It was over two years ago when I wrote about my experience at one of Fared Shafinury’s concerts. Since then, Fared has moved to the

Tehranosaurus is on the prowl. Fared Shafinury is hungry. Texas hungry. And he isn’t cutting corners. He’s filling his band with the right people at

Week 6: Iran Go to Photos This is the last in a six-part series of my journey from October 2000 to June 2001. This particular

Week 5: Pakistan When it came time for me to enter Pakistan, I looked back across the border back to the world that had stolen

Week 4: Nepal While I was in Benares (Varanasi), India, I had the idea to make a trip up to Nepal. It was relatively close

Week 3: India I arrived in Kolkata (Calcutta) from Bangkok on February 14th, (Valentine's Day), 2001. I remember reading a newspaper published that day in

Kenya Introduction Who doesn't dream about traveling the globe, finding and losing one's self a million times over and over, exploring new heights and vastly