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Week of 3.23.07
Talking to IranThis Week:
About the Show |
Video: Women in Iran |
Producer's Notebook: Jamila Paksima |
Delegate Dispatches |
Slideshow: Iran Delegation |
Question of the Week | Transcript
President Bush has declared Iran to be part of the "Axis of Evil" and administration officials have said no options -- including military options -- are off the table in the effort to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon. In the midst of this standoff between Washington and Tehran, some U.S. religious leaders are trying to succeed where politicians and diplomats cannot.Producer Jamila Paksima revisits her birth country of Iran with American spiritual leaders hoping to promote dialogue on such explosive issues as nuclear proliferation, the Iraq war, and the holocaust. Program Resources
» Video» Audio [mp3, 48kbps]: Stream, Download, Podcast » Transcript » Feedback The 13-member team met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, top officials in the government, and several of the ayatollahs who have a powerful influence on government policy. Can this delegation of mostly Christian leaders defuse the standoff and reopen the lines of communication between America and Iran? Related Links: » More About the Iran Delegation » NOW: George Mitchell on the Middle East Crisis  » NOW on the News: Lila Azam Zanganeh on Engaging Iran » NOW on the News: Maziar Bahari on the Similarities Between the U.S. and Iran » NOW Topic Search: Foreign Affairs, Government/Politics, Religion » Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Iran Notebook |
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