Bombs in Jordan, gangstas in France

After the programme 1919 GMT

We started the programme discussing the bombings in Jordan. We heard from Abdul, Badir and Sadi in a cafe in wealthy west Amman.

Tim in the UK sent us a comment while we were on air, which we didn't get a chance to read:

"Earlier in your show, you interviewed a Jordanian man who listed a number of countries around the world where he claimed the West was fighting Islam. Among those he mentioned were Pakistan and Kazakhstan - where there has been no conflict - and Bosnia, where the US actually intervened on the side of Muslims."

Thanks for your comment Tim, and if you want to comment on anything that was said on the programme, you can leave us a comment here or send a comment to [e-mail].

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner took questions and said that "al Qaeda had scored an own goal" in the bombings in Jordan.

Next we talked about gangsta rap, which some have blamed for helping fuel the violence in France.

BBC presenter Dotun Adebayo gave us a hip hop commentary on gangsta rap and spoke with John Perez aka Ras of Extravagansta Radio, an online rap programme from New York.

They both thought that this was the poetry of a new generation. Dotun said that rappers were today's Shakespeares, Wordsworths and Langston Hughes.

We kicked out the second half of the programme looking at whether people were forgetting Remembrance Day.

Denise in Kansas City in the US wrote:

Children here, by and large, have no concept, nor do they want to learn of the sacrifices of all the brave and intrepid men and women who have served; all gave some, some gave all.

Shame, shame on any parent who fails their child by not teaching profound respect and gratitude for the freedoms they now take for granted.

Here we have a whole generation and a half who thinks war is played on a video game. No understanding of the truth.

We closed the programme about Liberian elections.

And here are a collection of text messages that you sent. Sorry not to get to them on air, but here they are online:

Albert in Liberia:
Weah, all is not loss; for there are more you can do for Mama Liberia. Remember, you were warned of African politics. Come on, don't give up!

From Liberia:
I ask gweah to be calm n let the Liberians have the phd holder they ask for because her true color will soon come to light in the not too long distance

Another text message:
WELL DONE! ELLEN. WE ARE EXPECTING ELECTRICITY & WATER IN SIX MONTHS.

Mustapha in Ghana wrote:
Women politics has a great success in africa;hope it will happen in the riches african countries.

Samuel in Uganda
Please mr weah you should know that where there is winning there is loosing,just show maturity and let yr country move on.

Thank you for all of your text messages and e-mails. Keep them coming. What we don't get to on air. We'll put up here. See you next week!

After the midday meeting 1230 GMT

Jordanians are angry a wedding was hit in the bombings

Lots of things floating around today - right now we have more of a wish list than a programme! Get in touch if you can help us sort any of it out - [e-mail].

We're hoping to go back to Jordan and hear from people in Amman about how their city feels after Wednesday's bombings. Arrests are being made but how can the felling of security ever return?

We are also trying to look at what the public backlash means for Al-Qaeda.

A question we're also asking today: Is gangsta rap responsible for the violence in France? Have your say here.

Another idea is to talk to women across Africa about Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's apparent election victory in Liberia. An inspiration or an irrelevance?

And it's Armistice Day when war dead are remembered around the world. The day started as a memorial to those who died in World War I, but with so few veterans still alive are we in danger of forgetting?

That's the story so far - who knows where we'll be by 1800? Wherever it is, the show won't be complete unless you have your say. Use the form below or e-mail us at [e-mail], and we will take your calls later today between 1800 and 1900 GMT.

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