For 21-year-old Syrian artist Bessan Ismail, art became her refuge when she needed it most. The singer, whose work is ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Syrian singer Alaa Jarkas often posts videos of himself singing with his children on his Facebook. Mostly their ensembles of oud and voice are harmonious. However, on 12 March, his daughter Leen ...

A talented performer since boyhood, Wassouf is one of the most famous Arabic singers who has been shot to fame in 1980 after an eye-catching appearance in Lebanese show Studio El-Fan in 1980.

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout — a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019 — played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising ...

Moving On Music is delighted to welcome Irish based Kurdish/Syrian singer and Bouzouki player, Mohammad Syfkhan, back to Belfast! Mohammad’s own brand of ecstatic music takes elements from ...

Mennel Ibtissem is a French-Syrian singer who became an internet sensation following her 2018 performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah on The Voice France. However, she faced a lot of criticism ...