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	<title><![CDATA[A Rock and Roll Jihad for the Soul of Pakistan]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-asghar/a-rock-and-roll-jihad-for_b_197234.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The Taliban's forerunners stole the show from Salman Ahmad one evening two decades ago. He and a growing army of Pakistani artists and cultural leaders intend to take it back -- and in the process, to rescue their nation and renew the cultural vibrancy of their ancient heritage. </p>

<p>Ahmad's plan was to impress the audience at a talent show at his Pakistani college, by playing a spot-on version of Van Halen's legendary "Eruption." But militant students from the local madrasas...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-05-06T16:31:00-04:00</date_published>
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