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Zein Al-Jundi: Hossam Ramzy Presents: Traditional Songs from Syria ZEIN AL-JUNDI Hossam Ramzy Presents: Traditional Songs from Syria ARC Music 1898 A child star in her native Syria, Zein Al-Jundi enjoyed a privileged ......(Continue Reading) The hunt for a murderer: at Christmas, Bosnian Serbs were thrilled to get a text message greeting from Radovan Karadzic. But why is he still free? More than eight years have passed since the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, and his general, Ratko Mladic, were indicted by the ......(Continue Reading)Nelly: How'd a kid from St. Louis rap his way to the top? With songs that sound like the perfect party - Hip-Hop Hit Maker - Interview At the age of 23, St. Louis rapper Nelly is the reigning prince of the bikini-jiggling party anthem. It's next to impossible to get through a Saturday ......(Continue Reading)The ecstasy of God's dancers: now more than ever the world needs a gentle, tolerant version of Islam. Sufism is exactly that, but it faces growing hostility Six years ago, in the autumn of 1998, I was sitting in a roadside tea shop surrounded by the desert landscape of Rajasthan, when I saw a succession of bicycle rickshaws appear over the horizon. The...(Continue Reading)Odds and ends and odd ends : Why the old turks stole the majors, and other pressing concerns - items from the gold world of 1998 include domination by Hank Haney, Mark O'Meara's coach, notes that O'Meara's statistics this year don't dazzle, even in the tournaments he's won. Except for the only stat ......(Continue Reading)
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