macarthur foundation, wyncote foundation, the national endowment for the arts, park foundation, and the of a name as it is in new england. but, growing up, most people would call me "fur-kwan," because of the way it's spelled. you see, they'see the q- in my name, and they'd immediately think, "qua," because that's how the english language works. in arabic, though, it is a little different, it's pronounced with a k. so, my name is an arabic word that means "the difference between good and bad." you see, back in fifth grade, i used to get upset about-- well, everything. and most people, they didn't really see that, well, they saw too much, that my name was a little different from the resof theirs, so, when the first nickname emerged, i remember, it was "furky," and everybody just loved it. so, when it happened, i just thought, well, i was already letting them call me "fur-kwan." because at age ten, i was way past the point of... i had already gotten tired of explaining the difference between ur-kwan" and "fur-khan." it was like five minutes for each person, so you can't really blame me. b