THE Middle East is shattered. From the civil war in Libya to the killing fields of Iraq and Syria, the region has never been more divided. But amid the chaos, a few symbols still manage to unify ...

Shahd Hesham, an oud player and teacher, plays the oud at Arabic Oud House in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) A young Egyptian lady was playing a piece of music on the oud, an ...

When Simon Shaheen explains traditional Arab music, he cites the keys on a piano. "Imagine the black and white keys, then insert a third color like red between the neighboring black and white, which ...

Musical instruments are the musician's soul. When a violin or an oud goes out of tune or a piano loses its luster, it can ...

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BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - In his small workshop in the Iraqi city of Basra, Thabit al-Basri carefully bends a slim piece of wood over a flame before placing it over the pear-shaped oud in the making.

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) is slated to launch the fourth Katara Oud Festival on Wednesday until Jan.25, featuring a host of professional composers from around the globe.