Mod_rewrite QUERY_STRING to directory?

[DarkBabylon]

So I have a simple mod_rewrite problem:

I want this:
mydomain.com/index.php?p=article&id=24sfhjs2378dhs

to be:
mydomain.com/article/24sfhjs2378dhs


Currently I'm using:

# General Stuff
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

#Domain removal of www.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(([a-z0-9_]+\.)?thebabylontimes\.com)$ [NC]  
RewriteRule .? http://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

#Redirection (which is working btw) for a couple pages
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^home /index.php?p=home [L]
RewriteRule ^music /index.php?p=music [L]
RewriteRule ^tech /index.php?p=tech [L]

Thanks so much, this is very urgent.
Cheers,
--
Nick.

[GatorJim]

Try something like this. I haven't tested it though.

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z_]+)(/([0-9a-zA-Z_]+)/?$ index.php?p=$1&id=$3 [QSA,L]