A 15-minute news report, featuring both international and local news, sports and entertainment and a live report.

The live report interviews The American University in Cairo (AUC) masters student Sara Vederi, who gave a lecture about her thesis project, covering the topics of gender and the Egyptian 2011 revolution. 

The hosts for this show are Maghie Ghali (@mghali5)  and Nahla El Gendy (@nahlaelgendy) with producer and reporter Rawan Ibrahim (@rawan-ibrahim-3)

Links/info:

Pearl dress theft:
                             http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31671923

Germany under threat:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-german-city-warn-potential-extremist-threat-29290471

Egypt's new capital: 
http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/02/27/egypts-new-capital-city-to-be-revealed/

Kim Jong-Un prepares for war:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2973647/Kim-Jong-tells-army-prepare-war-South-Korea-U-S-carry-joint-naval-drill.html

Sharapova withdraws due to virus:
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/maria-sharapova-withdraws-stomach-virus-29285839

Egypt designates Hamas as a terror organization
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/28/middleeast/egypt-hamas-terror-designation/index.html

Jennifer Lawrence shut down with director David Russell 
http://www.tmz.com/2015/02/26/harvey-weinstein-jennifer-laurence-fight-director-david-o-russell-joy/

Leader of Knights Templar drug cartel detained in Mexico
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/27/world/mexico-knights-templar-leader-detained/index.html

The longtime NBA player Anthony Mason has died at the age of 48
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/

Credits:
PSA: The Ad Council's PSA Central (www.psacentral.org)

External news sources: ABC News, BBC, CNN, Egyptian Streets, ESPN, The Daily Mail, TMZ and USA Today.


The News Report :: Sunday, March 1, 2015

A 30-minute radio show, "The Microphone and I" as part of "The Rundown" at The American University in Cairo (AUC)featuring a discussion under the theme of arts and entertainment that includes Once Upon a Time's new series start up, Bruce Willis joining Broadway, a man dressing up as Spiderman to help the homeless and  The Hogwarts Express being added to the Harry Potter exhibition. 

The second half features an interview with Egyptian jewelry designer Alia Khafaga, an AUC alumna who started her own jewelry business and was voted the best jewelry designer of 2014 at the Jumia Fashion Awards.  

The host for this show is  Nahla El Gendy (@nahlaelgendy)with producers Maghie Ghali (@mghali5) and Rawan Ibrahim (@rawan-ibrahim-3)

Links/information:

Hogwarts Express:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/11447359/Hogwarts-Express-inside-the-new-Harry-Potter-Warner-Bros-experience.html

Spiderman:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2984228/Birmingham-s-Spider-Man-hands-food-homeless.html

Bruce Willis on Broadway:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31747431

Once Upon a Time:
http://uk.eonline.com/news/594994/once-upon-a-time-is-adding-another-iconic-villain

Skydiving birthday prank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koN0tzWQsa4

Credits for Music: "Sleepless Nights" by Anitek 
Credits for PSA: The Ad Council's PSA Central (www.psacentral.org)

The Rundown Group 1:: The Microphone and I, episode 3

A 30-second promo for an audio documentary, which is about the changes that took place in the Egyptian wedding ceremonies since the 1960s until now.

Features an interview with Madiha El Safty, a professor of sociology, at The American University in Cairo (AUC).

Music credits:
"Do2o el mazaher" by Farid El Atrash
"Etmakhtary ya helwa": Egyptian wedding procession


Promo: Egyptian Weddings:: Happily Ever After?

Nahla El Gendy

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