Muslim hard-liners’ threats have forced a shrine of the mystic Sufi branch of Islam to abandon the customary devotional music and dance program during its annual celebration. The shrine dedicated to ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh's capital on Friday to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema, or global congregation of Muslim devotees.

In the past, fantasy films dominated, requiring elaborate sets like throne rooms, palaces, fountains and dance halls. Later, film narratives shifted towards feudal households, mirroring the ...

Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and cheering in Gaza as Israeli and Thai hostages were handed over to the Red ...

Local award-winning artist Leilehua Lanzilotti has long been known for her work that merges diverse art forms that blends ...

Hamas has now promised to release Israeli captives. Here, we put faces to the names of the living and the lost and tell their stories ...

Ankara has asked the opposition groups it has supported in the north to enlist in the new Syrian state army and hopes the ...

Syrian voices bring Doha to life this week with pianist and composer Malek Jandali's Syrian Symphony and singer Assala ...

All music events in southwest Iran have been cancelled after they were blamed for causing drought in the region.

Iranian singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, also known as Tataloo, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy. The 37-year-old singer had been serving a five-year prison sentence in Iran for various ...