Cover to Cover with Jack Foley

3:00 PST Wednesdays

A celebration of the art of poetry. A well-known poet himself, Jack Foley’s considerable historical knowledge and his awareness of the current “scene” are incorporated into his radio shows and have made them a kaleidoscopic, always stimulating attraction for anyone interested in poetry.

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 11, 2012

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Today’s show is a discussion of the Lebanese/Swedish superstar singer, Maher Zain. Jack reads an article written by his son Sean and published in “The Atlantic Monthly” (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/maher-zains-hip-but-pious-soundtrack-to-the-arab-spring/243191/). Zain, writes Sean Foley, “represents a new generation of Arabs: young people who want a new society and a new nizam (political system) in which Arabs no … Continued

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Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – November 30, 2011

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Today’s show features University of Nevada historian John J. Curry, author of “The Transformation of Muslim Mystical Thought in the Ottoman Empire.” Curry discusses, among other things, the problematical rise of Sufism: his study tracks the evolution of the Halvetî order from its modest origins in medieval Azerbaijan to the emergence of the influential Sa’bâniyye, … Continued

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – November 23, 2011

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Today’s show features University of Nevada historian John J. Curry, author of “The Transformation of Muslim Mystical Thought in the Ottoman Empire.” Curry discusses, among other things, the problematical rise of Sufism: his study tracks the evolution of the Halvetî order from its modest origins in medieval Azerbaijan to the emergence of the influential Sa’bâniyye, … Continued