Netflix’s The Sand Castle (Arabic title من وراء الموج) offers a powerful and visually striking exploration of the harrowing human experiences of migration and survival. Directed by Matti Brown, this ...

When I started my Arabology radio show and podcast in 2012, quality podcasts from/about the Arab world were few and far between. Those days are (fortunately) gone thanks to the advent of a wide ...

On February 3, 2025, we mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, one of the most influential artists in the history of Arab music. For half a century, her ...

It is our pleasure to share this video recording of Dr. Ramzi Salti's audio-visual talk at Stanford in which he celebrated Fairuz's 90th birthday (this year) through a journey of the Lebanese icon's ...

The second season of Mo, Netflix’s heartfelt dramedy, picks up where the first left off, delving deeper into the struggles of Mo Najjar, a Palestinian-American immigrant navigating life in Houston ...

KQED, a PBS and NPR station licensed to San Francisco, has just published an extensive article (and audio podcast) spotlighting Dr. Ramzi Salti's Arabology radio show/podcast. You can read the full ...

Tania Saleh has released an album/collection of 10 Lebanese songs which are now available on her YouTube channel, accompanied by animated videos that were created especially for them. All the videos ...

When Egyptian Singer Sherine released her hit "Sabri Aaleel" in 2003, no one would have ever predicted that, over 2 decades later, the track would continue to be reborn, revamped, remixed and ...

I was recently interviewed by the amazing DJ Hakim for his radio show Taqsim Taxi which airs on Hyde FM, a community-based multi-genre online radio station broadcasting out of San Francisco.

Coachella is one of the most popular music festivals in the world, and this year's event was no exception. With over 100,000 people attending each day, it's not surprising that there were some ...

أميرة البيلي شاعرة مصرية من مواليد محافظة الاسكندرية بدأت كتابة الشعر من ٢٠١٤ واستمرت في تطوير اسلوبها في الكتابة والالقاء وتميزت في الفترة ...

Karim Al Iraqi (1955-2023) was a renowned Iraqi poet who passed away in Abu Dhabi on September 1, 2023 after battling cancer. He was 68. As I tribute, I am sharing his poem "Kana Sadiqi" كان صديقي [He ...