"While recent pro-democracy demonstrations on Iranian campuses have attracted widespread attention, a potentially more explosive movement has quietly been taking shape here in one of the leading religious centers of the Islamic world. The Shiite clergy who a generation ago called for the establishment of a fundamentalist, religious government are having second thoughts. Religion, many are now saying, belongs in the mosque."

A good article in the NY Times on the growing movement amongst Shiite clergy to seperate church and state in Iran.  The movement is centered in Qum, the same Iranian city Khomeini's revolution emanated from and a center for Shiite Islamic thought.

"The Pat Metheny Group brings innovative jazz to the AUSTIN CITY LIMITS stage for the final episode of the show's 28th season. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS featuring the Pat Metheny Group airs January 25, 2003 on PBS (check local listings for time and date in your area). "

While Pat Metheny has "softened" up a bit in latter years, he is still one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time, and one of my personal favorites.  This should be a good show.