in that arab rept you talked about done by all arab intellectuals as i recall. that arab u.n. report. >> that is right. deceased ago. >> three have come out. the most recent on freedom in the region. last year's report was on knowledge. the first one identified the key deficits and explanations for stagnation of poverty in the region to be deficits in knowledge, in freedoms and in women's empowerment. >> this is a critique of the arab world. a lot of time was spent on women. >> correct. >> i think this comes as a surprise to a lot of women that the arab women at least at your level dress as westernized women. >> not all. some are more westernized than others. i combined it. i wore a lot of traditional dress because i found it beautiful. not because i was trying to make a political statement. and very appropriate. because it is a source of proud for the country and income generation for women that em broider these ma anything sent clothes. i also worn western shawls. >> do you knows onma. >> i e. >> i have been following her career with great interest. career with great interes

they go by the name of dam or blood and they're the first arab israeli hip hop group to rap in arabic hebrew and english their lyrics are bold and demand better treatment for arab israelis who they say are treated as second class citizens lieberman is saying. they want to take the out of them for their loud and people elected them so it's not the government. but government is the face of the people like what started first i don't know but this is the situation every serious like the elected gangsters and civil rights groups agree they say it's official the current israeli government is the most racist in israel's history. proposals for laws studied them and so on two hundred ninety six instances of races are not just against arabs there's also a significant rise in racism against other ethnic groups russians ethiopians and eastern jew i believe that israel is a racist country if this trend continues its bills disaster for the state of israel already at least twenty one bills that arab citizens insist just communicate against them have been passed the most recent prospective citizens n

[applause] >> so today is the first day of arab heritage month. i want to remind people that i have calendars. we have a calendar that prints out cultural events that are happening all over san francisco over the course of the month. please support our artists, our cultural institutions, the discussions that will be happening all over the city at san francisco state, at the commonwealth club, and many other places that are important, that people understand who we are and what we represent. we already introduced the supervisor, but we have representatives as well from supervisor tom amiano's office. the duration and? thank you very much for coming out today. [applause] katie ferrac, a representative some congressman jack e. spier's office. -- jackie spier's office. i wanted to take this opportunity to thank some of the sponsors that helped today. for their work and time and effort and all of you are giving to us, thank you very much. [applause] levon, are you here? great, please stand. thank you very much for all of your work. and gus, thank you ve

stayed in the professions we want to bring arabs into the circle of industry and my vision is. five years from now there will be twenty to twenty five production factories here but that vision is being tested because although parliamentarians still need to vote on the proposed amendments to the citizenship law another bill that has already been passed includes threatening to cut off funding to institutions that support the palestinian version of the nine hundred forty eight war and that the ball criminalizes and denying israel's right to be called a jewish state which is why they'll be no shortage of lyrics anytime soon and the music. policy on our t.v. israel. taliban suicide bombers and try to storm nato is largest base in southern afghanistan however officials say the facilities defenses were breached before the ground assault and serving two rockets into the airfield injuring two civilians and one soldier u.s. and british forces have cleared several taliban strongholds in the south and center of the country over the past few days but russian member of parliament. says that

arabs living in israel say more and more laws are being brought in which actively discriminate against. and human rights campaigners believe the racism extends beyond muslims as a supporter clear reports one recent bill for perspective citizens to declare loyalty to a jewish and democratic state. they're just back from two in the states with a protest music found sympathetic ears among jews and arabs they go by the name of damn blood and they're the first i would be israeli hip hop group to rap in arabic hebrew and english the lyrics are bold and demand better treatment for arab israelis who they say are treated as second class citizens even money saying. i was out for the loud and people elected them so it's not the government. but i mean this is the face of the people like what started first started or not but this is the situation ever seems like gangsters and civil rights groups agree they say it's official the current is really government is the most racist in israel's history. the laws started them and side two hundred ninety six instances of races are there not just against arab

hebrew and english their lyrics are bold and demand better treatment for arab israelis who they say are treated as second class citizens of money saying. he want to take the out of them for their loud and people elected them so it's not the government that the government is it is the face of the people like what started first i don't know but this is the situation every. elected gangsters and civil rights groups agree they say it's official the current israeli government is the most racist in israel's history. and so on. two hundred ninety six instances of all races are not just against arabs there's also a significant rise in racism against other ethnic groups russians if you. believe that israel is a racist country. it's bill's disaster for the state of israel already at least twenty one bulls that arab citizens insist be just combinator against them have been past the most recent perspective citizens now have to swear allegiance to a jewish and democratic state changing the whole discourse in israel now into one in which the assumption is that palestinians are not loyal they have

by the palestinian palestine liberation organization and again accepted by an arab summit so that is really implementing what the said time and we are also aware of the fact that if we just make it easy for people either palestinians or draw damian's who have property and there was bank to leave we are only facilitating the process of confiscation confiscating go out of lands and arab rights and we do not want to be a party to that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu recently said that he planned to deport some seventy thousand palestinians from the west bank to jordan what is your response to that is really a very negative development and we completely reject this decision and oppose it you cannot definitely uproot people from their land and throw. anywhere else in the world and expect to have peace with them or their representatives this just doesn't happen. we would like all these unit steps to stop immediately because they are very dangerous to the peace most feared and they they will definitely torpedo any efforts to move the peace forward as the un h.t. as budget cont

will resume its role in the arab nation and differently the arabs also have a role to play in supporting iraq as one country not definitively. one party at the expense of the other we were if iraq is not stable the whole can't the whole arab nation is not stable the whole region is not stable we have a vested interest as ups to help iraq resume its role within our broncs because of the situation in iraq and the. listing in question is it likely that they will be great influences from outside jordan affecting what people off thinking and doing internally that could ultimately lead to a destabilization of the kingdom we do not think really that there is cause for worry as far as the stability and security of jordan is concerned the third round us of course are known to everybody about we we are confident that people who are living in jordan. without police you know under fiji's who are forced to live outside their country because of the occupation or iraqi guests who are again forced to live outside their country because of the conditions there they definitely appreciate the security and s

sold our help in jordan as brothers and in our arab culture. give your brother you share with him you are low for. bread split in half and give huff to a brother so out of this tradition out of their long history that binds us with our iraqi brothers we decided to host them here temporarily until the situation in their country improves and then they can go back to their country. but while they're here of course jordan as you know. is it. is not a rich country jordan it's not a rich country and especially this year we are really living through difficult economic situation we have a deficit in the budget. or there is a strain in our on our economy from different angles but nonetheless we have our iraqi guests are still among us and they're enjoying everything his majesty king abdullah was very gracious in permitting all iraqi children to enjoy education just like their jordanian counterparts to enjoy healthcare for all iraqis enjoy healthcare. just like jordanians and education for all iraqi children is free in jordan so. but there is a limit as

i also mentioned during my remarks that we will focus on the arab/occurred issues. -- arab/kurd issuesthe last point i would make on this is something that i referred to earlier, i really do think we have surprised many iraqis by living up to our commitment. we surprised them by continuing to draw down. we are surprising them by hitting the drawdown that was set. it means when we say things, we mean it. it has helped honest broker role. one reason we continue to have important influence is we are seen as someone who does not have any particular person or party is at stake, but iraq's interest estate. and-- interest at stake. >> could you talk -- tell us about the judicial and legal system and how that is evolving in this creation of the new country so to speak? >> very good question about the judicial, and rule of law is something we're very focused on. when i mentioned the police were not an instrument of saddam hussein is repression, the judges were in institution that had a limited role under saddam hussein but were respected. we're working very hard with the judges, prosecutors, ru

she grew up on american culture and says she choose western music in movies of a traditional arabic ones any day a lot of us have come from like culturally diverse societies like you there your mom your dad my before and you know this is a new trend enjoying it's foreigner accepting the fact that you know you're not limited to marrying an arab or a jordanian and we also like a lot of us go study abroad and abroad you get so many different cultures and so many different people but shauna's feel some of the influence also comes from the government she's the first to admit that the fashion that glosses the pages of her magazines no one would ever wear on the streets it's almost like there's a contradiction in society you have that sect of society that is holding on to traditional values and traditional ideas and then you have that sect typically the more modern part of the city that is kind of going to develop in western eyes and honestly i would say it's probably a lot of influence from the government love to get a lot of support in the u.s. and it's an influence that's hard to miss e

now of all places you'd expect to find american style diners or glossy provocative magazines and arab state in the heart of the mideast might not be your first guests but jordan is fast becoming one of the most westernized countries in the region. looks into why the younger generation are shunning tradition and turning cosmopolitan. a men's magazine that shows off female flourish and leaves little to the imagination a cover like this would not raise eyebrows in europe but in the middle east in a country like jordan where ninety five percent of the population is muslim it can go on sale only in the capital city editor cyrus side says her aim is to shock and that she does by filling in a gap in the market touching on issues that are pretty much to blue in the arab world like talking about relationships and sex they would not find it in like rural areas a lot of our readers. they have a modern way of thinking well and so modern the dead a different way of thinking a lot of them have studied abroad dismissed abroad they work abroad and they take these little. mindsets with them and they c

she does by filling in a gap in the market touching on issues that are pretty much to blue in the arab world like talking about relationships and sex they're not flying that in like rural areas a lot of our readers. they have a modern way of thinking well and so modern the dead a different way of thinking a lot of them have studied abroad this list abroad they work abroad and they take these little. mind sets with them and they come back here and they apply to the way of life and money is one of the most westernized cities in the middle east and is often called the new beirut among the ever increasing number of skyscrapers are american well known brands and chains so it comes as no surprise that more and more youngsters are choosing a british accent to tune into each day they are only. able to. martin be one of the top three english media stations in the country and in the seven years he's worked in the region he's seen english radio's almost three fold it's about wanting to consume and it's about westerners and i mean if you look at the fast food restaurant for example you know you've

values is producing a new generation of so-called arab be more susceptible to change artie's bottles they are takes a look at jordan's ongoing cultural revolution. a men's magazine that shows off female flourish and leaves little to the imagination a cover like this would not raise eyebrows in europe but in the middle east in a country like jordan where ninety five percent of the population is muslim it can go on sale only in the capital city editor cyrus side says her aim is to shock and that she does by filling in a gap in the market touching on issues that are pretty much to blue in the arab world like talking about relationships and six they're not flying that in like rule the areas a lot of our readers. they have a modern way of thinking well it's a modern the dead a different way of thinking a lot of them have studied abroad is a list abroad they work abroad and they take these little. mind sets with them and they come back here and they applied to the way of life and money is one of the most westernized cities in the middle east and is often called the new beirut among the eve

and if the first lady of arabic to pop. we meet the british palestinian woman using rap to carry a political message. hello to you. history is in the making according to kenya's president. he's been urging the country's citizens to go to the polls in a referendum to change the constitution. it could transform the way east africa's largest economy is not uncommon devolving power from the capital after years of disputed and violent elections. the last one left 1300 dead. polls have now closed, but the long queues to vote suggests that many kenyans do see this as a very big moment indeed. >> canyons know this referendum is historic -- kenyans know. thousands lined up before dawn outside polling stations across the country. at times, accused stretched for hundreds of meters, a measure of just what this means to the nation. to its supporters, the document will transform the way it kenya is governed and read of farmland, the single most contentious issue here. if the constitution is passed, the power concentrated in his office wi

is already intensifying in the middle east look at iran's arab neighbors arab states of the persian gulf they've been been engaging. curing mess of the mantle fighter jets missiles and so on so i think this drive we're on to become a nuclear power. straining relationship in the persian gulf as well as in the broader middle east. now a hostage crisis in the philippines is now way for after hijacked restored by police all of those held captive by only the lone gunman official say at least seven are dead who did the gunman was also killed security forces decided to storm the past. five from within the hostage taker was a police officer demanding to be reinstated following his sacking in two thousand and eight children were among the hostages believed to be mostly tourists from hong kong. tripple suicide bomb attacks in pakistan's volatile tribal belt along the afghan border have killed at least thirty six people the deadliest was at a mosque which left twenty six dead well earlier a bomb exploded during a meeting of tribal elders killing seven and a third bomb blast killed the leader of an