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Conditions for Migrant Workers in the Middle East

Kathleen Newland

Kathleen Newland, co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute, discusses conditions for migrant workers in the Mideast and beyond.

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The Future of the Arab Spring

George Joffe

With a stalemate in Libya, where is the ‘Arab Spring’ headed?

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Israel’s Netanyahu in Washington

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at the White House on Friday, one day after he blasted President Obama’s proposal that the future borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines. Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World’s Matthew Bell in Jerusalem. Matthew also reports on how much the personal relationship between Obama and Netanyahu matters to Israeli observers. Download MP3

Analysis: What does Obama’s stand on the 1967 borders achieve?

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President Obama Calls for Middle East Reform

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President Barack Obama says a “new chapter in American diplomacy” has been turned after the Arab Spring uprisings. In a speech at the State Department, Mr Obama said the future of the US was bound to the Middle East by forces of economics, security, history and fate. “It will be the policy of the US to promote reform, and to support transitions to democracy,” he said. Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3

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Mideast Reaction to the President’s speech

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The World’s Matthew Bell brings us reaction from the Middle East to Obama’s “Arab Spring” speech. He gets reaction from Israelis, Palestinians and Egyptians. Download MP3

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Obama’s Speech Analysis

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Rami Khouri, director of the Public Policy Institute at the American University in Beirut, for the perspective on President Obama’s speech on the Middle East in places such as Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Download MP3

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Talking Politics on Egyptian TV

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The protests that brought down Egypt’s government got lots of inspiration from Egyptian TV. Current events TV talk shows helped bring an end to the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Now these programs are helping shape Egypt’s political future. Matthew Bell has the story. Download MP3

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Arab Interest in Obama’s Middle East Speech

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President Barack Obama is planning a major speech Thursday on US policy toward the Middle East and North Africa amidst the wave of change in the region. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Egyptian journalist, blogger and activist, Gigi Ibrahim, about Egyptians’ anticipation for what the president has to say. Download MP3

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Palestine Declares Protests as Historic

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Palestinians have declared Sunday’s protests on Israel’s borders a historic moment in the Middle East conflict – a turning point inspired by Arab revolts that could set the tone for more activism to come. Host Marco Werman speaks with Khaled Elgindy, a former adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organization and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. Download MP3

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Egyptian Salafist Muslims in the Spotlight

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After deadly sectarian violence in Cairo this week, everyone in Egypt seems to be talking about the Salafists. They’re a broad section of ultra-conservative Islamists. And some of them are engaging in political life like never before. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Cairo. Download MP3

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Egypt’s dangerous lack of security

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Military authorities in Egypt today increased security around churches in Cairo. The move follows clashes there Saturday between Christians and Muslims which left 12 people dead. Sectarian tensions have simmered in Cairo for many years but The World’s Matthew Bell reports that the potential for sectarian violence there is greater now because of the lack of security. (Photo: Magdy Samaan) Download MP3

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Young Arab-Americans and the ‘Arab Spring’

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Assia Boundaoui reports from Chicago on young Arab-Americans there who are pondering their Arab-American identities as their ancestral homelands are transformed by political upheaval. Download MP3

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Egypt and the death of Bin Laden

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The death of Osama bin Laden comes at a time of continued upheaval in the Arab world. The World’s Matthew Bell has the view from Cairo, Egypt. Download MP3
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Impact on Arab uprisings

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Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma talks to anchor Lisa Mullins about the impact Bin Laden’s death may have on what some are calling the “Arab Spring.” Download MP3

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Murdered Israeli actor buried

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The World’s Matthew Bell attended the funeral of Israeli actor Juliano Mer Khamis, Wednesday. Mer Khamis was eulogized by both Jews and Arabs. The “100 percent Jewish, 100 percent Palestinian” actor was gunned down earlier this week outside the theater he ran in the West Bank city of Jenin. Download MP3

Slideshow: Images from Juliano Mer Khamis’ funeral

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