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Special Program on International Migration, Interview, Italian Radio 24, August 25, 2007. 5 "fonografie", ovvero 5 ritratti sonori di uomini e donne un po' speciali, le cui storie personali hanno fatto parlare di sé nel 2007. Nives Meroi è l'alpinista donna che ha scalato più ottomila ed è appena tornata dall'Everest. Roy Sesana è un leader boscimane vincitore del premio Nobel alternativo. Il professore d'economia americano Behzad Yaghmaian ha appena pubblicato un libro in cui raccoglie le storie di migranti con cui ha vissuto per due anni tra Istanbul e la Grecia. Libereso Guglielmi è il "giardiniere di Calvino", ha 83 anni e a lui, Italo Calvino ha dedicato il suo primo racconto. Isoke Aikpitanyi ha 27 anni, vive ad Aosta ed è nigeriana. Ha appena pubblicato il libro "Le ragazze di Benin City", sulla sua storia di prostituta e su come è riuscita a liberarsene. Oggi, insieme al marito italiano, ha fondato una casa d'accoglienza per le schiave della tratta. Marc Dankof, Republic Radio Broadcasting April 24, 2007 Marc Dankof Guest: Behzad YaghmaianApril 24th: Persian human rights activist Behzad Yaghmaian. He is the author of "Will American Bombs Kill My Iranian Dream?" for Tom Englehardt's Tom Dispatch Iranians Want Nuclear Power and U.S. Relations Morning Edition (NPR), March 23, 2006 Behzad Yaghmaian talks with Renee Montagne about the competing factions in Iranian politics. The majority of Iranians support the government's call for nuclear energy. But, at the same time, many support a normalized relationship with the United States. Yaghmaian is the author of Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account of Dissent, Defiance, and New Movements for Rights. Muslim Migration to the West Voice of America, By Nancy Beardsley , Washington, D.C. 13 February 2006 Recent decades have been marked by mass migrations of people leaving their homelands in search of a safe haven or greater opportunity elsewhere in the world. While their journeys are often dangerous or difficult, a new book suggests that may be especially true for Muslims. As Muslim Outcry Grows, Questions of Rights vs. Responsibilities Come To the Fold Democracy Now, February 9, 2006 As protests continue around the world, two analysts say Muslims have been as angered by the cartoons as they have by the hypocrisy behind their publication. Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria, PBS January 13-14, 2006 As the recent riots in France and Australia demonstrate, Muslim migrants sometimes have difficulties assimilating into their new societies. We discuss this issue with Behzad Yaghmaian, an economist who himself left Iran for America. Dr. Yaghmaian spent two years chronicling the stories of Muslim migrants for his book Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West. Morning Edition, NPR January 2, 2006 Author Behzad Yaghmaian spent two years traveling with Muslim migrants and collected their stories on safe houses, bribes, police custody, and human trafficking. He talks about his book, Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West. The Brian Lehrer Show, New York Public Radio (WNYC) Wisconsin Public Radio (NPR), Ben Merens December 22, 2005 Ben Merens’ guest tells the story of a twenty-first century underground railroad, Muslim migrants who've journeyed from Turkey to mid-town Manhattan, as the world focuses on the war in Iraq. GUEST: Behzad Yaghmaian (Beh-zaad Yahg-my-AHN), Professor of Economics at Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey. Iranian Born American. Author, “Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West” Morning Edition, NPR January 2, 2006 Author Behzad Yaghmaian spent two years traveling with Muslim migrants and collected their stories on safe houses, bribes, police custody, and human trafficking. He talks about his book, Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West. Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane December 20th, 2005 Marty talks with BEHZAD YAGHMAIAN about his new book, "Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West." Yahmaian is a professor at Ramapo College in New Jersey. 1 2 © Yaghmaian 2007