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Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music and cinema in new exhibition

From Fairuz and Asmahan to Umm Kulthum and Sabah, the stars of the Arab world’s golden age of cinema and music remain ...
The New Arab

Banat al-Quds: The all-women Palestinian choir keeping Jerusalem's musical heritage alive

A pioneering Jerusalem women’s choir is transforming song into resistance as they confront Israel’s restrictions to carry their message worldwide ...
Rolling Stone

The 50 Best Arabic Pop Songs of the 21st Century

Encompassing dozens of countries inhabited by close to 500 million people, the Arab world is enormously diverse, and its music reflects that. Our list of the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st ...
The Forward

How the war nearly tore apart Israel’s only Arab-Jewish women’s choir

JAFFA, Israel — Members of the local women’s choir arrived for rehearsal one recent Tuesday with baked goods and hugs. They stretched, massaged each other’s shoulders and backs, then took their places ...