Askia Muhammad Commentary: Not My War

Published October 22, 2001 at 12:00 AM EDT

Commentator Askia Muhammad is a Muslim, and an American. And he does not want any part of Osama bin Laden's call to "holy war," nor any part the U.S. military assault in Afghanistan.

'Down Home Music' documents decades of American music in pictures

Beginning in 1960, the late Chris Strachwitz traveled the country recording musicians who he presented on his label Arhoolie Records.
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What is a keffiyeh, who wears it, and how did it become a symbol for Palestinians?

Linah Mohammad

Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's bombardment of Gaza in response, the keffiyeh has drawn increased attention in the United States.
Norman Lear, who made funny sitcoms about serious topics, dies at 101

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Lear's revolutionary comedies, including All in the Family and The Jeffersons, didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other."