Leaders of a musicians’ licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can. Read entire story.
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‘Arab Divas’ at the Arab World Institute: Singers Who Took Center Stage
A multimedia exhibition in Paris offers a rich flashback to a period between the 1920s and the 1970s when many female performers took center stage. Read entire story.
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Shadia, Egyptian Actress and Singer, Is Dead
Known for her silky and playful voice, she had roles in more than 100 movies and was part of what is considered a “golden” age of Egyptian film. Read entire story.
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Halim El-Dabh, Composer of Martha Graham Ballets, Dies at 96
An Egyptian-American composer, Mr. El-Dabh was best known for the haunting, Eastern-inflected scores for “Clytemnestra” and other ballets by Ms. Graham. Read entire story.
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Palm Sunday Bombings Kill Dozens At Christian Churches In Egypt
Source: Getty / Getty ISIS claimed responsibility for two bombings that killed 36 at two Coptic churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday. According to CNN, the terror group’s Amaq media wing said “a security detachment” of the Islamic State carried out the attacks on churches in the cities of Tanta … Read entire story.
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