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Last broadcast on Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Matt Frei talks to newsman George Stephanopoulos and civil rights attorney and political commentator Arsalan Iftikhar about the news that's in the forefront of American minds.
The three discuss America's strategy for moving forward in Afghanistan, the healthcare debate and the impact of the Fort Hood shootings on the American military and America's civil liberties.
Americana visits Dearborn, Michigan where community members discuss the challenges faced by American Muslims in the wake of the shootings at Fort Hood. Dearborn has one of the largest concentrations of American Muslims in the world. Matt Frei talks to Kamran Pasha about how American Muslims at Fort Hood are feeling about their service.
The American company Kraft Foods has put in a hostile bid to takeover Cadbury. Americana travels to Hershey, Pennsylvania where Hershey Kisses line the streets and tourists come to visit the chocolate town. Chocolate lovers there are asked, 'How would you like it if an international company tried to launch a hostile takeover of your chocolate company?'.
This Week in America
Matt Frei speaks with George Stephanopoulos and civil rights attorney and political commentator Arsalan Iftikhar about the news that’s in the front of American minds this week.
The three discuss America’s strategy for moving forward in Afghanistan, the healthcare debate and the impact of Fort Hood on the American military and American’s civil liberties.
Guest: George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos is a political correspondent and host of the ABC News programme 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'.
Previously a close aid to former President Bill Clinton during his first term in the White House, Stephanopoulos was involved with major policy initiatives such as healthcare reform.
Guest: Arsalan Iftikhar
Arsalan Iftikhar is an international civil rights attorney, regular commentator on NPR’s Tell Me More programme, contributor to CNN.com and can be found blogging as –TheMuslimGuy.com.
Islam in America
Americana visits Dearborn, Michigan where community members explain the challenges they face as American Muslims in the wake of the shootings at Fort Hood. Dearborn has the largest concentration of Muslim’s in the USA.
Useful Link: In the Way of the Prophet
Ideologies and Institutions in Dearborn, Michigan, America's Muslim Capitol.
Fort Hood Shootings
As reactions continue to swirl in response to the killings at Fort Hood army base, Matt Frei talks with Kamran Pasha about how American Muslims within the base are feeling about their service.
Guest: Kamran Pasha
Kamran Pasha is a filmmaker and novelist. He is currently a working as a writer and producer for the NBC network television series Kings.
He was one of a team of writers on Showtime Network's Golden Globe nominated series Sleeper Cell, about a Muslim FBI agent who infiltrates a terrorist group.
The Sweetest Place on Earth
The American company Kraft Foods put in a hostile bid to take over Cadbury this week.
Americana goes to Hershey, Pennsylvania where Hershey Kisses line the streets and tourists come year round to visit the chocolate town. Chocolate lovers there are asked, "How would you like it if an international company tried to launch a hostile takeover of your chocolate company?"
Useful Links: The Sweetest Place on Earth
A guide to 'the town that chocolate built'.
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