Cheb Khaled, the Algerian rai singer who is probably the best-known Arabic singer on the planet, was selected this summer as one of NPR’s 50 Great Voices. Banning Eyre, a regular commentator on World Music on NPR and producer for Afropop Worldwide who has worked tirelessly to promote music from Africa, including the Maghreb, introduced … Continued
Once the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this week, the feast and celebration of Eid al-Fitr begins. In metro Detroit, Muslims will celebrate Eid, the holiday for breaking the fast, today or Friday, depending on the sighting of the new moon. On Eid, Muslims first head to mosques to pray, then socialize with family … Continued
Al-Miskeih Souk has a special feature during the holy month of Ramadan represented through the beauty of the pillars, which form the end of al-Hamidieh Street. Despite its small size, al-Miskieh Souk is a daily attraction point and it is open to al-Miskieh yard where tourists and shoppers gather. The Souk gets more vivid with … Continued
Rolling Stone magazine is to launch its first Middle East edition with coverage of Arab music, hip hop and rock ’n’ roll – but nothing that will rock the boat politically, says its publisher. Rolling Stone Middle East, due to launch in November, will be produced in Dubai under licence from the US-based publisher Wenner … Continued
ZADE “ One Night in Jordan: A Concert for Peace” airing on DPTV Saturday September 11th at 9:30 PM. “ZADE is a Jordanian musician of outstanding ability, whose creations have delighted the people of our nation… In these troubled days, ZADE represents the young seeking to bring peace and understanding to our troubled region and … Continued
Tell Brak (Nagar) is an ancient late Neolithic, Sumerian, Acadian and Middle-Late Bronze Age city on the Upper Khabur River. It is 45 km far from Hasaka city, 5,5 km from Damascus. “In 1937-39, the British archaeologist Max Mallowan discovered Al-Ayoun Temple and King Naram Sin Palace built at a time when Tell Brak was … Continued
Riad Abdel-Gawad’s new CD, Egypt: Mother of the World! will be released on September 21, 2010 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Riad Abdel-Gawad composes music and performs on the violin, which, although does not fit easily into any “box” or genre, points towards likely frontiers that music has taken and will take in … Continued
You might say that there is, in the literal, plot-summary sense, a romantic triangle at the heart of Ruba Nadda’s “Cairo Time.” An American woman waiting to meet her husband in the Egyptian capital is drawn toward a dalliance with a former colleague of his, a local resident who drives her from the airport to … Continued
On a street in Beirut, Lebanon, yellow police tape surrounds a sprawling outline on the pavement. “Don’t kill our language,” reads the tape surrounding a curling Arabic letter. Such “murder scenes” dotted the Lebanese capital for weeks, building up to an Arabic-language festival run by a nongovernment organization, Feil Amer. “Most students we surveyed told … Continued
An Arabic-language edition of The National Geographic magazine, which dates back to 1888, is to be published from October and distributed across the GCC as well as in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. National Geographic Al Arabiyawill be published by the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC), which also owns and publishes The … Continued
Daraa Province is a cradle of the most beautiful Mosaic paintings in Syria. They provide an important reference for researchers interested in Houran Region civilization in southern Syria. Shedding light on the intellectual, economic, social and cultural development in the region, the number of mosaic paintings unearthed in Daraa Province reaches 25.Most of them are … Continued
Watch Inside the Middle East on Wednesday, August 4: 08.30, 16.30. Saturday, August 7: 08.30, 17.00, 20.30. Sunday, August 8: 05.30, 17.30. Monday August 9: 03.00. (All times GMT) Dhow racing in the Emirates Dhows are the traditional Arab ships that have been sailing the seas for centuries. But even though they no longer rule … Continued
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