E-mail a friendApril 2, 2007
Middle East scholar Vali Nasr comments on the continuing crisis in Iran following the capture of 15 British naval officers. Hall of Famer Dave Winfield previews the new baseball season.
Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr is an authority on the Islamic world. He's advised senior policy makers, members of Congress, U.S. presidential candidates and private sector execs. Born in Iran, Nasr is a professor of international relations at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He's also written for The New York Times and Washington Post and authored several important books on Muslim politics and Islam, including The Shia Revival and Forces of Fortune, which offers an understanding of the Muslim world and its possible future.
Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield
In his 22-year baseball career, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield was selected 12 times as an All-Star. He also has the distinction of being drafted in three different pro sports. Known for helping underprivileged children, he was one of the first baseball stars to include charitable work in his contract, and his foundation was the first organization of its kind created by an athlete. Now a baseball exec, he's written Dropping the Ball, an analysis of what can be done to save America's national pastime.