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Arabic lessons would bridge culture gap

Apr 21, 2015

The UAE would not be the success story it is today without the valuable input of foreign labour and expertise.(...)

Music Review: Soprano Miriam Khalil sings lustrous mix of the familiar and the Arabic

Apr 21, 2015

Young Lebanese-Canadian lyric soprano Miriam Khalil has started to make a name for herself on Canadian opera and concert stages.(...)

Arab TV talent shows display Palestinian ‘soft power’

Apr 21, 2015

In recent years, Palestinian artists have gained fame on popular TV talent contests broadcast across the region, enabling the conflict-ridden(...)

Art in Iraq: ‘Baghdad is happening! It’s like New York...’

Apr 21, 2015

Hussein Adel is a struggling young artist sharing a tiny bedsit and living on take-out sandwiches. But the car horns(...)

How Music Shields a Child’s Psyche in a Time of War

Apr 21, 2015

A few Palestinian children protect themselves from trauma and stress by playing the violin and other instruments.RAMALLAH—The white van, carrying(...)

Middle Eastern art help bridge gap between region and the West at Sotheby’s auction

Apr 21, 2015

Ahead of the stampede of contemporary art sales in New York comes an auction of paintings, photography, sculpture and installation(...)

Your support makes a difference!

Apr 20, 2015

“It takes a village to raise a child” is a Nigerian proverb that is expressed in different forms in many African(...)

New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest ever, urgent action is needed now

Apr 20, 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today expressed his shock at the latest boat capsizing on the Mediterranean, and(...)

Is this the world's stinkiest holiday?

Apr 20, 2015

To discover the festival Shem En-Naseem, or “smell the breeze” in Arabic, the first stop is a fish market. Every(...)

Palestinian writer Suad Amiry inspires Portuguese exhibition

Apr 20, 2015

An exhibition of work by artist Joana Villaverde runs in the central Portuguese town of Avis until 31 May.The show,(...)

Boxing: Dearborn's Mohamed Adam prizes family, Yemeni heritage

Apr 20, 2015

While it was potentially dangerous, Mohamed Adam thought it right to visit relatives in war-torn Yemen while taking a sabbatical(...)

This Is A (Wo) Man's World: Egyptian-American Chef Julia El Bardai

Apr 20, 2015

Sharp knives, hot plates and a room full of men: that is the day-to-day business of a chef running a(...)