Father Prakash is a Jesuit priest who has committed himself to the service of faith and the promotion of human rights, communal harmony, justice and peace for the last 30 years . He currently serves as the Director of “Prashant,” a center for human rights, justice and peace, and as the coordinator of the Province office for Integral Social Development (POISD), an organization which coordinates development, justice and peace works of the Society of Jesus in Gujarat , India .
Father Prakash is also the Director of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Baroda Diocese and the secretary for social communications for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) for 14 Dioceses of the western region of India . Father Prakash is a liaison for the Local Capacities for Peace Project based at Harvard University.
He is currently a fellow at the Marquette University in Wisconsin. He talks to the ABN Radio on the situation of Muslim, Christian and other minorities in India.
Hour 2 : ABN Exclusive Presentation with renowned Pakistani Intellectual, founding member of PPP,Dr. Muhashir Hasan, renowned intellectual fouding father of PPP, Bhutto’s close aide, former Finance Minister, Pakistan’s first Civil Engineer and also the petitioner against the NRO.
He is also an author of two books “Mirage of Power” which discuss the personality of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and “Birds of River Indus”. He will talk about his achievements and his take on the recent political crisis that is looming our country.
HR3 : Continued discussion with Dr.Mubashir on the current situation foloowed by Discussion on ICNA Relief’s efforts in USA. Mr.Ayub Badaat and Shahid Farooqi will provide information on the new issues related to the family are being followed up by ICNA relief.
ICNA Relief is working in USA from last 25 years and more. They are the only National Organization running by Pakistanis. We are totally focusing in United States. ICNA relief has recently started toll free “crisis hotline” to provide counseling to youth, parental and marital counseling.
Hour 1: Youth Hour led by Khurram Habib Download Now
Hour2: Talk Radio Chicago – Discussion on Parvez Musharraf’s speech in Chicago – Hosted by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi, Iqrar Bukhari and Jibran Ilyas Download Now
Hour 3: Continued Discussion on Musharraf’s speech + discussion about youth Download Now
Hour2: Tayeba Zia Cheema Interview
Tayyeba Zia Cheema, Special Corespondent ,Editorial Columnist, Daily Nawa i Waqt & Waqt TV (NY), provides an insight into the recent tour of Pakistani President Asif Zardari to USA. A very heated discussion on the politics of Pakistani and her view on the recent issues from a Pakistani American Woman Perspective. http://www.4shared.com/file/137564475/e07bb4ee/TR100409HR2.html
HOUR 2: ABN Eid Special with Dr.Ghazi , Sabahat and Jibran. In this segment we discussed a Pakistani American Play
titled “Domestic Crusaders” which is currently running in New York City. The play is written by Wajahat Ali in the backdrop
of 9/11.
ABBAS ZAIDI , who plays the role of Dada “Grandfather” was on air on the Talk Radio along with Sabahat Ashraf
The Domestic Crusaders focuses on a day in the life of a modern Muslim Pakistani-American family of six eclectic, unique members, who convene at the family house to celebrate the twenty-first birthday of the youngest child.
With a background of 9-11 and the scapegoating of Muslim Americans, the tensions and sparks fly among the three generations, culminating in an intense family battle as each “crusader” struggles to assert and impose their respective voices and opinions, while still attempting to maintain and understand that unifying thread that makes them part of the same family.
The three generations of the family include:
Hakim (Grandfather) — a retired, Pakistani army official who harbors a terrible secret;
Salman (Son) — a middle-aged corporate engineer trying to maintain his pride and self-respect;
Khulsoom (Salman’s wife) — longing for her homeland and wishing to impart her traditions, values, and morals to her American-born children;
Salahuddin (Eldest child) — stubbornly clinging to his ideals of success, as well as his anger and resentment towards his father;
Fatima (Middle child) — passionately advocating her Islamic identity, while rejecting the traditional stereotypes and biases of her mother;
Ghafur (Youngest child) — the golden child abandoning his family’s expectations in order to discover his own path.
These individuals are The Domestic Crusaders!
View video coverage of the play on NBC Weekend Show
Website: www.domesticcrusaders.com
Show Times:
Friday, September 11, 2009 throug Monday, October 11, 2009
Final Preview, Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm
Curtain times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:00 pm and Sunday, 3:00 pm
The Nuyorican Poets Café
236 E. 3rd St. (between B & C Avenues)
New York, NY 10009
212-465-3167
Tickets:
$20 general admission;
$15 for advance ticket purchases, students and senior citizens.
For reservations call: (212) 65-3167 or (212) 780-9386
Hour 2 : Ali Hassan Cemendtaur, renowned writer, thinker and traveler calling from Albania and provide his updates on his trip to the former colonies of Ottoman Empire such as Bosnia , Serbia , Croatia , Albania.
This was followed by a very enlightening discussion with Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi on his ideals and how his message could be propagated to the modern world. The participants included Dr.Abidullah Ghazi and Syed Tariq Hussain, our new host.
Hour 2: Veteran IT Enterpreneur, Educationist, Zaheer A Kidvai was on ABN Chicago Talkshow where he talked about his projects on Faiz, the days when he was the pioneer in Pakistan in doing software development. Download here
Hour 3 : Ghulam Mustafa, member of the Pkpolitics team was on air to discuss the recent corruption scandals of journalists. This is followed by brief discussion on MCC fund raiser, and Mujalla containing the second episode of Radio Drama.
ABN Show interviews Tom Alter on his recent stage play on renowned Muslim Indian Leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The interview starts after 15 mins of the show.
A familiar face in Hindi films and Hindi & English theatre, a veteran master of ceremonies, a sports commentator and writer. Chameleon-like, Tom Alter dons different caps with ease. This affable Indian Gora reads, writes and speaks fluent Hindi and Urdu His long-
standing association with theater spreads over many a
classic and modern play including, Larins Saheb,
Tughlaq, Arms and the Man, Waiting for Godot,
Maulana Azad, Whatever You Say, K.L.Saigal,
Ghalib, Tri Sanga etc. A Gold Medallist from the reputed
Film and Television Institute of India, he has acted in
over 150 films with Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Junoon,
Kranti, Veer Savarkar, Ram Teri Ganga Maili among
his prominent works.
He is on the US Tour of a very interesting Play “Maulan Azad” which is solo play based on his book “India Wins Freedom”.
Hour 2: Recitation of Holy Quran followed by announcements and then Renowned Indian Journalist, expert on Middle East Affairs , Mr.Saeed Naqvi, was on the show from Delhi. He gave his very interesting insight on the real reasons behind the current unrest in Iran after the Presidential Elections. He brought out some interesting observations on how Iran’s political elite is divided between Qum and non-Qum based political leadership. The transition of power from the Clerical Establishment to the common people is also another factor. He also brought out the International dimension of this situation.
Hour 3 : Interview with renowned Pakistani Australian Journalist of Jang Newspaper, Syed Atiqul Hasan , from Sydney Australia, followed by Rauf Tabani from Pakistan and then Mujalla containing the audio travelogue of Qamar Ali Abbasi on Turkey.
Hour 2: Renowned Cricketer -turned-politician, Chairman of Pakistan Justice Party, Imran Khan was on air to talk about the current situation in Pakistan. The discussion included prominent Pakistani activists and bloggers.
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Hour 3 :
Sana Ahmad, a shining Pakistani student of Cornell university who is in the list of top students of cornell, came to us at the age of 14, from Islamabad. Chose a field of mechanical engineering which is a male oriented field generally considered and now working for exxon mobile and currently designing sub-sea Arctic under water vehicle to be used in north pole and south pole cold regions. She will be talking about her achievements. Download here
