We feature a unique selection of music on The World. This is what you heard this week.

Sori Kondi is from Sierra Leone. DJ Chief Boima is from Wisconsin. Together they're the Kondi Band. And their music is a blend of traditional West African music with contemporary electronica.

Shakespeare buffs, actors and ordinary citizens in England turned out to honor an extraordinary American actor this week. Ira Aldridge came from New York to England in the 1820s and became one of the best Shakespearean actors of his day. He was black and had to overcome intense hostility. Nevertheless, he persisted.

A group of Afghan women has started a campaign asking for their names to be used in public. According to Afghan tradition, using a woman's real name in public is considered taboo.

Gay sex in Senegal is illegal, but there is the beginnings of a gay rights movement there. Unfortunately, it doesn't include gay women.

This July we featured a unique selection of music on The World. Here are a few highlights.

Many Christians would be surprised to learn that Jesus is mentioned dozens of times in the Quran. Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish writer and devout Muslim, says it’s time for a closer look at the story of Jesus as it appears in Islamic scripture.

This month, the women's national team went to England to compete in the Lacrosse World Cup, and they were able to travel on their tribal passports, which is a big deal.

The World interviewed Nicholas Casey of The New York Times about his time in Venezuela and how the government went after him and eventually kicked him out.

Some have been freed and some are still in jail in a controversial trial of journalists from Turkey's oldest and most respected independent newspaper.