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** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY **

This week’s edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY (distributed Friday, August 11 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:

* Cover Story: “Illicit Antiquities” — Lucky Severson travels to Cambodia for an investigative look at how the global trade in illicit antiquities is fueling wholesale destruction and looting of some of the world’s most magnificent Buddhist temples and sacred sites. (Rebroadcast from February 17, 2006)

Web link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week925/cover.html

* Profile: “Anne Lamott” — Kim Lawton talks with bestselling author Anne Lamott about her candid — and quirky — approach to faith and life. (Rebroadcast from February 17, 2006)

Web link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week925/profile.html

* Belief and Practice: “Jewish Hair-Cutting Ceremony” — Rabbi Yisrael Deren of Chabad-Lubavitch describes the ritual and symbolism of the Jewish hair-cutting ceremony for three-year old boys known as the “upsherin.” (Rebroadcast from January 27, 2006)

Web link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week922/belief.html

To request a transcript of these reports, send an e-mail to schultzm@religionethics.org or use the Web links listed above to access the transcripts and streaming video of each segment.

For information, contact:
Mary Schultz
Director of Communications
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
202-216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org

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