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Egypt

With an authentic touch. Members of Taksir Sharqi perform at at the Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts — Makan. (Taksir Sharqi)

Egyptian band gives folkloric music a modern beat

Iraq

The place to be.</strong> A waiter serves coffee to customers at the Fairouz Cafe in Basra. (Reuters)

Books, Fairuz’s music in Basra mixed-gender cafe

Lebanon

Restoring divides. May Nasr and the children choir perform at AUB auditorium (Partners Lebanon)

Music and art bring refugee, Lebanese children together

Egypt

Breaking with tradition. Yousra el-Gendy (R) and Ezz Shahwan perform on stage. (Chris B)

Egyptian ‘funky’ band gets attention of young audience with sarcasm

Marwa al-A’sar-98740

Iraq

Items related of Islamic State militants are seen displayed on the wall of Qantara Culture Cafe in Mosul, Iraq October 26, 2018. (Reuters)

Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural life

Iraq

Ballet students perform at Baghdad’s School of Music and Ballet. (Oumayma Omar)

Baghdad’s school of music and ballet beats the odds

Music

Hip-hop artists take part in the Carthage Days of Music. (The Carthage Days of Music)

Carthage Days of Music gives visibility to nontraditional genres

Egypt

Artists perform during the 11th International Samaa’ Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting in Cairo. (Hewar Foundation for Peoples Arts and Cultures)

Cairo festival highlights universal spiritual heritage

Sherif al-Shafei

Music

A Palestinian band performs a concert during clashes near the border with Israel, last February.(AFP)

Music scene in Palestinian territories echoes resistance to occupation