Aug 12th, 2008 · Plenty of actors and writers turn their family lives into one-man shows. But how many can spin tales of their father being a pimp, and their stepfather being a devout religious man? Don Reed turned his childhood memories into a one-man Off-Broadway show that runs in New York through the end of August. Farai Chideya talks with actor and comedian Don Reed about his one man show, East 14th.
Oct 6th, 2007 · The new sitcom Aliens in America premiered on the CW Network this week. It's a teen angst comedy with a politically charged twist. The Tolchuck family from Wisconsin gets an exchange student, who turns out to be a devout Muslim from Pakistan. The show plays post-Sept. 11 tensions between America and the Muslim world for laughs, tackling issues from terrorism to civil rights in a lighthearted high school setting. And the show is getting attention beyond its teen demographic.
Aug 28th, 2007 · Abdullah Gul becomes Turkey's new president after months of confrontation with the secular establishment. Gul, who has served as the country's foreign minister, received 339 votes in a parliamentary ballot, Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan says.
Jul 20th, 2007 · Hotels catering to a new class of prosperous, observant Muslims are cropping up around Turkey.
Nov 29th, 2006 · The wearing of headscarves by Muslim women has caused turmoil in Europe. In the U.S., too, it remains a difficult and intensely personal decision. In Dearborn, Mich., two women, both devout Muslims, have come to different conclusions about the wearing of hijab.
Nov 10th, 2006 · Trey Anastasio is best known as the former lead singer of Phish, the legendary jam-rock band with a devout following reminiscent of The Grateful Dead's. A gifted songwriter and talented singer, Anastasio explores a variety of sounds in his solo work, experimenting with heavy bass lines and howling guitar riffs.
Oct 12th, 2006 · Boston recently rededicated a 138-year-old monument to the drug ether. Objections about the use of the drug as an anesthetic were symbolic of the centuries-old tug-of-war between science and religion -- some devout Christians considered ether to be a tool of the devil.
Jun 13th, 2006 · Bluegrass legend Del McCoury, a devout Baptist and internationally known musician, is getting around to something that he's always wanted to do in his five-decade career -- he's releasing his band's first gospel album.