On the Line

Smart talk about issues and ideas that matter.

Podcast

On the Line is a lively forum, hosted by Ayesha Tanzeem, where newsmakers, policy experts, diplomats, activists, academics and journalists discuss world events. It focuses on the critical issues shaping the future, and gives those issues the vigorous, serious debate they deserve. The program broadcasts worldwide three times each week on VOA Television, and is also heard on VOA radio. Condensed versions of the program can be heard in translation in over 40 languages via VOA radio's language services.

This Week's Program: "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE 21ST CENTURY" A recent report by the US State Department paints a distressing picture of freedom of religion around the world. On this week's edition of "On the Line" we talk about the state of religious freedom around the world. GUESTS George Ayittey: President of the Free Africa Foundation; Economist. Ann Neumann: Editor - The Revealer, a publication of the Center of Religion and Media, New York University