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Week of February 4th - February 8th, 2002

 
Mon. Feb. 4
Topic:    From Slave holder to Civil Rights Leader
Guest:    Mark Perry, author
In Mark Perry's book LIFT UP THY VOICE, he traces the Grimke family,Sarah and Angelina,as they went from being daughters of a slave holder to leaders in the anti-slavery movement. Their African American nephews grew up to be prominent citizens who helped found the NAACP. We will discuss the dynamics of race in American history.

Tue. Feb.5
Topic:    IOM's assistance to Afghanistan Program
Guest:   Brunson McKinley, Dir. Gen. International Organization for Migration
The Bonn Agreement of 5 December 2001 forms the basis of the IOM's approach and cooperation with the Afghan Interim Administration. Director General McKinley will discuss the program and how it is implemented.
 
The International Organization for Migration has launched a pilot stage of the  Return Of Qualified Afghans Programme (IOM-RQA) with a view to boost rehabilitation efforts in the post-conflict Afghanistan.  Learn more about this programme by clicking on here:

Wed. Feb. 6
Topic:    Learning to Live Together
Guests:  Yousef Jabareen, Arab citizen of Israel
                Tamir Sorek,PhD, Jewish citizen of Israel
Jabareen is pursuing a law degree at Georgetown Univ. in Washington,D.C., Sorek is a research associate in Israel Studies, Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies. They will discuss how and why Jew and Arab can live side by side in the United States but can't seem to carry those feeling back to Israel with them

Thr. Feb 7
Topic:    Utah and the Olympics
Guest:    Congressman Chris Cannon  (R-Utah)
The Congressman will answer questions about his state and how it has prepared to welcome visitors for all over the world.

Fri. Feb. 8
Topic:    North Korea, Iran, Iraq: An Axis of Evil?
Guests: Dr. I.M. Destler, Professor - University of Maryland
            Ambassador Edward Peck - former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
               Michael Scardaville, Policy Analyst,  The Heritage Foundation
During his State of the Union Address, President Bush named three nations and their terrorist Allies constitute an "Axis of Evil". We'll examine these countries, North Korea, Iran and Iraq,and how they became the focus of America's anti-terrorism mission.

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