The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority head to Washington for the historic resumption of Midddle East peace talks. Across America, Muslim chaplains are becoming more and more common on college campuses. The U.S. central bank will do whatever it can to sustain the economic recovery. And, finally, the story of an Iranian-American woman’s sweet success.

 
Mideast Peace Talks Relaunched
The United States will host Israeli-Palestinian direct negotiations on September 2 in Washington, with the intent that all final-status issues will be resolved within one year. At right, clockwise from upper left, President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Muslim Chaplains on U.S. Campuses
Since the 1999 appointment of Imam Yahya Hendi at Georgetown University as the first Muslim chaplain on an American college campus, more institutions have been looking to fill the void. Yale University’s Muslim chaplain, Omer Bajwa Bajwa says the number of Muslim Chaplains is growing to meet the needs of an expanding population of American Muslim students.

The Fed’s “Unconventional” Options
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. central bank will do everything it can to support the economic recovery and prevent the U.S. economy from spiraling into a period of deflation. In a speech at a U.S. central bankers’ gathering, Bernanke said the Federal Reserve has a limited range of “unconventional” options left to support the economy.

Harvard Cookie Girl
Bibi Kasrai, 43, grew up in Tehran, fled Iran for Russia, and studied at Harvard Business School.  This is the story of how she began teaching children about nutritious and tasty food as Harvard Cookie Girl. At right she works with daughter Ava, who at age 9 is the self-appointed mascot of Harvard Cookie Girl.