In northeast Syria, Kurdish women are using music and performance to assert cultural identity, promote female empowerment and navigate postwar challenges.

The Beautiful South broke up in January 2007, claiming the split was due to "musical similarities", with Heaton embarking on a successful solo career and occasional collaborations with Jacqui Abbott.

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Salah, meaning ‘prayer’ or ‘supplication’, is also known as Namaz among non-Arab Muslims. Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion. The five ...

A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims. The exhibition includes items dating back centuries and rare cloths from the Grand ...

Indonesia boasts the world’s biggest Muslim population. Plenty of Japanese use the mosque to pray, officials said. “We hope to make this mosque a place that all Muslims feel free to visit,” said ...

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