Music

Lebanese group Mashrou’ Leila is not your run-of-the-mill rock band. Its uniqueness does not, however, begin and end with having an openly gay lead singer or...

Popular culture is a lens through which we can understand the nuances of societies and how its members choose to engage with one another, and often with the...

Since Egypt’s return to military rule in 2013, feelings of hopelessness and alienation have pervaded Egyptian youth, including members of the country’s...

Mashrou’ Leila is one of the most controversial and popular independent bands in the Middle East today. The group’s music tackles heavy, socio-political...

Mostly, we were here. It was only on rare occasion that we went “there.” A thirty-minute drive from our Tel-Aviv home heading south, and “there” we...