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Sitar Maestro Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Dies At 88
Renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, - the last survivor of the 'Sitar Trinity' of India along with the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan - died in Mumbai today after a brief illness, a family member said. He was 88.
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Syrian Dad Selling Pens in Viral Photo Now Runs Three Businesses
Abdul Halim al-Attar, a refugee from Syria who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, is now running three businesses in the city after an online crowdfunding campaign in his name collected $191,000.
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Malaysia bans Noah film as 'un-Islamic'
Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it violates Islamic law against depicting prophets.
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Najib Razak sworn-in as Malaysia's PM, opposition cries foul
Najib Razak was today sworn-in as Malaysia's prime minister for a second time, a day after his ruling coalition, one of the world's longest-serving, swept to power in general elections slammed as "fraudulent" by the opposition.
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Malaysia enthrones new king in lavish ceremony
Malaysia's new king called for equality for all in the multi-ethnic Asian nation as he was enthroned on Wednesday in a lavish ceremony steeped in centuries-old royal traditions.
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Hot jazz and the Cold War in 1950s Mumbai
One evening in 1958, the pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet gathered in the home of a jazz-loving industrialist on Mumbai's Malabar Hill to chat with a group of Indian musicians led by the sitar maestro, Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan. Then they picked up their instruments and put their new knowledge to work.
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Sitar Maestro Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Dies At 88
Renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, - the last survivor of the 'Sitar Trinity' of India along with the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan - died in Mumbai today after a brief illness, a family member said. He was 88.
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Syrian Dad Selling Pens in Viral Photo Now Runs Three Businesses
Abdul Halim al-Attar, a refugee from Syria who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, is now running three businesses in the city after an online crowdfunding campaign in his name collected $191,000.
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Malaysia bans Noah film as 'un-Islamic'
Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it violates Islamic law against depicting prophets.
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Najib Razak sworn-in as Malaysia's PM, opposition cries foul
Najib Razak was today sworn-in as Malaysia's prime minister for a second time, a day after his ruling coalition, one of the world's longest-serving, swept to power in general elections slammed as "fraudulent" by the opposition.
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Malaysia enthrones new king in lavish ceremony
Malaysia's new king called for equality for all in the multi-ethnic Asian nation as he was enthroned on Wednesday in a lavish ceremony steeped in centuries-old royal traditions.
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Hot jazz and the Cold War in 1950s Mumbai
One evening in 1958, the pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet gathered in the home of a jazz-loving industrialist on Mumbai's Malabar Hill to chat with a group of Indian musicians led by the sitar maestro, Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan. Then they picked up their instruments and put their new knowledge to work.
