for the pbs newshour, i'm fred de sam lazaro in hargeisa, somaliland. >> woodruff: fred's reporting ist of the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. and we'll be back shortly with another addition to our newshour bookshelf-- a memoir from the leader of the movement supporting women's right to drive in saudi arabia. but first, take a moment to hear brown.ur local pbs station. the pbs newshour has been fortunate throughout the years to be honored by our peers, receiving emmy, peabody, and cine awards. but no recognition is greater than the loyalty we get from you, our viewers. so, let me turn the tables and put the focus where it belongs. simply put, we couldn't do what we do without you. your contributions make our on-air and online news coverage possible, so, from all of us, thank you for watching, and thank you for your support. >> woodruff: continuing our week of books, we take an intimate look at the fight for women's rights in saudi arabia. jeffrey brown has the latest addition to the newshour bookshelf. >> brown: in may 2011, manal al sharif drov

for the pbs newshour, i'm fred de sam lazaro in hargeisa, somaliland. >> woodruff: fred's reporting ist of the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. and we'll be back shortly with another addition to our newshour bookshelf-- a memoir from the leader of the movement supporting women's right to drive in saudi arabia. but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station. it's a chance to offer your support, which helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> woodruff: for those stations still with us, to the story of a good man on a quiet, and heartbreaking, mission, one many people would never consider undertaking. from los angeles, special correspondent gayle ztemach lemmon brings us this profile, which originally aired in february. >> reporter: mohamed bzeek has become something of a local hero here in los angeles recently. >> i am not an angel. i am not a hero. it's just what we are supposed to do, as a human being, you know. >> reporter: in 1978, bzeek, then a former marathon runner, came to the u.s. from libya to study engineering. he met hi

in somalia two after they agreed a thirty year lease for a base in the self-proclaimed state of somaliland so the burning question is why why the influx what are they doing there to confront terrorism and piracy working with central command to ensure that the civilian shipping lines have not lax their security to a point that terrorists will not enjoy good food is it helping well the problem still remains peristyle attacked ordinated attack underway in the somali capital of mogadishu there have in the last month been four five maybe six. attacks here in the region military spokesperson says if you are a service member has been killed in somalia for the first time a new bloodshed in somalia a car bomb exploding near a police station a recent example saw a luxury cruise ship or the holiday makers to switch off lights and refrain from playing music for ten days due to the threat of pirates in the region so the question is why such a significant increase in military presence in iraq to do their you watching r.t. thanks be company will be back in half an. if. that was am i was there was there w