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...tribal lands of the frontier provinces. The Swat valley is Pakistan's premier tourist destination, home to its only ski slope and a haven for trout fishing. But it has become increasingly embattled in the face of an anti-government campaign, over the past five months, by the charismatic radio preacher Maulana Fazlullah, known as the FM mullah, who has spawned a wave of fundamentalist militancy that has swept from the Afghan frontier through the lawless tribal areas of Waziristan and into the settled areas far from the border. The government of President General Pervez Musharraf seems unable...
...fought Egyptians only four years earlier, and a younger generation alike—welcomed Sadat with open arms. The Israeli daily Maariv printed a red banner headline in Arabic and Hebrew reading, “Welcome President Sadat.” Egyptian songs were played on the radio and Israelis addressed their enemies as achi, brother, a word common to both languages...
...English department, kept the works’ original media in mind in several key decisions, like setting the stage elements in specific geometric configurations and bringing in technology as a physical presence on stage. It was Scanlan’s innovative and creative interpretation of Beckett’s radio and television plays that brought an altogether new—and wonderful—dimension to these unique pieces of theater...
From the beginning, Scanlan’s exposition made the audience aware of its own presence as an essential part of the night’s production, but also subordinated it to the future audiences of television and radio. Scanlan used this complicated awareness to emphasize the theme of the three plays: the process of creating...
...Time Upon Once,” the tone of the piece made it more jarring and less enjoyable than the first. Andy Vores composed the music, a mix of synthesized sounds and live orchestra, especially for the dance. Vores’ use of remixed radio excerpts and other unconventional noises complemented the piece’s “fractured” aspect well. But the dissonance of the music, at one point accompanied by an alarm-like bell from the live percussion, made for a rather unpleasant listening experience. The dancers frequently placed their hands on their foreheads...