Few voices have shaped a region the way hers has. Umm Kulthum wasn’t just a singer — she was a movement. A force of nature who…
Author: Malak Shalaby
Malak Shalaby
Malak cannot seem to get enough of Literature - so much so that she has pursued it in both her BA and MA, and the love affair is still going strong. Aside from her love for words, humans generally fascinate her. She spends a lot of her time analyzing the minds of people around her and watching criminal minds. She is still fairly new in adulthood, and until now, nothing has made sense in life but chocolate.
Some songs don’t just play, they echo. On April 25, Sinai Liberation Day, certain tracks come alive in the hearts of Egyptians. They aren’t just melodies.…
April 25th hits differently in Egypt. It’s not just a date, it’s a whole feeling. In 1982, Egypt finally got Sinai back after the last Israeli…
A huge find recently dropped in Al Ain: the first major Iron Age cemetery in the UAE, and it’s about 3,000 years old. This isn’t just…
American pop star Olivia Rodrigo has been dodging the studio and teasing her fans with pics from Morocco because who needs to record an album when…
Who said Arab music videos aren’t global? This June, four standout tracks from the Arab world are making their way to Berlin to be celebrated as…
When Georgina Rodríguez revealed her latest Arabic tattoo, the internet couldn’t get enough. And honestly? We understand. There’s something effortlessly poetic and deeply personal about Arabic…
With its cobblestone paths and ancient stone walls, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Palestine, isn’t just any historical site — it’s one of…
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority, just launched the Moroccan edition of the “Folktales Reimagined” exhibition at the National Library…
Some songs become hits because of their music videos, others because of viral dance trends. But then there are the rare ones, the songs that live…
