Arab culture

Elfar3i cover
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

El Far3i's music bridges Gaza's pain and Palestine's future

Tareq Abu Kwaik has attracted thousands of new followers of Levantine music and the Palestinian cause via El Far3i and 47Soul. Here he reflects on his journey

Paul McLoughlin
01 November, 2025
A criwd listen to conference speakers
Arab art
MENA
Live Story

Venice conference explores Arab art and architecture

The New Arab Staff
16 October, 2025
Nai Barghouti
Palestine
Interviews
Live Story

Nai Barghouti on shaping her own musical identity and journey

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Yousra Samir Imran

07 February, 2025
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Paris
Lifestyle
Live Story

A local's guide to the top five Arab cultural hotspots in Paris

The New Arab Staff

Veronica Merlo

28 November, 2024
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Arab culture
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

US Arab film festival to screen authentic films from the region

The New Arab Staff

Brooke Anderson

23 October, 2024
DJ habibeats
Music
Interviews
Live Story

DJ Habibeats on bringing Arabic music to the global forefront

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Aisha Aldris

17 September, 2024
Basel El Maqosui-Visual Arts
Gaza
Art
Culture
Live Story

Resisting with the pencil: Art as a language of hope in Gaza

Giovanni Vigna

Giovanni Vigna

16 April, 2024
How Yasmine El Baggari's Voyaj inspires visa-free wanderlust
travel
Interviews
Live Story

How Yasmine El Baggari's Voyaj inspires visa-free wanderlust

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

05 April, 2024
Bedouin camel racers
Egypt
Society
Live Story

Inside the secret camel race of South Sinai

Lara Gibson

Lara Gibson

30 January, 2024
Golden age of Egyptian cinema revived by vintage poster art
Arab cinema
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Vintage poster art revives 'golden age' of Egyptian cinema

George Iskander

George Iskander

06 October, 2023
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Arab women
Art
Culture
Live Story

Arab women stand-up comedians in Germany

The New Arab Staff

Basma Elmahdy

07 June, 2023
An all-women's dabke troupe performs in Washington, DC. [Getty]
Arab American Heritage Month
MENA
Live Story

US Arab Culture Festival brings new life to old traditions

Brooke Anderson
30 April, 2023
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Arab American Heritage Month
Society
Live Story

What does Arab Heritage Month mean to Arab Americans?

The New Arab Staff

Brooke Anderson

14 April, 2023
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Umm Kulthum
History
Culture
Live Story

Umm Kulthum: Egypt's 'star of the east' keeps on shining

Lylla Younes

Lylla Younes

31 March, 2023
Hiba_Abid
America
Art
Culture
Live Story

Meet New York Public Library's curator Hiba Abid

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Sami Rahman

20 February, 2023
Israel
MENA
Live Story

Israelis 'mock' Arab customs in Orthodox wedding

The New Arab Staff
20 February, 2023
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Arab culture
Culture
Live Story

Will the year of Arab excellence continue into 2023?

Dalia Al Dujaili

Dalia Al-Dujaili

03 February, 2023
Arabic language
Perspectives

The "death" of Arabic may come from where we least expect it

Layla AlAmmar

Layla AlAmmar

18 January, 2023
Messi and the Bisht saga
2022 Qatar World Cup
Culture
Live Story

The gowning of Messi and the West's contempt for Arab custom

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Yousra Samir Imran

29 December, 2022
Al Khwarizmi
Islam
History
Culture
Live Story

The 9th-century Muslim mastermind behind algebraic function

Ufuk Necat Tasci

Ufuk Necat Tasci

15 November, 2022
Lebanon destruction
Lebanon
Society
Live Story

The fight to save Lebanon’s crumbling history

Roisin McCarthy

Roisin McCarthy

14 July, 2022