Culture Archives - Inside Arabia

Remembering Nba Saghru: Young Singer, Amazigh Icon

by Elisabeth R. Myers | Jan 18, 2020

Amazigh people across North Africa marked the anniversary of the death of now-revered Moroccan singer-songwriter Nba on January 9, 2011 nine years ago. Who was he and why was…

Songs of the Pearl Divers

by Sebastian Bouknight | Jan 12, 2020

In the Arabian Gulf, the sound of the music speaks to the region’s history as a maritime hub. For centuries, before oil took hold, pearls commanded the Gulf economy, particula…

Book Review: When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History by Massoud Hayoun

by Paola Garcia | Jan 4, 2020

Massoud Hayoun seeks to recapture the Arab culture, history, and identity stripped away from him and millions of Jewish Arabs through European colonialism in his moving family…

Hope and Light: Christmas Around the Arab World

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Dec 25, 2019

Christmas in the Holy Land and neighboring countries remains an honored and widely celebrated holiday, often unifying various communities that are otherwise divided across sec…

Review: Feras Fayyad Documents Heroism Amid Horrors in Two Films

by Valerie Kaufman | Dec 15, 2019

Two Syrian films by Syrian director Feras Fayyad document courageous civilians who work in the midst of horrors to save as many lives as they can.

REVIEW: “The Band’s Visit,” Connecting Through Music

by Ann Bayliss | Dec 14, 2019

“The Band’s Visit” is a light-hearted musical comedy about ordinary people from countries in conflict connecting and touching each other’s lives free of religious and politica…