Rock 'n' Roll, Arab Style
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In Rachid Taha's politically charged pop, Eastern soul gets a Western beat
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Bewafaa has catchy as well as unexceptional tunes.
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A new-music group spreads its roots while keeping its indie-band identity.
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A documentary about Islam  and homosexuality is vying for attention at the Toronto  International Film Festival, where high-profile movies set in  the Middle East are already making a splash.
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On any other day but this one, the village of Ahmad al-Hamadi, on the green banks of the Euphrates, would be an idyllic place. In the rich, agricultural gardens
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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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The heady show of African art at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is a joy to the eye. But more important, it introduces us to an Africa and an Islam we don't know.
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SALFIT, West Bank: Arab rivalry reached a crescendo yesterday when Palestinians&#39; great musical hope bowed out to his Libyan competition in an internationally televised talent quest.
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Prakash offers a pleasing youth-centric aural fare that traverses between the fast and the melodious.
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Indian and Western artistes collaborate with each other.
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If you haven't noticed yet, (which means you haven't been turning on the radio or flipping on your MTV for a few months) there is an explosion at modern rock stations across the country with a new popular sound. It's best described as a testosterone driven hybrid of rap, rock, and funk.
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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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Al-Madinah Theater was supposed to show art films this summer. Instead it has become a home to scores of refugees, and a cultural oasis where their children can act, draw and watch movies.
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1. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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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The fine art of feathering your hair isn't the only thing you can learn from rock and roll.
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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.