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Archive for October, 2009
Music Heard on Air for October 16, 2009
Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for October 16, 2009. Artists featured are James Asher, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder.
World Books Interview: Homage to “The Halfway House”
An interview with Cuban writer José Manuel Prieto about the English translation of the late Guillermo Rosales’s “The Halfway House,” a powerful novel about exile, revolution, and mental illness.
Bilingual metaphors, place name changes, and interpreting for the Dodgers
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, Nobel literature prize winner Herta Mueller dreamed up metaphors in a mix of her native German and the Romanian she learned at school. Try translating that into English. Also, a conversation with the author of “Whatever Happened to Tanganika? The Place Names that History Left Behind.” And a profile of the man the Los Angeles Dodgers hired to interpret for the team’s Japanese players.
Gaza conflict
The UN Human Rights Council has backed a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza that accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes. The report by Richard Goldstone calls for credible investigations by Israel and Hamas, and suggests international war crimes prosecutions if they do not. The United States and Israel opposed official endorsement of the report, saying it would set back Middle East peace hopes.
Entire program – October 15, 2009
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Today on The World: Pakistan under pressure after coordinated attacks today by Taliban militants; Also, different views about the H1N1 flu vaccine from the US and Europe; Plus, how a jazz musician’s search for a cure to help his dying brother brought about his latest album.
Pakistan attacks
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A series of attacks on security forces in Pakistan has killed at least 38 people, officials say. Thursday’s violence began in Lahore – Pakistan’s second-largest city. It was long spared the brunt of Pakistan’s unrest but has seen a number of attacks since the start of the year. We get an update on the situation from the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool. Download MP3Interview with Ambassador Crocker
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Ryan Crocker was US ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. He also was appointed interim ambassador to Afghanistan in 2002. And of course, he served as ambassador to Iraq, from 2007, before leaving that post earlier this year. Marco Werman talks with Crocker about the challenges for the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Download MP3H1N1 flu shot ambivalence in Europe
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US health authorities are encouraging Americans to get their H1N1 flu shot. Authorities in Europe are less enthusiastic. And Europeans are losing interest. Many people in Germany and Spain are reluctant to get a vaccination. Gerry Hadden reports. Download MP3
I’mHalal: The Muslim search engine
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In Islam, something that is “haram” is considered forbidden. The opposite of haram is “halal,” which means permissible. Now, a new Internet search engine is trying to help practicing Muslims sort out the various levels of what is forbidden, offering up “clean” search results. It’s called I’mHalal, and it claims to be the world’s first custom-designed “Islamic search engine.” Cyrus Farivar has the story. Download MP3 Twitter campaign
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In an historic case of internet people power, Twitter users were able to bypass lawyers’ attempts in Britain to stop the Guardian newspaper’s coverage of a major scandal. We talk with writer and fundraiser Richard Wilson who started the Twitter thread. Download MP3
The fourth plinth
Today’s Geo Quiz takes us into the heart of London. We’re looking for a much-visited historic square. It’s the one named after an 1805 British naval victory.
Pakistan says US aid bill asks too much
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Today President Obama signed legislation authorizing an addition seven-billion dollars in aid to Pakistan. But some Pakistani officials are not happy with the additional aid. They say it comes with too many strings attached. The World’s Matthew Bell has the story.
US view of swine flu vaccine
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Dr. Jay Butler, director of the 2009 Influenza Vaccine Task force at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for a US perspective on the H1N1 flu vaccine.
Cultural attitudes about swine flu vaccine
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Robert Dingwall, a sociologist at the University of Nottingham in England, about why Europe and the US seem to have different attitudes when it comes to vaccinating against the H1N1 flu.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography quiz.
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