Worldview 6.12.12

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Middle East expert, Trita Parsi, listens to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad via video conferencing from New York at the National Press Club in Washington in September of 2007.
Middle East expert, Trita Parsi, listens to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad via video conferencing from New York at the National Press Club in Washington in September of 2007. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Middle East expert, Trita Parsi, listens to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad via video conferencing from New York at the National Press Club in Washington in September of 2007.
Middle East expert, Trita Parsi, listens to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad via video conferencing from New York at the National Press Club in Washington in September of 2007. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Worldview 6.12.12

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Trita Parsi listens to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad via video conferencing from New York at the National Press Club in Washington in September of 2007. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tuesday on Worldview:

Middle East expert Trita Parsi talks about his latest book, A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran.

Then, Worldview asks: Are we prejudiced against people with certain accents? Do we draw assumptions or associate images with specific foreign accents? Socio-linguist Janet Sedlar explains some common accent-based prejudices.

Call us if you’ve ever been discriminated against or rewarded because of how you talk. Call 312-923-9239 to share your story.