Islam in Russia

Thank you to Avari/Nameh for introducing the following to the Blogosphere:

New York Times features a very cool multimedia presentation to go alongside an article about the growth of Islam in Russia. The multimedia presentation is a combination of pictures, Qur'anic recitation and voice-over, focusing largely on the rebirth of Islam in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, and in small Caucasus republics like Karachevo-Cherkessk.

Let's Trance - William Dalrymple in Fes

William Dalrymple recounts an ecstatic evening in Fes in today's Guardian Travel Supplement.

Youssou N'Dour and Ravi Shankar have played the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music. But William Dalrymple found real soul at an all-nighter in the backstreets.

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