Tayf, which can mean “spectrum” or “expansive” in Arabic, aims to showcase, queer, nonbinary, and women performers within ...

Women in the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, have taken on greater roles in society and the workplace over the past decade, ...

In 2011, Emel Mathlouthi stood among the crowd of protesters in Tunis and began singing her song “Kelmti Horra,” which means ...

JAFFA, Israel — Members of the local women’s choir arrived for rehearsal one recent Tuesday with baked goods and hugs. They stretched, massaged each other’s shoulders and backs, then took their places ...

WILLIAMSBURG — The Three Jolly Coachmen’s Coffee House concert series will present a performance by Al-Hawanim Friday, Nov. 7 ...

Heritage Music of the Arab World' is a series by Ahram Online, in partnership with the AMAR Foundation (Foundation for Arab Music Archiving and Research).

Includes English translations of Hausa poems and texts. Reviewed by Clare A. Ignatowski in African studied review (New Brunswick, NJ) 49 (1) April 2006, pages 170-172. (DT1.A1 A26 AFA). The singers ...

Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, in Cairo from a heart attack. She was 71. Along with Lebanon’s Fayrouz and ...