How should the US engage with new Islamist governments?

How should the US engage with the governments emerging from the uprising in the Arab world? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the emergence of Islamist parties in elections in Egypt and Tunisia. What do they stand for? Why are they so popular? And should the U.S. embrace them? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.

Mona El-Ghobashy, an Assistant Professor in political science at Barnard College

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What's in store for US policy in the Middle East and North Africa?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about US foreign policy and the future of the so-called war on terror, in light of Osama Bin Laden's death and the recent uprisings. Will anything change? Tune in live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will it take to shift US foreign policy? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Chris Toensing, editor of Middle East Report, published by the Middle East Research and Information Project

Mouin Rabbani is an independent analyst based in Amman

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue our coverage of the ongoing uprising against the Libyan government. We'll also talk about the lack of media coverage of the photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghan civilians. We'll be joined by veteran journalist Mark Danner, independent journalist Justine Sharrock, and Nicolas Pelham who is reporting for the NY Review of Books from Benghazi, Libya. Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Nicolas Pelham, a former correspondent for The Economist and the author of The New Muslim Order, about the region's Shia. He is currently reporting from Benghazi, Libya.

Justine Sharrock, a former Mother Jones staffer. Her most recent book is Tortured: How Our Cowardly Leaders Abused Prisoners, American Soldiers, and Everything We're Fighting For.

Mark Danner, a journalist who has written about foreign affairs and American politics for more than two decades. He the author of Stripping Bare the Body -Politics Violence War.

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What do you think about Obama bombing Libya?

What do you think of the Obama administration's decision to begin bombing Libya? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the unfolding news in Libya. US and European leaders declared a no-fly zone over Libya on Sunday after two days of strikes. How should the US and international community respond? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Does military action in Libya set a precedent of attacking countries where the leadership does not favor the US? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Dr. Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, scholar on modern Libya and professor of political science at the University of New England

Dr. Mansour El-Kikhia, exiled Libyan opposition leader and professor of political science at the University of Texas San Antonio

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue our coverage of the historic uprising in Egypt. What role is the U.S. playing? And how is the press covering U.S. foreign policy in the region? We will be joined by BBC's Kim Ghattas, independent journalist Reese Erlich and Inter Press Service's Emad Mackey. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Kim Khattas, the BBC State Department correspondent

Emad Mackey, a reporter for Inter Press Service based in Cairo.

Reese Erlich, a veteran journalist who has reported for a variety of print and radio outlets including San Francisco Chronicle, and National Public Radio

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What can we learn from the historic revolution in Tunisia?

On the next Your Call we'll have a conversation about the popular uprising in Tunisia, which ended twenty-three years of authoritarian rule by president Ben Ali. How has the revolution in Tunisia impacted the regional political landscape? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Events in Tunisia have sparked waves of protests from Egypt to Algeria. So how will this revolution in Tunisia shape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Beshara Doumani, professor of history at UC Berkeley

Amy Kallander, assistant professor of history at Syracuse University

Meriem Ben Salah, a Tunisian graduate student at UC Berkeley

Hashem Ahelbarra, a roving Middle East correspondent for Al Jazeera English, currently reporting from the Tunisian capital

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the health care law and the recent House vote to repeal it. We'll also talk about coverage of the historic people's revolution and ongoing protests in Tunisia. We'll be joined by Aljazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, the San Francisco Chronicle's Victoria Colliver, and Columbia Journalism Reviews's Trudy Lieberman. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Victoria Colliver, a staff reporter with San Francisco Chronicle

Trudy Lieberman, a contributor to Columbia Journalism Review

Hashem Ahelbarra, a roving foreign correspondent with Aljazeera International

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