he was omar sharif. i came back i couldn't tell anybody what really happened because when i tried they didn't understand and they didn't believe me. i would say things like slavery. i saw slavery. i saw servants treated like slaves. i would say the women, they had no value. we went to a maternity hospital and there was a woman screaming and it turned out that her husband who had, was fighting with the doctor in charge because the wife died, the baby was bound to die. the father didn't want to have to pay for nothing. he said he would have to take a lot of money to get a new wife and all this other kid so why was the doctor demanding payment? i had my afghan husband translate all of this for me. there wasn't a single word, she has dyed? this is terrible. i'm so sorry. what happened? i could have killed her. it was the purchase price of the new bride. so i understood where i had been and i tried to tell a philosophy professor. i said i'm glad to be back. i have been through hell and back and i told him a l

he was -- [laughter] he wasn't yulbrenner, he was omar sharif. so hard -- when i came back, i couldn't tell anybody what really had happened because when i tried, they didn't understand and wouldn't believe me. i would say things like slavery, i saw slavery. i saucer haven'ts treated -- saw servants treated like slaves. i'd say the women, they had no value. we went to a maternity hospital, and there was a woman screaming and then it turned out that her husband who would come was fighting with the doctor in charge because the wife died, the baby was about to die. the father didn't want to have to pay for nothing. he said he's going to to of to pay a lot of money down to get a new wife for all his other kids, so why was the doctor demanding payment? there wasn't a single word, and i had my afghan husband translate all of this for me. there wasn't a single word she's died, this is terrible, i'm so sorry, how could this have happened, how could you have killed her. no, it was about the purchase price of the new bride. so i, i understood where i had b

very much like an italian film, i thought, and he was -- [laughter] he wasn't yul brynner, he was omar sharif. so hard. when i came back, i couldn't tell anybody what really had happened because when i tried, they didn't understand or wouldn't believe me. i would say things like slavery. i saw slavery. i saucer haven'ts treated like slaves -- servants treated like slaves. i'd say the women, they had no value. we went to a maternity hospital, and there was a woman screaming and then it turned out that her husband, who would come, was fighting with the doctor in charge because the wife died, the baby was about to die. the father didn't want to have to pay for nothing. he said he's going to have to take a lot of money down to get a new wife for all his other kids, so why was the doctor demanding payment? there wasn't a single word, and i had my afghan husband translate all of this for me. there wasn't a single word, she's died, it this is terrible, i'm so sorry, how could this have happened, how could you have killed her. no. it was about the purchase price of the new bride. so i, i understood w

. >> well, that was -- that guy reminds me of omar sharif. he's egyptian, right? >> yeah.ast. ron rifken is playing, holly is playing roseland. this wonderful egyptian actor who's a big star in egypt -- >> he didn't have to fake thing a the accent. >> he brought egypt with him. >> is this going to inspire us? i saw brian cranston in "all the way" about lbj that talks about negotiations and leading this country, how you do to do it. is this going to teach us how to negotiate a deal with the middle east peace with john kerry pushing it over there? >> both that play and our play are about getting things done, about people who know -- >> grown-ups. >> -- how to get things done. the idea you couldn't have two more entrenched opponents than in this story. but they did it. they made it work. >> would it have happened if it were on television? >> i think -- >> happened in secret? >> carter was very clear, i want to be isolated away from the world, surrounded by nature and just the three of us talking in the room. >> richard thomas, you're the perfect guy for jimmy. >> i love it. >

. >> well, that was -- that guy reminds me of omar sharif. he's egyptian, right? >> yeah.t cast. ron rifken is playing, holly is playing roseland. this wonderful egyptian actor who's a big star in egypt -- >> he didn't have to fake thing a the accent. >> he brought egypt with him. it's very exciting. >> is this going to inspire us? i saw brian cranston in "all the way" about lbj that talks about negotiations and leading this country and how you have to do it. is this going to teach us how to negotiate a deal with the middle east peace with john kerry pushing it over there? >> both that play and our play are about getting things done, about people who know -- >> grown-ups. >> -- how to get things done. the idea you couldn't have two more entrenched opponents than in this story. but they did it. they made it work. >> would it have happened if it were on television? >> i think -- >> happened in secret? >> carter was very clear, i want to be isolated away from the world, surrounded by nature and just the three of us talking in the room. >> richard thomas, you're the perfect gu

correspondent sharif abdel kouddous in his first extended interview since his release from prison after nearly four months behind bars in egypt. a special thanks to omarert hamilton. to see our interview with sharif last week about the 529 members of the muslim brotherhood sentenced to death, visit democracynow.org. happy birthday to mike burke. democracy now! is lookin