What you are about to hear is the sound of a band coming full circle while embarking on a new beginning. When Damon Albarn decided to extend his Gorillaz project for a third album, he looked to Syria for inspiration. It was March 2009, and the Britpop icon was obsessed with Arabic orchestral music, so … Continued
From the moment Snoop Dogg’s face appeared on two giant television screens at the back of the stage, set against the walls of the historic 11th-century Damascus Citadel, the Syrian crowd knew they were about to experience something never before seen in their country. Gorillaz are the biggest western act ever to play Syria, and … Continued
A throng of young people, many of them Lebanese, crowded into the basement of the Hoxton Gallery in East London a few nights ago for an eagerly-awaited performance by the legendary pioneer of Lebanese underground music Zeid Hamdan and his new band Zeid and the Wings. Hamdan was born in Beirut in 1976, a year … Continued
On a trip to discover one of Detroit’s best entertainment attributes, reporter Martina Guzman takes a deeper look at the cultural institution of belly dancing. Guzman inquires to find out about how belly dancers, many whom are no longer Middle Eastern, perceive the dance as well as how Detroit’s Arab community looks to a dance … Continued
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan honored Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram for her outstanding achievements in making a difference in children’s lives. The singer was given the honorary award during a ceremony held by UNICEF at the Arab Children Conference. This year the conference was held in Jordan in its thirtieth round, and Nancy had … Continued
It’s 4 p.m. on a sweltering June Saturday at Bourj al-Shamali. That means it is time for bagpipe practice at this Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lined up two by two, 14 young men and women advance up the stage steps in the peach-colored community center’s rehearsal room, the bleating of their bagpipes drowning … Continued
Turner Broadcasting, the US network behind CNN, has said it plans to launch an Arabic-language version of its entertainment channel TNT to be broadcast across the Middle East. The news comes a week after the Time Warner-owned unit said it is to transmit a free-to-air Arabic edition of its popular Cartoon Network, in a bid … Continued
Alhambra Palace Restaurant, a premier Mediterranean restaurant in Chicago, introduces live entertainment and Latin Fridays featuring a Flamenco show and belly dancer, Live Arabic band, and salsa upstairs in the Merrakash room on Fridays. Every Saturday, we have live entertainment including Tribal Belly Dancing group and Read My Hips featuring a mix of exotic Middle … Continued
You don’t have to be Lebanese to know the voice of Nihad Haddad, better known as Fairuz — Arabic for “turquoise.” The man who discovered her described her voice as a rare gem, capable of working in both Arabic and Western music. Virginia Danielson, an expert on Middle Eastern music at Harvard University, says Fairuz’s … Continued
Four Christian missionaries who were arrested at Dearborn’s Arab American Festival were arraigned Monday on misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace. Charged were Negeen Mayel, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, Paul Rezkalla and David Wood Mayel, all members of a group called “Acts 17 Apologetics.” Negeen Mayel faces an additional charge of disobeying an officer. They all … Continued
Shakira, the Colombian-born international pop star, is due to sing her World Cup anthem ‘Waka Waka’ at closing ceremonies in Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium on Sunday, ahead of the 2010 final between Spain and the Netherlands. Al Jazeera’s David Foster spoke to the singer who told him that even a non-football connoissuer like her has … Continued
Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Rene Belfer Professsor of International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School. He serves on the editorial boards of Foreign Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, and Journal of Cold War Studies CNN has fired senior editor Octavia Nasr for tweeting that she was “Sad to hear of the passing of … Continued
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