Syrian women&#39;s group nurtures Arab musical roots
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Centuries ago, Arab servant girls  would serenade the caliph, or ruler, a tradition that Syria&#39;s  only all-woman classical Arab music ensemble is reviving in  modern form -- without the servitude.
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WASHINGTON  &#151; At Georgetown University, Aaron Shneyer put together a Jewish-Arab band and falafel dinners to help students from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide find common ground. Now he's heading to Jerusalem where he'll use pop and hip-hop music to promote peace.
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With bouzoukis and pipas in hand, indie rock goes global. Buzz ensues.
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Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
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Singing in Damascus for the first time in more than 20 years, the Lebanese diva Fairuz, 73, electrified an audience that included Vice President Farouq al-Shara on Monday night as that Syrian capital celebrated its designation as Arab Capital of Culture 2008, Agence France-Presse reported. Fairuz, above, widely considered the greatest Arab singer after the death of Umm Kalthoum in 1975, is to give eight concerts, all sold out.
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Far from its roots in disfranchised U.S.  ghettos, rap music is proving a big hit as a platform for  social criticism in the Islamic Republic.
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A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan.
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Enrique Iglesias became the first Western artist in three decades to play in Syria.
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The stage is Beirut and the actors are Lebanese; but the audience knows the drama surrounding selection of the countryâs president is being produced in Lebanonâs powerful neighbour Syria.
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Stars from the worlds of rock and pop have united on an album released on the Internet Friday to raise funds for the people of the crisis-hit Darfur region of western Sudan.
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The Arab world is enormous and complex. In today&#39;s world of terrorism and radical groups, it&#39;s important not to lump all Arabs or all Muslims into one mound of extremism.
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ItÂs a book called Talking Songs written by Nasreen Munni Kabeer.
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Hanging out with Hold Steady, the quintet that takes fierce pride in being dubbed a âbar band.â
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YABED, West Bank - Dozens of women defied traditional Islamic limits and pressures, running for office and winning in last weekâs West Bank local elections, reflecting a new political awakening in a male-dominated society.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Islamic authorities in a Malaysian state believe they have found the secret of family love, women singing lullabies to their children and husbands.
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An Arab-American comedy troupe tries to get the Middle East laughing over some of the things it often fights about
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Stars from the worlds of rock and pop  have united on an album released on the Internet Friday to  raise funds for the people of the crisis-hit Darfur region of  western Sudan.