Christopher Hitchens is one of the most prolific and controversial writers in the English-speaking world. A prominent atheist, he is the author of “God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” which became an international best-seller in 2007. He has also written books on topics ranging from the partition of Cyprus to Thomas Jefferson and the Anglo-American relationship; his most recent is the memoir “Hitch 22.” RFE/RL writer at large James Kirchick recently interviewed Hitchens at his home in Washington about his left-wing revolutionary past, his views on America, Iran’s nuclear program, Turkey’s Islamist turn, Putin’s Russia, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and sampled his views on a variety of international figures. In the past year, many voices have called for a downscaling in the Western commitment to Afghanistan and a removal of NATO troops — including individuals who initially supported the 2001 war that ousted the Taliban from power. Hitchens disagrees.
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Saqib Ul Islam, Urdu VOA News, Washington Ghulam Ali is a legendry Ghazal singer from Pakistan. Ali started singing for Radio Pakistan in 1960 and since then he has sung many famous ghazals and composed music for his ghazals. He has sung in Indian movies and performed several times in India and around the world. Ali was in Washington last weekend to perform for a concert and a few local Indian singers also shared the stage with him. Saqib-ul-Islam has more from this event.
