Interviews with newsmakers and thought leaders about events and issues affecting the broader Middle East and the world
On site at a conference about Islamists in power, host Carol Castiel talks with a leading Tunisian businessman who is also a top adviser to the new prime minister of Tunisia. Mondher Ben Ayed discusses the political and economic challenges facing the interim government in the post-Ben Ali era, the importance of preserving and improving women’s rights, and the positive bilateral relationship with the United States, among other issues.
Middle East Voices
Middle East Voices is a unique social journalism project powered by Voice of America. The site, as a supplement to VOANews.com, is designed to present news, views and conversation to stimulate dialogue and understanding within, without and across man-made borders. On our platform, among other content, you will finds expert insights and community-submitted viewpoints on pressing political, economic, social and religious issues reshaping the Middle East and our world.
