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A Pakistani man waits for customers at his photographic studio decorated with film stars in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. Entertainers in northwest Pakistan face an escalating threat from Taliban-led militants who consider music, singing and other such arts un-Islamic. Entertainers have been kidnapped and killed, while others have fled, quit or watched work opportunities dwindle. Criminal gangs seeking to extort money are believed to have gotten in on the act as overall security deteriorates. The campaign has weakened a once-thriving cultural scene. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)