Middle East Videos

Down But Not Out Carol bounces back from surgery to podcasting. You can't keep a good podcaster down The Goldstone that won't go away The GA is a wrap Obama backs off Haredim protest against people that work And so much more....

"The Lacuna," a new novel by Barbara Kingsolver is a sweep of history and a mix of the real and the imaginary.

The Justice Department on Friday announced plans to try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court. Ray Suarez reports.

In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the decision to prosecute the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York, calling the stakes "enormous."

Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks break down the top political headlines of the past week, including Justice Department plans to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York, and President Obama's Afghan strategy review.

Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran. 22 Killed in Peshawer, Pakistan Dubai TV, UAE Can Sarkozy bring peace between Syria & Israel? BBC- Arabic The Hijab Martyr Al-Alam TV, Iran Humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates Al Jazeera TV, Qatar Algeria's soccer team stoned in Egypt Algeria TV, Algeria Violence Flares Ahead of Algeria-Egypt Soccer Match? Al Arabiya TV, UAE Egyptian soccer fans vent out Al Arabiya TV, UAE The Saudi-Iranian Neo Cold War Link TV, USA

Keep your eyes on the Middle East. Bible prophecy indicates it will be the center of strife and troubles, leading up to the coming of the Prince of Peace. Only He will be really successful in bringing true peace. http://www.gnmagazine.org/video/11132009-peace-middle-east.htm

In other news, falling oil prices drove down U.S. stocks markets, and the Federal Reserve issued a new rule preventing banks from charging overdraft fees on ATM and debit-card withdrawals.

Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan has been charged with premeditated murder in last week's shooting at Fort Hood. Jeffrey Brown talks to a reporter for an update.

Special correspondent Kira Kay examines East Timor's ongoing effort to rebuild itself, 10 years after winning independence from Indonesia. The report is part of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's Fragile States project, a partnership with the Bureau of International Reporting.

As President Obama departs for Asia, he leaves a full menu of unfinished business at home: two wars to manage, a struggling economy and his push for health care reform, to name a few. Jim Lehrer speaks to a panel of experts about the so-called "overload factor" for presidents.

Adrianna went to Yemen and loved everything about it, especially its national dish, a chicken stew known as salta.

Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran. Saudi aircrafts hit 15 villages in strikes, Yemen rebels say Al Arabiya TV, UAE US Ambassador to Afghanistan: No More Troops BBC- Arabic Sarkozy to Mediate Peace Talks Between Israel & Syria Dubai TV, UAE 'Jewish terrorist' Teitel: God approved Press TV, Iran Did Netanyahu give Sarkozy a letter for Assad?? IBA TV, Israel Hamas: Abbas resignation offer is a political maneuver Al Aqsa, Gaza Turkey sentences officer for plotting coup Al Jazeera TV, Qatar Iraqi government launches mass arrests Baghdad TV, Iraq

President Obama has ordered his top advisers to revise the Afghan war options they presented him. That word came after the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan warned against sending large new numbers of troops. Judy Woodruff talks to a reporter for more.

This 45-second PSA, produced by Bahrain Woman's Association - Human Development, intercuts legal articles with dramatizations to highlight the injustice of a law that refuses mothers the right to pass their citizenship to their children. The PSA begins with a text plate: Citizens are equal before the lawthere shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex (Article 18). The first dramatization pictures a young mother holding her infant son in a dimly lit room. A womans voice echoes her thoughts- If my son were a citizen, he would have health care. The next text plate states - Every citizen is entitles to health care (Article 8). A scene illustrates a mother greeting her grown daughter as she arrives home from school with a graduation certificate. A voice echoes the daughters aspirations - Mom, I graduated. I want to go to Medical School. The mother smiles and turns sad If only she had citizenship The third text plate states - The state also guarantees educational and cultural services to its citizens. (Article 7). The next scene pictures a disappointed man sitting on the floor in a shadowed room If he was a citizen he could have a job, the narration continues. The next legal article reads - The state guarantees the provision of job opportunities for its citizens. (Article 13B). The final scene pictures the woman whose daughter aspires to go to University, advocating to the viewer directly- Its my right to give my nationality to my children. The next shot reveals that the woman is standing with her daughter and her hands are on her shoulders. The daughter reaches her hand to join her mothers. The PSA ends with a text plate advertising the phone number to call Bahrain Womans Association Human Development. Directors: Fahima Rafiee & Eman Kadhem Alasfoor / Emails: fahima_rafiee@hotmail.com / ealasfoor@yahoo.com Music: Nabeel Bahy This PSA is available upon request, in English & Arabic to broadcasters and organizations who wish to distribute it rights-free. Background: From April 12 May 3, 2009, Alison Fast & Chandler Griffin of Barefoot Workshops led a three-week program in Manama, teaching Bahraini organizations how to write, shoot, produce, and edit Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to raise awareness about important social issues. Nine PSAs were produced on such topics as: womens access to IT, women participation in the 2010 national elections, domestic abuse, illiteracy, and youth empowerment. The aim of the workshop was to foster greater civic participation, activism and debate by teaching civil society organizations how to create messages that can improve their societies from within. This program was funded by the United States Government Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Please contact: info@barefootworkshops.org for more information.