Narij Warikoo of the Detroit News discusses the debate that has divided American Arab communities in Detroit, Chicago and the Midwest over the pro-Democracy protests and violence against civilians in Syria.

8:40 AM Organizers of the Rally for Syrian Freedom join the show to discuss their event on March 4 at the Beverly Hills Academy in Beverly Hills in Michigan.

Ayah Masfaka March 3rd benefit concert at west bloomfield high school. Syrian-Expatriates.org    Help the Syrian refugees

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN ARAB JOURNALISTS mourn the loss of Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid who died of an asthma attack while covering the Middle East. Shadid had come under attack from Syrian agents, and critics of his coverage of Syria, Iraq and pro-Democracy protesters throughout the Arab World. He was a great journalist and a supporter and member of the National American Arab Journalists Association.

I say Give it Back to the first kid who won and put his design on the sticker and tell the extremist morons in the community to shove it!

- 8 AM Between guests: Whitney Houstin dead. Read story. Dorothy Brown, who was going to be our guest but we decided to drop because of a radio station policy banning political candidates from the show 45 days before an election, survives after her house burns down this morning. Read Story. … … Josh Powell murders his two young children. He was the suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Why did they let him have visitation rights to his two kids? Read story? … The problem with iPads. Read story. … Miscellaneous topics including the revelations of Mimi Alford, the teenage mistress of the late President John F. Kennedy … the violence continues in Syria …

- 8:30 AM Comedian Angie McMahon of Second City Directors Program presents, “Six Pack” An evening of unscripted Theater … Second City’s Training Center presents the Directing Programs first project for the year “Six Pack” featuring 6 different original Improvisational pieces. Thursday will feature Directors Jeff Gandy, Michael Glazer, and David Knoell and Sunday will feature Directors Stuart Scotten , Jen Ellison, and Angie McMahon.

- 10 AM - Former Congressman Bill Lipinski on the presidential election. Is President Barack Obama beatable or are the Republican challengers, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich too weak?

- 10:30 AM Artists Joyce Owens discusses the controversy surrounding the Chicago City Sticker. Endless Saga: Government by Committee. City Clerk Susana Mendoza dropped the winning City Sticker design after a controversial police blog criticized it saying it symbolized street gangs, taking the award away from a Hispanic kid and giving it to an Irish kid … they didn’t like the way the fingers were painted on the hands reaching up for help from First Responders. Read story? Now, Mendosa announced they will drop the other design, too.

I say Give it Back to the first kid who won and put his design on the sticker and tell the extremist morons in the community to shove it!

8:20 am Farah A. Atassi Executive Director American Arab Communication & Translation Center will join us to speak about the about the Syrian crisis. The violence by President Bashar al-Assad continues in Syria. The US and many Western countries are closing their embassies in Syria. The US is pushing sanctions outside of the UN. Western nations are now funding the pro-Democracy insurgents and openly seeking to bring down Assad’s regime. But the question now is should the US protect pro-Democracy protest supporters in the United States who are targeted by the pro-Assad bullies?

8:40 am ADC Midwest Director Imad Hamad on tonight’s ADC salute to Martin Luther King Jr. and discussion of the divisions in Dearborn over the Syria massacre of civilians.

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Cook County Commission Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman on the morgue scandal and the campaign of Sean Morrison to unseat Dan Patlak on the Board of Review. Radio Chicagoland (full three hours) WSCB AM 1240 Radio Sundays 8-11 AM CST. Ray Hanania Host, Kheir Fekhreldine producer. Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. www.RadioChicagoland.com

Former US Ambassador to Morocco Edward Gabriel (1997-2001) discusses Morocco as a model for how Democracy can work in the Middle East in the pro-Democracy movement that has become tragic and violent in its quest to achieve freedom. … during the second half of the hour we talk with Antoine Faisal publisher of Aramica Newspaper in the New Jersey New York area about his new venture RadioAramica.com which broadcasts American Arab programming 24/7 not only online by using your cell phone. Radio Baladi is now broadcast on RadioAramica.com and soon more programs will be added to the schedule including RadioChicagoland.com (Sun 8-11 am CST on WSBC AM 1240 radio) and Good Morning Michigan on WNZK AM 690 Mon-Thurs 8 am EST. Host Ray Hanania. www.RadioBaladi.com

Morocco, Ambassador, Edward Gabriel, Antoine Faisal, Aramica Radio

- 8:30 AM Orland Park author Peter Thanos discusses his new book, The Fearless and the Feared. This thriller showcases a 1970’s Chicago mob that is on its way to distributing mass amounts of narcotics, and a detective, with a drug addiction himself, is relied upon to stop the cartel.

- 9 AM “Big Book of Science Experiments” published by Time for Kids. Editorial Director Bob Der will discuss the book.

- 9:20 AM Chicago 49th Ward Ald. Joe Moore discusses city politics and the transition from Mayor Richard M. Daley to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and other issues

- 9:45 AM Ali Younes discusses his interviews with Republican Candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich and their views towards the Arab American community. We also discuss the one year anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution Jan. 25. Also, we follow up on the brutality of the Syrian Regime against civilian protesters.