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Al Farabi: Making Sweet Music in Saudi Arabia
AMERICAN BEDU: It's an issue that is constantly debated - whether music is haram according to Islamic principles. A new fusion of poetry and musical instruments is, however, making waves.…
News Analysis: ‘Are You Lookin’ at Me, Ben Ali?’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Legendary American film star, supporter of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Robert de Niro, is sure events in the Arab world will inspire very interesting film-making. …
Table 9: Time for Dubai to Create Its Own
THE HEDONISTA: Dubai is a city that has both everything and nothing. There's very little unique, nearly everything is borrowed - and I'm not just talking about the financial crisis.…
“Damascus With Love”: Homage at a Painful Time
NEWS FROM SYRIA: It's been a depressing time in Syria recently, but a newly released movie set in Damascus certainly lifted my gloom, if only for a few hours. …
Rap’s Inception ‘Pioneered by Muslims’
LAVON L. BROWN, SUHAIBWEBB: A socially engaged group of artists, the Last Poets, infused their work with religious tropes, setting the template for today's rappers.…
Dedicated – and Faithful – Followers of Fashion
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Bloomberg has estimated the global Muslim fashion market could be worth $96bn. For comparisons, the entire UK fashion industry is valued at £21bn.…
Time for Re-Think on Tourism in Saudi Arabia?
LAYLAH: You've got to really want to go, be willing to put up with a lot of red tape and meet strict entry criteria before being allowed entry to the Kingdom. Is it time for a re-think? …
How NOT to Educate Children About 9/11
DANIEL M. VARISCO: "We Shall Never Forget" is a masterpiece in truth-twisting and bigotry. The bad news is that it's a coloring book aimed at U.S. children. …
Leading Syrian Writers and Artists Under Attack
M. LYNX QUALEY: Whether it's novelists, songwriters or cartoonists artists of all shades and description are subject to vicious and sustained attack …
Jerusalem – The Biography: A Compelling Story
STEVE ROYSTON: It's a city that is sacred to Muslims, Christians and Jews but it appears to have attracted its fair share of 'complicated characters' in its rich past. …
Aqaba: To Boldly Go Where No King Has Gone Before
JUAN COLE: Klingons and Romulans wandering through the souk in Aqaba? Could be sooner than you think if King Abdullah's ambitious plans come to fruition. …
The First Harley of Summer? Expats Back in Damascus
THE AJNABI: Dress codes are relaxed, rents are up and 'the livin' is easy'. It's Summer-time in Damascus and despite the ongoing unrest expats are back. …