Ahmed Adaweyah was a trailblazer – the man who singlehandedly changed the course of Egyptian and Arab music; the first Arab singer to capture the ethos and struggles and yearnings of the working class ...

Black actress Lupita Nyong'o has been selected to play Goddess Athena in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The ...

The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love ...

Shrem’s unique musical talents quickly earned him the right to serve as the chief chazzan at some of the most central and well-known Syrian shuls in the city: at Magen David and then Bnei Yosef.

It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

The legendary romances of the Arab and North African world have have crafted tales of passion so deep, they continue to ...

In his ninth-century poem Ya Sa’eli, Ibn Al Rumi describes some of his favourite foods and how he likes to enjoy them. The ...

"THAT'S MY WORD: A NIGHT OF POETRY AND MONOLOGUES": 7 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. Hosted by J. Broux and featuring Kristen Sheree. $10. 225theatrecollective.com.

The Greek Embassy in Cairo held a celebration this evening at the Ambassador's residence on the occasion of the International ...

The music of one of the Arab world's greatest divas is still enthralling audiences in Paris, 50 years after her death.

Reviewing a book by a friend who was killed before she had finished writing it is the saddest of tasks. Victoria Amelina, ...

President Donald Trump’s fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate ...