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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by the comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady ... And answer a listener question about the most literate cities in the United States ... But
Muslims in America Celebrate End of Ramadan 美国穆斯林庆祝斋月结束 Muslims across America gathered in mosques to mark the Eid al Fitr holiday that closes their holy month of Ramadan. Muslims from around America's capital poured into the Is
International Celebration Made for Memorable 2012 in Jazz International Jazz Day unfolded in Congo Square, where in the 19th century, musicians, dancers and onlookers once celebrated on Sunday afternoons. According to Herbie Hancock, a Goodwill Ambas
By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 The Asian Cultural Festival celebrates and explores the multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-dynamic Asian-American experience. Where better to host such a festival than in Queens, New York - the most ethnic
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 24 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer at the Vatican, 24 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict addressed pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square this Sunday and said that the celebrati
By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 23 October 2006 In Iraq, celebrations for Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were unusually somber. Families gathered amid a sharp rise in violence across the country. ----- Iraqi Sunnis pray
Washington celebrated well into the night Tuesday following Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States. But the celebrating quickly gave way to the reality of the problems and challenges facing the new president. Presiden
AlligatorRecordsCelebrates40thAnniversary Happy 40th birthday Alligator Records! The legendary blues label has marked the event with the release of Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. If you ever want to start a blues label you should prob
Bhutan Celebrates Surprise 'Historic' Royal Wedding Announcement The world's youngest monarch, in one of the world's most remote and enchanting kingdoms, has surprised his country by announcing wedding plans. All of Bhutan is abuzz with talk of the c
Smithsonian Celebrates Jazz Appeciation Month It's April and time once again to celebrate one of America's greatest treasures, jazz with the 10th anniversary of Jazz Appreciation Month. Jazz took a giant step forward when pianist Mary Lou Williams pe
LYNN NEARY, HOST: Writer Ann Brashares struck gold with her book The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants. The best-selling novel for young adults turned into a series and was made into a movie. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS)
The 76th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. was commemorated in the church where he preached and in the neighborhood where he grew up. 美国民权运动领袖马丁路德金诞辰76周年的纪念活动在他故乡的一个他曾经布
By Anita Elash Paris 07 May 2007 French voters celebrated Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential election victory well into the night, as thousands of people gathered in central Paris, for a party sponsored by Mr. Sarkozy. But there were also protests in som
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2007 Israel is observing the biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday brings ancient traditions together with the complex realities of a m
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn
By Paula Wolfson Washington 04 July 2006 Americans are celebrating their Independence Day holiday Tuesday across the United States. President Bush was on the road, showing his support for U.S. troops. ------- President Bush smiles as he poses for gr
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 April 2007 A giant birthday banner is seen in the background as Pope Benedict XVI is driven through the crowd at the end of his birthday Mass at the Vatican, 15 Apr 2007 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his 80th birthday a
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 March 2007 Israel is celebrating the biblical holiday of Purim under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians amid concerns of possible terr
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 April 2007 Christian Orthodox worshippers pray and hold candles at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, 07 Apr 2007 Christians celebrated Easter Sunday in Jerusalem with services in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher and
When President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy jointly commemorate the 65th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy, France on June 6 they will turning the page on another war that bitterly divided the two countries - i