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Rita L’Oujdia: The artist putting Morocco on the global music map

We talk to the 21-year-old singer about fame, blending different languages in her songs and her pride for her heritage
Christmas
Wistful yet festive: Five Arabic Christmas songs to groove out to this year
Music
From the Algerian hinterland to Unesco: The incredible saga of rai
Abed Charef
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Israel-Palestine and Daniel Barenboim's musical bridges
Avi Shlaim
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Gaza rock band gives voice to Palestinian plight
Music
Mena music transcending borders at rapid rate, new Spotify data shows
Racism
K-pop group ATEEZ racially harassed by man in Saudi airport
Music
Ahmed Alshaiba: Five acclaimed songs by the late Yemeni oud player
Music
Mashrou’ Leila disbanded: Lebanese group announce split
Music
The Star of the East: Umm Kulthum and the birth of the Arab diva
Music
Rapper's delight: Against the odds Lebanon's rap artists are having a breakout moment
Music
Soundtrack of a revolution: The rise of Sudan's Beja music
Inside Egypt
'Where is Amal Maher?': Egyptian social media in frenzy over singer's 'disappearance'
Arts
Marwa al-Sabouni: 'I’m not liberal, I’m not conservative, I’m just Muslim'
Music
Lebanese singer Elissa's duet with accused rapist Saad Lamjarred sparks backlash
Music
Three instruments you didn’t know came from the Middle East
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Musician Dana al-Fardan on influences, activism and being the sound of Qatar Airways
Music
Omar: The opera that tells the story of an enslaved Islamic scholar
Music
Six-year-old girl’s busking initiative to fundraise for children’s hospital in Egypt
Music
Yallah, brudi: How Arabic and Turkish took over German hip-hop
Music
How the vulgarity of mahraganat taught me to accept my Egyptianess
Music
Five Arabic Christmas songs to get you through the festive season
Music
Don't Leave: Reviving the folk songs of Palestinian women