Reviving the Nay Tradition in Jordan
Jordanian Rabee’ Zureikat is on a mission to restore severed links to the Arab past by reviving a musical heritage, one nay at a time.
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Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting on the geopolitical chess table.
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Mohammed Jahama I’ve never been to the desert, but I’ve seen paintings of it. On my father’s side of the family, the only acceptable decorations are desert paintings and images… Continue reading Ramblings of an American Bedouin Palestinian, Lost in Amman
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Yara Chaalan looks into the Shababek Gallery for Contemporary Art in Gaza and profiles a few younger, emerging artists.
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