With Eid al-Fitr approaching, Morocco’s music scene is coming alive with concerts, performances, and festive events, offering ...

Arab leaders attend the opening session of the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 17, 2025 ...

The hate we are seeing today directed at Jews in Western societies carries a familiar energy — one that Jewish history has ...

Gnaoua and World Music Festival of Essaouira and Berklee College of Music have opened applications for the third edition of the “Berklee at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival” program, scheduled to ...

“Sirat” is an Arabic word meaning a bridge spanning the chasm between heaven and hell, one that is thin as a thread and sharp as a sword’s edge, as we are told at the start of the movie SIRAT, an ...

From Harrods to Hollywood, Ramadan is inspiring a new wave of community gatherings, cultural celebrations, and thoughtful ...

The Moroccan capital makes for an understated spring city break, where ancient history and traditional elegance meet a great coastal location.

Lebanese singer Maher Jah stays firmly in the classic Arabic love-song tradition in this ballad comparing a lover’s face to ...

From Latin jazz to children’s music to hard-hitting R&B, WBUR music writer Noah Schaffer shares albums coming out this spring that prove Greater Boston artists are full of resourcefulness and ...

When chef George Lizares cooks, my mouth waters. And speaking of OGs, Lizares definitely is one. His methods are old school. His food is prepared and cooked traditionally. His stews simmer long, and ...

Director Oliver Laxe says he wants audiences to have an immersive experience when watching his film Sirat. The French-born, Galician filmmaker believes cinema should be a powerful visual and auditory ...

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they have colonised spaces ...