A defiant song, whose lyricist is in prison for snubbing the ayatollah, plays on Jewish themes to confront authoritarian rule ...

TIRUCHY: The passing of eminent nadaswaram artiste Sheikh Mahaboob Subhani (71) on Wednesday, who was honoured with the Padma ...

Algerian history, colonialism and an Oedipal relationship play key roles in Malek Bensmaïl's fiction debut with Palestinian 'Succession' star Hiam Abbass, which world premiered at IFFR. By Georg ...

The hit Arabic song, Fa9la, made its way into the hearts of the fans ever since Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar release. The viral song from the Ranveer Singh-starrer has not only shot the Bahraini rapper ...

After featuring the Sultana of Tarab Music, the Prince of the Arabic Violin, the Master of the buzuq, Hajja Zeinab El Mansouria, the rich music of Yemen, episode 1 and 2, Arab songs of satire and ...

While I was playing in public, she came up and asked if I could play an Arabic song. I gave it a try — and her reaction made the moment unforgettable. Music really has no borders, especially when it's ...

Arabic and Hebrew belong to the Semitic language family, a group of languages spoken primarily throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia, though speakers can be found all around the globe. They are ...

THE LAST time Iran was convulsed by nationwide protests, in 2022, the Arab world was transfixed. The Islamic Republic had spent decades building a network of powerful allies that came to dominate the ...

A raw material – not gold – is having an outsized influence on the fighting in Sudan as it is smuggled to help fund the war effort of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It is gum arabic, an ...

Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer's new movie, "Song Sung Blue," opens in theaters in Memphis and across the U.S. and Canada on Christmas Day. Here's some information that might be helpful or interesting ...

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...