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Dr. Khairy Tourk, professor of Economics at Illinois Institute of Technology, who will speak on “The Middle East in Turmoil: A Political Economy Analysis.” A long-time observer of the world from within, his present focus is economic modernization in Egypt and the political economies of East Asia.

Editor's note:  This program was originally broadcast on April 10th, 2012Saudi Arabia is the sixth-largest consumer of Viagra in the world, and people in Arab countries spend billions annually on sex-enhancing drugs. Worldview talks with Dr.

Scholar Fawaz Gerges argues that despite his efforts to limit the damage done by the Bush years and all that came before them, President Obama may be seen as an “American Gorbachev” in the Middle East.

Worldview spends the hour with mid-east scholar Fawaz Gerges, who dissects Obama’s mid-east policy in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and argues that America’s influence in the region is declining.

The Egyptian election commission has barred three of the frontrunners from running. The candidates are appealing the decision, but the latest disqualifications have shaken up an already tumultuous race for the presidency.

Here in the U.S., sex is a common topic in media and in everyday conversation. But in parts of the Middle East, sex is talked about in very different ways. These differences have led to some misconceptions in the West about how sexuality is expressed in predominantly Muslim countries. Dr.

The Arab League wants a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the 11-month conflict in Syria. Damascus "categorically rejected" the resolution.