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Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder and President of the Women’s Learning Partnership
| | |  On this encore edition of Press Conference USA, host Judith Latham and VOA Uzbek senior editor Navbahor Imamova talk with Mahnaz Afakhami, president of the Women’s Learning Partnership, about the international organization that she founded to empower and train women to become leaders – in politics, business, and civil society.
Airdate: 3 Jan 2009 | | |
Tim Mack, President, World Future Society
| | |  On this year-end edition of Press Conference USA, Tim Mack, President of the World Future Society discusses the economic, political, cultural, and technological trends for 2009 and beyond with host Carol Castiel and VOA Washington Correspondent Kent Klein.
Airdate: 27 Dec 2008 | | |
Muslim-Christian Understanding
| | |  As Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha and Christians celebrate Christmas this month, VOA's Judith Latham and Navbahor Imamova, of VOA’s Uzbek Service, interview John Esposito, founding director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He discusses the diversity within both Islam and Christianity and the lack of a leader in each of the two largest world religions who can speak for Christians and Muslims as a whole.
Airdate: 20 Dec 2008 | | |
In The Land of the Invisible Women
| | |  VOA's TV producer - Julie Taboh talks with Dr. Qanta Ahmed, a British-born medical doctor of Pakistani ancestry, about her book: In the Land of Invisible Women. Her hope is that a book written by a Muslim who grew up in the West can, in some small way, bridge the divide of understanding between the Middle East and Western culture.
Airdate: 13 Dec 2008 | | |
Ambassador John W. McDonald Talks About His Book The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peace Building
| | |  Ambassador John McDonald, director of the Institute for Multi Track Diplomacy and author of The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peace Building, talks about the many levels of diplomacy beyond traditional government-to-government relations, known as Track One. He speaks with host Judith Latham and with Taclan Suerdem, of VOA’s Near East and Central Asia Division.
Airdate: 6 Dec 2008 | | |
A Coversation with Michele Moloney-Kitts About Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
| | |  On the eve of the 20th anniversary of World AIDs Day --- a conversation with a senior US official responsible for implementing the President's Emergency Program for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR). Michele Moloney-Kitts tells host Carol Castiel and Joe DeCapua, managing editor of VOA's “Africa News Tonight,” that the US program has made great strides in prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, but that the real heroes are the people living with the disease.
Airdate: 29 Nov 2008 | | |
Former US Ambassador to Israel and Syria Shares Insights from His New Book
| | |  A former top US diplomat on Middle Eastern affairs shares insights from his new book, Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey throughout the Middle East. Ambassador Edward Djerejian tells host Carol Castiel and VOA correspondents Meredith Buel and Judith Latham that the United States must do a better job at “connecting the dots.” He says that progress toward peace and stability in this Middle East will depend on sustained engagement by the United States and a greater effort at strengthening the moderates in the region.
Airdate: 22 Nov 2008 | | |
Author Martin Schram Talks About His Book Vets Under Siege
| | |  On this edition of the program, a conversation with the author of a new book that exposes a gulf between rhetoric and reality when it comes to honoring America's military veterans. Martin Schram, author of Vets Under Siege, tells host Carol Castiel and reporter Libby Massey that, while the US government praises those who risk their lives on the battlefield, it does not always accord them the same dignity upon their return.
Airdate: 15 Nov 2008 | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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