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New America Now: Trust in Education, Cuban Biodiversity, Doll Diplomacy
New America Now,  , Apr 23, 2010
This week on New America Now: Odette Keeley with headlines from New America Media, Valeria Fernandez and Stan Washington on Ethnic Media Watch, Budd Mackenzie talks about girls education in Afghanistan, Cuban scientist Umberto Rios looks at Cuban agriculture, and Curators Melissa Rinne and Alan Pate tell the story of "doll diplomacy" between the US and Japan.
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A Jihad for Love
New America Now, , Sandip Roy Apr 22, 2010
Parvez Sharma is a New York based Indian writer and filmmaker who is best known for his film on gay and lesbian Muslims in the Middle East, A Jihad for Love. He tells of his travels through the Muslim world and hidden lives as these people fear for their lives.
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The Battle for the Soul of Islam
New America Now, , Sandip Roy Apr 22, 2010
In No god but God, author and professor Reza Aslan challenges the "clash of civilizations" mentality that has distorted our view of Islam and explains this critical faith in all its complexity, beauty, and compassion.
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The Dangerous Business of Blogging
New America Now, , Sandip Roy Apr 21, 2010
Stephen Franklin is the ethnic news director for the Community Media Workshop in Chicago. He's also a long time journalist who has spent a long time in the Middle East. He talks about the dangers faced by Arab bloggers.
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Rebirth of Cool
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Donny Lumpkins and the YO! Radio Crew Apr 16, 2010
This week on YO! Radio -- we're tackling the trendy topic of what's cool. YO! hit the streets to ask young people how they define cool from how they speak, what they wear, to who they hang out with.
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New America Now: Voices From The Muslim World
New America Now, , Apr 16, 2010
This week on New America Now - Voices From the Muslim World: Stephen Franklin talks about the dangers faced by Arab bloggers in the Middle East, author Reza Aslan the looks at the "clash of civilizations" mentality in No god But God, Sumbul Ali-Karamali explains how Muslim women are participating in society and changing the world in The Muslim Next Door, and filmmaker Parvez Sharma on his award winning documentary Jihad for Love which shows the pressures of being a gay Muslim.
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, Amanze Emenike Apr 22, 2010