director of Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Topic: Left-Right Coalition Urges $380 Billion in Cuts to "Polluting Technologies
Guest: Tyson Slocum, the Research Director for Public Citizen's Energy Program
Topic: The Fear Industry and Islamophobia
Guest: Zaid Jilani, Senior Reporter/Blogger for ThinkProgress.org
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Topic: How we have changed since 9/11: The Costs of Wars post 9/11
Guest: Neta C. Crawford, Project Director of the Cost of War Project, Watson Institute of International Studies
Topic: How we have changed since 9/11: Economic Changes at Home and Abroad
Guest: Arun Gupta, a Founding Editor of The Indypendent Newspaper
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Friday, September 9, 2011
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Topic: How we have changed since 9/11: Muslims in America
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR Chicago
Topic: Remembering 9/11 and the Lessons Learned From it
Guest: Terry Rockefeller, member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Topic: The First Manuscript of an Enslaved Muslim American
Guest: Tariq Beard, pre-eminent collector of 18th-20th century African American historic artifacts
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Topic: How we have changed since 9/11: Rising Hate in America?
Guest: Robert Steinbeck, Deputy Editor of Intelligence Report, and Hatewatch blog
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, September 5, 2011
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Topic: Inclusive Mosques in the 21st Century: Women Friendly Mosques
Guest: Aisha al-Adawiya, the Founder and Executive Director of Women in Islam
Topic: Pension Changes and Labor Strife
Guest: Steve Early, Labor Journalist and Lawyer
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Topic: An Islamic Approach to Ethical Consumerism
Guest: Zahed Amanullah, Executive Editor of altmuslim.com
Topic: Riots in Britain: Austerity Policies at the root of the problem?
Guest: Murtaza Hussain, refugee rights worker and blogger
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Monday, August 29, 2011
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Topic: Muslim and Jewish Americans have more in common than we think
Guest: Joshua Stanton, founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Topic: Getting Ready for Eid
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, August 27, 2011
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Topic: Building a movement against war abroad and at home
Guest: Joe Lombardo, Co-coordinator of UNAC (United National Antiwar Coalition)
Guest: Ashley Smith, member of the administrative committee at UNAC
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 26, 2011
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Topic: "Through A Soldier's Eyes: Remembering Vietnam"
Guest: Adil Saleem, Vietnam Veteran and contributor to Waterworks Visual Arts Center Exhibit
Topic: Celebrating the legacy of Dr. King: The MLK Memorial
Guest: Clarence Lusane, Associate Professor at American University
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Topic: Perspectives on the Paths to God
Guest: Leo Brunnick, a founder and CEO of Patheos.com.
Guest: Dilshad D. Ali Managing Editor of the Muslim Portal at Patheos.com
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wendnesday, August 24, 2011
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Topic: "Prepare New York" for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Guest: The Rev. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of New York
Topic: Rick Perry and the economic policies of the Right
Guest: Joshua Holland, author, editor, and senior writer at AlterNet
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Topic: Who is responsible for the DC deadlock on the Budget Deal?
Guest: Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts
Topic: Libya: Liberation or Re-Colonization?
Guest: Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 22, 2011
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Topic: Is Qaddafi's Rule at an End?
Guest: Salam Al-Marayati, President of Muslim Public Affairs Council
Topic: Updates from Iraq and Recent Unrest
Guest: Raed Jarrar, Iraqi born blogger and political analyst
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 19, 2011
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Topic: Book Review: Children of the Street
Guest: Dr. Kwei Quartey, bestselling author of "Children of the Street" and Physician
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Topic: Is COIN an effective strategy for the US?
Guest: Michael Brenner, Senior Fellow at the Center of Transatlantic Relations SAIS-Johns Hopkins
Topic: Why Social Security Needs to be protected
Guest:Eric Kingson, Co-director of Social Security Works
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 15, 2011
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Topic: The Truth about Aid Programs in Somalia
Guest: Thomas Mountain, the only independant journalist in the Horn of Africa
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 12, 2011
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Topic: How you can help end Nuclear Power
Guest: Steve Breyman, Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Topic: Ramadan Cooking: The health benefits of spices
Guest: Yvonne Maffei, Food writer and founder of MyHalalkitchen.com
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Topic: Humanitarian War in Libya and Syria: Is it just an Illusion?
Guest: James Peck, author of "Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights"
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Monday, August 8, 2011
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Topic: Talking with Muslim Charities in the Month of Generosity: Islamic Relief
Guest: Anwar Khan, Vice President of Fund Development and founding member of Islamic Relief USA
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 5, 2011
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Topic: Ramadan Recipes
Guest: Yvonne Maffei, Food writer and founder of MyHalalkitchen.com
Topic: What needs to be done for Somalia?
Guest: Dr. Abdi Samatar, Somali-American Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 4, 2011
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Topic: Conversations with our hosts from Working while Fasting to the Future of Books
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid and Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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Topic: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai's arrest and Awakenings in Kashmir
Guest: Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din, Fullbright Fellow and academic writer
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Topic: All about the Ramadan Swag: Talking with Radio Islam Interns
Guest: Harith Kassar, intern at Radio Islam
Guest: Khadija Snowber, intern at Radio Islam
Guest: Aminah Garcia, intern at Radio Islam
Guest: Jumana Kassar, intern at Radio Islam
Guest: Imtiaz Garcia, intern at Radio Islam
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 1, 2011
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Topic: Getting the Most out of this Ramadan
Guest: Imam Senad Agic, head Imam of the Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
Topic: Getting the kids involved in the Ramadan Spirit
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager at Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, July 29, 2011
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Topic: Getting organized for Ramadan cooking
Guest: Yvonne Maffei, Food writer and founder of MyHalalkitchen.com
Topic: Illinois House passes Green Ramadan Resolution
Guest: Zaher Sahloul, Chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Topic: The Green Ramadan Intitiative in the New Brunswick Islamic Center
Guest: Shajia Khan, Secretary of the New Brunswick Islamic Center Board
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, July 28, 2011
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Topic: The Public's Proposed Federal Budget
Guest: Steven Kull, political psychologist and director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at Maryland School of Public Affairs
Topic: The US Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Pakistan
Guest: Fred Branfman, activist and author
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Topic: Ramadan the Spiritual Benefits to the Body and Soul(re-broadcast)
Guest: Inamul Haq, Expertise in Islamic Theology, Qur'anic Studies, International Educational Background, and Interreligious Professional Experience
Host: Ahmed Aduib

Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Topic: Understanding and Helping the Troubled Young Adult (re-broadcast)
Guest: Arif Syed, M.D., Clinical Psychiatrist
Guest: Andres Durbak, Chicago Public School Office of Safety and Security
Host: Jenaan Hashim

Monday, July 25, 2011
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Topic: Norwegian Terror Attack and its implications
Guest: Ali Gharib, national security reporter for ThinkProgress.org
Topic: How is Norway different from the United States
Guest: David Swanson, author and activist from RootsAction.org
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, July 22, 2011
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Topic: Are You Asking About K?
Guest: Rashid Hassan, Co-Founder of Askaboutk.com
Topic: What You Need to Know About the Conflict in Kashmir
Guest: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Executive Director of The Kashmiri American Council
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Topic: Perceptions, Understanding and Misunderstanding
Guest: Akbar Ahmed, Currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington DC
Topic: Misconceptions of Islam in America and its Influence
Guest: Jonathan Curiel, Journalist in San Francisco and the Author of Al' America: Travels Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots.
Host: Salahuddin Khan

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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Topic: The Solution to State Shortfalls: End the Afghan War
Guest: Christopher Hellman, Senior Research Analyst at National Priorities Project
Topic: Right Wing Movements and the Attack on Organized Labor
Guest: Chip Berlet, Author and Senior Analyst at Political Research Associates
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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Monday, July 18, 2011
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Topic: How a Young Activist Helped to Pass the Dream Act in Illinois
Guest: Alaa Mukahhal, Immigrant Youth Justice League Organizer
Topic: How can you get involved in the campaign for immigrant rights?
Guest: Ahlam Jbara, Associate Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, July 15, 2011
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Topic: Why was a proposal for an interfaith center blocked in Virginia?
Guest: Laura George, Virginia based author, attorney, artist, teacher, and director of Oracle Institute
Guest: John Whitehead, attorney at Rutherford Institute
Topic: Raising Awareness about Domestic Violence Through Art
Guest: Nadia Janjua, 2011 Muslim Women in the Arts Coordinator
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, July 14, 2011
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Topic: Is U.S. "Counter-Terrorism" Pushing Pakistan to Brink?
Guest: Fred Branfman, US-American anti-war activist and author of a number of books about the Indochina War
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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Topic: What are some of the challenges young Muslims experience when getting married?
Guest: Ali Ardekani, comedian and owner of Ummah Films and Half Our Deen
Topic: How can you improve your health this summer?
Guest: Dr. Samar Shehaiber, chiropractic physician and certified acupuncturist
Host: Tamara

Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Topic: How many Americans are unemployed? And what are we going to do about it?
Guest: Mitchell Hirsch, Web and Campaign Associate at the National Employment Law Project
Topic: Who's serving the homeless in Chicago?
Guest: Ed Stellon, Director of Resource and Community Development at the Heartland Alliance
Host: Tamara

Monday, July 11, 2011
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Topic: Privacy and the Internet
Guest: Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy at American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Topic: Discussion About "Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad"
Guest: Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim Writer and Islamic Instructor for the Al Maghrib Institute
Host: Tamara

Friday, July 8, 2011
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Topic: Why was a proposal for an interfaith center blocked in Virginia?
Guest: Laura George, Virginia based author, attorney, artist, teacher, and director of Oracle Institute
Guest: John Whitehead, attorney at Rutherford Institute
Topic: Raising Awareness about Domestic Violence Through Art
Guest: Nadia Janjua, 2011 Muslim Women in the Arts Coordinator
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, July 7, 2011
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Topic: The Sharia Hysteria in America
Guest: Adnan Zulfiqar, Law and Public Policy Fellow at the Annenberg Center for Global Communication Studies in Philadelphia
Topic: ABCs of American Politics; US Policy Towards the Arab Spring
Guest: Stephen Shalom, Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University in New Jersey
Host: Junaid Ahmed

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy in West Asia and South Africa
Guest: Vijay Prashad, Professor of International Studies at Trinity College
Topic: How will budget cuts affect women disproportionately?
Guest: Terry O'Neil, President for National Organization for Women
Topic: Update on the Gaza Flotillas
Guest: Sasha Julia Gelzin, Free Gaza Movement
Host: Junaid Ahmed and Tamara

Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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Topic: Representations of Muslim Women in the Media
Guest: Itrath Syed, PhD Student in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University
Topic: Coverage from ISNA
Guest: Imam Zaid Shakir, Co-Founder of Zaytuna College
Guest: Dr. Hatem Bazian, Co-Founder of Zaytuna College, Berkeley
Guest: Dr. Mohamed Rida Beshir, Author of Four Best-Selling Books on Family Issues and Parenting
Host: Junaid Ahmed and Tamara

Monday, July 4, 2011
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Topic: Explaining Islam to the Public
Guest: Edward Curtis, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Topic: Political Engagement in the United States
Guest: Robert Jensen, journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Host: Junaid Ahmed

Sunday, July 3, 2011
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Topic:Paintings and Portraits
Guest: Professor Najja Abdul Mussawir, Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale
Guest: Elijah Muhammad, Photographer and Author of "The Last Listening Party of the Notorious BIG
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, July 2, 2011
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Topic: What challenges do Muslim American athletes experience in hijab?
Guest: Kulsoom Abdullah, Olympic Weight Lifter
Topic: Muslim Group Aims to Create Co-housing Development
Guest: Joshua Brockwell, Leading Member of Good Tree Village
Host: Tamara

Friday, July 1, 2011
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Topic: Report from ISNA
Host: Tamara

Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Topic: Explaining Islam to the Public
Guest: Edward Curtis, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Topic: Political Engagement in the United States
Guest: Robert Jensen, journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Host: Junaid Ahmed

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Topic: King Hearings, Islamophobia, and YOU
Guest: Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid, Imam of Mosque of the Islamic Brotherhood
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Topic: Privacy and the Internet
Guest: Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy at American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Topic: Discussion About "Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad"
Guest: Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim Writer and Islamic Instructor for the Al Maghrib Institute
Host: Tamara

Monday, June 27, 2011
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Topic: Shariah Law in the US
Guest: Inamul Haq, Islamic Studies Professor at Elmhurst College
Guest: Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Topic: The Syrian Revolution
Guest: Mohyeddin Kassar, Head of the Syrian American Society and Professor at Northwestern University
Guest: Mohja Kahf, Poet, Scholar and Professor of English at the University of Arkansas
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 24, 2011
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Topic: Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human
Guest: Ceylon Mooney, He has spent many winters in the West Bank volunteering with Christian peacemaker teams, the International Solidarity Movement
Topic: "Jihad Against Islam" A Report on the Rise of Islamophobia in the US
Guest: Robert Steinback, Deputy Editor of the Southern Poverty Law Center's quarterly magazine, Intelligence Report, and the organization's Hatewatch blog.
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Topic: How can you look your best this summer?
Guest: Mariam Soboh, Founder and Editor in Chief of Hijabtrendz.com
Topic: How are Muslim Charities faring in post 9/11 America?
Guest: Mohamed Sabur, Staff Attorney at Muslim Advocates, Leader of the Muslim Charity Works Program
Host: Tamara

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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Topic: What is the status of Troy Davis's case?
Guest: Jen Marlowe, author and activist
Guest: Laura Moye, Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director at Amnesty International USA
Topic: The Death Penalty and Wrongful Convictions
Guest: Craig Cooley, Staff Attorney at the Innocence Project
Host: Tamara

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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Topic: First Latin American Food Bank Conference
Guest: Maurice Weaver, Senior Project Manager at the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN)
Topic: My Fellow American
Guest: Daniel Tutt, Outreach Director for Unity Productions Foundation
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Monday, June 20, 2011
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Topic: Learn Arabic this Summer!
Guest: Nouman Ali Khan, Founder and Lead Instructor at Bayyinnah Institute
Topic: What Does a Muslim Father Think About Father's Day?
Guest: Dr. Hisham Hassaballa, A Chicago Doctor and Beliefnet Columnist Since 2001
Host: Tamara

Friday, June 17, 2011
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Topic: First Latin American Food Bank Conference
Guest: Maurice Weaver, Senior Project Manager at the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN)
Topic: My Fellow American
Guest: Daniel Tutt, Outreach Director for Unity Productions Foundation
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Topic: Is NATO's Military Intervention in Libya Legal?
Guest: Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign
Topic: Where is Syria Headed?
Guest: Dr. Elaine C. Hagopian, Professor Emerita of Sociology at Simmons College, Boston
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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Topic: How can you protect yourself from cell phone radiation?
Guest: Louis Slesin, Editor of Microwave News
Topic: Why should ethnic communities start taking action to protect net neutrality?
Guest: Jehangir Khattak, Communications Manager at the New York Community Media Alliance
Host: Tamara

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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Topic: Islamophobia in the United States
Guest: Rami El-Amine, One of the founders and current editors of Left Turn magazine
Topic: US Power and Foreign Policy
Guest: Steve Rosenthal, Retired Professor of Sociology at Hampton University in Virginia
Host: Junaid Ahmad

Monday, June 13, 2011
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Topic: What are some of the challenges young Muslims experience when getting married?
Guest: Ali Ardekani, comedian and owner of Ummah Films and Half Our Deen
Topic: How can you improve your health this summer?
Guest: Dr. Samar Shehaiber, chiropractic physician and certified acupuncturist
Host: Tamara

Friday, June 10, 2011
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Topic: Who were the Freedom Riders?
Guest: George Holmes, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
Topic: Why is the community opposed to Muslim men marrying older women?
Guest: Sajd Hassen, author of the article, "Searching for Khadijah: A Boy's Perspective"
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, June 9, 2011
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Topic: How many Americans are unemployed? And what are we going to do about it?
Guest: Mitchell Hirsch, Web and Campaign Associate at the National Employment Law Project
Topic: Who's serving the homeless in Chicago?
Guest: Ed Stellon, Director of Resource and Community Development at the Heartland Alliance
Host: Tamara

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Topic: Why Can't We Kick the Coal Energy Habit?
Guest: Jeff Biggers, Author of "Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland
Topic: What Does Barbie Have to do with Rainforests in Indonesia?
Guest: Rolf Skar, Senior Forest Campaigner with Greenpeace
Topic: What are Chicago Environmentalists Doing to Protect the Environment
Guest: Lan Richart, Co-Director at Eco Justice Collaborative and one of the founding members in the Clean Power Coalition
Host: Tamara

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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Topic: How a Young Activist Helped to Pass the Dream Act in Illinois
Guest: Alaa Mukahhal, Immigrant Youth Justice League Organizer
Topic: How can you get involved in the campaign for immigrant rights?
Guest: Ahlam Jbara, Associate Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, June 6, 2011
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Topic: Why did the Detainee Abuse Task Force fail to investigate military abuse of Iraqis?
Guest: Joshua E.S. Phillips, author of None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture
Topic: Why has the media ignored Yemen?
Guest: Aneesa Shehadeh, Yemeni American activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, June 3, 2011
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Topic: The End of the Oprah Winfrey Show: Past Muslim Guests Discuss Their Experiences
Guest: Krista Bremer, author of, "Cover Girl," published in O Magazine
Guest: Sadia Shakir, past guest on Oprah Show
Topic: What is it about Oprah Winfrey that she has captured the attention of millions?
Guest: Jennifer Harris, co-author of The Oprah Phenomenon
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, June 2, 2011
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Topic: A Look at Jammu and Kashmir
Guest: Fasiha Qadri, a human rights and peace activist and has worked as an advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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Topic: What are police officers taught about Islam and Muslims?
Guest: Joshua Craze, co-author of "How We Train Our Cops to Fear Islam"
Topic: How are Muslims educating police officers about their faith?
Guest: Ameena Jandali, Founding Member and Content Director for Islamic Networks Group
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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Topic: What is the etiquette at graduations?
Guest: Jodi Smith, Etiquette Consultant and President of Mannersmith
Topic: Should you send your kids to summer camp?
Guest: Saad Quadri, Manager of Camp Busy Bees Boys Division
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 30, 2011
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Topic: How are Saudi women active participants in the Arab Spring?
Guest: Hala Al Dosari, Saudi Arabian researcher based in the United States
Topic: What factors pose challenges to Arabs in the rolling revolutions?
Guest: Abdel Hamid Siyam, Professor of Political Science at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, May 29, 2011
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Topic: A Show dedicated my show to Gil Scott-Heron
Guest: Jessica Care Moore, Poet and Author
Guest: Dion Steele, DJ and Producer
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, May 28, 2011
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Topic: The Stories of American Muslim Women
Guest: Maria Ibrahimji, Co-editors of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Zahra Suratwala, Co-editory of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Nousheen Yusuf, Contributing Writer for "I Speak for Myself"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 27, 2011
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Topic: What Challenges do deaf Muslims experience in the United States?
Guest: Nashiru Abdulai, President of Global Deaf Muslims
Guest: Farah Khan, Chicago mother of two deaf children
Topic: Topic: What happens when you protest Netanyahu's speech in Congress?
Guest: Medea Benjamin, Leader from CodePink
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
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Topic: A look imto whistleblowing and its repercussions
Guest: Jesselyn Radack, former ethics adviser to the United States Department of Justice
Topic: Palestinian Youth Movements
Guest: Noura Erakat, a Palestinian human rights attorney and activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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Topic: Remembering Omar Ahmad
Guest: Shahed Amanullah, Author of "Serving the Public While Riding a Segway"
Topic: Will Obama be reauthorizing portions of the Patriot Act?
Guest: Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the Bill of Rights Committee
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Topic: The Syrian Revolution
Guest: Mohyeddin Kassar, Head of the Syrian American Society and Professor at Northwestern University
Guest: Mohja Kahf, Poet, Scholar and Professor of English at the University of Arkansas
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, May 23, 2011
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Topic:Obama and the Black leadership
Guest: Kevin Gray Author of "The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama
Topic: Legacy of Malcolm X
Guest: Sam Anderson President of the Board of Trustees of the Malcolm X Museum
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 20, 2011
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Topic: CMECCA School and the Importance of Islamic and Faith Based Edcuation
Guest: Dr. Bambade, Dr. Bambade Shakoor-Abdulla, Principal of CMECCA School
Topic: Muslim Theater: Creating an Environment for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue
Guest: Zakiyyah El-Amin, Award Winning Director and Producer
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, May 19, 2011
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Topic: Obama's address on Middle East: did he deliver?
Guest: Husain Abdullah director of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
Guest: Ahmed Rehab Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Topic: The Psychology of Revenge: Why We Should Stop Celebrating Osama Bin Laden's Death
Guest: Pamela Gerloff, Visionary Writer, Educator and Consultant for Transformational Change
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Al Nakba, the Catastrophe, 63 Years Later
Guest: Amani Ghouleh, Publisher, The Arab Horizon
Guest: Mahmoud Salah, born in the village of Sar'a, Palestine in 1932, he was 16 years old when he witnessed firsthand the Nakba
Guest: Kristin Szremski, Director of Media and Communications for the American Muslims for Palestine

Monday, May 16, 2011
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Topic: Soldiers of Peace: Two Men, One Conflict, One Voice
Guest: Wa'el Salame, Combatants for Peace, Palestinian
Guest: Yonatan Gur, Combatants for Peace, Israeli
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, May 13, 2011
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Topic: Arabs Walk Now for Autism
Guest: Joanna Beituni, Captain of Team Arabs Walk Now for Autism and Graduate Student at National Louis University
Topic: Arab American Day of Service
Guest: Laila Younes, Youth Services Americorps Intern at the Arab American Action Network
Topic: Beyond bin Laden Killing: Drone Strikes the "New Norm"
Guest: Brian Terrell, Long Time Peace Activist
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Topic: "The Future of Islam"
Guest: John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs
Topic: The Collpase of Journalism
Guest: Robert Jensen, Journalism Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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Topic: Year of Hate in the US
Guest: Heidi Beirich, Director of Research at Southern Poverty Law Center
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Topic: Inside Bahrain: A Different Perspective on the Protests in Bahrain
Guest: Hana Bubshait, Special Development Program Coordinator for Communication Engineering with Saudi Aramco
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 9, 2011
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Topic: The FBI and the continuation of the Patriot Act
Guest: Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent and whistleblower
Topic: Patraeus as the new CIA director
Guest: Ray McGovern, retired CIA officer and analyst
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, May 7, 2011
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Host: Amir Haq
Topic: Environmental Issues: Islam and the Ecology
Guest: Hamid Mavani, Ph.D., McGill University, Institute of Islamic Studies

Friday, May 6, 2011
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Topic: Black Boarding Schools in the US
Guest: Dr. Reginald Nichols, the fourth President of The Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, MS
Topic: Women and The Public Space
Guest: Ramah Kudaimi, Student at Georgetown University and Contributing Writer for Altmuslimah
Guest: Mehrunisa Qayyum, International Policy and Development Consultant and Contributing Writer for Altmuslimah
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, May 5, 2011
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Topic: News from Afghanistan and the Peace Movement
Guest: Kathy Kelly, American peace activist, author, and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Topic: Year of Hate in the US
Guest: Heidi Beirich, Director of Research at Southern Poverty Law Center
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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Topic: Reaction from Muslim Organizations on US forces killing Osama bin Laden
Guest: Raheem Hanifa, responsible for the PITFA workshop (Presenting Islam to Fellow Americans), Communications Outreach, and Volunteer/Intern Coordination at CAIR- MI
Guest: Salam Al Marayati, is executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, May 2, 2011
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Topic: Reflections on US forces killing Osama bin Laden
Guest: Junaid Ahmad, Assistant Professor of Law and Politics at Lahore University in Pakistan
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, April 29, 2011
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Topic: Muslims in the UK
Guest: Dr. Ataullah Siddiqui
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, April 28, 2011
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Topic: Afghanistan
Guest: Malailai Joya, Member of Afghan Parliament
Guest: Joshua Brollier, Co-Coordinator with Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Topic: Torture at Guantanamo
Guest: Luke Hansen, been active with the Witness Against Torture community, which has worked for the closure of the Guantanamo prison and the restoration of justice for the prisoners and their families.
Topic: Reflections on Protests in Syria
Guest: Salwa Sunbulli, 2nd Generation Syrian American, active blogger and political activist on issues pertaining to Syria
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Topic: The Stories of American Muslim Women
Guest: Maria Ibrahimji, Co-editors of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Zahra Suratwala, Co-editory of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Nousheen Yusuf, Contributing Writer for "I Speak for Myself"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, April 25, 2011
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
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Friday, April 22, 2011
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Topic: Young African Americans Working Overseas
Guest: Katherine Podkalicki, a 25 year old African American female, spent a year teaching English in Korea.
Topic: Getting Young African American Students Excited about Math
Guest: Dr. Ron Boykins, President and Founder of Math Fest, is getting young students excited about math compitions
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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Topic: Vandalism at Georgia Mosque
Guest: Amjad Taufique, Member, Board of Directors of Masjid Al-Hedaya (Islamic Center of Marietta).
Topic: Protests in Syria
Guest: Yaser Tabbara, Principal of Zarzour, Khalil, & Tabbara LLC.
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Topic: Chicago Activist Speaks Out
Guest: Hatem Abudayyeh is the Executive Director of the Arab American Action Network (AAAN)
Guest: Jim Fennerty is a criminal defense and civil rights attorney
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 18, 2011
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Topic: Filming Warring Factions: Conversations About Iran, Filming and Break Dancing
Guest: Justin Mashouf, Director of "Warring Factions"
Topic: Upcoming Documentary About Muslim Americans
Guest: Fatima, Director of "Salaam America"
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, April 15, 2011
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Topic: Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?
Guest: Josh Ruebner,National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Topic: Fracking and T. Boone Pickens' Myths
Guest: Maura Stephens, An Independent Writer, Playwright, Actor, Director, Educator, and Activist
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Topic: Afghanistan
Guest: Malailai Joya, Member of Afghan Parliament
Guest: Joshua Brollier, Co-Coordinator with Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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Topic: Fighting for Civil Liberties in Oklahoma
Guest: Muneer Awad, Licensed Attorney in the State of Georgia
Topic: Reporting Back from Afghanistan
Guest: Jake Olzen, Activist with Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Witness Against Torture
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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Topic: Global Day of Action Against Military Spending
Guest: John Feffer, Co-Director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
Topic: Northwestern University's First Muslim Chaplain
Guest: Tahera Ahmad, Associate Chaplain at Northwestern University where she is an Advisor to the Campus and Evanston Community
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, April 11, 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, April 09, 2011
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Topic: A Conversation with Glee Star, Iqbal Theba and Star Trek Star, Faran Tahir
Guest: Faran Tahir, Actor: Star Trek and Iron Man
Guest: Iqbal Theba, Actor: FOX's Glee
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, April 08, 2011
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Topic: Global Alliance of Artists and SANAD to Help Arab Women Gain Financial Literacy
Guest: Dina Rabadi, Founder and Executive Director of Global Alliance of Artists
Topic: Don't Be A Victim of Domestic Violence
Guest: Khalidah Kali, Official Court Reporter for Domestic Violence Court
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, April 07, 2011
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Topic: Restoring our Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights
Guest: Shahid Buttar, Executive Director and Leads the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the People's Campaign for the Constitution (PCC)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, April 06, 2011
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Topic: Healthy Food for Healthy Communities
Guest: Gus Schumacher, is Executive Vice President of Policy and Founding Board Member of Wholesome Wave
Guest: Anchi Mei, is the Program Manager of the Food Security and Community Health Program at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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Topic: Chicago Activist Speaks Out
Guest: Hatem Abudayyeh is the Executive Director of the Arab American Action Network (AAAN)
Guest: Jim Fennerty is a criminal defense and civil rights attorney
Host: Janaan Hashim

Friday, April 01, 2011
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Topic: Shariah Law in the US
Guest: Inamul Haq, Islamic Studies Professor at Elmhurst College
Guest: Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Topic: Support Radio Islam Fundraising Dinner
Guest: Ayesha Mustafaa, Radio Islam Host
Guest: Imran Husain, Former Radio Islam Host
Topic: Local Imams Make Statement Against War
Guest: Imam Shamsi Ali, Director of the Jamaica Muslim Center and President of Masjid Al-Hikmah in Astoria, NY
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Topic: The Stories of American Muslim Women
Guest: Maria Ibrahimji, Co-editors of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Zahra Suratwala, Co-editory of "I Speak for Myself"
Guest: Nousheen Yusuf, Contributing Writer for "I Speak for Myself"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Topic: The History of Muslims in America
Guest: Jonathan Curiel, Journalist in San Francisco and the Author of Al' America: Travels Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots.
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 28, 2011
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Topic: Bringing the Muslim Voice to Community Elections
Guest: Reema Ahmed, Executive Director of Project Mobilize
Guest: Bassam S. Abdallah, Candidate for Orland Park Library Trustee
Guest: Rola Othman, Candidate for Reavis High School District 220 School Board
Guest: Itedal Shalabi, Candidate for North Palos District 117 School Board
Guest: Nuha Hasan, Candidate for Park District Commissioner for the Village of Justice
Guest: Ahmed Aduib, Candidate for Bridgeview Library Board
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, March 27, 2011
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Topic: Live on Location with Real Hip Hop
Guest: Mike-E, Poet, Emcee, Musician, Activist
Guest: Lewis Taylor, Graffiti Artist
Guest: Keenan H., Graphic Designer, Multi-Media Specialist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Topic: The Threat of Nuclear Disaster in Japan After Earthquake and Tsunami
Guest: Kevin Kamps, Specialist in Nuclear Waste at Beyond Nuclear
Topic: What the Chicago community is doing to help Japan/ Peter Kind's "Muslim Radicalization" Hearings Guest: Dr. Zaher Sahloul, chairperson of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, March 25, 2011
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Topic: The Miseducation of African American Youth Throughout American History
Guest: Marvin Jones, Founder and CEO of JAMI First Day Covers
Guest: Stephen Rozman, Ph.D., Director at Historical Black College of Tougaloo in Tougaloo, Miss
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Topic: Nuclear Disaster in Japan
Guest: Lloyd Dumas, Professor of Political Economy, Economics and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas
Guest: Harvey Wasserman, Author or Co-Author of a Dozen Books, including SOLARTOPIA! OUR GREEN-POWERED EARTH
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Topic: Why You Should Stand Against War and Militarism
Guest: Sara Flounders, Co-Director of International Action Center
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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Topic: Declaration of War on Libya
Guest: Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at International Policy Studies (IPS).
Guest: Seif Da'na, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Specializing in Mideast and North Africa
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 21, 2011
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Topic: Why Non-Union Members are Standing in Solidarity with Union Protesters in Wisconsin
Guest: Kadjua Vaj, Co-founder and co-executive director of Freedom Inc., on the phone with us in the midst of Wisconsin Protest
Guest: Other Protesters in Wisconsin
Topic: An Update on the Developments in the Wisconsin Protests Guest: Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, March 18, 2011
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Topic: A Discussion with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Grant
Guest: Robert Grant, FBI Special Agent in Charge
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, March 17, 2011
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Topic: Behind U.S.-Backed Bahrain Regime's "Dialogue"
Guest: Hussain Abdulla, Director of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
Topic: Debate on Libya and Intervention
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Topic: Efforts to Cure Hunger in Egypt
Guest: Moez El Shohdi, President and CEO of Egyptian Food Bank
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Topic: A Closer Look at the Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Recovery Effort
Guest: Aileen Mioko, Executive Director of Kyoto-based Green Action
Guest: Ilyas Choudry, Executive Council Member of Helping Hand
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, March 14, 2011
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Topic: Why Non-Union Members are Standing in Solidarity with Union Protesters in Wisconsin
Guest: Kadjua Vaj, Co-founder and co-executive director of Freedom Inc., on the phone with us in the midst of Wisconsin Protest
Guest: Other Protesters in Wisconsin
Topic: An Update on the Developments in the Wisconsin Protests Guest: Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, March 12, 2011
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Topic: The Threat of Nuclear Disaster in Japan After Earthquake and Tsunami
Guest: Kevin Kamps, Specialist in Nuclear Waste at Beyond Nuclear
Topic: What the Chicago community is doing to help Japan/ Peter Kind's "Muslim Radicalization" Hearings Guest: Dr. Zaher Sahloul, chairperson of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, March 11, 2011
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Topic: Arab and Jewish Women Leaders Work Together to Bring Peace Through Their Society
Guest: Philomena Blees, J.D., President of Peace Through Commerce
Guest: Itaf Awad, Council Trainer and Facilitator
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Topic: Witnessing A Revolution
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, American Muslim Activist, Writer and Executive Director of CAIR - Chicago
Topic: The Peter King Hearings
Guest: Alejandro J. Beutel, MPAC's Government and Policy Analyst
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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Topic: Efforts to Cure Hunger in Egypt
Guest: Moez El Shohdi, President and CEO of Egyptian Food Bank
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Topic: Behind U.S.-Backed Bahrain Regime's "Dialogue"
Guest: Hussain Abdulla, Director of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
Topic: Debate on Libya and Intervention
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, March 7, 2011
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Topic: Privatizing Public Education
Guest: Pauline Lipman, is professor of policy studies at the College of Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago
Guest: Michael E. Brunson, Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, March 06, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, March 05, 2011
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Topic: Conversation with an Egyptian Resident About the Revolution
Guest: Amr Mobasher, Egyptian resident
Topic: Recent Developments in Libya: Fighting for Freedom
Guest: Khaled Mattawa, Assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Michigan, a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer
Host: Ali Dia

Friday, March 04, 2011
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Topic: A Discussion with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Grant
Guest: Robert Grant, FBI Special Agent in Charge
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, March 03, 2011
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Topic: Budget Cuts and the Attack on Unions
Guest: Matthew Rothschild, Editor of The Progressive Magazine
Guest: Chuck Collins, Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy (IPS)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, March 02, 2011
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Topic: Shariah Law in the US
Guest: Inamul Haq, Islamic Studies Professor at Elmhurst College
Guest: Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Tuesday, March 01, 2011
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Topic: Recognizing Women's History Month
Guest: Sabina Abdul-Qadir, Lawyer, Founding Member and Director of Community Service for Muslim Women's Alliance
Guest: Sammer Ghouleh, CEO, Founder and President of Spirit Magazine
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 28, 2010
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Topic: African-American History
Host: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim

Saturday, February 26, 2011
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Topic: Conversation with an Egyptian Resident About the Revolution
Guest: Amr Mobasher, Egyptian resident
Topic: Recent Developments in Libya: Fighting for Freedom
Guest: Khaled Mattawa, Assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Michigan, a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer
Host: Ali Dia

Friday, February 25, 2011
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Topic: Muslim Women Gain Higher Profile in the U.S.
Guest: Soumaya Khalifa, Founder of Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta
Guest: Tayyibah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of Azizah Magazine
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Topic: Black History Month Series, Then and Now: Comparing the South and its Attitudes Toward the Blacks from Slavery to the 21st Century
Guest: Khalid Griggs, Imam- Community Mosque of Winston-Salem (NC)
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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Topic: What You Need to Know About Illinois Muslim Action Day 2011
Guest: Kiran Ansari, Communications Director at the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Topic: Libyan American Rapper Talks About the Imprisonment and Torture of His Father at the Hands of Qaddafi's Regime
Guest: Khalid M., Libyan American Rapper
Host: Ali Dia

Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Topic: Libyan Americans Discuss their Families' Experience with Gaddafi's Government
Guest: Ahmed Aduib, Libyan American and Affiliates Coordinator at ISNA
Guest: Sarah Burshan, Libyan American and Student at UIC
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 21, 2011
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Topic: Black History Month Series, What American Society Gains
Guest: Aneesah Nadir, PhD
Guest: Nikia Bilal, Attorney
Guest: Ayesha Mustafaa, Muslim Journal
Host: Janaan Hashim

Sunday, February 20, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, February 19, 2011
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Topic: Polar Magnetic Shifts and Superstorms
Guest: Terrence Aym, Writer for Helium.com
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, February 18, 2011
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Topic: It couldn't hurt to have a Muslim 'Cosby Show'
Guest: Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Columnist and Editorial Board Member
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, February 17, 2011
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Topic: The Muslim Community in the U.S. is Not Immune to the Ills of the Greater Society
Guest: Habeeb Quadri, Principal of the MCC Full Time School in Morton Grove, IL
Guest: Edmund Arroyo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed School Social Worker and Founder of The Heartspeak Institute
Host: Janaan Hashim

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Topic: Why Not Let Love and Compassion Shape Our World? A Coversation With a Peace Journalist
Guest: Robert Koehler, Journalist and Author of "Courage Grows Strong at the Wound"
Topic: Reflections on True Love
Host: Ali Dia

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Topic: Healthcare Ruling: Universal Coverage Without a Mandate
Guest: Clark Newhall, Executive Director of Health Justice, a Doctor and an Attorney
Topic: What Does the Prophet (PBUH) Mean to?
Guest: Call-ins from the Community
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 14, 2011
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Topic: How to Stop Violence in Chicago
Guest: Dr. Gary Slutzkin, Executive Director of Cease Fire: The Campaign to Stop the Shooting
Topic: Is Turkish Politics Free of the Hijab?
Guest: Merve Kavakci, author of Headscarf Politics in Turkey
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, February 13, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, February 12, 2011
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Topic: What's Next for Egypt After Protests?
Guest: Mounzer Sleiman, Founder of the Center for American and Arab Studies
Topic: "Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine"
Guest: David Zlutnick, founder of Upheaval Productions
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, February 11, 2011
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Topic: Islamic Art Through Afican Aesthetics
Guest: Derrick Tariq Beard
Topic: Egypt's New Horizon
Guest: Laila El-Haddad, Palestinian Blogger, Writer and News Media Activist
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Topic: What's Next for Egypt After Protests?
Guest: Mounzer Sleiman, Founder of the Center for American and Arab Studies
Topic: "Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine"
Guest: David Zlutnick, founder of Upheaval Productions
Host: Amir Haq

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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Topic: How America Went Wrong in the Middle East
Guest: Chris Hedges, Senior Fellow at the Nation Institute and author of, "Death of the Liberal Class"
Topic: The Use of Social Media to Mobilize Youth in the Tunisia/Egypt Protests
Guest: Linda Herrera, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Host: Ali Dia

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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Topic: Support the Irvine 11
Guest: Emily Ratner, Organizer, Media Maker and Law Student Based in New Orleans
Guest: Marya Bangee, Leader of Stand with the 11 Guest: Reem Salahi, Civil Rights Attorney, Formally Represented the "Irvine 11" in their Administrative Proceedings and Currently on their Legal Defense Team
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, February 7, 2011
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Topic: Who's Running for Chicago Mayor?
Guest: Miguell Del Valle, Candidate for Mayor of Chicago
Guest: Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins, Candidate for Mayor of Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, February 6, 2011
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Topic: Global Vision
Guest: Rashan Rashid, CEO of Muslim Heat Management
Guest: El-Seed, Artist & Painter
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, February 5, 2011
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Topic: What's Next for Egypt After Protests?
Guest: Mounzer Sleiman, Founder of the Center for American and Arab Studies
Topic: "Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine"
Guest: David Zlutnick, founder of Upheaval Productions
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, February 4, 2011
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Topic: Countdown to the Superbowl
Guest: David DuBois, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Topic: Egypt: What to Expect Next
Guest: Nourhan El Koptan, Egyptian American Fullbright Fellow at Mary Baldwin College
Guest: Dr. Stephen Zunes, a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco
Host: Janaan Hashim

Thursday, February 3, 2011
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Topic: UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
Guest: Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
Topic: Is Democracy in Egypt Possible?
Guest: Khalid Beydoun, Attorney and Co-Founder of FreeEgyptNow.org
Host: Janaan Hashim and Abdul Malik Mujahid

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Monday, January 31, 2011
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Topic: Dealing with Discrimination and Getting Help from Muslim Advocates
Guest: Jawad Khaki, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corp, President and a Founding Director of IMAN (Ithna-asheri Muslim Association of the Northwest)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, January 30, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, January 29, 2011
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Topic: A Talk With Screenwriter and Director Kamran Pasha
Guest: Kamran Pasha, Author of "Mother of the Believers," Screenwriter and Director
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, January 28, 2011
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Topic: It couldn't hurt to have a Muslim 'Cosby Show'
Guest: Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Columnist and Editorial Board Member
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, January 27, 2011
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Topic: A New Era in the Middle East
Guest: Radwan Masmoudi, Founder of the Center for Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
Guest: Seif Da'na, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Specializing in the Mideast and North Africa
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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Topic: One Year After Earthquake, Haiti is Still Suffering
Guest: Alex Dupuay, Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University, author of "The Prophet and Power: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the International Community, and Haiti"
Topic: The Return of Haiti's Exiled Dictator, Jean Claude Duvalier
Guest: Ezili Dianto, president of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Topic: Future Agenda of the Peace Movement in America
Guest: Michael McConnell, The Great Lakes Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee
Guest: Sara Flounders, Co-Director of the International Action Center
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, January 24, 2011
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Topic: Guantanamo Turns 9
Guest: Jeremy Varon, Witness Against Torture
Topic: Will the "Bush Six" Responsible for the Bush Administration's Torture Policy Face Charges in Spain?
Guest: Katherine Gallagher, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, January 23, 2011
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Topic: Art and Culture of the East Coast
Guest: Tahir Kaiyum, Founder of Crescent Moon Nights
Guest: Da Muslimah, Diva - Hip Hop Artist and Poet
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, January 22, 2011
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Topic: A Conversation with Glee Star, Iqbal Theba and Star Trek Star, Faran Tahir
Guest: Faran Tahir, Actor: Star Trek and Iron Man
Guest: Iqbal Theba, Actor: FOX's Glee
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, January 21, 2011
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Topic: Muslim Women Gain Higher Profile in the U.S.
Guest: Soumaya Khalifa, Founder of Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta
Guest: Tayyibah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of Azizah Magazine
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Topic: Comparing the Pete King Hearing to the McCarthy Trial Hearing
Guest: Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Guest: Kamran Memon, Attorney and Founder of Muslims For A Safe America
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid and Kristin Szermski

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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Topic: The Arizona Shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: A Product of "Conservative Media Propagating Violent Rhetoric Against Liberal Americans"?
Guest: Sara Robinson, Senior fellow at Campaign for America's Future
Topic: The Current State and Future of the US Halal Industry
Guest: Suzanne Audi, Food Technologist at Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Topic: The Muslim Community in the U.S. is Not Immune to the Ills of the Greater Society
Guest: Habeeb Quadri, Principal of the MCC Full Time School in Morton Grove, IL
Guest: Edmund Arroyo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed School Social Worker and Founder of The Heartspeak Institute
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 17, 2011
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Topic: Martin Luther King Jr.: What We've Accomplished and What We Still Need to Do
Guest: Robert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at University of Texas at Austin
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, January 15, 2011
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Topic: A Conversation with Glee Star, Iqbal Theba and Star Trek Star, Faran Tahir
Guest: Faran Tahir, Actor: Star Trek and Iron Man
Guest: Iqbal Theba, Actor: FOX's Glee
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, January 14, 2011
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Topic: Arizona Shooting: 6 Days Later
Guest: Chip Berlet, Senior Analyst at Political Research Associates (PRA)
Topic: The Fall of the Tunisian Government
Guest: Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco
Host: Janaan Hashim

Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Topic: The Rise of Muslim Hip-Hop
Guest: Cyrus "the Raskol Khan" McGoldrick, Muslim American Musician and Community Activist
Guest: Khaled M., Emcee and Aspiring Rapper
Host: Ali Dia

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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Topic: What Muslims and Christians Can Learn From the Encounter of St. Francis and Egypt's Sultan Malik al-Kalim
Guest: Paul Moses, Author of "The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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Topic: Jews and Muslims How to Bring Down the Temperature
Guest: Frankie Martin, Ibn Khaldun Chair Research Fellow
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, January 10, 2011
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Topic: Easy Access: Gun Violence in the U.S.
Guest: Rev. Pfleger, Pastor of St. Sabina, Anti-firearms Organizer
Guest: Alec Harris, United Power Organizer
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, January 9, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, January 8, 2011
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Topic: What about Iran? The Impact of Wikileaks on Iran's Position in the Middle East
Guest: Chas Freeman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, January 7, 2011
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Topic: Blindsided: Activists Speak Out Against F.B.I. Subpoenas
Guest: Maureen Murphy, Journalist and Palestine Solidarity Activist from Chicago
Guest: Sarah Smith, Active Member of the Palestinian Solidarity Group at Grinnel College
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Topic: Healthy Eating in 2011
Guest: Sara Elnakib, Clinical Dietitian at St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, NJ.
Guest: Qaid Hassan, Founder and Managing Director of Whole Earth Meats
Host: Ali Dia

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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Topic: State of Latinos in the U.S. and the Movement of Undocumented Workers
Guest: Jorge Mujica Murias, Candidate for Congress in 2010, Community-Labor Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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Topic: Anti-bullying Program Reduces Malicious Gossip on School Playgrounds
Guest: Karin Frey, Research Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Washington
Topic: What Islamic Schools are Doing to Combat Bullying
Guest: Mrs. Hanan Abdallah, Principal of Universal School in Bridgeview, Illinois
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, January 3, 2011
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Topic: New Organization Addressing Mental Health in the Muslim Community
Guest: Khalid Herrington, Co-Founder of SIRAT
Guest: Hooman Keshavarzi, Co-Founder of SIRAT
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, January 2, 2011
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, January 1, 2011
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Topic: A Look Inside the Race for the Chicago City Council
Guest: Ahmed Khan, Candidate for Alderman of the 50th Ward, Chicago City Council
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, December 31, 2010
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Topic: Are You Asking About K?
Guest: Rashid Hassan, Co-Founder of Askaboutk.com
Topic: What You Need to Know About the Conflict in Kashmir
Guest: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Executive Director of The Kashmiri American Council
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Topic: Commemorating the Second Anniversary of Operation Cast Lead
Guest: Rabbi Brian Walt, Co-Founder of Jewish Fast for Gaza
Guest: Kristin Szremsky, Media Coordinator of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Topic: Muslim American Community: Review of 2010 and What's Next in 2011
Guest: Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Co-chair of Muslim Peace Coalition
Guest: Ibrahim Hooper, Communications Director of Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Topic: America: Review of 2010 and What's Next in 2011
Guest: Dawud Walid, Executive Director of Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan (CAIR-MI)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, December 27, 2010
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Topic: World Review of 2010 and What Might be Next in 2011
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, December 24, 2010
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Topic: Noble Brother: The Story of The Last Prophet in Poetry
Guest: Hesham A. Hassaballa, Author
Topic: Student Leaders Promoting Freedom and Equality on University Campuses
Guest: Ahmad Hassan, President of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE)
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Topic: Dealing with Discrimination and Getting Help from Muslim Advocates
Guest: Jawad Khaki, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corp, President and a Founding Director of IMAN (Ithna-asheri Muslim Association of the Northwest)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Topic: The Shariah and the Misrepresentation of the Shariah
Guest: Dr. Aminah McCloud, Director of Islamic World Studies at DePaul University
Host: Ayat Huseen and Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Topic: A Pilgrim Looks Back: Guests Share Their Experiences of Hajj
Guest: Laila and Muhammad Khalid, Teenage First Time Hajis
Guest: Khalid Khan, First Time Hajj
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, December 20, 2010
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Topic: The Role Your Tax Dollars Play in the Use of Child Soldiers
Guest: Jo Becker, Advocacy Director of the Children's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch
Topic: The Role of FBI Informants in Terrorism Cases
Guest: Karen Greenberg, Executive Director of Law and Security at the NYU School of Law
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, December 19, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Entertainment
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, December 18, 2010
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Topic: Iran: Arab Nations and Israel
Guest: Chas Freeman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, December 17, 2010
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Topic: A Discussion About Women's Rights
Guest: Anushay Hossain, Women's Rights Activist
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Topic: The Violence that Congolese Women Face
Guest: Lee Ann De Reus, President of the Board, Panzi Hospital Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Topic: A Convert to Islam Finds Discrimination on Both Sides of the Veil
Guest: Kim Joseph, Independent Instructor of the "Muslim Like Me" Creative Writing Workshop
Guest: Dr. Marcia Hermansen, Director of the Islamic World Studies Program and Professor in the Theology Department at Loyola University Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Topic:Is Afghanistan A Lost Cause
Guest: Nir Rosen, Journalist and Author of Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, December 13, 2010
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Topic: TSA's Body-Scanners and the Inavasion of Privacy
Guest: James Babb, Co-founder of WeWontFly.com
Topic: What Haiti's Upcoming Elections Mean?
Guest: Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
Host: Amir Haq

Sunday, December 12, 2010
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Topic: Art and Culture of the East Coast
Guest: Tahir Kaiyum, Founder of Crescent Moon Nights
Guest: Da Muslimah, Diva - Hip Hop Artist and Poet
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, December 11, 2010
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Topic: Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment
Guest: Ira Chernus, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, December 10, 2010
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Topic: Student Activism and the Palestinian Cause
Guest: Shirien, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Peer Advisor at DePaul University
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Topic: A Talk with Author Kamran Pasha About His Book, "Mother of the Believers"
Guest: Kamran Pasha, Author of "Mother of the Believers," Screenwriter and Director
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wedensday, December 8, 2010
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Topic: China's Treatment of Its Muslim Minorities
Guest: Gardner Bovingdon, Professor at Indiana University, Eurasian Studies Department
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Topic: Indian Microfinance: Mendacious or Magnificent?
Guest: Jonathan Lewis, Founder/CEO Opportunity Collaboration
Topic: How to Plan for the New Year
Guest: Meha Ahmad, Social Media Manager at Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, December 6, 2010
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Topic: How to Stop Violence in Chicago
Guest: Dr. Gary Slutzkin, Executive Director of Cease Fire: The Campaign to Stop the Shooting
Topic: Is Turkish Politics Free of the Hijab?
Guest: Merve Kavakci, author of Headscarf Politics in Turkey
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, December 5, 2010
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Topic: Health and Fitness
Guest: Fatimah M., Personal Trainer and Nutritionist
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, December 4, 2010
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Topic: Filming Warring Factions: Conversations About Iran, Filming and Break Dancing
Guest: Justin Mashouf, Director of "Warring Factions"
Topic: Upcoming Documentary About Muslim Americans
Guest: Fatima, Director of "Salaam America"
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, December 3, 2010
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Topic: A Discussion About Women's Rights
Guest: Anushay Hossain, Women's Rights Activist
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, December 2, 2010
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Topic: Out of Cordoba: Averroes and Maimonides in Their Time and Ours
Guest: Jacob Bender, Writer,Producer, and Director
Topic: Muslims Going Green
Guest: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Topic: A Peace Activist's Jounrey through War-Torn Afghanistan
Guest: Kathy Kelly, co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Topic:Is Afghanistan A Lost Cause
Guest: Nir Rosen, Journalist and Author of Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, November 29, 2010
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Topic:Topic: Pornography and Why We Need to Stand Against It
Guest: Robert Jensen, Journalism Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and Author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, November 28, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Entertainment
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, November 27, 2010
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Topic: TSA's Body-Scanners and the Inavasion of Privacy
Guest: James Babb, Co-founder of WeWontFly.com
Topic: What Haiti's Upcoming Elections Mean?
Guest: Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, November 26, 2010
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Topic: The Threat Billionaires Pose to the Common Worker's Social Security
Guest: Jane Slaughter, Editor and Director at Labor Notes
Topic: Homeland Security Denies Entry to 10-year U.S. Resident
Guest: Devin Theriot-Orr, Immigration Lawyer at Gibbs Houston Pauw
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Topic: The Concept of Thanksgiving (Shukur) in Islam
Guest: Sh. Kifah Mustapha, Imam, Mosque Foundation
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Topic: A Peace Activist's Jounrey through War-Torn Afghanistan
Guest: Kathy Kelly, co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Topic: Sikander Book Review
Guest: M. Salahuddin Khan, Author of Sikander
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, November 22, 2010
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Topic: Even Facts Don't Change Rumors About Park 51 Controversy
Guest: Erik Nisbet, Assistant Professor of Communication at Ohio State
Topic: Saudi Prince Criticizes Park 51 Islamic Cultural Center
Guest: Shaik Ubaid, National Coordinator of Coalition Against Genocide
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, November 21, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Entertainment
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, November 20, 2010
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Topic: TSA's Body-Scanners and the Inavasion of Privacy
Guest: James Babb, Co-founder of WeWontFly.com
Topic: What Haiti's Upcoming Elections Mean?
Guest: Brian Concannon, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, November 19, 2010
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Topic: Muslims Who Saved Jews in the Holocaust
Guest: Norman H. Gershman, Photographer of Exhibit Besa: A Code to Live By
Topic: Jews Who Stand in Solidarity with Palestinians
Guest: Lynn Pollack, Serves on the National Board of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, November 18, 2010
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Topic: Whirlwind Travel of Muslim Communities
Guest:Maurice Weaver, Senior Project Manager of the Global Food Banking Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Host: Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Topic: Eid Arts Evening Special

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Host: Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Topic: Eid Arts Evening Special

Monday, November 15, 2010
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Topic: What do the 2010 Mid-term Elections Mean for Muslims?
Guest: Suhail A. Khan, Senior Fellow for Christian-Muslim Understanding at the Institute for Global Engagement
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Topic: President Obama's Recent Visit to India
Guest: Vijay Parshad, author of "The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World"
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, November 12, 2010
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Topic: Green Renovations for Abandoned South-Side Chicago Houses
Guest: Ma'alam Abdullah, Coordinator of Project Green Re-Entry with IMAN
Topic: Interfaith Work Within Communities
Guest: Sahar Taman, recipient of Citizen Diplomacy Award with the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, November 11, 2010
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Topic: Faith Communities and Social Cohesion
Guest: Reverend Robert Thompson, Former Chair Emeritus of the Parliament of World Religions
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Topic: Prospects for the Peace Movement: Post-Election Analysis
Guest: Joe Lombardo, National Assembly to End US wars and Occupations
Guest: Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODEPINK and the International Human Rights Organization Global Exchange
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid and Ayat Huseen

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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Topic: Election 2010 Update: Post-Election Analysis
Guest: Bill Fletcher Jr., Editorial Board Member of the Black Commentator and Co-Founder of the Center for Labor Renewal
Topic: Election Night Volunteers Discuss Their Experience
Guest: Aneesa Shehadeh, President and Co-Owner of Pioneer Service Inc.
Guest: Alaa Mukahhal, University of Illinois Graduate in Architecture, Worked as Communications Intern at IMAN
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, November 8, 2010
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Topic: Republican Tea Party Threatening to Cut Funds for NPR
Guest: Timothy Karr, Online Campaign Director for Free Press
Topic: "Muslims: Everyone's Favorite Punching Bag"
Guest: Mahjabeen Islam, Columnist and Family Physician
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, November 7, 2010
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Topic: It's a Remarkable Current
Guest: Baraka Blue, Poet and Author
Guest: Tyson, Hip Hop Artist and Activist
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Topic: An American Aid Worker's Journey to help Rebuild Lives of Iraqi Women
Guest: Manal Omar, Author of "Barefoot in Baghdad"
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, November 5, 2010
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Topic: Breast Cancer Awareness: Growing and Learning from the U.S. to the Middle East
Guest: Eloise Caggiano, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Program Director
Guest: Khawla Ammar, Beneficiary Information Coordinator, Jordan Breast Cancer Program, Amman, Jordan
Host: Janaan Hashim
Thursday, November 4, 2010
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Topic: Travesty At Guantanamo
Guest: Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights
Topic: WikiLeaks Documents Expose Realities of Iraq War
Guest: Raed Jarrar, Iraqi-American Blogger, Political Analyst

Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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Topic: A Convert to Islam Finds Discrimination on Both Sides of the Veil
Guest: Kim Joseph, Independent Instructor of the "Muslim Like Me" Creative Writing Workshop
Guest: Dr. Marcia Hermansen, Director of the Islamic World Studies Program and Professor in the Theology Department at Loyola University Chicago
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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Topic: Election Day
Guest: Ahlam Jbara, Associate Director of CIOGC, Outreach and Interpretation Program Director at the Illinois Coalition and for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Guest:Mike Konczal, Former Financial Engineer, A Fellow with the Roosevelt Institute, Who Also Blogs at New Deal 2.0
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, November 1, 2010
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Topic: A Talk with Greg Brownfield About Education, Illinois Politics and Much More
Guest: Greg Brownfield, Candidate for Illinois State Representative 55th District
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Topic: Topic: Murals and More..
Guest: Aaliyah Ghazm, Fine Artist and Interior Designer- Talks of her new collection "Distance and Time"
Guest: Leonard Coles- Muralist...Painting murals to inspire healing to a broken neighborhood
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Topic: Mideast Talks
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, October 29, 2010
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Topic: The Health Effects of Cultural Stigmas
Guest: Nadiah Mohajir, Co-Founder and Director of Programs for HEART Women and Girls Project
Topic: Interfaith Tolerance Through Dialogue
Guest: Randa Kuziez, Faiths Act Fellow for the Interfaith Youth Core and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Topic: Administration Targeting Whistleblowers
Guest: Jesselyn Radack, Homeland Security Director of the Government Accountability Project, The Nation's Leading Whistleblower Organization
Topic: Get to Know Your Candidates for Elections 2010 Part Two
Guest: Simon Ribeiro, Green Party Candidate Running for Congress
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid and Ali Dia

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Topic: Get to Know Your Candidates for Elections 2010
Guest: Senator Michael Nolan, Democratic member of Illinois Senate rep. 22nd District
Guest: Ben Lowe, Independent Democrat running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives rep. 6th District
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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Topic: Hijabies With Flare: Taking a Stand to be Heard
Guest: Hend El Buri, The Founder of Global Pink Hijab Day
Guest: Tammie Ismail, Principal of Aqsa School
Guest: Sahar Ullah, Writer, Creative Director and a Co-founder of the Hijabi Monologues Project
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 25, 2010
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Topic: A talk with Greg Brownfield about education, Illinois politics and much more
Guest: Greg Brownfield, Candidate for Illinois State Representative 55th District
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, October 24, 2010
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Topic: Words Have Weight
Guest: Amber aka Hark the Poet
Guest: Steve Furray, Journalist
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Topic: Iraq to Iran: Propaganda for War
Guest: Jonathan Schwarz, Contributor to Mother Jones Magazine
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, October 22, 2010
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Topic: Part Two: Domestic Violence Awareness
Guest: Baaqia Uqdah, BA, Anti-DV Advocate, Founder/CEO, Sisters in Sync
Topic: The Hult Global Case Challenge
Guest: Ahmad Ashkar, Entrepreneur, Founder of the Hult Global Case Challenge
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Topic: A Look into the Mental Health Community
Guest: Suzanne Andrukaitis, Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Chicago
Topic: Mental Health Awareness in the Muslim Community
Guest: Dr. Mohammad Hamid, President and Acting Executive Director of the Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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Topic: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Pakistani Education System
Guest:Shahid Warsi, Executive Director of Association for Academic Quality, Amir Zaib, Kamran Rafiq; Delegation from Pakistan
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Topic: Be on Our Side - End Military Aid to Israel CTA Ad Campaign
Guest: Rebekah Levin, Member of the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Topic: "Gaza Steadfast" Photographic Tour
Guest: Skip Schiel, Photographer, Writer and Political Activist
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 18, 2010
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Topic: Janaan Hashim Discusses Trip to Palestine with the Nobel Women's Initiative
Guest: Janaan Hashim, Board of Trustees Member of the Council of a Parliament of the World's Religions, Civil Rights Lawyer with the Amal Group, Radio Hostess for Radio Islam on WCEV
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, October 17, 2010
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Topic: Songs for the SOul
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, October 16, 2010
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Topic: Using business to heal the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
Guest: Philomena Blees, J.D., President of Peace Through Commerce, Inc.,
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, October 15, 2010
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Topic: Muslim Chic
Guest: Marwa Atik, Designer of Vela Scarves
Topic: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Guest: Kulsoom Hasan, Attorney with Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), Co-Founding Member of Muslim Advocates Against Violence (MAAV)
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Topic: Imam Yahya Hendi on Extremism
Guest: Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain at Georgetown University, Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow of the Center for Dispute Resolution of the University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland Judiciary's Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office.
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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Topic: Muslim Development in America
Guest: Parvez Ahmad, Associate Professor of Finance at the Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Topic: Nobel Women's Initiative: Notable Female Delegates Provide Eyes/Ears of the Struggle for a Just and Equitable Peace in Palestine and Israel
Guest: Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and Delegation Leader
Guest: Ann Patterson, Delegate
Guest: Kathleen McIntire, Delegate
Guest: Lauren Embrey, Delegate
Guest: Jaclyn Friedman, Delegate
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 11, 2010
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Topic: Digging Up Muslim Graves
Guest: Kamran Pasha, Writer and Producer for NBC's Television Series "Kings"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, October 10, 2010
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Topic: Fashion Modesty
Guest: Malikah Ali, Designer and Stylist
Guest: Hazel el-Amin, Fashion Store Owner
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, October 9, 2010
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Topic: 30 Mosques in 30 Days
Guest: Aman Ali, Standup Comedian
Topic: Hadi School of Excellence Fundraiser
Guest: Hina Razvi, Part-Time Teacher at The Hadi School of Excellence
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, October 8, 2010
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Topic: What 'Superman' Got Wrong
Guest: Rick Ayers, Adjunct Professor in Teacher Education at the University of San Francisco. He is the Co-Author, of the Forthcoming "Teaching the Taboo"
Topic: Working to Spread a Better of Islam in America
Guest: Dr. Sabeel Ahmad, Director of the Dawa Outreach Program for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Chicago Chapter
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, October 7, 2010
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Topic: How Muslims Can Affect Change
Guest: Dr. Maher Hathhout, Senior Advisor for the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Guest: Mohamad Nasir, Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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Topic: My Faith My Voice
Guest: Abdul Malik Ahmad, Songwriter, Producer and Musician in the Band Native Deen
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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Topic: Breast Cancer Awareness: Growing and Learning from the U.S. to the Middle East
Guest: Eloise Caggiano, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Program Director
Guest: Khawla Ammar, Beneficiary Information Coordinator, Jordan Breast Cancer Program, Amman, Jordan
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, October 4, 2010
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Topic: Life of Cambodian Muslims After Genocide
Guest: Anida Yoeu Ali, Performance Artist, Writer, "Global Agitator"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, October 3, 2010
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Topic: Uncovering Greatness
Guest: Attorney Gregory Reed
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, October 2, 2010
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Topic: 30 Mosques in 30 Days
Guest: Aman Ali, Standup Comedian
Topic: Hadi School of Excellence Fundraiser
Guest: Hina Razvi, Part-Time Teacher at The Hadi School of Excellence
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, October 1, 2010
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Topic: Network of Spiritual Progressives Co-Sponsors One Nation March
Guest: Rabbi Lerner, Author, Rabbi of Beyt Tikkun and Editor of TIKKUN Magazine
Topic: UN Fact-Finding Mission Report
Guest: Gareth Porter, Investigative Historian, Journalist and Author on U.S. National Security Policy
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, September 30, 2010
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Topic: What Anne Frank Would Say to the Muslim-Bashers
Guest: Anya Cordell, Speaker, Writer and Recipient of the Spirit of Anne Frank Award
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Topic: Digging Up Muslim Graves
Guest: Kamran Pasha, Writer and Producer for NBC's Television Series "Kings"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Topic: Breast Cancer Awareness: Growing and Learning from the U.S. to the Middle East
Guest: Eloise Caggiano, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Program Director
Guest: Khawla Ammar, Beneficiary Information Coordinator, Jordan Breast Cancer Program, Amman, Jordan
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, September 27, 2010
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Topic: FBI Trying to Silence Anti-War Activists
Guest: Joe Lombardo, Coordinator of the United National Antiwar Committee
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Topic: Do for Self
Guest: Nadirah Angail, Author and Self Publisher
Guest: Isa Ben-Junaeu Amran, Founder of Ark 360 Records, Producer and Musician
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, September 25, 2010
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Topic: Mideast Talks
Guest: Robert Naiman, Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, September 24, 2010
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Topic: The American "DREAM"
Guest: Oneka Ijeoma, Member of Immigrant Youth Justice League
Guest: Alaa Mukahhal, University of Illinois Graduate in Architecture, Worked as Communications Intern at IMAN
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, September 23, 2010
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Topic: Drone War and The Fight Against Drones
Guest: Brian Terrell, Long Time Peace Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Topic: Afghanistan's 'Phony Elections'
Guest: Reese Erlich, Foreign Correspondent and Best-Selling Book Author
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Topic: Do New Terrorism Charges in America Present a New Trend
Guest: Corey Saylor, Legislative Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, September 20, 2010
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Topic: Privatizing Public Education
Guest: Pauline Lipman, Professor of Policy Studies at the College of Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago
Guest: Michael E. Brunson, Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, September 19, 2010
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Topic: Women Who Are Paving the Way
Guest: Nassunni- Poet, Actor, Painter
Guest: Zarinah el-Amin Naeem, Founder of Niyah Company, Author, Activist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, September 18, 2010
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Topic: Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?
Guest: Chris Hellman, Communications Liaison for National Priorities Project
Topic: Earth Day 2010
Guest: Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Friday, September 17, 2010
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Topic: Do New Terrorism Charges in America Present a New Trend
Guest: Corey Saylor, Legislative Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 16, 2010
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Topic: Privatizing Public Education
Guest: Pauline Lipman, is professor of policy studies at the College of Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago
Guest: Michael E. Brunson, Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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Topic: Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?
Guest: Chris Hellman, Communications Liaison for National Priorities Project
Topic: Earth Day 2010
Guest: Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Topic: Odd News
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, September 13, 2010
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Topic: One Nation Working Together: Rallying to Make Change Happen
Guest: George Gresham, President of Service Employees Internal Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, September 12, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, September 11, 2009
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Topic: 9/11
Guest: Valerie Lucznikowska, Sept 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Lost Her Nephew Adam P. Arias in the World Trade Towers on 9/11
Guest: Nancy Meyer, Sept 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Lost her Sister-In-Law of Lauren Grandcolas on United Flight 93
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, September 10, 2010
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Host: Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Topic: Eid Arts Evening Special

Thursday, September 09, 2010
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Topic: Preparing for Eid
Guest: Kiran Ansari, Council of Islamic Organizations Communications Director
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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Topic: The Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative
Guest: Jane Ramsey, Executive Director of Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Guest: Tawfiq Farraj, Outreach Coordinator Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP), Active Member of the Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative (JMCBI)
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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Topic: Ramadan Reflections
Guest: Various Callers
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, September 06, 2010
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Topic: Celebrating Eid and Remember the Victims of September 11
Guest: Dr. Salam Almarayati, Executive Director of MPAC
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, September 05, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, September 04, 2010
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Topic: The Peace Movement: Where Do We Stand
Guest: Michael T. McPhearson, Co-Convener of United for Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace
Guest: Ashfaq Taufique, President of the Birmingham Islamic Society
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, September 03, 2010
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Topic: The Peace Movement: Where Do We Stand
Guest: Michael T. McPhearson, Co-Convener of United for Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace
Guest: Ashfaq Taufique, President of the Birmingham Islamic Society
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, September 02, 2010
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Topic: Health and Environment: Current Situation in Pakistan
Guest: Dr. Manzoor Tariq, Association of Physician of Pakistani descent of North America President-Elect 2010
Guest: Dr. Atiya Khan, Chairperson of the Board, Human Development Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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Topic: New Debt for Disaster for Pakistan?
Guest: Sobia Ijaz, Jubilee USA office
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Topic: Preparing for Eid
Guest: Kiran Ansari, Council of Islamic Organizations Communications Director
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 30, 2010
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Topic: Chicago's Reaction to the NY Mosque
Topic: Pamela Geller's Campaign to Stop "Islamization" of America
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of the Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, August 29, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, August 28, 2010
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Topic: Ramadan and Your Social Environment
Guest: Don Tymchuck, President of Med-Diet, Inc.
Guest: Naazish YarKhan, Writer with Common Ground News Service, Editor of Halal Consumer Magazine
Guest: Ayesha Khan, Telecom Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, August 27, 2010
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Topic: Intrafaith Dialogue
Guest: Imam Micheal Ramadan, Masjid Taqwa
Guest: Amina Saeed, Attorney
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Topic: James Madison's Founding of a Christian Nation
Topic: Rifqa Bary Legal Battle
Guest: Omar Tarazi, Attorney of the Parents in the Rifqa Bary
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Topic: Climate Changed linked to Pakistan and Russia's tragedies
Guest: Ricky Rood, Professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan
Guest: Ayesha Adhami, Pakistani-born Canadian, Anti-war activist, Former Co-host of Voices of the Movement News Program on University of Toronto's CIUT Radio, Administrative Coordinator of the Immigrant Women's Health Centre
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Topic: Mosque and its Neighbors
Guest: Mohammad Saiduzzaman, President of Dar Us-Sunnah Masjid
Guest: Mohammed Nasir, Executive Director of Council of Islamic Organization
Guest: Mohammad Kaisaruddin, Morton Grove Mosque
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 23, 2010
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Topic: Voices and Faces of the Adhan in Cairo
Guest: Anna Kipervaser, Producer of Voices and Faces of the Adhan in Cairo
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Sunday, August 22, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, August 21, 2010
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Topic: Fasting Not Feasting: Thinking of Hunger and Our Responsibility
Guest: Maurice Weaver, Vice President of Communications at Global Food Banking Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Friday, August 20, 2010
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Topic: The Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative
Guest: Jane Ramsey, Executive Director of Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Guest: Tawfiq Farraj, Outreach Coordinator Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP), Active Member of the Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative (JMCBI)
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 19, 2010
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Topic: Get the Most Out of Your Nonprofit Work in Your Community
Guest: Farhan Syed, Senior Operations Manager at Linkedln Corporation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Topic: Future of Nuclear Weaponry
Guest: David Krieger, President Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Guest: John Mueller, Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Mershon Center Professor of Political Science
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 16, 2010
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Topic: Mercy in Ramadan
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, August 15, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, August 14, 2010
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Topic: Iraq to Iran: Propaganda for War
Guest: Jonathan Schwarz, Contributor to Mother Jones Magazine
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, August 13, 2010
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Topic: Fasting Not Feasting: Thinking of Hunger and Our Responsibility
Guest: Maurice Weaver, Vice President of Communications at Global Food Banking Network
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Topic: History of The Quran: Memorization, Collection, and Ramadan
Guest: Yasir Birjas, University of Madinah's College of Shariah
Host: Thaer Ahmed

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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Topic: Welcoming Ramadan - A Green Ramadan
Guest: Kiran Ansari, Council of Islamic Organizations Communications Director
Guest: Mohammad Nasir, Council of Islamic Organizations Executive Director
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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Topic: Water Crisis in Pakistan
Guest: Tariq Malhance, President of Unicorn Investment Bank
Guest: Dr. Atiya Khan, Chairperson of the Board of Human Development Foundation
Guest: Sumaya Ahmed, Zakat Foundation of America
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, August 9, 2010
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Topic: Will Senates Financial Reform Work
Guest: Robin Hahnel is Professor of Economics at American University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, August 8, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamila Firdausee

Saturday, August 7, 2010
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Topic: Ramadan and Your Social Environment
Guest: Don Tymchuck, President of Med-Diet, Inc.
Guest: Naazish YarKhan, Writer with Common Ground News Service, Editor of Halal Consumer Magazine
Guest: Ayesha Khan, Telecom Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, August 6, 2010
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Topic: Young Muslims Defying "Radicalization" with Community and Civic Involvement
Guest: Zeeshan J. Hafeez,"The Democratic" Candidate for the State Representative Seat in this Florida District
Guest: Habeeb Quadri, Principal of MEC Full Time School
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Topic: Privatizing Public Education
Guest: Pauline Lipman, is professor of policy studies at the College of Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago
Guest: Michael E. Brunson, Chicago Teachers Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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Topic: NAACP and the Tea Party
Guest: Kevin Gray, Civil Rights Organizer in South Carolina, Author of "Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics."
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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Topic: Staying Healthy and Fit During the Holidays
Guest: Toby Smithson, National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association
Guest: Dusten Nelson, President of Core Fitness Chicago
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, August 2, 2010
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Topic: Preparing For Ramadan
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, August 1, 2010
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Topic: Married Life is not Like Single Life
Guest: Imam Faheim Shuaibe Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Topic: BP Disaster: Assessing Ken Salazar
Guest: Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, July 30, 2010
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Topic: How 100,000 Refugees Resettled in the U.S.
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Vice-Chairman of RefugeeOne
Guest: Greg Wangerin, Executive Director of RefugeeOne
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Topic: McChrystal
Topic: Wikileaks: Is Courage Contagious?
Guest: Ray McGovern, CIA analyst for 27 years, Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Topic: Ramadan Preparations for Children
Guest: Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, Pediatrician, Children's Author, Community Activist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 26, 2010
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Topic: Experiences at the National Peace Conference
Guest: Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of the Women's Peace Group CODEPINK
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Topic: Married Life is not Like Single Life
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Topic: The Importance of Interfaith Dialogue
Guest: Jenan Mohajjir, Outreach Education & Training Associate at the Interfaith Youth Core
Topic: The Maher Arar Case: Life After Being Accused of Terror Charges
Guest: Maria LaHood, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, July 23, 2010
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Topic: The American Muslim Identity: Ups and Downs From Personal Experience
Guest: Hailey Woldt, Ibn Khaldun Research Fellow at American University and research associate at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University
Guest: Abdelnasser Rashid, Harvard University Undergraduate Student
Guest: Zarinah Nadir, Attorney
Guest: Sadia Ahmed, Program Associate, American Friends Services Committee
Host: Janaan Hashim

Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Topic: Muslims in the Media
Guest: Dr. Parvez Ahmed, Associate Professor of Finance at the Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida.
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Topic: Sanctions: Lesson from Iraq for Iran and Gaza
Guest: Joy Gordon, Author of "Invisible War: The U.S. and Iraq Sanctions"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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Topic: Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake
Guest: Bill Fletcher, Editorial Board Member of The Black Commentator
Guest: Khalil Demir, Zakat Foundation
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 19, 2010
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Topic: Preparing For Ramadan
Guest: Samana Siddiqui, Content Manager for Sound Vision
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Topic: Turning Pain into Passion
Guest: Ron Williams, Poet, Published Author and Activist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, July 17, 2010
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Topic: Summer Time Activities and Healthy Eating
Guest: Toby Simthson, National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association
Guest: Amira Daoud, Mosque Foundation Community Center Youth Program
Guest: Mary Ali, MCC Summer Camps
Guest: Lena Tleib, Muslim Sports Camps
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Friday, July 16, 2010
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Topic: The Story of Bosnia, the Genocide of Srebrenica, July 1995
Guest: Imam Senad Agic, Head Imam of the Bosniaks in America
Guest: Vehida Spiodic, Born in Krusev Dol in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovinia
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Topic: Taking a Look at the National Peace Conference
Guest: Joe Lombardo, National Assembly to End US wars and Occupations, Founding Member of Muslim Solidarity Committee, Organizer of the National Peace Conference.
Guest: Shamsahd Ahmad, President of the Mosque in Albany
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Topic: The Radicalization of a Generation
Guest: Azeem Ibrahim, Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's International Security Program
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Topic: Do New Terrorism Charges in America Present a New Trend
Guest: Corey Saylor, Legislative Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 12, 2010
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Topic: Will Senates Financial Reform Work
Guest: Robin Hahnel is Professor of Economics at American University
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, July 11, 2010
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Topic: Chicago Old School Music
Guest: Aaron Cooper, DJ and House Music Producer
Guest: Yahya Muhammad, Poet and Activist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, July 10, 2010
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Topic: Is Divestment From Israel Picking Up Momentum
Guest: Connie Baker, Executive Director at Greater Chicago Caucus
Guest: Noura Erakat, Human Rights Attorney and Activist
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, July 09, 2010
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Topic: How 100,000 Refugees Resettled in the U.S.
Guest: Ahmed Rehab, Vice-Chairman of RefugeeOne
Guest: Greg Wangerin, Executive Director of RefugeeOne
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, July 08, 2010
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Topic: Problems with Surveillance and Profiling
Guest: Maureen Webb, Author of the book "Illusions of Security: Global surveillance and democracy in the post-9/11 world"
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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Topic: Where is the Real War?
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Tuesday, July 06, 2010
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Topic: Torture
Guest: Glenn Greenwald, Author of "How Would a Patriot Act?"
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, July 05, 2010
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Topic: What Will Mid-term Elections Bring for Obama
Guest: Jim Wall, Contributing Editor for Christian Century Magazine
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, July 04, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, July 03, 2010
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Topic: Being Muslim Is No Crime
Guest: Stephan Salisbury, Cultural Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, July 02, 2010
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Topic: India
Guest: Syed Shababuldin, Islamic Scholar, Indian diplomat, Former Member of Parliament Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Thursday, July 01, 2010
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Topic: Coke Continues Its Cover-up
Guest: Ray Rogers, Founder and Director of Corporate Campaign Inc
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Topic: McChrystal
Topic: Wikileaks: Is Courage Contagious?
Guest: Ray McGovern, CIA analyst for 27 years, Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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Topic: Conversation With New Secretary of General of ISNA
Guest: Safaa Zarzour, Islamic Society of North America's Secretary General
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, June 28, 2010
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Topic: Reporting Back From Afghanistan
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, June 27, 2010
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Topic: The World Social Movement
Guest: Isa Ben Juneo Imirin, Songwriter and CEO of Ark 360 Records Inc.
Topic: Highlights From US Social Forum
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, June 26, 2010
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Topic: Being Muslim Is No Crime
Guest: Stephan Salisbury, Cultural Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, June 25, 2010
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Topic: G20 Summit
Guest: Melinda St. Louis, Deputy Director of Jubilee USA
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, June 24, 2010
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Topic: Immigration: Corporate Trade Deals Root of Problem
Guest: David Bacon, Author of the book "Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants."
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Topic: Prosecuting Torture Protesters -- Not Perpetrators
Guest: Jeremy Varon, Associate Professor of History, Member of Witness Against Torture
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Tuesday, June 22, 2009
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Topic: Independence Day Recitations
Topic: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: Looking Ahead
Guest: Raed Jarrar, Iraqi blogger
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, June 21, 2010
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Topic: Iraq War Anniversary
Guest: Ann Wright, US Army/Army Reserves Veteran who retired as a Colonel and a Former U.S. Diplomat who resigned in March 2003 in Opposition to the War in Iraq
Guest: John Laesch, Military Veteran who served as an Intelligence Analyst in the Middle East, Candidate for 14th Congressional District in Illinois.
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Topic: Highlights of Takin' it to the Streets International Festival
Guest: Omari Barksdale, Poet and Activist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Topic: Zabiha Meat: What You Want to Know
Guest: Qaid Hassan, Taqwa Eco-Foods, Membership Coordinator
Guest: Yasir Syeed, Co-Founder of Green Zabiha
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, June 18, 2010
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Topic: Prosecuting Torture Protesters -- Not Perpetrators
Guest: Jeremy Varon, Associate Professor of History, Member of Witness Against Torture
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa

Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Topic: Flotilla Survivor Escapes Death, Tells Her Story
Guest: Fatima Mohammadi, Attorney, Human Rights Activist
Host: Janaan Hashim

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Topic: Obama's Muslim Strategy 2.0. One year after the Cairo Speech
Guest: Haroon Moghul, Executive Director of The Maydan Institute
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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Topic: Washing Hands Reduces Stress?
Guest: Spike Lee, Graduate Student in Social Psychology at the University of Michigan
Guest: Dr. Muzzemil Siddiqi
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Monday, June 14, 2010
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Topic: Being Muslim Is No Crime
Guest: Stephan Salisbury, Cultural Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Host: Amir Haq

Sunday, June 13, 2010
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Topic: Arts and Culture Show
Guest: Khalid el-Hakim, Founder of Black History 101 mobile Museum
Guest: Murad Aldin Amayreh, Filmmaker
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Topic: Being Muslim Is No Crime
Guest: Stephan Salisbury, Cultural Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, June 11, 2010
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Topic: Young Muslims Defying "Radicalization" with Community and Civic Involvement
Guest: Zeeshan J. Hafeez,"The Democratic" Candidate for the State Representative Seat in this Florida District
Guest: Habeeb Quadri, Principal of MEC Full Time School
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Topic: Flotilla Survivor Escapes Death, Tells Her Story
Guest: Fatima Mohammadi, Attorney, Human Rights Activist
Host: Janaan Hashim

Wednesday, June 09, 2010
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Topic: Deadly Flotilla Attacks: Israel's International Law Violations and Why Their Arguments Fail
Guest: Prof. Anthony DiMaggio, Illinois State University, American and Global Politics
Host: Janaan Hashim

Tuesday, June 08, 2010
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Topic: Evolving Social Service Needs for Muslim Americans
Guest: Aneesah Nadir, PhD, CEO Dr. Aneesah Nadir & Assoc., Pres. Islamic Social Services USA
Topic: What To Do For Summer Time Fun
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, June 07, 2010
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Topic: Revolutionizing the World
Guest: Charles Barron, New York City Councilman, Former Black Panther
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Sunday, June 06, 2010
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Topic: Healthy Eating and Exercise For Summer
Guest: Linda Muhammad, Nutritional Consultant
Guest: Aziza Ali, Personal Trainer
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, June 05, 2010
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Topic: The Great Wall of Israel: Living by the Gate From Hell
Guest: Ellen Cantarow, a Boston-based Journalist, First wrote from Israel and the West Bank in 1979
Host: Nada Shamah

Friday, June 04, 2010
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Topic: Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
Guest: Jonathan Barker, Producer, President and CEO of SK Films
Host: Tuba Mujahid

Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Topic: "The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law."
Guest: Jonathan Hafetz, Attorney with the National Security Project of the American Civil Liberties Union
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, June 02, 2010
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Topic: Summer Time Activities and Healthy Eating
Guest: Toby Simthson, National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association
Guest: Amira Daoud, Mosque Foundation Community Center Youth Program
Guest: Mary Ali, MCC Summer Camps
Guest: Lena Tleib, Muslim Sports Camps
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, June 01, 2010
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Topic: 1948 to Now: Remembering Palestine's Catastrophe Over Generations
Guest: Amani Ghouleh, Editor for Arab Horizon Newspaper
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 31, 2010
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Topic: Anwar Al-Awlaki
Guest: Kamran Pasha, Writer and Producer for NBC's Television Series Kings
Topic: Israel Attacks on Aid Ships
Guest: Kevin Clark, Free Gaza Movement
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Topic: BP Disaster: Assessing Ken Salazar
Guest: Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, May 28, 2010
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Topic: Keep TX textbooks out of Illinois
Guest: Hilary 0. Shelton, Vice President for Advocacy/Director to the NAACP's Washington Bureau
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, May 27, 2010
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Topic: The Nakba and the Two-State Solution
Guest: Dina Jadallah, Arab-American Writer and Artist
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Topic: Mexican Drug War
Guest: Ted Lewis, Global Exchange
Topic: Arizona Law
Guest: Roberto Rodriguez, Column of the Americas
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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Topic: Preventing Cancer by Healthy Living
Guest: Kate Wolin, Sc.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, co-author of newly released study in British Journal of Cancer, Physical Activity and Colon Cancer Prevention: A Meta-analysis
Guest: Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D., Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 24, 2010
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Topic: How to get a Job in Today's Economy
Guest: Lindsey Pollak, Author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, May 23, 2010
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Topic: New Music in Islam
Guest: FiveEighty and Hazali, R & B/Hip-Hop Group "Medina"
Host: Jamilla Firdausee

Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Topic: Middle East Roundup
Guest: Eric Walberg, Writes for Al-Ahram Weekly
Host: Amir Haq

Friday, May 21, 2010
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Topic: Muslims in Politics
Guest: Assad R. Akhter, Served on Capitol Hill, Serves as Legislative Director to a Member of Congress
Host: Ayesha Mustafa

Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Topic: Arizonia Law
Guest: Jorge Mujica, Immigration coordinator
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Topic: Coke Continues Its Cover-up
Guest: Ray Rogers, Founder and Director of Corporate Campaign Inc
Host: Thaer Ahmad

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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Topic: Chai with Sahih Bukharis Descendant: Sh. Abdul Aziz al-Bukhari of al-Quds
Guest: Sh. Abdul Aziz al-Bukhari, Descendant of Sahih Bukhari
Host: Janaan Hashim

Monday, May 17, 2010
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Topic: Where is the Real War?
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Host: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Sunday, May 16, 2010
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Topic: Living Art
Guest: Precise, Chicago Hip Hop Artist
Guest: Lynn Salaam, Graphic Artist
Host: Jamilla Firdausee