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Journalist Ali Eteraz discusses the positive aspects of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why he wrote the book Children of Dust. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Angie Stone talks about what went into the making of her new CD, "Unexpected."
Ali Eteraz
Ali Eteraz
Pakistani-born writer talks about the tendency for books about Islam to be politicized. (1:27)
Full Interview (11:50)
Writer and freelance journalist Ali Eteraz was born in Pakistan, raised in the Middle East and the Caribbean and has lived in 10 American states. He attended law school, was a scholar at the U.S. Department of Justice and did a short stint in corporate litigation in Manhattan before deciding to switch careers. Eteraz is a regular contributor to The Guardian, True/Slant and Dawn—Pakistan's largest English-speaking daily. He's also the author of the newly released book Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan and is working on a novel.
Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Stone describes revisiting different parts of her musical history on her new CD. (2:32)
Full Interview (11:30)
Singer-songwriter Angie Stone worked with The Sequence and Vertical Hold bands before striking out on her own. With a style that encompasses rap, R&B, soul and funk, the South Carolina native released her first solo CD in '99 and has collaborated with the likes of Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz. A self-taught keyboardist, she's contributed to film soundtracks and segued into acting, with roles in the film The Fighting Temptations, on Broadway in Chicago and on TV's Moesha and Lincoln Heights. Stone's newest project is the CD "Unexpected."