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This is not to say that Islamic fundamentalism is dead. But it has suffered a grievous blow. Its great appeal was not just its revival of a glorious past but also the promise that it was the wave of the future, the inexorable tide that would sweep through not just Arabia but all Islam--and one day the world...
...battles but also highly critical of Arafat's corrupt regime and its compromises with Israel, urge them toward violent confrontation with the Jews. As Hamas leaders like Yussef tell their adherents, Palestinians may not have tanks or gunships, but they have one thing Israel doesn't: men willing to blow themselves up for their cause...
...Even as she embraces Japanese culture, Utada is preparing to tackle the English-speaking market. As a first step, she is taking a temporary leave from school to focus on establishing her career in the U.S. She recently performed a song called Blow My Whistle, which was included on the sound track of the movie Rush Hour 2. Produced by the Neptunes, one of the hottest American hip-hop production duos around, the song features a cameo from gangsta rapper Foxy Brown. Utada said her producers were worried at first that she and Brown might not be a good...
...industry is ruled by stereotypes: whites rock, blacks rap and croon soul, and few dare to cross the color line. There are hardly any Asian pop acts of prominence in the U.S. (no wonder some see Utada as mysterious). Utada is mounting a challenge to the status quo. On Blow My Whistle, her voice is more resonant than on her Japanese-language songs, and the track boasts beats that are more forceful. She leaves no doubt: she's got Mary J. Blige, 125th Street-type soul...
...There's another twist. Although she's been billed on other releases outside Japan as "Utada Hikaru," the credits on Blow My Whistle bill her as "Hikaru Utada"?using the Western custom of listing the surname last. Says Hikaru: "I just figured it's a good way to separate my English and Japanese personae." After the interview, she sends a follow-up e-mail that begins, "This is Hikaru Utada. (Or is it Utada Hikaru ... oh, whichever!)" She is still a freshman. She'll work things...