LINK-TV on Dish-Digital Network (9410) has a program called MOSAIC that gives news from all over the Middle East and Iran uncensored. It's only a half hour a day but it's worth watching. It also has much of the programming we hear on Pacifica Radio as well, including Democracy Now! --- Altaf Bhimji <altafb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > While Television is not always a measure of what is > going on in the > country... sometimes it is helpful to get an > alternate visual view... > do a google search for TV stations or Iran media --- > there are couple > of stations that have live streaming... also do a > google search for > al manar tv --- that is out of Lebanon...(this > station is banned in > the US -so much for "free speech" - how come all the > leftists did not > say one word when the US actually banned a station > from being > received in the US ) even if you don't speak Farsi > and/or Arabic... > it is sometimes good to see the images atleast... > > For those who follow these things, these stations > actually do a much > better job than aljazeera --- note that the stations > are general TV > stations... not only news. > > Altaf > > > On May 27, 2006, at 7:26 PM, L. Mirza wrote: > > > There are so many women involved in Iraq's > government. > > Sadly the so-called insurgents have been killing > many > > of the women trying to be involved. Those > insurgents > > are not freedom fighters but are either > died-in-the- > > wool baathists who want their power and privilige > over > > the majority back as it was under saddam, and the > > Wahabis (Saudi influenced)who give no rights to > > anyone! > > > > Go to Iran the working force and many visible and > top > > jobs are going to women. The top trainer of pilots > in > > Iran is a woman! I've met her at a conference I > > attended in Iran about ten years ago. I can't > remember > > her name right now....I don't know if she is still > in > > that position but I know she was in that position > for > > at least 16 years. There are many more women going > > into professions such as engineers then we see > here. > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home > page now. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > New Pacifica Working Group > http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica > 'Save Our Stations!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Loraine = = = = = = = = = = = Read "Internment Camps of Bangladesh," by Loraine Mirza Published by Crescent International Newspapers, Inc. 300 Steelcase Road West, Unit 8, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 2W2 "The story of a long-suffering people told with compassion and sensitivity. All who care for justice must read this book. Loraine Mirza, an American Muslim print and broadcast journalist, has written this remarkable account of the 'Stranded Pakistanis,' trapped in internment camps in Bangladesh since 1972." (Zafar Bangash, Director of Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought.) For more information: e-mail: haq_for_u@xxxxxxxxxxx info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx crescent@xxxxxxxxxxxx crescent.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Visit web sites: www.statelesspeopleinbangladesh.net www.strandedpakistanis.com www.OBATHelpers.org www.muslimedia.com www.ihrc.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/