Channel 4 News' Week in Iran

C4 news has cemented itself in my mind as the worlds best news show this week with their broadcasts from Iran this week. I've found out more about that country in three days than I ever could have hoped to trough any other means.

Last night they had a fascinating feature about how gung ho Iran is for Stem cell research and theraputic cloning, with some mullahs arguing that even reproductive cloning should not be declared Haram. Also mixed into the report was how popular IVF, egg donation, surrogacy and embryo donation are, but also how under the law of iran babies born through such techniques have few rights, especially when it comes to inheritance and finding their real biological parents.

There has, of course been a lot of coverage of the nuclear issue as well and it's been interesting to hear some of the interviews with senior iranian politicians, scientists, diplomats and clerics.

Fascinating.