Yale’s Arabic program invited students and community members into the world of Arabic calligraphy through a Wednesday morning event with the award-winning Iraqi-born calligrapher and designer Wissam ...

Musician Fathy Salama started playing piano in Cairo jazz clubs at age 13, and has since been recognized for his combinations of traditional Arab music and jazz, winning a 2005 Grammy award for his ...

Somewhere, Joe Strummer must be smiling. Twenty-two years after the late guitarist and his band, the Clash, released the classic single Rock the Casbah, Franco-Algerian singer Rachid Taha has taken ...

No Bush policy has been more unpopular with Arab leaders than "regime change"—at least till now. Local potentates may have feared Saddam Hussein, but they feared his fate even more. At an Arab summit ...

Arabic television and cinema have developed along a distinct path, shaped by literary traditions, oral storytelling, and a long history of serialized drama. From early television adaptations of novels ...

In its search for capital Aramex became the first Arab-based company to list on Nasdaq. It was a mistake that became the making of the company. “I don’t know if anyone isn’t afraid of failing,” Fadi ...

The Grand Mosque of Shadian, one of the last major mosques in China, known for its Arabic-style architecture, has undergone major alterations with its domes removed and minarets radically modified.