The French percussionist explores the relationship between old Arab and early European music. In the cultural area that is the Mediterranean, where East meets West, she discovered her musical roots and the sounds of the "muwashshahat". Suleman Taufiq met her in Paris
Omar Souleyman does not come from a musical family. But when he and his band began to transfer traditional instruments to keyboard, they created a whole new style – electro dabke. Signing to an American label has given the Syrian a world audience. He talked to Stefan Franzen
In the 18th district of Paris, home to a large Islamic community, "L'Institut des Cultures d'Islam – Paris" has been founded upon the initiative of city authorities. Its task is to convey the diversity of Islamic culture. Suleman Taufiq visited the institute and interviewed its director Véronique Rieffel
Last month, the Lebanese poet Ounsi el-Hage died at the age of 77. Alongside Adonis and Mahmoud Darwish, he was one of the pioneers of modern Arabic poetry. An obituary by Suleman Taufiq