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Thomas Friedman's Brief History of the 21st Century
4 April
A transcript of a talk by Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century.
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Iran’s Perspectives on the Issue of National Security
28 September
Speech by H.E. Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Azar Nafisi: Literature as Celebration and Refuge
20 June
The <em>Reading Lolita in Tehran</em> author on cultural exchange, Western stereotyping, and misunderstanding Edward Said.
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Shirin Ebadi: 'A Certain Commitment to Justice'
10 June
"Islamic studies show us that Islam has no incompatibility with human rights," argues the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Islam and Human Rights
8 June
A speech by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi.
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In Concert: Hsaing Waing Ensemble with Kyaw Kyaw Naing
12 December
Concert highlights: Kyaw Kyaw Naing joins the Hsaing Waing Ensemble for a performance of traditional Burmese music.
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New Leadership in India's Fight Against HIV/AIDS
14 October
Transcript of simultaneous satellite panel discussions between New York and New Delhi.
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In Iran, A New Fight Against AIDS
3 October
How the country's intravenous drug epidemic helped spread the disease, and what's being done to fight both.
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Terror's Children
2 October
Panel discussion on a documentary about children caught in conflict zones.
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Saira Shah: Straddling the East/West Divide
22 September
The author of 'The Storyteller's Daughter' describes how hard it is to convey the reality of Afghanistan to Western readers and audiences.
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