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A panel of journalists joins Diane for review and analysis of the week’s top national and international news stories.
Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief, "Los Angeles Times"
E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, Washington Post columnist, and author of "Stand Up Fight Back."
Bill Kristol, editor of "The Weekly Standard" and "The Weekly Standard : A Reader: 1995-2005."
Discrimination, rape, and a justice system tilted against women are all facts of life for many women in countries all over the world. Diane and her guests focus on these problems in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan; the ongoing work toward a change for the better; and the foreign policy implications of that work.
T. Kumar, advocacy director for Asia and the Pacific region at Amnesty International USA
Dr. Amna Buttar, president and founder of the Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Women
Mukhtar Mai, Pakistani rape survivor and human rights advocate