Arabic dialects have long carried a stigma and been dismissed as slang, but linguists are calling for them to be viewed as a source of pride. On the closing day of the International Congress of Arabic ...

Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi ...

Founded in 2003, Cairokee band's major breakthrough came during the Egyptian revolution in 2011 when they released a hit ...

Egyptian singer Mustafa Saad and music professor Mohsen Eissa will represent Egypt at the finals of the international music ...

Patrick McGovern, who has died aged 80, was an “alcohol archaeologist” who created authentic ales and wines using residues ...

Bin Tamim, who also oversees the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, has been an advocate for promoting Arabic in education ...

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch takes to the stage in Beirut, defying extremist threats. His sold-out performance, ...

We wrote letters to our uterus, and for me, that moment changed everything,” says Habiba*, a health coach trained through the ...

President of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, and Director of the ...

Archaeologists in Albania have discovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the third to fourth century AD, the first ...

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for The Ruins: a play through music by George Abud. Lear more and ...

A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape ...