Worldview 9.07.11

Worldview 9.07.11
In the Edlib province of Syria, anti-government protesters hold a sign depicting Gadhafi telling Assad to "step back" in Arabic. AP/Shaam News Network
Worldview 9.07.11
In the Edlib province of Syria, anti-government protesters hold a sign depicting Gadhafi telling Assad to "step back" in Arabic. AP/Shaam News Network

Worldview 9.07.11

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As protests in Syria enter their sixth month and international support for President Assad dwindles, preparations for various transitional councils are underway. But competing interests have complicated the process of establishing a unified leadership. We speak with Chicagoan Mohyeddin Kassar, chairman of the Syrian American Society, about his efforts to broker a smooth transition to free elections in Syria. Also, terrorist attackers in New York, Mumbai and Oslo all shared a perspective: they saw their religion and way of life as under assault. We try to understand how such ideologies emerge as Worldview begins its retrospective and proactive look at 9/11 with Michael Sells from the University of Chicago. And on Global Notes, Jerome and Radio M host Tony Sarabia listen to the new album Tande-La from The Creole Choir of Cuba.