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Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution
By Emily Feng , Jawad Rizkallah HOMS, Syria — His face is everywhere in Syria. It’s plastered on the country’s new flags, on sweaters and on the side of buses. His voice, untrained and unfiltered, is ubiquitous, too: used in cellphone ringtones and blared from loudspeakers. His name is Abdel Basset al-Sarout. Once the goalkeeper…
Here’s the Celeb Who Inspired Name of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s 2nd Son
More than a year after Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s welcomed their son Riot, the “Diamonds” singer shared that a fellow celebrity inspired the child’s name. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky did not come up with their youngest son’s name all on their own. Pharrell Williams had suggested they name their second child Riot Rose Mayers, now…
ISIS Says It Inspired New Orleans Attack, but Doesn’t Claim Responsibility
New Orleans Attack The attacker who killed 14 pedestrians on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State,” the terrorist group said in a bulletin dated Thursday. By Eve Sampson The group said the attacker who ran over pedestrians walking on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging…