Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They were feminist pioneers, immortalized by their music. The magic of singers like Fairuz and Umm Kulthum still makes the Arab ...

Recognition came later in life to Saloua Raouda Choucair, a Lebanese artist working from Beirut, in relative isolation, throughout the second half of the 20th century. Her first international debut — ...

Walk into any cafe in Lebanon and you'll often find morning coffee sipped with the soulful voice of Fairuz drifting in the background. She often sings of love... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SAALOUNY EL NAS") ...

Dana Hourani doesn’t feel pressure to do what’s expected of her. That much is clear the moment you step into her meticulously designed home in Dubai’s Barsha 2 neighbourhood. Past a Slim Aarons-worthy ...

Fifty years ago, Lebanese singer Fairuz released a song that stirred hope and national pride. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to music journalist Danny Hajjar about its enduring significance. Walk into any ...