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A Podcast Takes Listeners on Tours of Arabic Music
Dom Tak, a pioneering podcast about Arabic popular music and history, is embarking on its second season.
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Kuwaiti Group Seeks to Nurture Creativity by Changing Mind-Sets
Nuqat, an independent foundation, encourages creative thinking to solve problems in the Arab world through education and youth skills development.
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Opinion
Artists Respond to War as They Experienced It, at Home or on TV
A landmark exhibition in New York offers multiple perspectives on how the televised invasions of Kuwait and Iraq affected contemporary…
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Human Rights Film Festival Showcases Yemeni Stories
The Karama Festival, based in Jordan, uses cinema as a force for social change. This year it highlighted films from…
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Palestinian Pianist Faraj Suleiman Finds His Voice
The busy artist, now based in Paris, is achieving international notice as he hones his craft. His latest album adds…
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Qataris Call for Safeguarding a Heritage That’s Slipping Away
Native citizens are a minority in the rapidly changing and modernizing Gulf country. A panel in Doha discussed how to…
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Documentary Traces One Syrian Student’s Success Story in Rome
The film When You Can’t Go Back follows a young migrant as he completes a master’s degree and learns the…
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Opinion
In New York, More Eyes Turn to Middle Eastern Art
The art calendar begins a new season with a number of exhibitions that reflect growing interest in Arab artists and…
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3 New Documentaries Turn Their Lenses on the Toll of War in the Middle East
Recently released films give hard-hitting, inside looks into conflicts’ effects on life in Iraq, Gaza, and Aleppo.
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During Amman Design Week, a City Brainstorms a Better Future
Work of the region’s designers was showcased across Jordan’s capital last week, in exhibits that ranged from the practical to…
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