SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005:
Hosts: Mariam S.
Topic: The Death Penalty in the U.S. - The Forces Behind the Penalty
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005:
Hosts: Humaira Bassith and Adam Ghazi
Topic: The Ten Year Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accord - Any Progress?
Guests: Tarik Bilalbegovich
Elvir Kanczik
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Young Americans Making a Difference
Guest: Stephen Smith, Organizer of Public Action Takes Charge
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Why Muslims Rebel
Guest: Mohammed Hafez, Professor and Author
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee
Topic: Women You Should Know
Guests: Jessica Care Moore, Poet, Activist and CEO of Moore Black Press
Brenda Abdullah, Fashion Designer
Desiree', Owner of Afrocentric Bookstore, Chicago
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topics: 1. The Hurricane Season and Iraq War's Effect on American Homelessness
2. Native Americans and Thanksgiving: Dispelling the Myths
Guests: 1. Michael Stoops, Acting Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless
2. Frank Williams, Native American and Case Counselor of the Owens Valley Career Development Center's Tribal TANF Program
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005:
Host: Aiysha Mustafaa
Topics: 1. Exploring The Origin of Words
2. A First for Liberia, A First for Africa: Taking a Look at Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's First Female Elected President in Modern Times
Guests: 1. Dave Wilton, Lexicologist and Author
2. Alexander P. Gbayee, Consul General of Liberia
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Re-broadcast:
Gender Equality or Inequality: Is Gender Inequality a Thing of the Past?
Guests: Ingrid Mattson, Director of the Muslim Chaplaincy Program at Hartford Seminary
Merve Kavakci of George Washington University, former member of the Turkish Parliament, advocate for religious freedom and women's rights
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Leadership Development Among Girls in the US and American Muslim Community
Guests: Aminah Assilmi, Director of International Muslim Women's Union
Hadia Mubarak, first female elected to the national organization Muslim Students Association Listen

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Building Bridges Between the Muslim Community and Law Enforcement
Guest: Mohamed Magid, Islamic leader of Virginia's All-Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Guest: U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee
Topic: Positive Entertainment
Guests: Broadway Director Tawanda Muhammed
Jameel Syed, CEO of FluidVison
Actor Aaron Goodson
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Organic Foods - A Healthier Alternative?
Guests: Scott Curcio, Spokesperson for Whole Foods
Alison Stewart, Editor of Consumer Health Journal
Ryan Zinn of the Organic Consumer Association
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Equity and Fairness in Immigration and Refugee Rights
Guests: Alvaro Obegron, Representative of Latino Community and New Communities Outreach Associate for the Resurrection Project
Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairperson of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Muneer Aliuddin, Director of Outreach for the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Re-broadcast:
1. America's Silence on Chechnya
2. Muslims in the Prison System
Guests:
1. Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent
2. Jamil Kaba, Muslim chaplain in the Cook County prison system
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Mid-Term Elections and Important Elected Positions That Get Under-Recognized
Guests: Tom Leach, Spokesperson for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Siobhan Murphy, Esq, judicial candidate for the Circuit Court of Cook County
Debra Shore, environmentalist and candidate for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Privacy and the USA-PATRIOT Act
Guest: Colleen Connell of the American Civil Liberties Union
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1. Stressed? Acupuncture Anyone?
2. Iraq's New Trend of Violence, Can It Be Self-Defense?
Guests:
1. Acupuncturist, Dr. Edmund Ing
2. Professor Khalid Keshk of DePaul University's Islamic World Studies Program
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdausee and Humaira Basith
Topic: The Power of Expression Through Music and Poetry
Guests: Reginald Robinson, Pianist of Jazz, Semi-Classic and Ragtime
Yah Yah Muhammad, Poet and Community Activist
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Sex Education at Home and at School: Examining What Kids Are Being Taught at School and How Parents Can Learn to Talk About Sex With Their Children
Guests: Taylor Moore of Project Reality and her mother Mrs. Moore
Jobie Peterson, Executive Director of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Aisha Sobh, PhD candidate focusing on the history of family structure in Islam, gender, and religious studies
Alia Snell, Muslim parent
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: How Entertainment Does More Than Entertain: Looking at The Effect of Rapper 50 Cent's New Movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"
Guest: Earl Ofari Hutchinson, columnist of BlackNews.com
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Continuing the Conversation: Looking at Congressman Mark Kirk's Statement and the Implications Behind Such Words
Guests: Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairperson, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Ibrahim Hooper, Communications Director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Ahmed Rehab, Communications Director of CAIR-Chicago
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Political Suicide? Examining Congressman Mark Kirk's Statement Permitting Racial Discrimination
Guests: Professor Aminah McCloud, DePaul University
Attorney Siobhan Murphy
Chris Khoury, Inventor and Nanotechnology Expert
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: The Crusades and Muslim-Christian Relations
Guests: Professor Warren C. Schultz, DePaul University
Professor Ruma Niyogi-Salhi, St. Xavier University
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: France's Social Unrest - Examining the Impetus Behind the Ethnic Rioting
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005:
Host: Jamila Firdause
Topic: Using Media and Entertainment to Educate Children
Guests: Tom Vanderberg, Puppeteer for Adam's World and The Muppets
Malika Mohamed, Adam's World Actress
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Islam Among Latinos
Guests: Ricardo and Diana Pena, Founders of Chicago Association of Latino American Muslims
Rebecca Abu Qaourd, Spanish Quranic Teacher
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005:
Host: Jawad Jafry
Topic: EID SPECIAL FOR DAY TWO OF EID! HAPPY EID!
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2005:
Host: Jawad Jafry
Topic: EID SPECIAL! HAVE A BLESSED EID!
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Ramadan Wrap-up, Preparing for the Eid Holiday, and Using Ramadan as a Springboard Toward Improvement of the Year to Come
Guests: Our Loyal Listeners Calling In and Sharing Their Thoughts
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Should America Torture Detainees?
Guests: Professor David Cole of the Georgetown University Law Center
Professor Bartram Brown of Chicago-Kent College of Law
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The Beauty of the Night of Power
Guests: Inamul Haque, Professor of Islam, Benedictine University
Faisal Abdur-Razzaq, Author and President of Islamic Council of Canada
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Quranic Recitation: An Art of its Own
Guests: Quran Reciter Abdul Rasheed Brown -listen

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Rosa Parks: A Legacy Beyond Words, An Example For All
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topics:
1. The Federal Indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff, I. Lewis Libby
2. Harriet Meirs Withdrawal as U.S. Supreme Court Nominee
3. Steps Toward Peace Through Peaceful Dissent...Quaker Style
Guests:
1. Norm Solomon, a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics and founder/director of Institute for Public Accuracy
2. Jennifer Bing-Canar, Director of the American Friends Services Committee's Chicago Middle East Program
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith and Adam Ghazi
Topics:
1. First Time Fasters Share Their Ramadan Experiences
2. WHITE SOX FEVER! Congrats to Chicago's World Series Champions
Guests:
1. Naeemah Khan, Loyola University-Chicago's MSA Vice-President
2. Ellen Derby, MSA Fast-A-Thon Participant
3. Abdul-Hakim Dyer, a first time faster
4. Imran Husain, Radio Islam's Sports Expert
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Guantanamo Bay: Exploring the Catch-22
Guests: Joseph Margulies, Defense Counsel of Guantanamo Bay Detainees and Professor at University of Chicago School of Law
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Is The US Government Doing Enough For Pakistan Earthquake Victims?
Guests:
1. Michael Edward Hess, USAID
2. Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago Businessman
3. Ali Khan, American Muslim Council
4. Dr. Murtaza Arain, Chicago Surgeon
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: French West African Muslims Immigrating to America
Guest: Dr. Zain Abdullah, Asst. Professor of Religion at Temple University
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Helping Troubled Teens Through Various Youth Programs
Guest: Ibrahim Downy, Social Development Coordinator for Mecca, Inc.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2005:
Host: Mariam S.
Topic: Muslim Women in the Professional World
Guests:
1. Pharmacist Hanady Sharabash
2. Physician Nara Sharabash
3. Jounrnalist Saba Ali
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005:
Host: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Rebroadcast of Bosnian Women Standing Up to the Challenge
Guests:
1. Lejla Kapidzic, Bosnian War survivor
2. Ambassador Swanee Hunt, tenured U.S. Ambassador to Austria, professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and founder of Women Waging Peace
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith and Adam Ghazi
Topic: Headlines! Listen to the Hosts' Thoughts and Reflections on Today's News Items
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topics:
1. Iraq's Constitutional Referendum and Iraq's Role in the United Nations
2. The Chicago White Sox: Past, Present and Future
Guests:
1. Ambassador Faisal Istrabadi, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations
2. Peter Alter, Curator of the Chicago Historic Society
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Muslims and Amnesty International Projects
Guest: Sadida Ahmed of Amnesty International's Interfaith Network Steering Committee
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1. The Effects of Ostracism on Chicago's Minority Groups
2. In the Name of Fighting Terrorism: Restraints on Giving To Charities
Guests:
1. Peter Alter, curator of the Chicago Historic Society
2. Special Agent In Charge Robert D. Grant, Chicago field office of the FBI -listen

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2005:
Host: Ms. Mariam
Topic:
1. Preparing for Natural Disasters
2. Art Therapy: There's More to Art Than Meets the Eye
Guests:
1. Kat Langel, Spokesperson for the American Red Cross, Chicago
2. Barbara Fish, Director of Art Therapy Associates -listen

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic:
1. African Americans, Their Rich History in the Context of Islam 2. Niger's Suffering: Hunger Plauged by Poverty
Experience
Guests:
1. Author Sylviane Diouf
2. Mariam Mahamedou
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Using Economic Justice to Eradicate Poverty
Guests: Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice
Carol Welch, U.S. Coordinator of the Millenium Campaign
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: The Bird Flu and Its Threat
Guest: Craig Conover, M.D., Medical Director of the Illinois Department of Public Heath's Division of Infectious Disease
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Compare and Contrast: Religious Accommodation In Public and Private Schools with a Focus on Ramadan
Guests: Adam Schwartz, staff attorney with ACLU, addresses the legal parameters of separation of church and state
Habeeb Quadri, a graduate and former teacher of the Chicago Public School system
Khadera Baste, Principal of Aqsa School, an all-girls Islamic school
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Surveillance of Mosques and Muslims by the FBI and other Government Agencies
Guests: Dalia Hashad, Esq. of the ACLU
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics:
1.The Governments' Case Against Captain James Yee and Breaking Through the Fabrications
2. Looking at the South Asian Earthquake from a Personal View
Guests:
1. Ray Rivera, Washington Post reporter who wrote an investigative series about the case
2. Irfan Khurshid, Executive Director of Islamic Circle of North America who has many family members affected by the disaster
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topics:
1. The Massive Earthquate That Hit Pakistan, Kashmir, and Afghanistan
2. More Than The Beat: Drum Circles and Drum Therapy
Guests:
1. Callers, including a listener from Pakistan
2. Dale Marcel, professional drummer and drum therapist
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: The Devastating Earthquake of South Asia
Guests: Dr. Shanaz Khan of the Human Development Foundation
Asdhar Hussein, M.D. of Sacramento, CA
Zahoor Abbasi, a Chicagoan whose family members have perished and many more missing -listen

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Who is the Next Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Meirs?
Guests:
1. Bill McKenzie, editorial columnist of the Dallas Morning News, favors Meirs
2. Professor Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and legal/political columnist and commentator for national media entities including CNN, BCC, and the Chicago Tribune, harbors concerns over Meirs
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005:
Host: Humaira Bassith
Topic: The Reality of Poverty and Teaching This Reality to Those Who "Have"
Guests:
1. Nathanial Raymond of Oxfam America
2. Jim Whitton of The Hunger Project
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topics:
1. Happy Ramadan! Reviewing a Day In The Life of One Who Fasts
2. Building Wealth For This Life
3. Building Wealth for the Next Life
Guests:
1. Maryem Abdulla, seventh grader sharing her first day of fasting
2. Suhaib Quadri, Director of Business Development of the Dow Jones Islamic Fund
3. Qadr Khan, Chairperson of the Central Zakat Committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topics: Observing Ramadan Away From Home: Differences and Challenges of Being in a Different Culture During the Month of Ramadan
Guest: Ahmed Al-Bulishi, visiting the U.S. from Oman
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topics: Ramadan 101: Understanding the Basics of the Muslim Fast
Fasting - The Common Thread Running Between the Abrahamic Faiths
Guests: Dr. Aminah McCloud, Professor of Islamic Studies, DePaul University
Rich Young, Catholic Parish Administrator
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Potpourri of Conversation: Discussion of new Albert Brooks movie "Looking for Comedy in a Muslim World"; A look at the trend of many State Legislators to study public schools teaching of racial and ethnic histories; Are trauma travel tours morally correct?; What to take if you must evacuate your home.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim and Mariam
Topic: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! Looking down memory lane at Radio Islam and looking toward its future
Guests: Radio Islam's executive producer, producers, hosts and callers
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Friday, Sept. 30, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Current State of Racisim in the US: An Examination of Former Secretary of Education William Bennet's Comments
Guest: Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Member -listen

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Behind the Scenes of Independent Films
Guests: Yasir Tabarra, Independent Film Maker
Gemal Seede, Independent Film Maker from Los Angeles who will be featuring his first short film at the Chicago International Reel Short Film Festival
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Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005:
Hosts: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: The Trials and Tribulations of Holding Our Leaders Accountable
Guest: Orlando Tizon, Assistant Director of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International
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Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Military Gone Civilian: A Discussion on President Bush's Proposal to Broaden The Military's Role on U.S. Soil
Guests: Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson, co-founders of "Military Families Speak Out"
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Monday, Sept. 26, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Hurricane Rita: A Discussion of its Aftermath and Comparisons to Hurricane Katrina
Guest: Shazia Syed, a Hurricane Rita eyewitness, survivor and Houston evacuee
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Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005:
Hosts: Chuck Ruby and Imran Husain
Topics: World Music Focus: The Island of Comoros
Pulse on Sports: Baseball, College and Professional Football, Soccer
Guests: Nawali of the group "Nawal"
Arsalan Akhtar, sports enthusiast
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Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005:
Host: Maurice Weaver
Topic: Up Close and Personal: Is He A Traitor or Whistleblower?
Guest: Mordechai Vanunu, convicted traitor by the Israeli government explains his actions and views on nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
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Friday, Sept. 23, 2005:
Hosts: Maurice Weaver and Ayesha Mustafaa
Topics: Voicing Peacefully Against Damaging Foreign Policy
Examining the Latest on Poverty Within the U.S.
Guests: George Galloway, British Member of Parliament and author of "Mr. Galloway Goes To Washington"
Pam MacValan of Chicago's Street Wise, a newspaper for the homeless and by the homeless
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Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: By the People, Without the People: A Critical Analysis of the Potential Impact of the Carter-Baker Commission Report
Guest: Commissioner Spencer Overton, professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and specialist in election law
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Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Re-Broadcast of Oct. 7, 2005: How to Save American and Iraqi Lives
Guests: Arun Gandhi (Grandson of Gandhi) and Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness
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Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Iran's Nuclear Program
Guests: Dr. Ahmad Sadri, Professor of Sociology& Anthropology, Lake Forest College
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Monday, Sept. 19, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Muslim v. Muslim: Sexual Discrimination in the Work Place
Matrimonial Safeguards From a Legal Perspective
Guests: Zackiyyah Muhammad, PhD, former principal of Orange Crescent Society
Asifa Quraishi, SJD, professor of law at University of Wisconsin Law School
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Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Dawud's Recent Move to Damascus and his Impressions and Experiences
Guest: Dawud Wharansby Ali, Song Writer and Musician
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Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Stepping Towards Democracy: Afghanistan's First Parliamentary Elections
The Suspicious Death of Homeland Security Detainee Hassiba Belbachir
Guests: Sonali Kolhatkar, author and co-director of Afghan Women's Mission
Delila Benameur and Ziha Belbachir, cousin and older sister of deceased
Claudia Valenzuela, supervising attorney for the Detention Project of the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
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Friday, Sept. 16, 2005:
Host: Altaf Kaiserudin
Topic: Promises, Promises: Fiscal Responsibility and President Bush's Budget Plan After Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones: Taking a Scientific Look at Their Historic Trend to Anticipate Their Future Impact
Guests: Corey L. Davison, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Concord Coalition
Greg Holland, PhD, Director at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Co-Author of "Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment" Published in Today's Issue of the Journal "Science"
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Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: Death, Divorce, Destruction and Our Children
Guest: Michael Popkin, PhD, author and parenting expert having appeared on CNN and The Oprah Winfrey Show
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Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005:
Host: Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Katrina Relief Workers Share Their Experiences
Power of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Confirmation Hearings of Judge John Roberts
Guests: Khalil Demire of the Zakat Foundation
Thom Hartmann, syndicated daily talk show host and noted author
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Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic: Terrorism and Extremism - Where Actions Do Not Align With Religion
Guest: Professor Jamal Badawi, author and scholar
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Monday, Sept. 12, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
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Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005:
Host: Chuck Ruby
Topic: Testaments to 9/11
Guests: Salma Arastu, artist who exhibits artwork commemorating 9/11
Chicagoans Call In With Their Memories -listen

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005:
Host: Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Oil-for-Food Breakdown in the U.N.
A Doctor's First-Hand Experience of Treating Hurricane Katrina Victims
Guests: Ian Williams, author of "The U.N. for Beginners"
Maurice Ramirez, M.D., the first Central Florida physician to complete the National Disaster Life Support Instructor Program.
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Friday, Sept. 9, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Hurricane Katrina Relief
Guests: Christine Bragale, Goodwill representative
Jordan Flaherty, union organizer from New Orleans and editor of Left Turn magazine -listen

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005:
Host: Humaira Basith
Topic: America's Silence on Chechnya
Muslims in the Prison System
Guests: Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent
Jamil Kaba, Muslim chaplain in the Cook County prison system -listen

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic:Latest on Hurricane Katrina Relief -listen

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005:
Host: Kamran Memon
Topic:Relief to survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Guests: Representatives of Muslim organizations and individuals providing relief work -listen

Monday, Sept. 5, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Race and Racism in America
Guest: Robert Jensen, professor of Journalism and author of Citizens Empires and The Heart of Whiteness -listen

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Islamic Society of North America Conference -listen

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Islamic Society of North America Conference -listen

Friday, Sept. 2, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Live Broadcast from the Mosque Cares Convention
Guest: Featuring Layla Mohammed and others -listen

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Relief Efforts and Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina Victims
Guest: Dr. Vincent Gawronski, consultant for U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance -listen

Wednesday, August 31, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: It's All in How You Say It!
Guest: Lillian Bjorseth of Duoforce. Mrs. Bjorseth is a speaker, trainer and author. -listen

Tuesday, August 30, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Constitutional Law of the Iraqi Constitution
Guest: Bartram Brown, professor of International Law at the Chicago Kent School of Law -listen

Monday, August 29, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Update from the National Weather Service on Hurricane Katrina
Accountability and Transparency: Israel's Nuclear Weapons -listen

Sunday, August 28, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Amir Sulaiman, spoken word and hip hop artist -listen

Saturday, August 27, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Re-airing of "Life With Noam Chomsky"
Guest: Noam Chomsky, MIT linguistics professor and author -listen

Friday, August 26, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Crisis in Niger
Guests: Myron Golden, Francophone regional director for Africare
Mishabu Ahmed Rufai, African-American history professor at Harold Washington College -listen

Thursday, August 25, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: What It's Like to Be A Muslim Arab-American Comic and Actor in Hollywood
Guest:Ahmed Ahmed, comedian, actor and writer -listen

Wednesday, August 24, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: The Democratization of Iraq
Guests: Laith Al-Saud, lecturer of the social sciences at Harold Washington College
Basma Fakri, co-founder and president of the Women's Alliance for a Democratic Iraq -listen

Tuesday, August 23:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Destruction of Historical Sites in Mecca and Medina(The Prophet of Islam's Home)
Guests: Ali Al-Ahmed of the Gulf Institute
Dr. Mahjabeen Islam, a practicing physician and columnist -listen

Monday, August 22:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: John Roberts Nomination to the Supreme Court
Monitoring the Aids Pandemic Guest: Professor David Luban, Georgetown University
Christopher Brown, assistant commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health -listen

Sunday, August 21:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Freddie Beyah, jazz guitarist -listen

Saturday, August 20:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Examining the American Muslim Community
Guest: Yahiya Emerick, author, lecturer and educator -listen

Friday, August 19:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: American Veterans for Peace
Guests:John Grant, spokesman for Veterans for Peace
Daniel Habeel, Muslim Veterans Association -listen

Thursday, August 18:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Unions and Divisions in the Workforce
Guests: Bill Flectcher, president of TransAfrica Forum
Priscilla Murolo, professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College -listen

Wednesday, August 17:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Back to School Special
Guest: Amina Mitchell, school counselor at the Academy for Learning -listen

Tuesday, August 16:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Profiling Muslims
Guest: Professor David Harris of the University of Toledo College of Law -listen

Monday, August 15 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Racial Profiling
Guest: Christina Abraham, civil rights coordinator for the Council of American-Islamic Relations Chicago -listen

Sunday, August 14 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts: The art of the Kora
Guest:Jali Morikeba Kouyate, Kora musician expert -listen

Saturday, August 13 2005:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: The Work of Shiekh Ahmed Deedat
Guests: Dr. Amir Ali, head of the Institute of Islamic Education and Information
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, head of the Islamic Circle of North America Dawah Project
Kareem Irfan, former chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago -listen

Friday, August 12 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Gaza Disengagement
Guests: Mazin Qumsiyeh, a member of the steering committee of the US Campaign to End the Occupation and author of "Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
Stav Adivi,Program liaison for the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions -listen

Thursday, August 11 2005:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: How much is too much?
Guest: Sam Pizzigati, author of Greed and Good -listen

Wednesday, August 10 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Why the High Gas Prices?
Guest: Wenonah Hauter, director of Public Citizen -listen

Tuesday, August 9 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The 60th Anniversary of the A-bomb
Guests: Greg Mello, director of the Las Alamos Study Group
Melissa McGuire, director of the Peace Museum -listen

Monday, August 8 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: The Future of Journalism after Peter Jennings and John Johnson
Guests: Bill Kurtis of A&E's Cold Cases
Ava Greenwell, professor of broadcast journalism at the Medill School of Journalism -listen

Sunday, August 7, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic:Evening of Arts and Heritage: Islam and Star Wars
Guests: Dr. Hesham Hassaballa
Dr. Omer Abid
Musical Guest: The Revert -listen

Saturday, August 6, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Interview with Sophia Stewart who is plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging the Wachowsky brothers violated Stewart's copyright by fashioning the movie, "The Matrix."

Guest: Sophia Stewart, author of the Third Eye -listen

Friday, August 5, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: MusliFest 2005
Guests: Native Deen
Preacher Moss of Allah Made Me Funny -listen

Thursday, August 4, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Jenan Diab
Topic: Headline News
-listen

Wednesday, August 3, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: What's Halal and Healthy in American Grocery Stores
Guest: Dr. Muhammad Munir Chaudry, president of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America -listen

Tuesday, August 2, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Fatwa Against Terrorism
Guest: Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America -listen

Monday, August 1, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Catrax 101 and One Book One Chicago
Guests: Dr. Sanford Gross of the Illinois Eye Institute
Nanette Alleman of One Book One Chicago -listen

Sunday, July 31, 2005:
Host: Janaan Hashim
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts
Guests: Captial D of All Natural
Tammy Simpkins, Jazz vocalist
Jamila Tasleem Firdausee, spoken word artist -listen

Saturday, July 30, 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Raising Children in a non-Muslim Enviornment
Guest: Imam Khalifa Islam -listen

Friday, July 29, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Raising Children with Disabilities and Family and Inspirations behind Spirit
Guest: Sammer Ghouleh, president of Spirit magazine and author of Treasured Misfortunes -listen

Wednesday, July 27, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Providing Health Care for Underprivledged Children
Guest: Dr. Beth Volin, medical director of the Rush Pediatric Primary Care Center -listen

Tuesday, July 26, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Islam and Violence
Guests: Dr. Maher Hathout of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
Dr. Aslam Abdullah of the Islamic Society of Nevada -listen

Monday, July 25, 2005:
Host:Frederick Thauffer Al-Deen
Topic: What is Al-Hurra Television? -listen

Sunday, July 24, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts -listen

Saturday, July 23, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Maurice Weaver
Topic: "Silent No More," Muslim Americans' Poltical Activism
Guest:Paul Findley, former congressman of Illinois -listen

Friday, July 22, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court
Guest:Majorie Cohn, professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and executive vice president of the National Lawyers Guild -listen

Thursday, July 21, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: London Bombings
Guest: Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago -listen

Wednesday, July 20, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Illegalities of Humanitarian Work in Iraq
Guest: Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness -listen

Tuesday, July 19, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: A Look Inside the British Muslim Community and the British Muslim Identity After the London Bombings
Guest: Khalid Anis, spokesman for the Islamic Society of Britian -listen

Monday, July 18, 2005:
Host:Dr.Aminah McCloud
Topic: Racial Profiling
Marriages in the African-American Community
Guests: Jennah Mujahid
Solomon Mitchell -listen

Sunday, July 17, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Night Arts -listen

Saturday, July 16, 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Voting Rights Act
Guest: Dan Levitas, Ira Glasser Racial Justice Fellow -listen

Friday, July 15, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Women's Rights and aid to Africa
The Ukhti wa Ikhi Mentoring Program
Guests: Sameer Dossani, director of the 50 Years Is Enough Network
Ndidi Okakpu, founder of the Muslim mentoring program -listen

Thursday, July 14 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Separation Wall in Palestine
Guest: Rana Barakat, doctoral candidate in the history department at the University of Chicago -listen

Wednesday, July 13 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Freedom of the Press and the Jailing of Times Reporter, Judith Miller
Guest: Greg Leslie, legal defense director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press -listen

Tuesday, July 12 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Suicide Bombing
Guest: Robert Pape, associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of Dying to Win:The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism -listen

Sunday, July 10 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Bosnia: 10 Years Later
Guest: Nedzib Sacirbey, former Ambassador to Bosnia -listen

Saturday, July 9 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: Debt Relief and Aid to Africa
Guests: Salih Booker, executive director of African Action
Wilbert Gwashavanahu, political counselor of the Embassy for the Republic of Zimbabwe -listen

Friday, July 8 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Expungement and Recidivism
Guest:Congressman Danny Davis of the 7th District -listen

Thursday, July 7 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: London Terrorist Bombings and What it Means for Homeland Security
Guests:Talat Hamdani, mother of the late Salman Hamdani, a New York City police cadet who disappeared on 9/11 and was wrongfully accused of participating in the attacks
Chris Strom, reporter for Government Executive magazine -listen

Wednesday, July 6 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: G8 Summit and Aid to Africa
Guest: Richard Mshomba, professor of economics at La Salle University -listen

Tuesday, July 5 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Patriotism in Islam
Guests: Dr. Hassan Hathout, spokesman for the Islamic Center of Southern California
Muqtedar Khan, visiting fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution -listen

Monday, July 4 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Freedom and Democracy as We Understand Today
Guest: Howard, Lindsey, professor of history at Depaul University -listen

Sunday, July 3 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Sunday Arts
Guest: Tyson, Hip Hop artist: Ghetto Messiah -listen

Saturday, July 2 2005:
Host:Maurice Weaver
Topic: The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Those Who Lost Loved Ones
Guests: Cindy Sheehan, co-founder of Goldstar Families for Peace
Colleen Kelly, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows -listen

Friday, July 1 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Addressing Consequences of Recidivism and Incarceration Rates in Minority Communities
Guests:Imam Zaid Shakir, teacher at the Zaytuna Institute
Rev. Patricia Watkins,founding director of the TARGET Area Development Corporation -listen

Thursday, June 30 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Patriot Act
Guest: Kit, Gage, director of the First Amendment Freedom Foundation
Ed Yohnka, American Civil Liberties spokesman of Illinois -listen

Wednesday, June 29 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Other Side fo War in Iraq
Guest: Anna Prouse, former foreign aid worker in Iraq and author of Two Birthdays in Baghdad
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Tuesday, June 28 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Future of Iraq
Guests: Dr. Al Al-Attar, Iraqi-American activist
Hatem Bazian of Berkeley, a senior lecturer in Islamic Studies -listen

Monday, June 27 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The New American Empire
Guest:Robert Jensen, professor of Journalism at the University of Texas and author of Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity -listen

Sunday, June 26 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Making of the United Nations
Guest:S.K. Belal Hassan, information officer with the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information -listen

Friday, June 24 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Malcolm X Through his Daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz
Human Rights in India
Guests: Ilyasah Shabazz, author of Growing Up X
Iris Sabree, former secretary of the late Malcolm X
Harsh Shri Mander, social justice and human rights activist for India -listen

Thursday, June 23 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Surviving Srebrenica: 10 Years Later
Guests:Zuhra Osmanovic, survivor of the Bosnian War
Mujko Erovic of the Congress of Bosnians of North America and war survivor -listen

Wednesday, June 22 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Iran's Presidential Elections and Nuclear Obligations
Guests: Simin Royanian, co-founder of Women for Peace in Iran and Washington-based economist
Ross Pourzal, Washington-based political analyst and board member of the Alliance of Progressive Iranians -listen

Tuesday, June 21, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Democracy in the Middle East
Guests:Saad al-Din Ibrahim, Visiting Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Radwan Masmoudi from the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy -listen

Monday, June 20, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Placing the Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, in the 21st century
Guest: Dr. Jerald Dirks, author of The Cross & the Crescent; Abraham, the Friend of God; and Understanding Islam -listen

Sunday, June 19, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Arts: A Father's Day Special
Guest: Elder George -listen

Saturday, June 18, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Jenan Diab
Topic: Media Reformation -listen

Friday, June 17, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Health and Healing
Guest: Dr. Bernie Siegel -listen

Thursday, June 16, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Downing Street Memo and the U.S.A. Patriot Act -listen

Wednesday, June 15, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Commentary on News Headlines -listen

Tuesday, June 14, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: An Al-Qaeda Plot in California? Several Muslims have recently been arrested in Lodi,California
Guests: Taj Khan, Muslim community leader in Lodi, CA
Basim Elkarra, director of Sacramento Valley's Chapter Council of American Islamic Relations -listen

Monday, June 13, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:The Profit and Loss of Gambling
Guest: Rick Zehr,vice president of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences of Addiction & Behavioral Services at Proctor Hospital -listen

Sunday, June 12, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic:Evening of Arts and Heritage
Guests: Dr. Hesham Hassaballa
Dr. Omer Abid
Musical Guest: The Revert -listen

Saturday, June 11, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Maurice Weaver
Topic:Democracy in the Americas
Guest: Dr. Nick Irving -listen

Friday, June 10, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Tax Reformation
Guests: Jabari Zakiya, director of Americans For Fair Taxation -listen

Thursday, June 9, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: The Tsunami six months later
Guests: Chris Zappia, communications director of SOS Children's Village
Rizwan Mowlana, president of Asia Relief and director of CAIR Maryland-Virginia -listen

Wednesday, June 8, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Bosnian Women Standing Up to the Challenge
Guests: Ambassador Swanee Hunt, tenured U.S. Ambassador to Austria and professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
Ambassador Hunt is author of, This Was Not Our War Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace.
Lejla Kapidzic, Bosnian War survivor
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Tuesday, June 7, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Chicago Muslims' Campaign to Fight Hunger
Guests: Ruth Igoe of the Chicago Food Depository
Dennis Smith of the Northern Illinois Food Bank -listen

Monday, June 6, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Investigative Reporting in America
Guest: Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch managing editor and project director -listen

Sunday, June 5, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Chuck Ruby
Topic: The Revelation of Deep Throat
Guest: Mike Gravel, former U.S. Senator Alaska from 1969-1981 -listen

Saturday, June 4, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Jenan Diab
Topic: The Abrahamic Faiths and Inter-Faith Dialogue in America
Guest" Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain at Georgetown University -listen

Friday, June 3, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Emmett Till Case -listen

Thursday, June 2, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Amnesty International's Response to President Bush's Criticism of their Annual Report
Guest: Christopher Watson, field organizer with the Midwest Regional Amnesty International Chapter -listen

Wednesday, June 1, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Perpetuation of Islamophobia in America
Guests: Aminah McCloud, professor of Islamic Studies and founder of the Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University
Ibrahim Hooper, director of communications for the Council of American-Islamic Relations National
John Esposito, university professor and founding director of the center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University -listen

Tuesday, May 31, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Chinese Government's Crackdown on the Uighur's of China
Guests:Nicky Spiegel of the Human Rights Watch
Alim Seytoff of the Uighur American Association
Rebiya Kadeer, Uighur activist and former political prisoner -listen

Monday, May 30, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The History and Characteristic of the Quran
Guests: Professor of Islamic Studies at Temple University, Mahmoud Ayoub -listen

Sunday, May 29, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Muslims Slaves in America and Islamic Influences on Blues
Guests: Sylviane Diouf, author of The Servants of Allah
Elijah Wald, author of Escaping the Delta, Society Blues -listen

Saturday, May 28, 2005:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Jenan Diab
Topic: Amnesty International's Anuual Report
Guest: Matt Cherry, executive director of the Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief -listen

Friday, May 27, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Issues Facing the Latino Community in Chicago and Throughout the U.S.
Guest: Randolph Adamsick, director of the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum -listen

Thursday, May 26, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: The U.S. Media Coverage and Perceptions Since Vietnam
Guest: David Greenway, former editorial editor for the Boston Globe -listen

Wednesday, May 25, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Jenan Diab
Topic: Religious Tolerance in the United States: commentary on instances of Quran desecration -listen

Tuesday, May 24, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Muslim Perspectives on the Hit Series "24"
Guests: Sarah Ismail, Omar Hussain, and Rizwan Kadir -listen

Monday, May 23, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The New Madras Fault
Guest: Susan Hough, seismologist from the United States Geological Department -listen

Sunday, May 22, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts Show
Guest: M-Team -listen

Saturday, May 21,2005
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Maurice Weaver
Topic:Islamophobia in America -listen

Friday, May 20,2005
Hosts:Samira Said and Imran Husain
Topic:Friday Prayer and the Significance of Fridays in Islam -listen

Thursday, May 19,2005
Hosts:Humaira Basith and Samira Said
Topic:Guantanamo Bay Petitions
Guest: Shayana Kadidal, staff attorney from the Center for Constitutional Rights -listen

Wednesday, May 18,2005
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic:Happy Endings: The joy of academic graduations -listen

Tuesday, May 17,2005
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Freedom and Human Rights in Uzbekistan
Guests: Acacia Shields of the Human Rights Watch
Abdumannob Polat, human rights activist -listen

Monday, May 16, 2005:
Host:Chuck Ruby
Topic: Newsweek's Retraction of an article on Quran Desecration in Guantanamo Bay Cuba -listen

Sunday, May 15, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts: The Night Shift, a documentary looking at the immigrant community of Canada and how foreign-trained professionals end up in dead-end jobs
Guest: Jawad Jafry, director of Adamicmedia -listen

Saturday, May 14 2005:
Hosts:Altaf Kaiseruddin and Maurice Weaver
Topic: Charity Without Fear
Guest: Illinois State Senator, Jacqueline Collins -listen

Friday, May 13, 2005:
Host: Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Opening of the Malcolm X Museum in New York
Guest: Aisha Al-Adawiya of the Schomburg Library and board member of the Malcolm X -listen

Thursday, May 12:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Desecration of the Holy Qu'ran at Guantanamo Bay -listen

Wednesday, May 11, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Remembering the Vietnam War and its Impact on America and Vietnam
Guests: Bill Belding, President and CEO of Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
Maurice Isserman, professor of history at Hamilton College in New York and co-author of America Divided: America's Civil Wars in the 1960s -listen

Tuesday, May 10, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: A case involving two 16-year-old girls who were declared potential suicide bombers have been released after 6 weeks of detention
Guests: Attorney Khurrum Wahid, criminal defense attorney
Wissam Nasr, executive director of CAIR New York
Mauri Saalakhan, founder and director of The Peace and Justice Foundation. -listen

Monday, May 9, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Charity Without Fear: An Illinois campaign calling for a safe list of charities from the federal government
Guests: Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
LaDale George, executive board member for the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago -listen

Sunday, May 8, 2005:
Host: Samira Said
Topic:Mother's Day Special -listen

Saturday, May 7, 2005:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: A New Report Exploring Abuse in Afghanistan
Guest: Cherif Bassiouni, President of the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences -listen

Friday, May 6, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Muslim-American Prominence in the Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan Metropolitan Area
Opening of the first Arab-American Museum in the region and the new Islamic Center of America, the nation's largest mosque
Guests: Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press reporter
Eid Alawan, active member of the Islamic Center of America in Michigan -listen

Thursday, May 5, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic:The Immigrant Experience: Balancing Two Identities
Guests: Diana Abu-Jaber, author of the Language of Baklava
Jamil Khoury, co-founder and artistic director of the Silk Road Theatre Project in Chicago -listen

Wednesday, May 4, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Branding and the Discipline of Marketing
Guests: Daniel Strunk, Executive-In-Residence at Depaul's University's Marketing Department
Karen Post, marketing expert, consultant and author of Brain Tattoos -listen

Tuesday, May 3, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Uninsured Week: A look at local interfaith efforts to provide insurance for the underprivileged
Guests: Rev. Paul Rutgers, executive director of the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago
Azher Quader, M.D.
Dr. Nafisa Arozullah, Inner City Muslim Action Network health clinic coordinator -listen

Monday, May 2, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:"Radical Islam's" Influence in the Prison System
Guest: Paul Rodgers of the American Correctional Chaplains Association -listen

Sunday, May 1, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts: Poetry and review of "Real Women Have Curves"
Guest:Alia Bilal, spoken word Artist -listen

Saturday, April 30:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic:The Islamic World Studies Program at Depaul University
Guests: Aminah McCloud and Khalid Keshk, founders of the World Studies Program -listen

Friday, April 29:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: "Kingdom of Heaven," a film to be aired on Fox depicting the crusades
Guests: Sabiha Khan, executive director of the Southern California chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations -listen

Thursday, April 28:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Iraq's Newly Formed Government: What does the future hold for the region?
Guest: Laith Al-Saud, lecturer of social sciences at Harold Washington College and a member of the People Struggle Movement, an organization politically opposed to the occupation of Iraq -listen

Wednesday, April 27:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Sports Analysis, NFL football draft, NBA Playoffs, and World Soccer Tournament
Guest: Arsalan Akhtar, Radio Islam sports analyst -listen

Tuesday, April 26:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Ali Al-Timimi Conviction
Guest: Edward McMahon, defense attorney for Al-Timimi
Adam Samaha, University of Chicago School of Law
Asim Ghafoor, public affairs attorney -listen

Monday, April 25:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Fiqh Council of North America
Guest: Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi president of the Fiqh Council of North America -listen

Sunday, April 24:
Host:Samria Said
Sunday Evening Arts Featuring the Palestinian Film Festival -listen

Saturday, April 23:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Muslim Stories Project
Guest: M.Suleiman Khan, poet and speech writer
Kim Newkirk, corporate legal compliance and human resource trainer and business professor at Benedictine University -listen

Friday, April 22:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Alternative Health Maintenance and the Wellness Industry
Guests: Abdel J. Nuriddin,Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition. Nuriddin has a weekly column and hosts a weekly TV program on health issues out of Greensboro, North Carolina
John English, a Shaaman and author of “The Shift: An Awakening” and is addresses the global issues of consumerism, political structures, environmental impact and the economy and how these impact the well being of us all as well as the planet in general -listen

Wednesday, April 20:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic:The Human Development Fund
Guests: Bill Mosher, executive director of Visionaries Inc.
Dr. Naheed Qayyum, board member of the Human Development Fund -listen

Tuesday, April 19:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Future of Muslim-Catholic Relations; commentary on Pope Benedict XVI's stance on Islam
Guests: Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago
Daniel Thompson, professor of Theology at Fordham University of New York -listen

Monday, April 18:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Work Grievances and Unions after NAFTA and GAFT
Remembering Oklahoma City -listen

Sunday, April 17:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Sunday Evening Arts: Nur Nasheed Group, movie review of Hotel Rwanda
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Saturday, April 16:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: The Future of Muslim Christian Relations in the Middle East
Guests:Hon. Abbas al-Halabi, Lebanese Druze and president of the Arab group of Muslim Christian dialogue in Lebanon
Dr. Mohammad Sammak a Lebanese Muslim and advisor to the late Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri
Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour, a Syrian Christian and former General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches -listen

Friday, April 15, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Final Solution: A Study of the Politics of Hate
Guest: Rakesh Sharma, director of the film, "The Final Solution" -listen

Thursday, April 14, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Women of Jerusalem -listen

Wednesday, April 13, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Real Estate Basics
Guest: Marlene Saint-George, sales associate at Baird & Warner -listen

Tuesday, April 12, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Patriot Renewal Act
Guest: Ed Yohnka, American Civil Liberty Union spokesman of Illinois -listen

Monday, April 11, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: News Analysis and the Palestinian Art Exhibit at Depaul University -listen

Saturday, April 9, 2005:
Host:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Guest: Farheen Hakeem, mayoral candidate for Minneapolis -listen

April 7, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Gender Equality or Inequality: Is gender inequality a thing of the past?
Guests: Ingrid Mattson, Director of the Muslim Chaplaincy Program at Hartford Seminary
Merve Kavakci of George Washington University, former member of the Turkish Parliament, advocate for religious freedom and women's rights -listen

April 6, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Muslims in Hollywood
Guests: Brenda Hampton, creator, executive producer, and writer for the WB's weekly drama "Seventh Heaven"
Kamal Marayati, American Muslim Hollywood actor
Dr. Jack Shaheen, media analyst, author, and professor -listen

April 5, 2005:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: Lobbying Day
Guests: Cindy Boland, director of organizing for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Halil Demir, president of the Zakat Foundation -listen

April 4, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Transitioning in to Islam -listen

April 3, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Memoirs and Contributions of the Late John Paul II
Guests: Scott Alexander,Associate Professor of Islam and the Director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
Joan McGuire, Director for the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Arch Diocese of Chicago -listen

April 2, 2005:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Muslims in Local Politics -listen

April 1, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Anita T. Conner Story: One Women's Struggle with Racism While Battling Breast Cancer
Guests: Anita T. Conner and Dean Abdul Majid Harris of Front Porch Media -listen

March 31, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Personal and Business Tax Secrets
Guest: Eva Rosenberg, a.k.a TaxMama, author of Small Business Taxes Made Easy -listen

March 30, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: Political Empowerment for the Youth
Guests:Ayinde Jean-Baptiste, Chava Goldstein, and Steve Smith, representatives of the Young Adult Sponsors Chicago Chapter -listen

March 29, 2005:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: Simple Ways to Better Health
Guest: Dr.Eve Wood, clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona and author of Medicine, Mind, and Meaning -listen

March 28, 2005:
Host: Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: A Look at the Death of Hassiba Belbechir
Guests: Nat Legue of the Northern Herald News
Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Greater Islamic Organizations -listen

March 27 :
Hosts:Samira Said and Janaan Hashim
Topic:Sunday Evening Arts with the Turkoman Music Folk Ensemble and Anas Canon a.k.a BeLikeMuhammed, director of Remarkable Current -listen

March 26 :
Host:Ahmed Rehab and Yaser Tabbara
Topic:Community Building
Guest:Azher Quader, M.D. community activist -listen

March 25, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: President Bush's Social Security Reform
Guests: Ellen Frank, senior economist at the Rhode Island Poverty Institute
Jesse Brown, president of Krystal Investment Management in Chicago, Illinois -listen

March 24, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: America's Silence on Chechnya
Guest: Eric Margolis, award-winning author, foreign correspondent an columnist for the Toronto Sun -listen

March 23, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Baseball Pros Testimony on Performance Enhanced Drugs and NCAA Tournaments
Guest: Arsalan Akhtar, Radio Islam sports analyst -listen

March 22, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Euthanasia: The Terri Schiavo Case
Guest: Jamal Badawi, author and director of the Islamic Information Center in Halifax, Canada -listen

March 21, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:The Ahmed Abu Ali Case
Guest: Ashraf Nubani, of Busch & Nubani, Nubani is representing Ahmed Abu Ali -listen

March 20, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic:Sunday Evening Arts -listen

March 19, 2005:
Host:Ahmed Rehab and Jenan Diab
Topic:The Inside Out of Hijab
Guests: Karen Danielson, head of public education and outreach for the Muslim American Society Chicago
Uzma Noormohamed, student activist -listen

March 18, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Successful Muslim Women
Guests: Sahirah Muhammad, co-founder of the International League of Muslim Women
Allene-Gamme-Ahmed, owner and publisher of PeaceSonian Spirit and Pride News -listen

March 17, 2005:
Host:Jenan Diab and Samira Said
Topic:Irish Culture
Guests: Siobhan Murphy, litigation attorney in Chicago and IrishAmerican
Peg Reid, librarian for the Irish American Heritage Center -listen

March 16, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim and Jenan Diab
Topic:The Two-year Anniversary of Rachel Corrie's Death
Guests: Cindy Corrie, mother of Rachel Corrie
Donna Baranski-Walker, executive director of the Rebuilding Alliance -listen

March 15, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Democracy in the Muslim World
Guests: Radwan Musmodi, founder and president of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Farid Senzai, director of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding -listen

March 14, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The Hindu Right in Gujarat, India
Guest:Martha Nussbaum, professor of law at the University of Chicago -listen

March 13, 2005:
Hosts:Samira Said and Dawud Wharnsby
Topic: The art of percussion and a film review of "Osama"
Guest: Dale Marcelle, rhythmist and founder of the Dale Marcelle School of Drum -listen

March 12, 2005:
Host:Yaser Tabbara
Topic: The Refuser Movement in Israel in which soldier are refusing to take out orders in occupied Palestine
Guest: Yonatan Shapira, former Israeli pilot who refused to take orders from the Israeli Defense Force -listen

March 11, 2005:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Bullying: what makes a bully and how to deal with it Guest: Edmond Arroyo, public school and Islamic school social worker and counselor -listen

March 10, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Women in Technology
Guest: Jennifer Didier, executive director of Directions Training Center in Oak Park, IL. -listen

March 9, 2005:
Hosts: Janaan Hashim and Imran Hussain
Topic: Reclaiming the Rights of the American Citizen: The Bilal Mahmoud Story
Guest: Bilal Mahmoud, former vietnam vet who was wrongly put on TSA's national threat list
Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation -listen

March 8, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: President Bush's Proposed Budget for 2005
Is it right for America?
Guest: Rev. Jennifer Kottler from the Prostestant for the Common Good
Rabbi Jill Jacobs from the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs -listen

March 7, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Judicial Evaluations
Guest: Leonard Murray, chairman of the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Illinois Bar Association -listen

March 6, 2005:
Host: Samira Said
Topic:Sunday Evening Arts Special: "Expression of Un-Opression"
Guests: Shazia Mirza, prominent Muslim British comedian featured on 60 Minutes and in the New York Times
Renaissance Woman-Spoken Word Artist and Fashion Designer, Jamila Tasleem Firdausee -listen

March 5, 2005:
Hosts: Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Democracy Rising: A Campaign calling on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
Guest: Kevin Zeese, project head for the 'Stop the War Campaign' -listen

March 4, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Parliament of World of Religions
Guest: Executive Director of the Parliament of World Religions, Dirk Ficca -listen

March 3, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Race and Racism within the Muslim Community
Guest: Sherman Jackson, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at University of Michigan -listen

March 2, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Churches Educating Churches on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Guests: Rev. Christopher Pierson, director of Outreach & Witness Ministries for the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church
Connie Baker, co-chair of the Methodist Task Force to End the Occupation and the Church Network for Education on Palestine -listen

March 1, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Should the government post the 10 Commandments in federal facilities?
Guests: Shannon Bartlett, staff council for the American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Uremovich, president of the Christian Legal Society -listen

February 28, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: A Look at the Council on American -Islamic Relations
Guests: Yasir Tabbara, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Chicago Chapter
Ahmed Rehab, communications coordinator for CAIR Chicago -listen

February 27, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Film Review: Children of Heaven
Guests: Sabah Khan and Camille Irvine -listen

February 25, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: A Look Inside the Nation of Islam and How It Came About
Guests: Darnell and Gloria Karim, early members of the Nation of Islam. Darnell is a local Imam in Chicago and host of the radio program W.Deen Mohammad and Friends on WNDZ -listen

February 24, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Tools to be Better Parents
Empowerment of Muslim Women
Guests: Jean Illsley Clarke, self-esteem expert, educator and author of several parent education books including How Much is Enough? Time-In: When Time Out Doesn't Work and Who, Me Lead a Group?
Aisha Al-Adawiya, executive director of Women in Islam -listen

February 23, 2005:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: African-American History -listen

February 22 :
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:The Conviction of Lynne Stewart
Guests: Jennifer Van Bergen, author of The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for Democracy. Van Bergen has written and spoken extensively on civil liberties, human rights, and international law.
Michael Deutsch of the National Lawyer's Guild. -listen

February 21, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Malcolm X: a look at his life, influences and family
Buffalo Soldiers: African-American Heritage
Guests: Abdullah bin Juttie, author of Buffalo Soldiers -listen

February 20, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic:Arts: Comedy, Islamic Art and Review of the critically acclaimed documentary, Control Room
Guests: Farheen Hakeem, stand-up comedian
Derek Beard, Islamic art curator -listen

February 19, 2005:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic:Comemmorating the Japanese-American Internment Camps
Guest:Sam Ozaki,a retired Chicago Public School principal and survivor of the internment camps. Ozaki served in the 44th Regiment in World War II. -listen

February 18, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The History of African and African-Americans in the U.S.
Guest: Professor of African Studies at Howard University, Sulayman Nyang
President of Kennedy King Community College,Clyde El-Amin -listen

February 17, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: The Historical and Religious Significance of Ashura: Dispelling Myths of the Shias and Sunnis
Guests: Dr.A.S. Hashim, author of Islamic books that served as the basis of the Islamic Sunday School Curriculum in the 1980s. Dr. Hashim also is Secretary general of Daurulsalam
Nousheen Yousuf, a senior at the University of Illinois at Chicago doing a major in History and a double minor in Religious Studies and Gender and Women's Studies -listen

February 16, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Privacy and Security Issues in the Medical Field: A look at HIPAA(Hospital Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Guest: Anthony Lopez, president of Equivus Consulting -listen

February 15, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Michael Chertoff's Confirmation as the Secretary of Homeland Security
Guests: Shannon Bartlett, staff council for the American Civil Liberties Union
Fred Tsao, policy director for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights -listen

February 14, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Etiquette and Public Decorum
Guest:Jodi Smith, author of The Girl's Guide to Social Savvy and The Guy's Guide to Social Savvy. Smith is also president of Mannersmith, an etiquette consulting company -listen

February 13, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Art's Evening: History of Arab Film, Review of French Film, Mousier Ibrahim
Guests: John Sinno, president and owner of Arab Film Distributors
Iman Rashid, freelance television producer -listen

February 12, 2005:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: Diversity in the Workforce
Guest: Trisha A. Svehla, author of Managing the Mosaic, Addressing Workforce Diversity and Managing Institutional Change in Health Care. Svehla also is president of Svehla Consultants, a human resource consulting company -listen

February 11, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Interview with Imam W. Deen Mohamed -listen

February 10, 2005:
Hosts:Jenan Diab and Samira Said
Topic: Cab Safety and a Look at the Tragic Death of Haroon Paryani, a taxi driver who was killed on-duty
Guests:George Lutfallah, Publisher of the Chicago Dispatcher and Manager of Wolley Cabs
Abuldada, Chicago taxi owner, and long-time friend of Haroon Paryani -listen

February 9, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic: The need for cultural diversity training within the social service field
Guests:Nareman Taha, co-director and co-founder of the Arab-American Family Services
Dr. Pamela Nadir, president of the Islamic Social Services Association -listen

February 8, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Muslims in the Media
Guests: Rummana Hussian, Chicago Sun Times Reporter
Noreen Ahmed-ullah, Chicago Tribune Reporter -listen

February 7, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: The Myths and Realities of of Social Security
"The Stockholm Syndrome," finding our identity
Guests: Ellen Frank, Senior Economist at the Rhode Island Poverty Institute
E.Joyce Moore, Author of Good Wood and Chicken Soup for the African-American Soul -listen

February 6, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Art's Evening: Hijrah, Vedic and Chinese Calendars
Super Bowl Highlights
Guests: Gerard Bilal, Active Member of Chicago Muslim Community
Z.J. Tong, President of the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute
Dinesh Sampat, Active Member of Chicago Indian Community -listen

February 5, 2005:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: News Headlines -listen

February 4, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Commentary on the State of the Union Address
Interview with Andrea Ledbetter, the youngest female elected to public office in Indiana
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February 3, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Bush's State of Union Address
The Rights of the "Refugee Immigrant"
Guests: Dan Lesser, Senior Attorney for the Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Mark Guchin, retired scientist -listen

February 2, 2005:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: History and Demographics of Devon Street
Guests: Elaine Freedman, early resident of Devon
Ann Kalayil, Director of South Asian American Policy Research Institute, teaches courses on Asian American studies at DePaul University in the Sociology Department and a long-time resident of Devon Avenue of over 30 years
Rashid Ali Khan, Devon Businessman and Property Owner -listen

February 1, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Sacrifice this Eid for Our Neighbors Campaign
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Suggestions for African-American History Month
Guest: Abdul Malik Mujahid -listen

January 31, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Iraq's Vote for a Return to Democracy -listen

January 30, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic:Arts Evening: Community Cafe -listen

January 29, 2005:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic:The Impact of Neo-Conservatism on the Middle East
Guest: Danny Postel, Freelance Journalist -listen

January 28:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Iraqi Elections
Guests: Laith Al-Saud, Lecturer in the Social Sciences at Herlad Washington College
Kamal Nawash, Founder of Free Muslims Against Terrorism
-listen

January 27:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic:Commemorating the Liberation of Auschwitz
Guest: Rabbi Herman Schaalman -listen

January 26:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: News, Comedy and Sports -listen

January 25:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: Staying Fit in 2005
Guest: Osama Mahmoud, Trainer and Owner of Executive Boxing -listen

January 24:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:An interview with "The Mother of the "Matrix"
Guest: Sophia Stewart, Author of "The Third Eye." Stewart is plaintiff in a law suit alleging the Wachowsky brothers violated Stewart's copyright by fashioning the movie, "The Matrix."
-listen

January 23:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: The Art and History of Henna
Travels of Abraham
Guests: Dr.Gerlad Dirks, Author and Professor of Psychology
Saba Khan, Chicago Henna Artist
Rima Khan, Chicago Henna Artist -listen

January 22:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: Neo-Conservatism in the White House
Guest: Danny Postel, Freelance Jounralist -listen

January 21:
Host:Jenan Diab and Samira Said
Topic: Eid Al-Adha Special -listen

January 20:
Host:Jenan Diab
Topic: Eid Al-Adha Special -listen

January 19:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic:How to Make this Eid Special for Family and Friends -listen

January 18:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: To Torture or Not to Torture?
Recent Confirmation Hearings of Alberto Gonzales
Guests: Gabe Gonzales,Director of Organizing for Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
David Pressman, Staff Council with the ACLU
Jummana Musa, Amnesty International's Advocacy Director for Domestic Human Rights and International Justice -listen

January 17:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
The Hajj Experience -listen

January 16:
Host:Samira Said
Topic:Arts Evening: Yuri Lane, star of the one man show "From Tel Aviv to Ramallah," a beat box journey Hasan Ahmed, Youth Activist and Beat boxer -listen

January 15:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic:The Blogger Phenomenon
Guest: Hesham Hassaballa, Chicago Physician and Columist for Beliefnet.com -listen

January 14:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Native American Land Rights and Dispossessions
Guests:James Fennerty, Member of the National Lawyers Guild
Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Enviornmental Network -listen

January 13:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: How to Build a Mosque in Rolling Meadows Without a Fight
Guests:Rashid Salam, former president, current board member and fundraising director of the Islamic Society for the Northwest Suburbs
Richard Fung, member of the United Leadership Team of the North West Suburban Assembly under United Power
Sue Waldron, Rolling Meadows Alderman -listen

January 12:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Life With Noam Chomsky
Guest: Noam Chomsky, Professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT -listen

January 11:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: Interesting Encounters of Muslim Physicians -listen

January 9:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Arts Variety Show -listen

January 8, 2005:
Host:Ahmed Rehab
Topic:Palestinian Authority Presidential Elections
Guests: Rafiq Jaber, President of the Islamic Association for Palestine
Ali Abunimah, Political Commentator and Writer, Co-Founder of the Electronic Intifada
Fadi Farhan, Governmental Affairs Director for CAIR Chicago -listen

January 7, 2005:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Ohio Recount Voter Fraud
Guests: Green Party Presidential Candidate, David Cobb
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. -listen

January 6, 2005:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Facing Infertility -listen

January 5, 2005:
Hosts:Janaan Hashim and Imran Husain
Topic:Support for the Tsunami Stricken Region -listen

January 4, 2005:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Muslims in the Military
Guests: Amina Peterson, former Sgt. in the Army
Farook Diab, former Marine
Salim Howze, Air force Sr. Airman -listen

January 3, 2005:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Mental Health in the Muslim Community -listen

January 2, 2005:
Host:Samira Said
Topic:The Best of Radio Islam -listen

January 1, 2005:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic:Myths and Realities of New Year's Resolutions
Guest: Joy Shaffea Beadleston, Chicago Community Activist -listen

December 31, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafa
Topic: A Look Back at 2004
Guests: Dr. Aminah McCloud, Abdul Malik Mujahid -listen

December 30, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Networking Your Way to Success
Guest: Susan Roane, Public Speaker and Author of Several Books Including "The Secrets of Savy Networking," and "How to Create Your Own Luck." -listen

December 29, 2004:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic:Overview of Films for 2004 -listen

December 28, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Relief Efforts for Tsunami Victims
Guests: Seyed Rizwan Mowlana, Head of Asia Relief
Cat Langel, Communications Manager for the Chicago Chapter Red Cross
Endang Nardeyani, Representative of Indonesian Consulate in Chicago
Elvi Handayani, Indonesian with family in Aceh, Indonesian Island severly hit by the earthquake -listen

December 27, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Cuban-American Relations
Guest: Felix Masud-Piloto, Professor of Latin-American History at Depaul University -listen

December 26, 2004:
Host:Ashley McGovern
Topic: The History and Demographics of Arab-American Christians
Guests:Ron Stockton, Political Science Professor at the University of Michigan
Awad Sifri, Palestinian-American Christian -listen

December 25, 2004:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: The Celebration and Significance of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza and Eid-Al-Adha
Guest:Guy Izhak Austrian, Community Activist
-listen

December 24, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafa
Topic: The Status of Arab-Christians in Palestine
Guest: Shafic Budron, Chicago Chapter President of Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee -listen

December 23, 2004:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Traveling During the Holiday Season and Traveling While Muslim -listen

December 22, 2004:
Hosts:Imran Husain and Janaan Hashim
Topic: Jesus and Mary in Islam
Guests: Imam Senad Agic of the Northbrook Mosque of Chicago
Muhammed Eissa, Former Professor at Northwestern University and President of Eissa and Associates for Arabic and Islamic Consulting and Education -listen

December 21, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Hunger in Chicago land
Guests: Maurice Weaver, Faith-Based Manager for America's Second Harvest
Donna Larkin, Communications Director for Greater Chicago Food Depository -listen

December 20, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Chicago Cab Culture: What It's Like for Chicago's Finest Taxi Cab Drivers -listen

December 19, 2004:
Host:Janaan Hashim
Topic: Chicago Through the Artist's Eye
Guests: Meryem Tangoren-Masood, Industrial Designer, Naser Masood, Architect -listen

December 18, 2004:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Yaser Tabbara
Guests: Wesley Adamczyk, author of "When God Looked the Other Way: An Odyessy of War, Exile and Redemption" -listen

December 17, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic:Tariq Ramadan's Resignation from Notre Dame
Guests: John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University
Geneive Abdo, Writer and Former Chicago Tribune Religion Editor and Reporter -listen

December 16, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic:Third Side: Conflict
Guests: Rev. Robert Thompson
Richard Otto -listen

December 15, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: A Higher Level of Rapport Between Christian-Muslim Relations
Guests: Heidi Hadsell, President of Hartford Seminary School
Harold Vogelaar, Resident Scholar in World Religion at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Hakan Berberoglu, Assistant Director of Niagara Foundation -listen

December 14, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic:Job Discrimination Post 9/11
Guests: Gordon Waldron, Senior Trial Attorney for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Hind Sodha, Staff Attorney Legal Assisstance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago -listen

December 13, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Boim Case
Guests: Aamr Haleem,Quranic Literacy Institute
Matt Piers, Attorney representing Mohamed Salah
John Beal, Attorney representing the Quranic Literacy Institute
Jay Tcath, Director of Jewish Community Relations Council for Jewish United Fund -listen

December 12, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic:Arts Evening: A Look At Different Genres of Music
Guests: Aurangzeb Husain, Singer and Rhythm Guitarist for Chutney Head, A Local Chicago Music Group
Nizam Arain, Bass Guitarist for Chutney Head
Shahab Qureshi, Member of 786 Music Group
Mike Shapiro, Creator of www.muslimhiphop.com
Amad of the Sons of Hagar Music Group -listen

December 11, 2004:
Host:Ahmed Rehab and Yaser Tabbara
Topic:What Majors Minorities Should Choose to Empower Their Communities
Guests: Omar Muzzaffar, Film Graduate and Current U of C PhD Candidate and Lecturer in Islamic Studies Tuyet Le, Director of the Asian American Institue in Chicago -listen

December 10, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Effects of Recent Verdict in the Boim Case Guests: Rafiq Jaber, President of Islamic Association for Palestine
Jim Fennerty, Attorney representing the Islamic Association for Palestine
John Boyd, Civil Rights Attorney representing the Holy Land Foundation -listen

December 9, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: Accommodating Religious Practices Within the Public School System Guests: Jeanette Wilson, Director of Interfaith Partnership for the Chicago Public Schools
Samir Diab, Educator in the Chicago Public Schools -listen

December 8, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: The Future of Youth Activism
Guests: Badie Ali, Youth Activist
Khalida Baste, Principal of Al-Aqsa Girls School in Bridgeview, IL. -listen

December 7, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Can Muslims Build a Mosque Without Opposition? The Legal Battles of Building the Morton Grove and Orland Park Mosques
Guests: Dr. Mohammed Kaiseruddin, President MCC, Dr. M. Krad, Founder of Orland Park Mosque -listen

December 6, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Are Our Tax Dollars Supporting Immoral Behavior? -listen

December 5, 2004:
Host:Samira Said
Sunday Evenings Arts Show: Islamic Songs by MYNA RAPS -listen

December 4, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Understanding the Madrassa
Guests: Dr. Aminah McCloud, Director of Islamic Studies World Program at Depaul University
Father Tony Dosen, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Depaul University
Father Patrick McDevitt, Professor at Depaul University and Director of Seminary Formation for the Ascension Fathers and Brothers
Abdul Malik Mujahid, President of Sound Vision -listen

December 3, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafa
Topic: Hijab Experience in the U.S. and Turkey
Guests:Janaan Hashim, Executive Board Member of CAIR Chicago
Merve Kavakci an elected Turkish member of Parliament who could not take and oath because of her headscarf -listen

December 2, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: The Life of Rachel Corrie, the Rebuilding Alliance, and the Rebuilding of the House Rachel Corrie Tried to Save Before Her Tragic Death.
Guests: Craig and Cynthia Corrie, Parents of Rachel Corrie and Rebuilding Alliance Board Members
Donna Baranski-Walker, Director of the Rebuilding Alliance -listen

December 1, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: Examining the Charges of VoterFraud 2004
Guests:David Cobb 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate -listen

November 30, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: The Crackdown on Muslim Charities in the U.S.
Guests:Roger Simmons of Gordon and Simmons, Lead Lawyer in the Global Relief Foundation Case
Salam Al-Marayati, Director and Co-Founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council -listen

November 29, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Marriage Counseling
Guests:Imam Shaykh Khalil
Itedal Shalabi, founder of Arab American Family Services
James Halstead, Religious Studies Chairman at Depaul University -listen

November 28, 2004:
Host:Samira Said
Topic: Arts Evening
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November 27, 2004:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: The future of Afghanistan
Guests:Cherif Bassiouni, professor of law and president, International Human Rights Law Institute
Zulmay Guzlad, professor of economics and political science at Harold Washington College -listen

November 26, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: Addressing Consequences of Recidivism and Incarceration Rates in Minority Communities
Guests:Imam Zaid Shakir, teacher at the Zaytuna Institute
Rev. Patricia Watkins,founding director of the TARGET Area Development Corporation -listen

November 25, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:Giving Gratitude -listen

November 24, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic:Muslim Youth in Public Schools
Guests:Edmond Arroyo, school social worker for Hinsdale South High School
Tahanee Hasan
Yvonne Ryzewski
Tariq Weaver
Amy Totch, organizer for Young Adult Sponsors -listen

November 23, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Interview with Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Guests:Guy Izhak Austrian,director of JCUA Jewish-Muslim community building initiative
Noah Leavitt Esq. JCUA director of policy and advocacy
Seema Iman, professor, and board member for the Muslim Civil Rights Center -listen

November 22, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic: Foster Care and Child Welfare
Guests: Siamak Kargar, foster parent
Addie Hudson, associate deputy director of external affairs with DCFS -listen

November 21, 2004:
Hosts:Samira Said and Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Topic: Arts Evening,a discussion with Singer, Song Writer Irfan Makki and commentary on the animated film, "Mohamed, the Last Prophet"
Guest: Irfan Makki, singer, song writer -listen

November 20, 2004:
Hosts:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Guest: Fadi Farhan, CAIR Chicago Director of Governmental Affairs -listen

November 19, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Topic: The Legacy of Timbuktu
Guests: Okolo Rashid,co-chair of International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Imad Al-Turk, executive director of International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Misbahu Din Ahmed-Rufai, professor of history at Harold Washington College -listen

November 18, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Topic: What does your cow eat?
Guests: Mazhar Hussaini,Halal food expert and co-founder of Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Shireen Pishdadi, outreach coordinator for Faith in Place
Clare Butterfield, director of Faith in Place
Dr. Adnan Aldayel, president Dakota Halal Inc. -listen

November 17, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Topic: A look at the tragic death of Margaret Hassan and the direction of American foreign policy
Guest: Norman Finkelstein, author and professor of Political Science at Depaul University -listen

November 16, 2004:
Host:Yaser Tabbara and Ahmed Rehab
Topic: A look at Falluja, a human rights and international law perspective
Guests: Mohamed Abdul Aziz Ibrahim, judge from the Ministry of Justice in Egypt and Doctoral Candidate at North Western University
Joe Stork, Washington director of the Middle East and North African division of the Human Rights Watch -listen

November 15, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Topic:The Evangelical Political Influence
Guest: Samuel Naaman, professor of Missions and Evangelicalism at the Chicago based Moody Bible Institute and director of the South Asia Friendship Center -listen

November 14, 2004:
Host:Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Eid Arts Evening Special -listen

November 13, 2004:
Host:Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Eid Arts Evening Special -listen

November 12, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Guests:Geneive Abdo, writer and journalist
Abdul Malik Mujahid, president of Sound Vision
Topic:The Portrayl of Muslims in the Media -listen

November 11, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Guests:Professor of Sociology at UIC, Louise Cainkar
Political Commentater and Writer, Ali Abunimah
Topic: A look back on the life of Yasir Arafat -listen

November 10, 2004:
Hosts:Samira Said and Imran Husain
Topic: Eid Around the World -listen

November 9, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Muslims and Amnesty International
Guest: Sadida Ahmed, member of Amnesty International's Interfaith Network Steering Committee -listen

November 8, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Guest:Rami Nashashibi, co-founder of the Inner City Muslim Action Network-listen

November 7, 2004:
Host: Jenan Diab
Topic:The art and progression of the "Nasheed," Islamic Song
Guest: Dawud Wharnsby Ali -listen

November 6, 2004:
Host:Yaser Tabara and Ahmed Rehab
Guests: Fadi Farhan, CAIR Chicago director of Governmental Affairs
Mohamed Ali Hassan, president of Muslims for Bush -listen

November 5, 2004:
Host:Altaf Kaiseruddin
Topic: How to stay politically active after elections
Guests: Adelberto Madrigal, Day Labor Rights Organizer
Jeff Bartow, Executive Director of The Southwest Organizing Project
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November 4, 2004:
Host:Humaira Basith
Guests: Aminah McCloud, professor of Islamic Studies at Depaul University
Charles Strain, associate vice President of Academic Affairs at Depaul University
Muqtader Khan,professor of political science at Adrian College -listen

November 3, 2004:
Host:Imran Husain
Guests: Aminah McCloud, professor of Islamic Studies at Depaul Univesity
Abdul Malik Mujahid, president of Sound Vision -listen

November 2, 2004:
Host:Kamran Memon
Topic: Your Election Day Experience -listen

November 1, 2004:
Host:Frederick Al-Deen
Guests: Kathy Kelly, peace activist and founder of Voices in the Wilderness
Bill Perez, Hispanic coordinator for the Chicago Election Commission -listen

October 31, 2004:
Host:Dawud Wharnsby Ali
Guest: Abdul Malik Mujahid
Topic: Director, Producer Moustapha Akkad's films The Message and Halloween -listen

October 30, 2004:
Hosts:Ahmed Rehab and Yaser Tabbara
Guest: Maria Valdez, an attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund -listen

October 29, 2004:
Host:Ayesha Mustafaa
Guests:Agha Saeed,AMA President, Frederick Al-Deen -listen

October 28, 2004
Host: Humaira Basith
Guest: Michael McConnell, Chicago Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee -listen

October 27:
Host: Samira Said
Topic: Women on Stage
Guests:Amani Suliman, Zaineb Khan, and Fatima Khan, writers and actors in the play, "My Big Fat Arab-Indian Wedding
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