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• [1] plp November 12, 2009 - 10:50AM

  If a Muslim committed that crime would it then be ok because it would be considered an "honor killing" according to Sharia law?

  
  
• [2] RJ from brooklyn November 12, 2009 - 10:53AM

  There's also Words without Borders, which features translations of books; only approximately 1% of non-English books are translated and available for US audiences.

  
  
• [3] Hugh Sansom from Brooklyn NY November 12, 2009 - 10:58AM

  MEMRI is notorious for its violently pro-Israel bias and terrible translation. Check to see what Juan Cole, Edward Said, Noam Chomsky and many others -- all mentioned here fluent in Arabic -- have had to say on MEMRI's vicious anti-Arab racism.

  
  
• [4] jeanette from croton on hudson November 12, 2009 - 10:58AM

  What is the URL for the website mentioned on your show that translates from Persian to English?

  
  
• [5] Christina from New York November 12, 2009 - 11:02AM

  Hi Brian,

  the website www.eastwestsouthnorth.com led me to a site for startpage but it is in Korean not Chinese. Could you post the site name again?

  
  
• [6] andrea from Manhattan November 12, 2009 - 11:43AM

  I live in Manhattan Plaza and this building went from failed luxury housing to Section 8 housing in the 1970s, I hope your guests will look to the "Miracle on 42nd Street" as a model for their proposal. Not everyone will be able to afford a mortgage, rental housing should also be considered.

  
  
• [7] Mehmet Kucukozer from Bayside, NY November 12, 2009 - 07:04PM

  Brian,

  Your tepid defense of MEMRI--established by former Israeli military men of strong right-wing persuasions--offends me considering that it's sole purpose is to demonize Muslims and Arabs.

  Since we are attacking political correctness lately, maybe we need more varied voices on at WNYC rather than just Jewish ones, i.e., you and Leonard Lopate. Maybe then I would financially support the station.